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Reconnect at Global Business Forum Africa
Reconnect at Global Business Forum Africa
GBF Africa is bringing the trade and investment community back together to explore bilateral trade opportunities between Dubai and Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Forum is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

A few of our esteemed past speakers
You can expect to meet and hear from the most influential leaders and organisations redefining bilateral trade between the GCC and the rest of the world.
Hear from our community

There are plenty of opportunities in Africa to create an impact in the energy, food and agriculture and education sectors.
Alexandre Allegue, Chairman and Co-founder, Pawame, UAE

Global Business Forum is a very good opportunity if you want to get into the African market.
Ajay Singh, Managing Partner, Pact Software Services, UAE

Africa is a very important market to us and we are fully committed to the growth Africa will bring to the airline.
Badr Abbas, Senior VP Commercial Operations Africa, Emirates, UAE

The GBF Forum provides a lot of opportunities for start-ups in a lot of ways like giving them the exact information needed, scaling them up, providing them investors. They provide a lot of mentors who are experts in these subjects.
Asiimwe Benson, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Ridesafe, Kenya

As we grow and scale-up in the Middle East, this gives us a lot of exposure for potentially getting us into Africa as a region.
Ambareen Musa, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Souqalmal.com, UAE

The GBF Africa forum will help us in knowing UAE and its economic activities, developing strong & healthy partnerships and investments in Africa
Afua Osei, Co-Founder, She Leads Africa, Nigeria

There are plenty of opportunities in Africa to create an impact in the energy, food and agriculture and education sectors.
Alexandre Allegue, Chairman and Co-founder, Pawame, UAE

Global Business Forum is a very good opportunity if you want to get into the African market.
Ajay Singh, Managing Partner, Pact Software Services, UAE

Africa is a very important market to us and we are fully committed to the growth Africa will bring to the airline.
Badr Abbas, Senior VP Commercial Operations Africa, Emirates, UAE

The GBF Forum provides a lot of opportunities for start-ups in a lot of ways like giving them the exact information needed, scaling them up, providing them investors. They provide a lot of mentors who are experts in these subjects.
Asiimwe Benson, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Ridesafe, Kenya

As we grow and scale-up in the Middle East, this gives us a lot of exposure for potentially getting us into Africa as a region.
Ambareen Musa, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Souqalmal.com, UAE

The GBF Africa forum will help us in knowing UAE and its economic activities, developing strong & healthy partnerships and investments in Africa
Afua Osei, Co-Founder, She Leads Africa, Nigeria

There are plenty of opportunities in Africa to create an impact in the energy, food and agriculture and education sectors.
Alexandre Allegue, Chairman and Co-founder, Pawame, UAE

Global Business Forum is a very good opportunity if you want to get into the African market.
Ajay Singh, Managing Partner, Pact Software Services, UAE

Africa is a very important market to us and we are fully committed to the growth Africa will bring to the airline.
Badr Abbas, Senior VP Commercial Operations Africa, Emirates, UAE

The GBF Forum provides a lot of opportunities for start-ups in a lot of ways like giving them the exact information needed, scaling them up, providing them investors. They provide a lot of mentors who are experts in these subjects.
Asiimwe Benson, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Ridesafe, Kenya
GBF Africa Highlights
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@DcgbForumsPresident @ProColombiaCo; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs in Costa Rica; Director @ApexBrasil_en; & CEO @DubaiFDI discuss the guidance can the UAE share about its efforts to attract more investment, and what new policies are needed in LATAM & Caribbean to attract more FDI. https://t.co/rTwFlYdkef
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@DcgbForums[email protected] of @CCS_accelerator; @EJaclot of @LaCDPQ; and Habiba Al Mar’ashi of @eegEmirates highlight the opportunities for economic growth in both UAE & LATAM regions that can come from combating climate change with renewable energy. #GBFLATAM2022 #HappeningNow @expo2020dubai https://t.co/373nCh7eOP
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DCGBForums
@DcgbForumsPresident @ProColombiaCo; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs in Costa Rica; Director @ApexBrasil_en; & CEO @DubaiFDI discuss the guidance can the UAE share about its efforts to attract more investment, and what new policies are needed in LATAM & Caribbean to attract more FDI. https://t.co/rTwFlYdkef
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DCGBForums
@DcgbForums[email protected] of @CCS_accelerator; @EJaclot of @LaCDPQ; and Habiba Al Mar’ashi of @eegEmirates highlight the opportunities for economic growth in both UAE & LATAM regions that can come from combating climate change with renewable energy. #GBFLATAM2022 #HappeningNow @expo2020dubai https://t.co/373nCh7eOP
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DCGBForums
@DcgbForumsPresident @ProColombiaCo; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs in Costa Rica; Director @ApexBrasil_en; & CEO @DubaiFDI discuss the guidance can the UAE share about its efforts to attract more investment, and what new policies are needed in LATAM & Caribbean to attract more FDI. https://t.co/rTwFlYdkef
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