President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to grace the maiden Ghana CEO Vision Project as the keynote speaker. An event which seeks to pitch Ghana to the world.
The event which would take place on Friday, April 29, 2022, at the Kempiski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra was launched today, March 23. It seeks to recognize and reward excellence leadership across all industries and businesses in key sectors in the country, while celebrating achievement, innovation and leadership brilliance within the business environment of Ghana. It also aimed at providing the biggest and covets pitching platforms for CEOs who have used the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the country.
Explaining details of the CEO Vision Project, the Project Lead, Mr Latif Abubakar, averred that the Ghana CEO Vision seeks to provide a thriving platform for CEOs to stay connected, stay relevant, stay ahead of the game and to be celebrated while creating opportunities and celebrating visionaries.
“The Ghana CEO Vision will pitch Ghana and its various business sectors to the world, document and share innovative successes chalked up by CEOs and celebrate those who have transformed lives and country.”
Mr Abubakar thus, explained why the President was selected to lead the project. He indicated that the President has been chosen as the keynote speaker to lead the project because of his role as the leader of the country. “The President doubles as the CEO of our country, and it just sits right that you have no other person to lead this kind of project than the CEO of CEOs.”
Deserving CEOs to Be Awarded
Mr Abubakar noted that the CEO vision project would have a 15-minute episodic documentary film of all the selected CEOs. He hinted that all the CEOs will be top CEOs from each industry in the country who would unravel their innovations, vision and experience that made them deserving of an award from the Ghana CEO Awards. “The awards ceremony would provide a platform to celebrate CEOs who have transformed lives and played a significant role in the growth and development of the business sector.”
The Project Lead at the Ghana CEO Vision, moreover, described the awards as a benchmark of excellence. He explained that the benchmarks for individuals’ leadership performance would be based on some Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that define the standards of excellence. “Key among the standards would be innovation, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, job creation and profits.”
The Ghana CEO Magazine
As part of measures to connect investors across the globe to Ghana, Mr Abubakar disclosed that there will be a CEO magazine that would document investment opportunities in the country and CEOs and their respective industries and companies. “The magazine would be strategically placed at all Ghana diplomatic missions abroad and all diplomatic missions in Ghana, trade missions across the globe and also made available to relevant stakeholders.”
Meanwhile, the Ghana CEO Vision Project is in partnership with the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), the Ministry of Information, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration.
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