Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has been chosen to replace Bill Clinton as key note speaker at Global Conference.
Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s president, pauses during a
session on the opening day of the World Economic Forum
(WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. |
Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been chosen to
present the keynote address at the 2016 Hope Global Forums
conference.
The programme is scheduled to hold in the second week of
January in Atlanta, United States.
President Bill Clinton performed a role similar to that of
Jonathan at the 2015 event which gathered over 3, 000 leaders
from 40 countries.
The letter of invitation was jointly signed by Andrew Young,
Operation Hope global spokesman, Kasim Reed, mayor of
Atlanta and John Hope Bryant, Operation Hope chief executive.
They urged the former president to lend his support to an
entrepreneurship mentoring programme, by sharing his
experience in office with a wider global audience.
“As some one recognised for his leadership and vision in
Nigeria and abroad, we are personally requesting your
attendance. It is important for us that your influential voice and
perspective be included as we drive a global conversation,” the
letter read.
“We invite you to join Fortune 500 CEO’s, private investors,
financial leaders and government officials to connect and
collaborate on this vision.
“With the theme ‘Reimagining the Global Economy: Inclusive
Economics’, the annual meeting is set against the backdrop of
the Martin Luther King Holiday weekend and gathers leaders
from government, community and the private sector to outline a
vision for the modern global; economy.
“A vision where the undeserved, working poor and struggling
middle class are viewed as untapped assets for economic
growth, entrepreneurship and job creation.
“The powerful history of Atlanta as the ‘Cradle of the Civil
Rights Movement’ serves as a catalyst for our gathering,
highlighting the unfinished work of economic self-reliance
launched by Dr. King prior to his death. We will honour that
legacy with a series of activities for our guests, including ‘white
glove’ viewing of Dr. King’s papers.”
Among the guests expected to attend the programme are: Tim
Cook, Apple chief executive; Jack Lew, US treasury secretary;
Robert Rubin, former treasury secretary, and Clinton Foundation
vice-chair Chelsea Clinton.
The Hope Global Forum is an annual event that convenes
thousands of thought leaders, business professionals and
public policy officials from many countries to brainstorm on
ways of advancing the social and economic well-being of all
people around the world.
According to the organisers, the 2016 meeting focuses on
broadening inclusiveness for global economies.
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