Dr. Ambassador Tal Edgars
The keynote speaker for the much-touted Otumfuo Investors’ Forum, Prof. Ambassador Tal Edgars Q.C, has arrived in Ghana for the programme.
He arrived at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra at 10pm on Wednesday to a rousing welcome.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of EON3 Richard Adjei Mensah Ofori Atta and other dignitaries received Ambassador Edgars at the airport.
Investors’ Forum
The Otumfuo Investors’ Forum is scheduled to take place in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital from 3-4 May, 2019.
It forms part of activities marking the 20th Anniversary of the ascension of the Golden Stool by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
The programme would offer a common platform for top businessmen across the globe to establish contacts and also talk about business.
Already, about 33 embassies operating in Ghana have confirmed their participation in the historic programme.
Keynote Speaker
Ambassador Edgars is a global multi award-winning and well-known business authority and mentor.
He is an erudite speaker, senior diplomat, cutting-edge strategist and academician.
The keynote speaker has an outstanding record in planning, managing and executing highly successful private and public sector initiatives in Africa, Europe, America and Asia.
He has provided extensive domestic best practices in Africa.
Ambassador Edgars is knowledgeable in foreign policy community, growth and competitiveness practice, complex negotiations, strategic foresight, government affairs, entrepreneurship, investment policies, Fintech, and how countries and businesses can be active participants in their own transformative economic development.
He is currently the Group Executive Chairman GBSH Consult Group Worldwide, Honorary Chancellor to The International Council for Leadership, Governance, Entrepreneurship, Management (ICLGEM-Switzerland) and also Governor, Governing Council and Advisory Board of the Asia African Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Delaware (USA) and India.
Ambassador Edgars is also an African Justice Foundation Honorary advisor and lead member to Board of Advisors under Cherie Blair CBE QC (UK), Global Strategic Advisor to the IVP Programme and African Women Entrepreneurship Programme under former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (USA), Head of Government Affairs NCPC (Canada), Head of Diplomacy and Honorary Advisor UAE-AFRICA Mentoring Development Consortium, LLC (UAMDC- Washington DC), Chapter Advisor, Fintech4Good (FT4G) in Virginia, USA, member of the Global Advisory Council on the World Marketing Congress (India), member of the Global Brand Advisory Council on the World Brand Congress (UAE), as well as member of the Harvard Business Review (USA).
He is also a member of the McKinsey’s Online Executive Panel (USA), fellow at the African Scientific Institute (Oakland CA, USA), mentor on board the Outside Counsel and Everwise (San Francisco), Sable Accelerator in (San Francisco), Colorado University venture-centred entrepreneurship education.
He also provides confidential strategic advisory services to presidents and heads of states across several continents.