3rd Africa Business Media Innovators summit opens in Accra on Sunday
More than 100 senior executives, entrepreneurs and thought-leaders
from media, tech, business and civil society will gather in Accra from
Sunday 12 to Tuesday 14 November, for the annual Africa Business Media
Innovators summit (ABMI).
The event, scheduled to take place at the plush Kempinski Hotel, will discuss the changing face of media and new hybrid models.
Convened by Bloomberg Philanthropies in partnership with the Ford
Foundation, Africa Business Media Innovators is a part of the Bloomberg
Media Initiative Africa, a pan-Africa program launched by Michael R.
Bloomberg to advance business journalism on the continent.
ABMI 2017 will be hosted by Matthew Winker, Co-Founder of Bloomberg
News and Editor Emeritus, and Justin B. Smith, CEO of Bloomberg Media,
and will examine the many new trends and approaches in the wider
communications sector, from revenue models to content creation and
distribution.The forum is designed so that media companies can share
their strategies for navigating these changes, and their efforts to
impact inclusive and sustainable economic growth on the continent.
H.E. President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana will welcome the delegates
from across Africa, the United Kingdom and United States, and open the
convening.
The program will include moderated discussions, interactive sessions,
extended Q&As, and interviews with, among others: Strive Masiyiwa,
Econet;Khanyi Dhlomo, Ndalo Media; Samuel Attah Mensah, OMNI Media
Group;Kadija Patel, Mail & Guardian; Amrote Abdella, Microsoft
4Afrika; Omar Ben Yedder, IC Publications;Adama Wade, Financial Afrik;
Erik Charas, Verdade; Caroline Southey, The Conversation;Turi Munthe,
North Based Media;and Herbert Wigwe, Access Bank.
The event appeals to a global audience with a focus on the media industry in Africa. The topics which will be covered include:
• The changing face of media in Africa and other emerging markets
• Strengthening African media capacity by innovating with new hybrid models
• Leveraging the changes in media practices to enable Africans to tell stories about Africa
• The role of business journalism and African media as a driver of inclusive growth
The upcoming forum will also consider: how business leaders across
the continent and globally can continue to contribute to a vibrant media
sector; what the primary source of revenue will be; what medium
consumers will rely on for news in the next five to ten years; and what
enabling factors will enhance media and business journalism.
Matthew Winkler, Co-Founder of Bloomberg News and Editor-in-Chief
Emeritus says: “As the geopolitical landscape changes with African
economies showing the most dynamic demographic opportunity for growth,
the continent must continue to build media capacity that will serve
Africans’ increasing need for accurate and relevant business
information. This annual gathering of global industry peers is a
testament to the power and determination of the communications industry
to drive and maintain growth.”
The ABMI summit was previously hosted in Kenya and South Africa,
where stakeholders and influencers of the media and business landscape
in Africa addressed the importance of a robust financial journalism
sector, and the value of data and data-related technologies to drive
international investment and economic growth.
Admittance to this event is on an invitation-only basis. For more
information, please visit the Africa Business Media Innovators 2017
site.
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