(New York, NY 2013)
The Eastern Africa Diaspora Business Councils’ New York Forum to Connect African and American Business and Government Leaders
The Eastern Africa Diaspora Business Council, EADBC, will convene its first annual “Engaging the Diaspora for Eastern Africa Global Competitiveness” Business Forum at Uganda House in New York City on September 23, 2013 from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm. The forum is the premier event for finding and building partnerships between government and business leaders from the US and East Africa. Diaspora-catalyzed funding and investment structures in energy, technology and mission delivery will be discussed, with high level representation for five East African countries including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, and Rwanda. Key guests include the, East Africa Presidents (invited), the East Africa Secretary General Ambassador Dr. Sezibera and H.E Isaac Ruto -Chairman Council of Governors.
With a sub-theme of “Leveraging the Diaspora’s Technical Capacity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship”, the EADBC will engage US and East Africa public and private sector partners on achieving Trade Africa and Power Africa objectives. Recently, the East Africa Secretary General said that “we need to trade our way out of poverty”. The forum will produce deeper coordination between elements of the trade and development initiatives and explore trade and investment opportunities for the US private sector that are offered by the East Africa Community.
The Business Forum will also open opportunities for building new partnerships through exclusive networking events, including a Welcome Reception at 11:00 am and a Close-out Networking Reception at 5:00 pm. Participants will also have the opportunity to network with key African and U.S. private sector and government representatives, and learn more about engaging Diaspora resources in the Obama Administration’s Power Africa, Trade Africa and other Africa-focused initiatives.
About EABC
EADBC is a US-based non-governmental organization, founded to channel Diaspora resources toward impactful business and technology ventures in the greater Eastern Africa region.
The organization’s mission is to harness US Diaspora resources to the Eastern Africa region and furnish sustainable economic development, capacity building, and multi-sector partnerships through market-based linkages between US-based corporations and technical expertise, and market opportunities in East Africa.
EADBC strives to catalyze East Africa’s significance in the global marketplace by creating sustainable commitments and strategic infrastructure partnerships between the US and East Africa’s high-impact business sector. We represent professional, institutional, business and student memberships from Eastern Africa countries and the US - embodying expertise and investments in several key sectors including in ICT, Engineering, Energy, Agriculture, Environment, Education, International Trade and Development, Policy and Health Care.
EADBC engages closely with key industry and inter-governmental agencies to provide a platform for transfer of knowledge and skills. Our core-sector platforms and programs leverage Diaspora relationships to forge feasible cooperation on key development issues, and to nurture individual and institutional potential for a competitive East Africa Community marketplace.
For more information on EADBC, visit http://www.eadiaspora.org/events
https://www.facebook.com/EasternAfricaDiasporaBusinessCouncil
Contacts: Mr. Ben Kazora (president@eadiaspora.org) and Mr. Augustine Mutemberezi
(augustin.manzi@gmail.com)
Executive Committee
President: Mr. Benedict Kazora, MSEE, MBA
Vice-President: Ms. Laetitia Mulamula, P.E, PMP
Secretary General: Mr. Emmanuel Sebagabo
Treasurer: Mr. Ezekiel Luhigo
Deputy Treasurer: Mr. Alan Ruvugazinaniwe
Publicity Secretary: Mr. Augustine Mtemberezi
Board of Directors
Chairman: Hon. David T. Mureeba, P.E
Vice Chairman: Dr. Abdulahi Siyad, MPH
President, DICOTA: Dr. Ndaga Mwakabuta
President, UNAA: Mr. Brian Kwesiga
Chairman, ESSC: Mr. Jobickson Modi, MBA
CEO, ELE Rwanda Mr. Yves Iradukunda
President, Tanzania Diaspora
Dr. Doreen Kobero
Burundi Diaspora Leader:
Dr. Joseph Naraguma
IPP, UNAA Mr.Francis Ssenoga, MSc
Burundi Diaspora Leader
Mr. Eric Biribuze
President of Rwanda Community
Mr, Gaetan Gatete
Mr, Gaetan Gatete
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