Please join Nebraska World Affairs Council (NEWAC) to welcome our speaker, Ms. Toyin Umesiri, CEO of Nazaru LLC and Founder of the Trade with Africa® Network. Ms. Umesiri spent over a decade in corporate America at Walmart and Whirlpool Corporations. She brings sector-specific market insights on trade with and investments in Africa.

In her presentation, Ms. Umesiri will argue that the countries of Africa can no longer be ignored because:

• After the passing of the African Continent Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), the world’s largest trade bloc is in Africa.
• The population on the continent of Africa is projected to double by 2050 from 1.1 billion people to about 2.2 billion.
• Prior to COVID-19, Africa had 6 of the top 10 fastest growing economies in the world, a burgeoning middle class, and a fast paced rate of urbanization.
• 60% of the world’s remaining arable land is in Africa.
• With a youth-bubble of 70% of the population under 35, Africa is positioned as the next global economic engine. […]

Ms. Umesiri is regarded as a global influencer and serves as Intra-African Trade Ambassador by appointment of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and African Union (AU); governing body of the 55 African nations. She is an inspirational speaker featured as a Leading Woman in Technology on the platform the Spark Women (www.thesparkwomen.com), was published in the book: LEADING WOMEN, recognized as one of Nigeria’s 100 Most Inspiring Women by Leading Ladies Africa and featured as one of the "Who's Who" of the Nigerian Diaspora. 

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