Interview & Speeches

October 24,2019

CEO’S Address: TEF x US Consulate Joint Press Conference

Presented By Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation On Thursday, October 24, 2019 At the U.S Consulate – Walter Carrington, Victoria Island Introduction: Good afternoon everyone. My name is Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation. I would like to extend a very warm welcome to this co-convening by Africa’s leading philanthropy, …
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August 29,2019

Founder’s Session at the TICAD 7 Plenary 3 Public-Private Business Dialogue

Founder’s Remarks: Founder’s Session at the TICAD 7 Plenary 3 Public-Private Business Dialogue (August 29, 2019) Good morning all; Our Host, H.E., the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Shinzo Abe African Heads of States and leaders of the Africa Union; Mr. Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Chair of AU, President of Arab Republic of Egypt; Mr. Muhammadu …
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August 29,2019

Transcript: Tony Elumelu’s Opening Remarks at the JETRO Japan Africa Business Forum

Founder, Tony O. Elumelu’s Opening Remarks at the JETRO Japan Africa Business Forum in Yokohama, Japan August 29, 2019 Good afternoon all, First, I must thank Chairman Nobuhiko Sasaki of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) for organising this important event, and I specially commend his team for all the effort put into a …
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July 31,2019

Highlights from the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum

The First Day of the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum was a delightful coalition of masterclasses from seasoned professionals, riveting plenary sessions, and a memorable interactive session with the Founder, Tony Elumelu, CON. The Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja was pulsing with excitement as an audience of over 5,000—most of them …
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July 30,2019

Welcome Remarks by Dr. A.V Awele at the 2019 TEF Forum

Good morning everyone. Excellencies: Her Excellency, the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, represented by Her Excellency, Dr. Mairo Almakura; Her Excellency, the First Lady of the Republic of Guinea, Madame Djene Condé; Her Excellency, the First Lady of the Republic of Mali, Madame Keïta Maiga, the Director General of the World Health …
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July 30,2019

REMARKS BY H.E PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE PRESIDENTIAL DIALOGUE, 2019 TEF FORUM.

YOUNG AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS WILL CHANGE NARRATIVE ABOUT THE CONTINENT – OSINBAJO “This generation of Africans is the smartest ever” Protocol. No matter how young or old we might be, our lives are essentially stories that are being written and revised every day. And those stories range from what is, to what could be, from the …
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July 29,2019

Transcript: Founder’s Dialogue at the TEF Forum 2019

Transcript from the TEF Forum 2019 Dialogue with Tony O. Elumelu, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Prof. Benedict Oramah President, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Dr. Sidi Ould TAH Director General, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), Gilles Carbonnier Vice President, International …
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July 26,2019

Keynote Address by H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at the the TEF Forum 2019

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY H.E YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA AT THE 2019 EDITION OF THE TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP FORUM. TRANSCORP HILTON HOTEL ABUJA, NIGERIA. 26thJULY, 2019. I take the pleasure to thank Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, the founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, for inviting me to …
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July 5,2019

Tony Elumelu Foundation Awarded Best in “Corporate Social Responsibility”

The Tony Elumelu Foundation has emerged the winner of the award for “Best in Corporate Social Responsibility” for the Great Place to Work awards. The award rated African companies and global multinationals. This took place at the 6th edition of the “Best Work Places” annual Award Ceremony tagged: “Building a Better Future for all”. The Great Place to Work Awards …
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June 24,2019

What Is Africapitalism?

“The future we all want for ourselves is one of our own making.” – Tony O. Elumelu, CON Africapitalism is the economic philosophy developed by our Founder and Chairman, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, CON, and is predicated on the belief that Africa’s private sector can and must play a leading role in the continent’s development. The …
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