Connecting Africa and the United States to opportunities globally

Impact Story

The USAfrica Business Expo 2019 Tagged, “Helping Businesses Navigate and Expand Into International Markets” was to help businesses, exporters and government agencies maximize the initiatives that will help them expand into the international markets. It served as a platform for business owners to showcase their brands and also network with investors and potential business partners.

The event had several partners, sponsors, keynote speakers, panelists, moderators, and exhibitors in attendance for the sole purpose of achieving success. Like in the words of Henry Ford “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is a success.” 

The USAfrica Business Expo 2019 aimed at supporting increased trade and business between the continent of Africa and the USA. Efforts were made during the event by the speakers and panelists to shed more light on harnessing the US-Africa trade relations while also supporting the fulfillment of the SDG Goal 17 to mobilize, redirect, and unlock trillions of dollars of private resources to increase and deliver on sustainable development objectives of increased foreign direct investments.

The USAfrica Business Expo 2019 featured the following activities; business trade show, conferencing, and networking meant for public and private sector CEOs, small business owners, investors, entrepreneurs and SMEs, so that they can establish personal and reliable relationships and experience increase in trade and partnership.

The event kick-started the acquisition of over 5,000 premium buyers, sellers, exporters, and importers for the USAfrica Trade and Business Network.

Highlights of USAfrica Business Expo 2019

  • The integrated application for OSEI, Joe Donovan
  • Holistic and Integrated Infrastructure development, Lawrence Schafer
  • US and African Market Access Panel: Enabling exporters from African markets to gain ground in the United States, Greg Bishop, Man-Li Lin, Ed Kel.
  • Establishing a thriving economy through empowering small businesses, Greg Bishop.
  • How to get optimum results from trade policies that benefit exporters to the United States, Ed Kel, Regional Export Finance Manager 
  • US Trade and Investment Policies in Africa, US-Africa opportunities for business and Trade development, Dr Oladehinde and Dr Arikana guy

Speakers

Our dynamic speakers who delivered business and market intelligence, insight, and the latest policy and opportunities to enhance global business expansion. They are:

Dr. Cheryl Hill

[Special Advisor on Bilateral Trade & Investment]

HE Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao

[African Union Ambassador to the U.S.A.]

Madam Afua Asare

[CEO, Ghana Export Promotion Council]

Mr. Lawrence Schaefer

[Global Consultant on Agricbusiness]

H.E Benaoyacha Okoyen

[Consul General, Nigeria Consulate, New York]

Panelists

Mary Olushoga

[Founder, AWP Network]

Salim Ben H. Soumbounou

[CEO, Africa Diaspo Consulting]

Joe Donovan

[Partner at Holland & Knight, LLP ]

Victoria Falk

[CEO Passionate Travel Inc]

Gregg Bishop

[Commissioner, NYC Dept. of SBS ]

Partners

Exhibitor

One of the products exhibited at USAfrica Business Expo 2019 and unveiled for export was an African-made shoe produced by Noxie Limited.