The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement, is set to convene a special edition of “Advance with Africa,” a national U.S. Chamber roadshow, in Atlanta on March 18,2024.
The Chamber’s U.S.-Africa Business Center and the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement are partnering to present this event as part of the Council’s meeting to provide invaluable guidance to reinforce economic ties between the United States and Africa.
Since launching in Atlanta in September 2022, the Advance with Africa roadshow has engaged thousands of owners of small- and medium-sized businesses, particularly Black and African Diaspora-owned businesses, and increased their understanding of commercial opportunities in Africa, set to be home to 1 in 4 of the world’s citizens by 2050.
Through engagements with government and business leaders, this special installment of “Advance with Africa” not only returns to where the roadshow began, but also partners with members of the President’s Diaspora Advisory Council who are leaders of industry and boast decades of private sector experience investing in and doing business on the continent of Africa.
The participants of the event include:
Mimi Alemayehou, Council Member, President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement, and Founder & Managing Partner, Semai Ventures LLC
Dana Banks, Senior Advisor, U.S. – Africa Business Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Alrene Barr, Senior Director, Office of Public and International Affairs for Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
– Brandon Bradford, Director of Public Engagement, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
– Rosalind Brewer, Council Member, President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement
– Oluwabankole Falade, Chief Regulatory and Public Policy Officer, Flutterwave
– Naana Frimpong, Partner and Co-Chair, US/Africa Practice, DLA Piper
– Kendra Gaither, President, U.S. – Africa Business Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
– C.D. Glin, Council Member, President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement, and President, PepsiCo Foundation and Global Head of Social Impact, PepsiCo
– Deniece Laurent-Mantey, Executive Director, President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement, U.S. Department of State
– Almaz Negash, Council Member, President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement, CEO and Founder of the African Diaspora Network
– Alfredo Fabião Nuvunga, Ambassador of Mozambique to the United States
– Rick Wade, Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances and Outreach, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
– Rahama Wright, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Shea Yeleen, and Co-Chair, President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa