As part of efforts to ensure transparency and good leadership, the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, is set to speak on transformational leadership in Africa.
The public lecture organized by the Board of Intercessors for Africa (IFA) and Sundoulos Advanced Leadership Training (SALT) Institute is themed “Integrity, Leadership, and Stewardship for National Transformation in Africa”.
This seeks to highlight opportunities and approaches for harnessing Africa’s natural resources and the collective consciousness of the African people in pursuit of the requisite transformations.
This is the third edition since its inception in 2019.
Other speakers for this year’s event include Ms. Allen Catherine Kagina (Executive Director, Uganda National Roads Authority), and Dr. Nthabiseng Moleko (Development Economist, Stellenbosch University, South Africa). It will be moderated by Dr. Mawuli Coffie (Director, Corporate & Business Strategy, SALT Institute).
Also, he will share insights on the significance of the redemptive Ideology towards national/continental transformation and the need for deliberate, intentional, and creative ideas, policies, and systems for the desired transformation of the nations of Africa.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the lecture will be held virtually on Saturday, August 28, 2021, between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm.
Below is the full press release
Akinwumi Adesina To Speak At Salt Institute’s 3rd Annual
Public Lecture On Transformational Leadership In Africa
ACCRA, GHANA (August 9, 2021): The Management and Board of Intercessors for Africa (IFA) and Sundoulos Advanced Leadership Training (SALT) Institute are happy to announce that the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has confirmed his participation in their upcoming public lecture on transformational leadership in Africa, as Keynote Speaker.
The lecture which is themed “Integrity, Leadership, and Stewardship for National Transformation in Africa” is the third in a series begun in 2019. Other speakers for this year’s event include Ms. Allen Catherine Kagina (Executive Director, Uganda National Roads Authority) and Dr. Nthabiseng Moleko (Development Economist, Stellenbosch University, South Africa). It will be moderated by Dr. Mawuli Coffie (Director, Corporate & Business Strategy, SALT Institute).
The four-fold objectives of the IFA-SALT Institute public lecture series are to:
- Present and clarify the need for transformational leadership in Africa based on Nehemiah’s redemptive ideological framework;
- Sensitize stakeholders on the significance of the Redemptive Ideology towards national/continental transformation;
- Present succinct and documented evidence of the need for deliberate, intentional, and creative ideas, policies, and systems for the desired transformation of the nations of Africa; and
- Identify opportunities and approaches for harnessing Africa’s massive God-given resources and the collective consciousness of the African peoples in pursuit of the requisite transformations.
Due to the COVID-19 situation, this year’s event (just like that of last year) will be held on a virtual platform on Saturday, 28th August, 2021 between 14:00Hrs to 16:00Hrs GMT. It is targeted at all segments of the African society, including youth and women groups, civil society, public and business communities, the Church and Christian-based organizations, academia, media, creative arts, policymakers, traditional leaders, security agencies, professional bodies, education and training institutions, etc.
The Intercessors for Africa (IFA) started as a prayer group in 1976 and has, over the years, expanded continentally with its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. SALT Institute, on the other hand, is an accredited research and training institute affiliated to GIMPA that is committed to raising and developing servant leaders for both private and public life in Africa, as well as globally.
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Michael Armah
Registrar