The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business Center (USAfBC), the United States Department of Commerce, and the American Chamber of Commerce Ghana will co-host the first U.S.-Ghana Business Forum to foster and deepen bilateral commercial engagements between the two countries.

The forum will discuss trade and investment opportunities between the United States, Ghana, and the African continent. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross will deliver keynote remarks.

DATE: Thursday, July 5, 2018

TIME: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

VENUE: Accra Marriott Hotel.

The 2018 U.S.-Ghana Business Forum is on the theme: Strengthening U.S.-Ghana Commercial Partnership towards a Ghana beyond Aid.

The Ghana Beyond Aid Initiative, sees Ghana taking full ownership and responsibility for the its economic growth and transformation, in a new partnership with the country’s partners through strategic and innovative domestic revenue mobilization as well as long term financing instruments to support economic development for higher productivity, jobs and inclusive growth.

The forum will endeavor to strengthen trade and promote business partnership opportunities between U.S. and Ghanaian Companies in infrastructure, railway, and renewable energy and technology sectors.

The maiden U.S.-Ghana Business Forum will have in attendance Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, HE Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as Special Gust of Honor, Hon Wilbur Ross, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce as Keynote Speaker, Hon Robert P. Jackson, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Jay Ireland, President and CEO, GE Africa; Chairman, U.S.-Africa Business Center; Chair, President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, Guevera Yao, Senior Director for West and Central Africa, U.S.-Africa Business Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, among others.

The Forum is aimed at discussing trade and investment opportunities between the United States, Ghana and the African Continent. It will also serve as a platform to explore new business opportunities and address regulatory challenges affecting trade and investment.

Speakers will include senior U.S. and Ghanaian Officials and leaders from the business community.

At the end of the conference, it is expected that U.S.-Ghana Commercial relations will be strengthened, focusing on improving the investment climate in both countries. Participants will have the opportunity to network, share their experiences and identify specific investment opportunities for future transactions.

By: Eric Nana Prekoh / Ghanaguardian.com