Shettima Departs Abuja, To Represent Nigeria At World Economic Forum Meeting
Vice President, Kashim Shettima has left Abuja to represent the country at the 2025 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, Davos, Switzerland, according to a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the president on Media & Communications (Office of The Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha.
Vice President, Kashim Shettima has left Abuja to represent the country at the 2025 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, Davos, Switzerland, according to a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the president on Media & Communications (Office of The Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha.
While in Davos, Shettima will hold bilateral meetings with other leaders as well as participate in workshops and forums slated for the annual gathering.
He is also, expected to attend a workshop on “Roadmap to Co-create Investment Opportunities for Africa’s Frontier Markets”, organised by the African Development Bank in collaboration with the World Economic Forum to boost the flow of capital into Africa’s frontier markets, in a bid to scale solutions that build prosperous, inclusive and resilient continent slated for the Congress Centre in Jakobshorn.
Top on the agenda include an announcement of the Humanitarian and Resilience Investing, HRI, Roadmap for Africa, in partnership with the African Development Bank, AfDB, and foster partnerships between public and private sector leaders interested in mobilizing investment in Africa’s frontier markets, among others.
The Vice President will also attend a dinner for heads of state, government and international organizations, as well as the Annual Meeting 2025 Crystal Awardees, the International Business Council and Strategic Partners slated for Kurpark Village, Eiger.
Shettima will also furthermore, co-chair a forum on “Turning Digital Trade into a Catalyst for Growth in Africa” slated for the Pischa Congress Centre.
The meeting will provide a dynamic platform for forward-thinking dialogue on digital trade and the crucial role of the private sector in advancing the implementation of the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol adopted by the AU heads of state/government in January 2024.
He will also participate as a panelist, at a Stakeholder Dialogue titled, “Global Risks 2025.” The Global Risks Report highlights an increasingly volatile global landscape, marked by accelerating geopolitical, technological and environmental challenges, slated for the Aspen 2 Congress Centre in Davos.
Shettima will be accompanied on the trip by top government functionaries including the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, as well as the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, NIPC,
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