By Tony O. Elumelu C.O.N. delivered at Oxford Africa Conference, Oxford University, London, May 22, 2015 SALUTATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank you very much Dean Tufano for that very generous introduction. It’s great to be here at Oxford University, which continues to play an important role in the articulation of key global issues, as it has …
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“Africapitalism as a Catalyst for the Development of Africa” Text of Speech by Tony O. Elumelu at Oxford Africa Conference
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Emerging Global Entrepreneurs Event at the White House
Shadi Sabeh’s Photo Blog On the 12th December 2012, I became a part of the Tony Elumelu Foundation by receiving the Tony and Awele Elumelu Legacy Prize as the best performing M.Sc graduating student at Usman Dan Fodio University. Since then, my life has transformed for the better. In the same year, I founded the …
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Tony O. Elumelu at Sustainable Energy For All (SE4ALL) board meeting in New York
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Entrepreneur-led Development as Model (Guest Column for ThisDay)
By Tony O. Elumelu Too many policymakers think in terms of traditional aid when they think of support for Africa and the developing world. I think of Shadi Sabeh. Shadi is a young man from Sokoto in northern Nigeria – a region currently struggling with a lack of opportunity and economic engagement, especially for the …
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Tony O. Elumelu’s panel discussion at the White House
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President Barack Obama and Tony O. Elumelu, CON share their thoughts on entrepreneurship
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Tony Elumelu delivers speech on “Entrepreneur-Led Development: A New Model for Africa” at Georgetown University
Our founder, Tony O. Elumelu addressed the Georgetown University Class of 2015 on May 12, in a speech titled “Entrepreneur-Led Development: A New Model for Africa”. Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!
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Tony Elumelu Joins President Obama at the White House to Champion an Entrepreneur-led Development Model for Africa
African businessman and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu has proposed a new entrepreneur-led development model for Africa at two high profile events in Washington DC.
Mr. Elumelu, who is Chairman of United Bank for Africa, and Founder, the Tony Elumelu Foundation, spoke at a White House event hosted by United States President Barack Obama on May 11 to celebrate emerging entrepreneurs around the globe. The event was a prelude to Obama’s scheduled trip to Kenya this summer for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.
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“Entrepreneur-led Development: A New model for Africa” Text of Speech by Tony O. Elumelu at Georgetown University
“Entrepreneur-led Development: A New model for Africa” By Tony O. Elumelu C.O.N. delivered at Georgetown University, Washington D.C. May 12, 2015 Dean David Thomas of the Georgetown Business School Jeff Reid, Founding Director of the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative Professor Scott Taylor, Director of the African Studies Program at the School of Foreign Service Steve Radelet, …
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Parminder Vir speaks at Global Entrepreneur Platforms in Lagos and Milan
Parminder Vir, Director of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) was a guest speaker at the EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards, which took place in Lagos on March 9, 2015. Ms. Vir was also a speaker at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Milan, Italy between March 16 and 19, 2015. Described as “the premier …
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