{"id":38433,"date":"2024-07-11T10:29:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T10:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=38433"},"modified":"2024-07-11T10:29:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T10:29:59","slug":"dangote-group-flutterwave-named-members-milken-institutes-africa-leaders-business-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/07\/11\/dangote-group-flutterwave-named-members-milken-institutes-africa-leaders-business-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangote Group, Flutterwave Named Members, Milken Institute\u2019s Africa Leaders Business Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dangote Group and Fintech giant, Flutterwave have been named as members of the Milken Institute\u2019s Africa Leaders Business Council.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The newly formed council comprises influential thinking leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and experts from various sectors, including business, technology, finance, sustainability, and innovation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a statement from the institute, the council aims to deepen the Institute\u2019s network and engagement across Africa<\/span>. Their collective expertise aims to provide valuable insights into Africa\u2019s dynamic business environment, supporting the Institute\u2019s efforts to deepen engagement across the continent.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>These members of the Council are poised to play pivotal roles in advancing the Institute\u2019s initiatives, leveraging their extensive reach and influence to foster sustainable economic growth and innovation within Africa and beyond.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MIlken Institute has identified the key roles these two Nigerian companies have been playing in the African continent as business leaders.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFlutterwave, Africa\u2019s leading payments technology company, plays a pivotal role in enabling global multinationals such as Uber, to expand seamlessly into African markets. Additionally, Flutterwave facilitates remittances from the African diaspora worldwide, supporting family, business, and other needs<\/em><em>\u201d<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cDangote Group is the largest manufacturing conglomerate in West Africa and one of the largest in Africa, with interest in oil and gas, cement, sugar, salt etc<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.,\u201d the Institute stated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Commenting on Flutterwave\u2019s selection as a member of the Council, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFlutterwave\u2019s role in facilitating seamless market entry for global enterprises into Africa, alongside empowering local businesses, perfectly complements the Milken Institute\u2019s focus on leveraging technology and expertise to drive sustainable economic growth across the continent<\/em><em>\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em><em>We are excited to collaborate with the Institute to foster innovation and inclusive development in Africa.\u201d<\/em><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span>The CEO of Flutterwave, Olugbenga \u201cGB\u201d Agboola, said:\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the Institute, other members of the Council include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Africa Investment Forum<\/span><\/li>\n<li>BES<\/li>\n<li>CrossBoundary Group<\/li>\n<li>Lateral Frontiers VC<\/li>\n<li>Lions Head Global Partners<\/li>\n<li>Prosper Africa<\/li>\n<li>Proxima Legal<\/li>\n<li>RisCura<\/li>\n<li>Sabi<\/li>\n<li>Symbion Power<\/li>\n<li>Tofino Capital<\/li>\n<li>Ubuntu Group<\/li>\n<li>Unified State Group<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s World Banking<\/li>\n<li>YAATRA Ventures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Milken Institute said the establishment of the Africa Leaders Business Council reinforces its commitment to Africa, aligning with its strategic expansion across Africa, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.<\/p>\n<p>Executive Vice President, Laura Deal Lacey leading the international program at the Milken Institute, stated that\u00a0amidst the rapidly intensifying geopolitical landscape, and given its tremendous demographic potential, Africa is poised to play an increasingly pivotal role in the\u00a0global\u00a0economy.\u00a0 Africa\u2019s innovation and ingenuity are unparalleled, positioning the continent to play a pivotal role in the global economy. Our Council will provide crucial guidance on navigating regional challenges and addressing global issues such as climate change, health, and energy transition.<\/p>\n<p>Lacey further disclosed that scheduled events aimed at mobilizing the council encompass a private investor dialogue coinciding with the United Nations General Assembly, a policy roundtable in Nigeria focusing on debt sustainability pathways, participation in the upcoming Milken Institute Middle East and Africa Summit in December, alongside a series of curated webinars and tailored in-person and virtual discussions.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dangote Group and Fintech giant, Flutterwave have been named as members of the Milken Institute\u2019s Africa Leaders Business Council.\u00a0 The newly formed council comprises influential thinking leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and experts from various sectors, including business, technology, finance, sustainability, and innovation.\u00a0\u00a0 In a statement from the institute, the council aims to deepen the Institute\u2019s network [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":38441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38433"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38465,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38433\/revisions\/38465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}