Episodes
The Nigerian High Commissioner, H.E George Adesola Oguntade addressed IA-BCA members at Addleshaw Goddard, speaking on the trade and investment relationships between the UK and Nigeria, and the possibilities going forward.
Published 02/28/18
Recording of the Control Risks - BCA-IA Webinar 'South Africa - Politics and Succession from Thursday 2nd of November 2017. With Seamus Duggan and Barnaby Fletcher of Control Risks. Chair, Alex Lambeth of BCA-IA.
Published 11/06/17
Audio from BCA-IA's annual Kaye Whiteman Memorial Lecture with Mo Ibrahim on September 12th 2017.
Chair - Lanre Akinola, BCA
Welcome - Karen Taylor, CEO BCA-IA and David Lamb, Chairman, BCA
Opening Statement - Arnold Ekpe, Hon. President, BCA
Published 09/25/17
With:
William Stockdale, S-RM
Hannah Gilkes, FTI Consulting
Paul Gabriel, Control Risks
Margarita Dimova, Risk Advisory
Daniel Hochar, Africa Matters Ltd
Chair: Alexandra Maddy, KPMG
Kindly: Hosted by Slaughter & May
Published 06/26/17
Chair:
Bryan Pearson, Editor and Publisher, Africa Health
Speakers:
Chris Bonnett, Project Development & Management Leader, GE Healthcare
Gemma Gunn, Marketing Director, AstraZeneca
Steven Raucher, Co-Founder, Rapid Deploy
Saad Sheikh, Head of Portfolio Operations, TLG Capital
Nick Oliver, Head of Business Development, NMS Infrastructure
Thanks to our hosts Baker McKenzie
Published 06/08/17
On the 1st of June 2017, the BCA in collaboration with Invest in Africa hosted Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom to discuss his work and Ghana's current political landscape. The event was chaired by The Guardian's Afua Hirsch.
Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom is a businessman and politician. He is the founder of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) and held two ministerial portfolios; Minister for Energy and Public Sector Reform from February 2001 until July 2007.
In 1992 he established Deloitte West Africa and...
Published 06/06/17
Before the Invest Africa's 'Africa's Healthcare Markets' event on the 31st of May 2017, Africa Health's Bryan Pearson interviewed Chris Bonnett, Project Development & Management Leader at GE Healthcare about his company's work in the region.
Full podcast of the event panel discussion coming later this week.
Published 06/05/17
‘Africa is seeing the continued rise of women in business and politics, but there's still a long way to go’
Rolake Akinkugbe, Head of Energy and Natural Resources, FBN Merchant Bank
"The unseen, yet unbreakable barrier that keeps minorities and women from rising to the upper level of the corporate ladder, regardless of their qualifications or achievements”, - definition of the glass ceiling.
The Business Council for Africa in partnership with FBN Bank hosted a meeting, to discuss the...
Published 03/29/17
In this 30-minute webinar, BCA and International SOS' Medical and Security experts explore the challenges of travel risks & business continuity organisations might be facing in Africa.
Overview:
- Fitness for work - Spotlight on Africa
- Prevention Agenda - Personal & Corporate Risks
- Avoiding Medical & Security misadventures
Speakers:
David Jovic
Coordinating Security Operations Manager, International SOS and Control Risks
Dr Jonathan O’Keeffe
Regional Medical Director,...
Published 02/06/17
2016 was a year of transition for Nigeria, as the business environment struggled with a slump in oil and shortages of foreign currency and power. According to the IMF this could cause the economy to shrink 1.7 percent this year. Prompting the private and public sectors to diversify the economy to create new avenues for economic growth.
This briefing provided an overview of Nigeria’s current macroeconomic position and discussed the political, economic and commercial prospects for the country...
Published 01/20/17
Audio from the BCA and Simmons & Simmons from the 24th of November 2016
With
Ricardo Néry, MC&A
Francisco Khoza, Bowmans
Darcie Allen, G3
Bolaji Sofoluwe, ETK Group
Chair
Iain Duncan, Simmons & Simmons
Published 12/07/16
The Business Council for Africa’s Financial Services Group is delighted to be hosting an event to discuss the role of key organisations that are providing development finance and export credit for projects across sub-Saharan Africa.
The event was an opportunity to hear from leading financial organisations such as UK Export Finance (UKEF); CDC Group; InfraCo Africa and the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), which have participated in numerous successful projects across sectors in...
Published 10/19/16
This event, hosted by the BCA Technology working group, was an opportunity to hear from keynote speaker Jason Njoku, Founder and CEO of iROKO, who has pioneered the African digital content market by bringing Nollywood (Nigerian cinema) to a global audience. iROKO has aggregated the world's largest online Nollywood content catalogue and is one of Africa’s largest internet TV providers.
Published 09/19/16
Speaker:
Baroness Verma, Under Secretary of State for DFID
The 24th African Union Summit declared 2016 as the Year of Women’s Empowerment and Development to promote work towards the goals of Agenda 2063.
In honour of Africa Day 2016, the Business Council for Africa hosted a high-level, invitation only, roundtable meeting to discuss female economic empowerment in Africa, supported by FBN Bank. This was in advance of the African Union Day celebrations hosted by the Dean of the African Union...
Published 06/02/16
Speaker:
Agnes Gitau, LABFA
The 24th African Union Summit declared 2016 as the Year of Women’s Empowerment and Development to promote work towards the goals of Agenda 2063.
In honour of Africa Day 2016, the Business Council for Africa hosted a high-level, invitation only, roundtable meeting to discuss female economic empowerment in Africa, supported by FBN Bank. This was in advance of the African Union Day celebrations hosted by the Dean of the African Union Heads of Mission on the 25th of...
Published 06/02/16