Young CEO Africa Roundtable’s flagship conference, as well as its sector specific conferences, YOUNG CEO-ART members and participants gain exclusive access to key African and global government officials and decision makers. YOUNG CEO-ART conferences provide attendees with opportunities to network and forge new business partnerships, obtain information on the latest trade and investment opportunities make valuable connections, obtain peer-to-peer advice on investing in Africa and to make new deals or close pending ones.

YOUNG CEO-ART conference programming covers a wide spectrum of sectors, regions and issues relevant to trade and investment on the continent. Through keynote presentations, plenary sessions, panel discussions, group and private meetings, and networking receptions, participants engage on the most important issues affecting business on the continent.

Conferences offer participants the opportunity to:

• Access high-level African government representatives including heads-of-state, ministers and decision-makers .
• Connect and network with business decision-makers from C-suite to business development.
• Discover new business partners and identify new partnership opportunities.
• Obtain real-time leads that can result in sales and contracts.
• Participate in dynamic sessions on business in Africa.
• Hear from leading global and African industry experts on best practices for business, trade and investment.

Young CEO Africa Roundtable hosts roundtable discussions and private receptions during the course of the year to accommodate government delegations on bilateral and multilateral visits to the United States. YOUNG CEO-ART Special Events provide members with opportunities to engage directly with key government officials and decisions makers to share business insights and concerns, forge new business partnerships and obtain information on the latest trade and investment opportunities in respective countries.

Newly elected government officials and delegations interested in improving the business environment and foreign investment appeal of their countries can use this platform to interact with global and African business executives, highlight new business initiatives, trade policies, and investment opportunities in their respective countries.

Special Events offer YOUNG CEO-ART members the opportunity to:

• Access high-level African government representatives including heads-of-state, ministers and decision-makers .
• Meet and establish relationships with senior government officials.
• Negotiate new business deals and contracts and explore new business opportunities.
• Gain insight on local business and trade policies and investment opportunities.
• Forge relationships with key decision makers to meet their business development goals .
• Network with business executives to gain insight and share best practices for doing business .

Young CEO Africa Roundtable’s working groups provide a platform for linking current and prospective members to growing investment opportunities. Attendees convene during these meetings to hear from guest speakers, explore emerging business opportunities, network, and gain insight on key countries and the most promising sectors in Africa, including agribusiness, capacity building, energy, finance, health, ICT, infrastructure and security.

YOUNG CEO-ART’s working groups facilitate engagement between the private sector, multilateral agencies and U.S. and African governments through high-quality programming and informationsharing. Attendees participate in discussions with key officials and business leaders, monitor the latest developments in key African sectors, and engage on the latest trade and investment opportunities and challenges on the continent. Through working groups, YOUNG CEO-ART works to stimulate dialogue on key issues relevant to doing business in Africa and to strengthen the voice of its members with important U.S. and African policy makers.

Young CEO Africa Roundtable organizes private meetings with high-level African and U.S. government officials. These meetings provide a platform for YOUNG CEO-ART members to engage privately with key decision makers, discuss specific business challenges and concerns, share business success and insights, and negotiate business deals.

YOUNG CEO-ART conducts private meetings on the sidelines of its conferences, trade missions and events to give YOUNG CEO-ART members the opportunity to forge stronger business relationships with key stakeholders in order to meet their business development goals.

Private meetings offer YOUNG CEO-ART members the opportunity to :

• Meet and network privately with senior government officials.
• Engage in closed-door conversations with key decision makers to discuss business needs and concerns.
• Negotiate new business deals and contracts and explore new business opportunities.
• Gain a deeper understanding of local investment policies and requirements .

Young CEO Africa Roundtable in an effort to address a plethora of human capital challenges being experienced in local & global markets, YOUNG CEO Africa Roundtable has developed an array of cutting-edge executive development seminars in all the sectors of an economy.

The ultimate objective is to up skill delegates with competencies to respond rationally and decisively in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous business environment. The development programs will place emphasis on the latest business trends and the desirable survival techniques and strategies essential in complex environments. Apart from that, the programs also give insights into contemporary issues that can create opportunities or pose a threat to the day to day running of businesses.