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30th August - Devtraco Event (VIP Tickets Only)

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6:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Official Launch of the Diaspora Africa Conference 2024 in Accra, Ghana

○ Welcome message from DACON TEAM (Eze, Lisa, Angelique)

7:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Sponsor’s Address by Devtraco

○ Team introduction, company presentation (video/PowerPoint), and keynote address

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Networking & Cocktail Reception

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31st August - Conference Day (General Admission)

 Venue: Academic City University, Auditorium 1
Address: 279-302 Agbogba - Ashongman Rd, Haatso, Ghana

 

 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Arrival and Registration

 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM: Opening Welcome

○ Host: Benjamin Owusu/Lisa Kunney

 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM: Welcome Message

○ Speaker: Eze Chukwu (Founder, Diaspora Africa App & Conference)

 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM: Welcome Message

○ Speaker: Professor Fred Mcbagonluri (President, Academic City University College)

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10:15 AM - 10:30 AM: Promotional Videos: Partners and Sponsors

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Panel Discussions: Tech Auditorium 1

 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Leveraging Technology for Sustainable Development in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges

○ Moderator: Benjamin Owusu Ansah 

○ Panelists:

■ Isaac Aduhene Opoku

■ Nathaniel Ike

■ Chuma Ukeagu

■ Bukola Akinfaderin

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11:30 AM - 11:45 AM: Keynote Speaker: Warren Winston:  Closing the Continental Divide within the African Diaspora

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 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Tea Break

 

 Workshops: Tech and Innovation

 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Fostering Innovation and Growth in Africa: Strategies for Bilateral Entrepreneurship and Human Capital Development

○ Moderator: Prof. Samuel Lartey

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○ Panelists:

■ Prince Godswill Edwards 

■ Queenie Kessie

■ Orefile Malope

■ Hamamat Montia 

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Real Estate Section 1

● Venue: Academic City University, Auditorium 3

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12: PM - 1:00 PM: Shaping the Future of Real Estate in Africa

○ Moderator: Hannah Atiase

○ Panelists:

■ Dre Taylor 

■ Dr. Kennedy Nnadi

■ John Enstuah

■ Danny Angels 

 

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch Break

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2:00 PM – 2:15 PM: Keynote Speaker: Deniece Mantey: Building Bridges: Empowering the African Diaspora for Global Leadership and Economic Development

 

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2:15 PM - 2:30 PM: Speaker: Dele Kelvin Oye: Fostering International Agro Trade in the Diaspora

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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Agro Workshop:

○ Moderator: Angelique Bartholomew

○ Panelists:

■ Chukwura-Abunyie Ugochukwu 

■ Evans Kyere - Mensah

■ Victoria Akai 

■ Nkechi Akunyili

■  Dr. Simon Adozi

 

Real Estate Section 2

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM: Diaspora Investment and Innovation: Catalyzing Africa’s Real Estate Renaissance

○ Moderator: Lisa Kunney

○ Panelists:

■ Wilson Richbill T

■ Dr. Daniel Moses

■ Augustin Ewia

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Diaspora Africa Engagement

○ Moderator: Tia Santiago

● Panelists

■ Donna Roc Ray

■ Jennifer Onwumere

■ Joana Idakwo-Agha

■ Christabel Dadzie

■ Bamidele Seun Owoola

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3:15 PM - 4:00 PM: Breakout Sessions and Networking Opportunities

○ Sessions:

■ Resilience: Tia Santiago

■ Afro-Caribbean Cultural Identity & Exchange: Donna Roc Ray

■ Tech Jobs/Recruitment: Chido Chimedza

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4:00 PM - 4:45 PM: Tea Break

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4:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Closing Remarks

○ Speakers: Dr Toni Luck

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5:00 PM: Official Closing

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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Photos/Networking

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1st September - Leisure and Recreation Day (VIP Tickets Only)

 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Accra City Tour

 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Cocktail/Dinner – Bold Resto Cafe - 12 Obenesu Cres, Accra

 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Welcome message from DACON TEAM (Eze, Lisa, Angelique)

 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Sponsor’s Address by Royal Kingdom Estate

■ Team introduction, company presentation (video/PowerPoint), and keynote address

 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Networking & Cocktail Reception

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2nd September – Departure Day

● Departure

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