The 11th Annual African Economic Forum (AEF) was held last weekend at Columbia University’s School of Law in Harlem.
This year’s conference themed Africa Rising: Emergent Perspectives from the Frontier kicked off on April 4, with a festival of South African theatre, dance and music featuring the play “Ndebele Funeral,” and bands Tuelo & Her Cousins and Got Zulu!
On April 5, keynote speakers such as Raila Amolo Odinga, former Prime Minister of Kenya; Professor Emmanuel Nnadozie, the Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation; Wale Tinubu, Oando PLC Chief Executive, and Rosalind Kainyah, managing director, Kina Advisory Limited and Kina Investments Limited addressed the audience.
Co-sponsored by Columbia Business School, the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia Law School, and the Mailman School of Public Health, the forum also included panel discussions, networking sessions, a career fair, and a gala.
For more information, visit columbiaaef.com
