2018 Africa SME Roundtable Forum: Bayelsa MEDA releases VIP List of expected attendees.                

2018 Africa SME Roundtable Forum: Bayelsa MEDA releases VIP List of expected attendees.                

With less than 48 hours to the official opening ceremony of the 2018 Africa SME  Roundtable Forum slated for Thursday through Saturday, March 1 - 3, 2018 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, the State Government has released the list of VIPs who barring last minute changes are expected to grace the august meeting.                                                             

In a release signed by Mr. Ebiekure Jasper Eradiri, the Director-General of Bayelsa State Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency(BYMEDA), over thirty (30) very important personalities are expected to storm the oil-rich State for the 3-day convoke.                       .          

Top on the list are:
Alhaji Babale GireiPresident, World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (WASME);
Hon.Geoffrey Onyeama- Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria;
Hon. Okechukwu Enelamah - Hon. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria;
Hajiya Aisha Abubakar- Hon. Minister for State, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria;
His Excellency, Bholah SoomilduthMinister for SME, Enterprise & Cooperatives, Republic of Mauritius;
Hon.Biendi Maganga-MoussavouMinister, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Craft, Industry and Trade, Gabon;
Hon. Vincent MunyeshyakaMinister of Trade & Industry, Rwanda;
Mr. Jean-Louis Billon Minister for Trade, Craft and SMEs Promotion, Ivory Coast;
Dr. Benedict Okey Oramah, Managing Director, Africa Export-Import Bank
as well as Mr. Ferdi Moolman,Managing Director/CEO, MTN Nigeria.                         

The list also has Engr. Simbi WaboteExecutive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB);
Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda,Director General, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN);
Her Excellency, Odette MelonoDean, African Group of Ambassadors;
Alhaji, Mohammed BabandedeController-General, Nigerian Immigration Service;
Mr. Abdulkhaliq Albadran,General Manager, GroFin Nigeria;
Mr. Jonah Antonie Doyer,Managing Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc;
Mr. Anders Einarsson, Managing Director, Promasidor Nigeria Plc;
Mr. Elvis Ogiemwanye,Director, Brands and Communications, 9 Mobile Nigeria;
Mr. Segun Ogunsanya,Managing Director/CEO, Airtel Nigeria
and Mr. Boye Olusanya,Chief Executive Officer/ MD, 9 Mobile Nigeria.
Mr. Michel Arrion,European Union Ambassador to Nigeria;
His Excellency, Marcel Alain De Souza,President, ECOWAS;
Ms. Zouera Youssoufou,Managing Director/CEO, Dangote Foundation, Nigeria;
Country Manager, CNBC Africa, Nigeria;
H.E, Joseph Habineza,Fomer Rwanda Ambassador to Nigeria;
Mrs. Sampa Bannerjee, Founder/CEO, Society For Advancement of Village Economy (SAVE);
Dr. Rose Mboya,Head, Intelectual Property Division, Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI);
Ms. Bongiwe Mkhize,Government and International Relation Desk Officer, Ethekwini Municipality, Durban, South-Africa;
Mr. Didier AcouteyPresident, African Guarantee Fund;
H.E, Kheswar JankeeMauritius, Ambassador to Germany;
Hon. Victor Grange Mehile,Former Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, Equitorial Guinea;
Mr Peter Obi, Former Governor of Anambra State;
Mr. Olukayode PitanCEO/MD, Bank of Industry and
Mrs Julie DonliD.G NAPTIP amongst others are also expected to be present at the event.                                                       

Bayelsa State is co-hosting the event initiated by the Knight Lambert Foundation and endorsed by the World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (WASME).                                                                                   
Themed ''The Position of Africa SMEs within the Global Economy: Unlocking Market Opportunities’’,         the event will promote and accelerate SMEs development  in Africa, provide a platform of networking among entrepreneurs as well as encourage the growth of SMEs in Africa.                                                               

Geared at awakening the SMEs in Africa for the necessary growth of African economies, the African Union and its related bodies are inclined to attend with a view of examining policies, strategies, best solutions and programs to upgrade African SMEs and launch them into new growth trajectories.                .                       

The 3-day convoke will amongst others showcase an African Sister-Cities Trade Expo to boost Inter-African Trade, promote bilateral relations as well as provide a platform for Business-to-Business (B2B)/Business-to-Government (B2G) opportunities.

There will also be a Made in Bayelsa Trade Fair designed to boost SMEs in the State and create avenues for business networking. It will further promote locally-sourced for and manufactured products.

                                                                                                 

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