LAGOS, NIGERIA – 08 October 2019: Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Chairman of Transcorp Plc, received special recognition as the Seven Stars first-ever Man of the Year award for his notable commitment to entrepreneurship in Africa and globally, through his Foundation at the just concluded 7th Annual …
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TEF FOUNDER, TONY ELUMELU, RECEIVES FIRST-EVER GLOBAL “SEVEN STARS MAN OF THE YEAR” HOSPITALITY AWARD FOR EMPOWERING AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS
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Tony Elumelu Foundation in Europe: CEO Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu Joins Bill Gates, EU and African Decision Makers to Speak on Europe-Africa Partnership at BMGF Summit and the Nordic-African Business Summit
Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), will speak on Europe-Africa partnership at two high-level events in Europe this week. She will moderate a panel of high-level EU decision-makers, AU Commission representatives and senior experts at a joint forum organised by the Finnish Presidency and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) in …
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The Economist Offers its Take on Tony Elumelu’s Vision To “Institutionalise Luck” as a Sustainable Way of Transforming the African Economy
The Economist has in its article titled Uberising luck: Africa is full of schemes to help entrepreneurs lauded the support that organisations like the Tony Elumelu Foundation provide as fundamental to the success of enterprises in Africa. Echoing Mr. Tony Elumelu’s widely acclaimed position on the role that luck plays in personal and business success, the article …
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Receives Award of Excellence from the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The Tony Elumelu Foundation received the YouWIN! Connect Award of Excellence at the first edition of the YouWIN! Connect Enterprise Education Book and Awards, organized by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning (FMFBNP) in Abuja on Thursday, 26 September 2019. This recognition was given in celebration …
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We Partnered with Tony Elumelu Foundation to Create Economic Opportunities in Conflict Prone Regions – ICRC President Says
Tony Elumelu, Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation and ICC President, Peter Maurer Call for a new Private Sector Led approach to humanitarian development in Africa Collaboration between humanitarian and the private sector is critical for impact-driven intervention Lagos, NIGERIA, September 12, 2019—At the just concluded Forum organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), …
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Tony Elumelu to Give Keynote Address at the ICRC’s Private Sector Partnerships with the Humanitarian Sector Event
Tony Elumelu, Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation—the leading philanthropy focused on empowering African entrepreneurs—will give the keynote address at the event organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) themed “Private Sector Partnerships with Humanitarian Organizations: Putting People First”. The event, which will hold at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, …
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Promoting African Unity: The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum
By Adenitan Akinola “Despite the potency of sport/football in promoting unity, it is never a match for the TEF forum convergence” This year’s convergence of African entrepreneurs at the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum was unarguably the largest gathering of young African entrepreneurs. More impressive was the fact that it was facilitated …
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Day 2 Highlight from the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum
The second day of the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Forum began on a high note with the introduction of an electrifying performance on Africa, rendered by spoken word poet, Donna Ogunnaike. Then came the plenary sessions by Africa’s private and public sector leaders. The Private Sector Speaks We transitioned into the first plenary of the …
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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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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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