The Africa Business Forum 2009 will be held in London on 6th -7th July prior to the 35th G8 Summit in Italy. It will be chaired by Paul Skinner, Chairman of Rio Tinto and the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC).

 

 

This annual event enables business and government leaders to jointly assess progress in promoting growth and development in Africa, and take steps to meet emerging challenges.

 

 

The central theme of the 2009 Forum will be Sustaining Growth in the New Global Environment and will address how business and government can best address the challenge of sustaining growth in the new global economic environment. The Forum will focus on the practical partnerships which business is taking on job creation, enterprise, trade, investment and good governance across the continent, and discuss how we can strengthen capital flows and trade.

 

 

The results of the Forum will be communicated to the G8.

 

CBC Members are entitled to 1 free place and subsequent at a 50% discount, for more information please contact Nicole Nwasike