A photograph of participants from the last event
The Canada Ghana Chamber of Commerce (CanCham) will bring together Ghana’s top capital market, investment and trade leaders for CEOs’ Connect 2026 on Thursday, 20 August, at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City.
The high-level business dialogue, running from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., will focus on how Ghanaian and Canadian companies can raise capital to scale beyond domestic markets.
This year’s edition is themed, ‘Financing the Future: Capital Strategies for Cross-Border Business Expansion’ and marks CanCham’s 10th anniversary.
It comes at a time the government is pushing to reset the economy, restore investor confidence and roll out the 24-Hour Economy programme.
Full Financing Chain in One Room
The centre piece will be a panel bringing together heads of institutions that control capital, investment approvals and market access.
Panelists include Abena Amoah, Managing Director and CEO of the Ghana Stock Exchange; Simon Madjie, CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre; Dr. Mary Awusi, CEO of the Ghana Free Zones Authority; Cynthia E. Gnassingbe-Essonam, Director of Private Sector Engagement at the AfCFTA Secretariat; and Calleb Osei, Country CFO of Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana.
Together they represent domestic capital markets, FDI promotion, export manufacturing, continental trade under AfCFTA, and commercial banking.
From Talk to Deals
Following the panel, participating companies will hold targeted B2B meetings to explore partnerships, investment and trade deals. Chamber officials say this segment has turned CEOs’ Connect from a talking shop into a deal room over the years.
Discussions will cover five areas: access to capital including structured and blended finance; private equity, venture capital and DFI funding; cross-border joint ventures for market and technology access; the regulatory environment for FDI; and high-growth sectors such as energy, agribusiness, technology, manufacturing, infrastructure and fintech.
A Decade of Economic Diplomacy
As CanCham marks 10 years, CEO Mrs. Edwina Atta-Sonno said the 2026 forum is meant to deliver practical results.
“Ghanaian businesses are not short of ambition; what they are often short of is the right kind of capital, structured on the right terms,” she said. “CEOs’ Connect 2026 puts the people who allocate that capital in the same room as the people who need it. In our tenth year, that is exactly the kind of practical economic diplomacy we want to be known for.”
A Business Desk Report