Investor Relations will Accelerate Trade with Africa®

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-- When I began my journey of "closing trade gaps with Africa" I approached the landscape first as a "student". I came into this space to first learn before I offered any solutions. And oh have I learned a lot!!! Leaders around the world have supported my work in many ways. Some more privately others more publicly (Scott Ford, Donnie Smith, Dale Dawson etc.). Each one of them educated me about the global market, leadership and market intelligence. I engaged them on Africa, Economic Development and most importantly to understand how Investors and Global Buyers think... and also to understand what needed to SHIFT to increase trade and investment in the region.

The information, words of wisdom and encouragement they all have offered have seriously helped inform my work at Nazaru and the Trade with Africa® Platforms and events. Today I want to share with you exclusive and rich content from some of my various engagements with such leaders and hope that they help inform your work also.

  • Lets begin with Scott Ford. Scott was the CEO of Alltel - a company which he sold to Verizon for $29 billion. He is now the single largest private investor in Rwanda and runs Westrock Coffee. Westrock Coffee is a lifetime sponsor of the Trade with Africa Business Summit.

  • Watch Westrock Coffee - Connecting Africa's Supply Chain with the Rest of the World's

Learn about the story of Westrock Coffee and how it started in Africa




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