The 9th Ethiopian Diaspora Business Forum - 02.08.14
The 9th Ethiopian Diaspora Business Forum and Award will be held on August 2-3, 2014 at The George Washington University and Grand Hyatt Washington, respectively. This year marks the 9th year since The Ethiopian American began organizing the annual business Forum.
The Forum will review opportunities and challenges on “Investing in Ethiopia’s Emerging Technology Sector,” in recognition of the growing importance of technology as a key driver of innovation in the Ethiopian economy. Investments in the power sector will be closely looked as one of the most attractive investment and technology transfer areas where investments from the Diaspora is poised to make lasting impact.
The Ethiopian American is a non-political business magazine that serves the Ethiopian Diaspora. The Ethiopian American organises the annual Ethiopian Diaspora Business Forum. In 2011, the magazine began the Pioneer Diaspora Awards, which recognises individuals for their pioneering contributions in their respective areas of business specialisation.
The 2014 Ethiopian Diaspora Pioneer Businessperson Selection Committee is currently accepting nominations from the public. The committee will announce the awardee by July 18, 2014. The 2014 Pioneer Ethiopian Diaspora Business Person award was to Amman Fissehazion, CEO of Ethiopian Broadcasting Service (EBS) in recognition of his pioneering leadership in establishing the first Ethiopian commercial global satellite Television company.
The Forum and Awards Dinners are expected to attract a large number of Ethiopians from the Diaspora and Ethiopia as well as American businesses and professionals who are interested in business and investment opportunities in Ethiopian and the U.S.
"This Forum and Awards Dinner will show case the work of Ethiopian Diaspora entrepreneurs in the technology sector and will serve as a crucial platform for sharing ideas and information for Diaspora business and other interested in investing in Ethiopia," said Yohannes Assefa, Executive Director of the Forum.
This year’s Forum marks the 9th year since The Ethiopian Americanbegun organizing this annual event. In the past 8 years, the Forum has grown tremendously. The Forum will be covered by EBS and will be viewed by 20 million Ethiopians all over the world.
The Ethiopian Airlines, Ernst & Young Ethiopia, The George Washington University, Altour Tech, Comex PLC, Info Mind Solutions, EBS, and Vivid PLC are some of the sponsors of this year’s Forum.
