LEADERSHIP FORUM
EABLF delegates challenge governments to action
Published: 15-OCT-04
Delegates at the Eskom African Business Forum
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Delegates to the Eskom African Business Leaders Forum (EABLF) last night challenged African governments to embrace at a faster pace the changes the New Partnership for African Development (Nepad) envisages to help ensure Africa takes its rightful place on the international stage.
The EABLF is a meeting of top African leaders to discuss the role of leadership in Africa's prosperity. Last night saw eight panelists who had been speakers during the day face questions from the floor during a live television debate broadcast on SABC Africa. Delegates challenged African governments to move faster towards prosperity, saying that African entrepreneurs were able to embrace change at a much faster pace than governments. They called on Nepad and the African Union to accelerate the pace of change. Panelists such as His Excellency Sir Ketumile Masire, former president of Botswana, cautioned that Nepad was still a young organisation which needed nurturing rather than
harsh criticism to grow.
Other panelists inlcuded Dr Ynonne Muthien, group executive: corporate affairs at the MTN Group; Mr Lemmy Adebule, Regional general manager of Honeywell Process Solution Africa; Mr Chris Kirubi, Chairman of Haco Industries, Kenya; Ms Rose Umoren; President of Global Money Ltd Nigeria; Ms Mpho Latlape, Managing Director of Human Resources at Eskom Group Holdings Ltd; and Ms Nozipho Sithole, General Manager Ports and Corporate Affairs at the National Ports Authority of South Africa.
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SPEAKERS
Honourable Guest Speakers:
Mr F. W. De Klerk Former President of South Africa; Sir Ketumile Masire, former President of Botswana; Mr Osafo Mafo, Minister of Finance Ghana; Prof Anyang Nyongo , Minister of Planning Kenya; Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Minister Minerals and Energy � SA;
Distinguished Speakers:
Reuel Khoza, Eskom Group Holdings Ltd;Thulani S. Gcabashe, chief executive , Eskom Holdings;Dr Yvonne Muthien, Group
Executive: Corporate Affairs at MTN Group Ltd; Lemmy Abedule- Regional General Manager, Honeywell Process Solution Africa; Mr. Siyabonga Gama, CEO National Ports Authority SA; Mr. Stanley Subramoney, Deputy CEO of PwC; Mr Chris Kirubi, Chairman Haco Industries, Kenya and many more...
LEADERSHIP FOR PROSPERITY
In October 2004 Eskom, MTN and Business in
Africa magazine hosted a remarkable group of African
business leaders in the public and private sectors. They
explored new challenges and opportunities confronting
Africa.
The Eskom African Business Leaders Forum addressed
leadership issues in Africa by creating a conference
platform for
proactive and practical responses to current
challenges. The forum
examined African histories of leadership and
mythologies.
The Eskom African Business Leaders Forum is Africa�s
premier event for enabling individuals and organisations to
increase personal leadership skills, productivity, profitability
and prosperity.
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