Ghana-Sweden Business Forum


GHANA-SWEDEN BUSINESS FORUM

22nd November 2019

Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Africa Department

INVITATION TO GHANA-SWEDEN BUSINESS FORUM


On the occasion of the visit in Sweden of a trade delegation from Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), the Ministry for Foreign Affairs would like to cordially invite you to Ghana-Sweden Business Forum. The event will take place on 22 November from 08:30 to 12:00 at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm. 

The Ghanaian trade delegation is headed by Mr. Yofi Grant, CEO of Ghana Investment Promotion Centre. The delegation consists of companies operating in a variety of sectors but mainly in the sectors of ICT, oil & gas, gribusiness, construction, waste management and recycling. The main objective with the visit is to create networks and discuss business opportunities and investment possibilities for Swedish actors in Ghana.  


The Forum is co-organized together with the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UD), Business Sweden, Sweden-Sub Saharan African Chamber of Commerce (SSACC) and the Swedish-East African Chamber of Commerce (SWEACC).



Welcome to Ghana-Sweden Business Forum!


Kindly RSVP by 18th November to kojo@swaba.org  or simply click on the button below to register.

Theme: Do Business and Invest in Ghana - A Steadily Advancing and Dynamic Economy

Venue: Bankhallen, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Address: Malmtorgsgatan 3, Stockholm


AGENDA

08:30-09:00   Registration and coffee

09:00-09:15   Welcome remarks by the Swedish Director General for Trade, Mr. Per-Arne Hjelmborn

09:15-09:20   Speech by Ghana's Ambassador to Sweden, H.E. Amerley Ollennu Awua-Asamoa  

09:20-09:40   Short presentation of the companies attending the Forum

09:40-10:00   Presentations by Business Sweden, Sweden-Sub Saharan
African Chamber of Commerce (SSACC), Sweden-West Africa Business Association (SWABA) and the Swedish-East African Chamber of Commerce (SWEACC)

10:00-10:15   Investment opportunities in Ghana by CEO of Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Mr. Yofi Grant

10:15-10:30   Ghana Free Zones by Head of Investor Support Services, Ms. Hanatu Abubakar

10:30-10:45   Swedish Innovations in the Agricultural Sector by Dr Enoch Owusu Sekyere, postdoc at the Swedish University of Agricultural Science

10:45-11:45   Coffee and B2B Networking


13:00-16:00   Ghana  delegation leaves to Scania for site visit                                     


For more information kindly contact Kojo Ansah-Pewudie or call 073-447 42 45