The changing dynamics in business developments have forced the present society to consistently seek solutions to the problems of today by building platforms that do not endanger the future.
To get around these solutions, the advocacy for increasing investment in digital knowledge in the Twenty-first century, through quality and advanced education keeps forming the benchmark of today’s discussions.
Thus at the third edition of Anambra Business and Investment Roundtable, held at the Anambra Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, high-flying entrepreneurs and investors alike think the solutions for tomorrow’s challenges must be formulated in today’s blueprints.
According to the event organizers, the aim of the business and investment roundtable was born out of the desire to engender inclusive and more sustainable economic growth – taking into account the cumulative impact of rising population, demographic change and ongoing digital revolution.
This year’s edition had the theme: “Beyond Infrastructure: Rethinking The Future”, and was scheduled into a four-panneled session including Education and Health, ICT and the Creative Industry, Tourism and Hospitality and infrastructure and Housing, with each group’s panelists rolling out models and formulas out of the emerging and future challenges facing Nigeria and the African continent.
One of the lead discussants on Education and Health panel, Mrs. Adesuwa Ifedi, pointed to Africa’s population by 2050 which is estimated to reach above two point one billion,land suggested revolutionary tech-enabled learning system as one of the ways to developing teaching in classroom to meet future demands The lead discussant in the ICT and creative industry panel, Mr. Emeka Mba, which included Miss Peace Anyiam-Osigwe who is the founder of African Movie Academy Awards, AMAA, and Mrs. Mary Njoku of ROK Studios, spoke about the vast development of the creative and ICT industries in the US and Europe, which could function effectively in Anambra State and Nigeria, including harnessing the potential in the video game industry.
Similarly, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency, Mr. Jide Ikeako, also gave a presentation on Anambra State Investment opportunities, said that Anambra State has been very proactive in making its grounds fertile and attractive to investors, by establishing enablers that ease business activities in the state.
A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Charles Soludo, also made a presentation on the recently-launched Anambra Vision 2070 which he chairs, while Dr Nicky Okoye, of the Annabel Group also gave a closing remark on Developing a Global Capital Strategy for Entrepreneurship.
The final panel session was centered on infrastructure and housing, and had experts led by Dr Innocent Okpanum, a renowned entrepreneur as the lead discussant, while leading industrialists in Anambra State including Dr Innocent Chukwuma of the Innoson Group, Dr Ifeanyi Okoye of Juhel Nigeria Limited and Dr Stanley Uzochukwu of Stanel Group also made respective remarks on the way forward for investment growth in Anambra State.
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