SWIFT announces today that Tony O. Elumelu, C.O.N, African businessman,
investor and , will deliver the closing address at the SWIFT African
Regional Conference on 18 May 2017 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The conference
will bring together around 500 high level financial professionals from
across Africa.
Mr. Elumelu, Chairman of United Bank for Africa and founder of the Tony
Elumelu Foundation, will talk about how Africa is delivering its own
growth through investing in entrepreneurship and promoting a new
generation of business leaders. He will also discuss how the Tony Elumelu
Foundation is supporting home-grown African start-ups and inspiring
philanthropy across the continent.
Sido Bestani, Head of Middle East, Turkey & Africa, SWIFT, said: “We are
delighted to welcome Mr Elumelu at the SWIFT African Regional conference.
African entrepreneurs play an increasingly important role in the
continent’s economic transformation and organisations such as the Tony
Elumelu Foundation are critical in promoting these efforts. For this
reason, SWIFT is once again featuring the Innotribe Startup Challenge for
Africa at ARC, which aims to support home-grown African talent in the
financial services sector.”
SWIFT will hold its 24th African Regional Conference (ARC) from 16-18 May
2017 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The event will bring together policy makers,
industry leaders and the broader financial community from across the
African continent to discuss the most significant challenges and
opportunities facing the continent.
The Minister for Economy & Finance of Ivory Coast, Adama Kone, will open
the conference.
For the third year, ARC is partnering with Innotribe, SWIFT’s financial
technology innovation initiative, to bring Innotribe’s Fintech Startup
Challenge to Africa. It will showcase the continent’s future entrepreneurs
and give delegates the chance to meet the most exciting young Fintech
companies. Winners of the challenge will be announced on Wednesday 17th
May.