The 3rd National African Leadership Conference, which will take place Dec. 8-9, announced its lineup of keynote speakers during a Wednesday press conference at the offices of African Economic Development Solutions (AEDS) in St. Paul.
Law professor and former director of the Kenyan anti-corruption agency, PLO Lumumba and Girls Taking Action founder and president, Dr. Verna Cornelia Price, will keynote the conference. Dr. Price is also CEO of The Power of People Consulting Group based in Minneapolis.
The conference has been virtual since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, but returns as an in-person event with a virtual option available. Prof. Lumumba will keynote in person after attending last year’s conference virtually.
“We will have 12 sessions at the conference,” said Gene Gelgelu, president and CEO of AEDS, the conference organizers. “During those two days we will have sessions including business development, lending, alternative finance, youth leadership and also public policy.”
The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Minneapolis.
More information can be found at the conference’s website.
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