Date: SESSION 1: Monday 21 Febraury 2022, CET-6, SESSION 2: Wednesday 23 February 2022, 11:30 - 12:30 CET-6
Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) is delighted to host U.S. and African economic leaders who will offer their expert views on Africa's "Economic Outlook" in 2022.
SESSION 1
Mr. Admassu Tadesse, President Emeritus & Group MD/CEO, Trade and Development will discuss key trade, investment, business trends and opportunities.
Admassu Tadesse is an international banker and business leader with experience at board and executive-levels globally and in Africa. Since he joined the Bank in 2012, Mr. Tadesse has launched new business operations, centres of excellence in risk management and treasury as well as critical institutional reforms which have led TDB to transform its ownership, geographical scope and organizational structure, achieve investment-grade ratings, grow its assets from USD 1bn to over USD 7.2bn, and drive higher impact in the 22 Member States it serves.
Previously, he has served as Executive Vice President at the Development Bank of Southern Africa, and senior advisor and specialist with various funds and international organizations. Mr. Tadesse was recognized as ‘African Banker of the Year’ in 2019 at the African Bankers Awards. In 2020, TDB was honored as African Bank of the Year.
SESSION 2
Dr. Albert Zeufack, Chief Economist for Africa, World Bank Group will discuss key trade, investment, business trends and opportunities.
Dr. Albert G. Zeufack is the World Bank’s Chief Economist for Africa. Prior to his appointment in May 2016, he was Practice Manager in the Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice and leader of the World Bank-wide Community of Practice for the Management of Natural Resources Rents. His main research interest is in the micro-foundations of macroeconomics.
Dr. Zeufack joined the World Bank in 1997 as a Young Professional and started his career as a research economist in the Macroeconomics Division of the Research Department. Since then, he has held several positions in Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia regions. Between 2008 and 2012, on leave from the World Bank, he was the Director of Research and Investment Strategy/Chief Economist for Khazanah Nasional Berhad, a Malaysian Sovereign Wealth Fund.
Dr. Zeufack received his Ph.D. in economics from CERDI, the University of Clermont-Ferrand (France) where he taught before joining the World Bank. He holds a master’s degree in economic analysis and policy from the University of Yaoundé (Cameroon) and has received Executive Education from Harvard University and Stanford University. Dr. Zeufack is a member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Natural Resource Charter at the University of Oxford, a member of the Advisory Board of the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), a member of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Network, and a member of the Board of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC).
Please register for Session 1 here.
Please register for Session 2 here.