African Business Roundtable

Date:

Friday, June 8, 2018 - 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Location:

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia 100 Independence Mall West

Philadelphia, PA 19106

United States

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Website:

https://www.interdependence.org/events/b...

GIC’s African Business Roundtable, held in collaboration with the Annual ODUNDE Festival, will take place on Friday, June 8, 2018. This annual event is free, but registration is required.

Confirmed speakers include Ambassadors of Ghana, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire and Liberia as well as the Convening Founder and Head of Mission of the (AU) African Diaspora Forum.

Created in 1975, Odunde provides opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds to meet, engage, cultivate, and learn about the African Diaspora’s heritage, communities, leadership and arts. Odunde is the largest African festival in the United States.

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