2018 ANNUAL
ECONOMIC SUMMIT
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands • November 12-16, 2018
Trade, FDI and Innovation for Sustainable Development
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Overview
Our Annual Summit brings together government, industry, academic, and civic stakeholders from across the world to debate and proffer solutions to pressing issues in a collaborative environment.
Speakers

Fernando Clavijo Batlle
President & Head of Government, Canary Islands

Honourable Memunatu Pratt
Minister of Tourism & Culture, Sierra Leone

Pedro Ortega Rodríguez
Regional Minister of Economy, Industry, Trade and Knowledge, Government of the Canary Islands

Dr. Fred Olayele
Board Chairman, Economic Club of Africa Group.

Dorothy Gordon
Chair, Inter-Governmental Council UNESCO-Information for All Programme

Jeff Finkle
President, International Economic Development Council, United States

Adam Jones-Kelly
President, Conway, Inc., United States

Antonio Morales Méndez
President, Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Augusto Hidalgo
Mayor of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Prof. Sidi Osho
Professor of Agriculture/Former Vice-Chancellor, Nigeria

Aaron Shull
Managing Director, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada

Amine Laghidi
President, National Commission of Capital and Intangible Economy, Morocco

Fabio Yukio Yamada
Castlepines Investment Group, Brazil

Fergus Maclaren
President, ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Committee, Canada

Dr. Isaias Barreto da Rosa
Former Commissioner for ICT, Economic Community of West African States, Cape Verde

Dr. Courtney Doagoo
Post-doctoral Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada

Joanna Wajda
Research Associate, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada

Dr. Isaac Rutenberg
Director, Centre for Intellectual Property and IT Law, Strathmore Law School, Kenya

Dr. Chris Ekong
Clinical Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Dr. Erika Kraemer Mbula
Associate Professor, South African Research Chairs Initiative, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Monica Rovers
President & CEO, Global Connect Corporation, Canada

Jacinta Nzioka
Interim President, International Council on Monuments, Kenya

Pablo Martín Carbajal
CEO PROEXCA/General Director, African Affairs, Canary Islands Government

Dr. Jude Emokpare
Vice President of Global Health, Outpost Healthcare, United States

Samantha St. Amand
Senior Research Associate, Global Economy Program, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada

Jose Luis Artiles
Chief Executive Officer, Harven Group, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Annika Jostmeier
Vice-President, Conway Advisory, Berlin, Germany

José Ignacio Zabaleta
Director General, MBA Business School, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Sam Anissimov
Junior Counsel, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada

Dr. Titi Olayele
University of Regina, Canada

Laura Jane Martin
Market Development Manager, Conway, Inc., United States

Dr. Cristiana Oliveira
Rector, Universidad Europea de Canarias, Canary Islands

Dr. Richard Clouet
Vice-Rector, Internationalization and Cooperation, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Dr. Didi Emokpare
Chief Medical Officer, Outpost Healthcare, Canada

Cosme García Falcón
Managing Director, Corporation for the Economic Development of Gran Canaria (SPEGC), Canary Islands

Aminou Akadiri
Executive Director, Federation
of West African Chambers of
Commerce and Industry

Antonio José Olivera Herrera
President, The Canary Islands Special Zone (Canarias ZEC), Canary Islands

Dr. Rosa M. Batista-Canino
Vice-Rector for Entrepreneurship and Employment, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Dr. Michel Rod
Associate Dean, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Canada

Louis Kouakou
Division Manager, Economic and Social Statistics, African Development Bank, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

Luis Padrón López
Director, Casa Africa, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

Stephanie Wear Pintado
Director of Economic and Air Service Development, Turismo de Tenerife, Canary Islands

Adekunle Ajiboye
Chief Executive Officer, Aajimatics Incorporated, Canada

Vicente Dorta
Chief Executive Officer, Turismo de Tenerife, Canary Islands

Pablo Landrau
International Development Manager, Binter Canarias, Canary Islands

Ambassador Johanna Odonkor Svanikier
President & CEO, Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa, Ghana

Dr. María del Carmen Rubio Armendáriz
Vice-Chancellor for Internationalization, Universidad de La Laguna, Canary Islands

Thomas Svanikier
Executive Chairman, Svani Group, Ghana

Sherry Lee
Director, Media and Public Affairs, Economic Innovation Institute for Africa, Canada

Patricio Azcárate
Secretary-General, Responsible Tourism Institute, Canary Islands

Mary Daniels
Director of Global Trade, Globaify, Ireland

Dr. Sandra Iroakazi
President/CEO, Council of Entrepreneurs for Africa, Canada

Dr. Oluwole Oduntan
Chief Executive Officer, City Medical Centre, Canada

Leo Clarkin
Co-founder & Executive Vice-President, AESP Green Energy, Canada

Dr. David Fasanya
Director of Strategy, Economic Innovation Institute for Africa, United Kingdom

Rafael Molina Petit
Director, Territorial Canarias, Canary Islands
Agenda
Venue
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Letters
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