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5Th Ghana CEO Summit Magazine ADVERT 1 Programme 09:30 – 11:00AM. SESSION ONE – KEYNOTE SPEECHES The 5th Ghana CEO Summit - Programme Outline – MONDAY 17TH –TEUSDAY 18TH MAY 2021 09:30 – 11:00AM. SESSION ONE – KEYNOTE SPEECHES Day 1 - MONDAY 17TH 09:30 – 11:00AM. SESSION ONE – KEYNOTE SPEECHES Expert Insight: Dr. Bright C. Mawudor PHD, Practice Lead, Managed Security Services & Consulting (MEA), Intelligent Security, Dimension Data. Topic - C-Level Engagement in Building Organizational Cyber Resilience in the Covid-19 Era Keynote Speaker I: Dr. K. K. Sarpong, CEO, GNPC. Topic: Digital Transformation: Resetting the Corporate Governance Agenda for a Post-Pandemic Economic Resilience Keynote Speaker II: Mr. Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, Chief Executive, Volta River Authority (VRA). Topic – “Powering Ghana’s Digital Agenda with Clean & Sustainable Energy”. SIGA Statement: Hon. Stephen Asamoah Boateng, Director General, State interests and Governance Authority (SIGA). Speech – Mr. Kofi Adomakoh, CEO, GCB Bank. Presentation - Mr. Enoch Entsua-Mansah, CEO, Eris Properties. Keynote Speaker III: Mr. Moses Baiden Jnr, CEO, Margins Group. Topic - The Power of Digital Identities in Resetting Ghana’s Economy. PFABG Keynote Speaker IV: Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari, First Deputy Governor, Bank of Ghana. Topic - Resetting Ghana’s Economy: Policy response & Strategies for building a resilient Economy Post-Covid pandemic. Sponsor Presentations and Videos Co ee Break & Networking. 11:00AM – 12 NOON. SESSION TWO – SUMMIT OPENING & PRESIDENTIAL DIALOGUE 5TH GHANA CEO SUMMIT SPEECH: Mr. Ernest De-Graft Egyir CEO, Chief Executives Network Ghana. PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH BY H. E. PRESIDENT NANA AKUFO-ADDO. The President Of The Republic Of Ghana. The Special Guest Of Honour. OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE 5TH GHANA CEO SUMMIT, CORPORATE EXHIBITION, GROUP PHOTOGRAPH & DIALOGUE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA. 2 Programme THE GHANA CEO EXCELLENCE AWARD – SHORT CEREMONY The CEO Excellence Award recognizes, celebrates and profiles the achievements of businesses and leaders. The award celebrates Business success, innovation, leadership and contribution to the economy. It is presented to an individual or an organisation that exemplifies outstanding practices and achievements and that demonstrates leadership, vision and the creation of business and economic growth. The Award categories are CEO of the Year, CEO of the Decade and Lifetime Business Builder Achiever Award (Hall of Fame). Sponsor Presentations and Videos 12 NOON – 01:00 PM SESSION THREE – DIGITAL ECONOMY PANEL Keynote Speech I: Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister for Communication and Digitalisation, Ministry of Communication and Digitalisation. Expert Insight: Mr. Eric Osiakwan, Managing Partner, Chanzo Capital. Topic: Digital Economy Agenda; Digital Economy Kings of Africa. “DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: POWERING BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT RESET FOR A POST-PANDEMIC ECONOMIC RESILIENCE. A PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR DIALOGUE “ Now is the time for a ‘great reset’ of Ghana’s economy: business and government to a digitally resilient economy, with the introduction of a Digital Economy Act for Ghana, and a Ministry of Digital Economy to coordinate digital policies. The unprecedented disruption by COVID-19 is accelerating the pace and the urgency for digital transformation, agility and adaptability among companies of all shapes and sizes and the public sector is no exception. The pandemic has exposed the need to improve technology efficiency for the continuity of government and businesses, and is therefore a watershed moment for the digital transformation of business and government Digital transformation presents three opportunities for digitally enabled corporate leadership to power the Great Reset of our economy, businesses and society by: Transforming Business, Empowering Stakeholders and Changing Systems. How will digital transformation revitalize Ghana’s business & economic growth? What are the economic policies needed in line with the new global dynamics? What are these game-changing technologies? How are these technologies changing the face of business, government and society? Are we prepared for these changes? What technological, social and political shifts will shape the digital transformation of the economy: Government and Business? On the Agenda: Growth rate and scale of artificial intelligence applications. Public policy changes in data and artificial intelligence. The number of connected devices globally has soared to over 17 billion, and is projected to double by 2025. Since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, internet usage has risen by 70%, the use of communication apps has doubled, and some video streaming services have seen daily usage rise 20-fold. 45% of households globally do not have access to the internet, and only 19% have access in the least developed countries. 3 Programme Distinguished Panelists; Mr. Frank Oye, Executive Director, Margins Group. Mdm. Estelle Afo o-Sowah, CEO, Csquared W/A. Mdm. Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, Regional Mgr-North, East & West Africa, IBM Mdm. Patricia Obo-Nai, CEO, Vodafone Ghana. Mr. Jonathan Tawiah, CEO, Ostec Ghana. Mr. Romeo Bugyei, CEO, IT Consortium. Mr. Eric Osiakwan, Partner, Chanzo Capital. Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister, Ministry of Comm. & Digitalisation. Mr. Connor Hanan, CEO, Software Group Africa. Moderator: Samuel Amanor, CEO, Bluespace Africa. 01:00PM – 02:00PM. LUNCH, NETWORKING & EXHIBITIONS 02:00PM – 03:00PM. SESSION FOUR – CEO BUSINESS CASE PANEL Radically Transforming your Business/ Becoming an African Multinational Company. Achieving excellence or overcoming a crisis sometimes calls for a deep re-thinking of a company’s strategy, organisation, corporate governance, financial management and technological solutions. But too many businesses are still getting lost in long and costly transformation plans that often partially achieve their objectives. More difficult is the expansion & growth strategy for going global or building a Pan-African business. The cultural, human and logistical challenges that bedevil such expansions and growth. Experts in this session, selected accomplished CEOs will explain how they restructured and improved the management and performance of their companies both rapidly and successfully how they strategized and executed corporate strategies in many African countries. And how they tackled the cultural, human and logistical challenges that bedeviled such expansions and growth. The opportunities for growth in Africa are still very high and that makes this session important Distinguished Panelists; Mr. David Ofosu-Dorte ESQ, Executive Chairman, AB & David Africa. Mr. Michael Kottoh, Managing Partner, Kon dant Mr. Hayssam Fakhry, CEO, Interplast Limited Mr. Matthew Khoury, CEO, HMD Ghana. Mr. Jerry Parkes, CEO, Injaro Investments. Mr. Ben Hassan Ouattara, CEO, Vivo Energy. Mr. Andrew Takyi Appiah, CEO, Zeepay. Mr. Muhammadu Muzzammil, Country Director, Ecom Ghana. Moderator: Mr. Yaw Barnafo Multimedia and CalBank. Sponsor Presentations and Videos Co ee Break & Networking 03:00PM – 03:30PM. EXHIBITION VISITATIONS 03:00PM – 05:00PM. CEO CONNECT. EXECUTIVE NETWORKING. EXHIBITIONS END OF DAY ONE (1). 4 Programme Day 2 - TUESDAY MAY 18TH 07:30AM – 09:30AM. REGISTRATION, COFFEE & NETWORKING 09:30AM – 11:00AM. SESSIOIN FIVE. Expert Insights: Mr. Neville Gaunt, International Speaker & CEO, Mind Fit UK. Topic – Mindset for Business and Digital Transformation: People Culture and Purpose (Webinar). Expert Insight: Mr. Mohamed Samara, CEO, Meridian Port Services (MPS) Topic - Post-Covid Logistics in Africa: Taking up Challenges and Seizing Opportunities & The Meridian Port Services Digital Transformation Case. Keynote Speaker I: Mansa Nettey, CEO, Standard Chartered Bank. Topic - The Boardroom-Stakeholder Capitalism. Keynote Speaker II: Mr. Pierre Frank Laporte, Country Director, World Bank Ghana Topic - Resetting Ghana’s Drive to improve the Ease of Doing Business in 2021 and beyond. Presentation - Prof. Ken Agyeman Attafua, CEO, National Identification Authority. Topic – The National Identification System and the Post-Pandemic Digital Transformation of Ghana. Sponsor Presentations and Videos Co ee Break & Networking 11:00AM – 12 NOON. SESSION SIX – ECONOMY & EASE OF DOING BUSINESS PANEL Resetting Ghana’s Economy & Improving the Ease of Doing Business. A Public-Private Sector dialogue on Ghana’s Economic Outlook, Ease of doing business, Business Regulatory Reforms, Corruption Crisis, Public Sector Leadership and Technology towards a solution-oriented policy framework. A voluntary collaboration between government & business. Ending the Corruption Crisis; Building corruption free business environment. How is the corruption crisis reshaping business practices and policy-making? • Resetting Ghana’s Economy: Policy response & Strategies for building a resilient Economy Post-Covid pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unexpected exogenous shocks that have resulted in global, regional, and national policy responses. It is already straining the country’s fragile health systems, economy, trade, cultures, societies and livelihoods. The pandemic provides an opportunity for Ghana’s to ‘glocalize’- “think globally and act locally”. This session will examine the short, medium and long-term actionable policy response strategies to flatten the COVID-19 disease curve, recover and build more resilient, inclusive, efficient, sufficient and sustainable economy post-COVID-19 world. 5 Programme The 5th Ghana CEO Summit - Programme Outline • Resetting Ghana’s Drive to improve the Ease
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