Afreximbank President, Professor Oramah To Deliver Lecture At 2024 Royal African Society’s Benefit Gala in London

The Royal African Society is thrilled to announce that our Annual Lecture will be delivered by one of the most respected, transformative global leaders, Professor Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), on Thursday, 21^st November 2024, at the Sammy Ofer Centre, London Business School, 97-113 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5PT. 

Professor Oramah is one of the key architects of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA). He spearheads Afreximbank’s ambition to transform Africa’s trade. Afreximbank has positioned itself as one of Africa’s leading financial institutions, with a mission to stimulate the consistent expansion, diversification and development of African Trade. Afreximbank pioneers initiatives that mobilise entrepreneurs and springboard ideas of excellence. Reaffirming Africa’s self-determination and prominence and significance on the world stage is equally important to Professor Oramah as it is to the Royal African Society.

This very special event will be hosted by Arunma Oteh, Chairperson of the Royal African Society.  She is also a member of the Global Leadership Council of the University of Oxford SAID Business School, and former Treasurer of the World Bank. This event will be moderated by Omar Ben Yedder, Group Publisher and Managing Director of IC Publications Limited and Editor-in-Chief of African Business. Guests will include business leaders, Parliamentarians, Ambassadors and High Commissioners, Academic, Africa & African Diasporic focused organisations and international, mainstream press.

The Annual Lecture is part of the Royal African Society’s wider end of year event programme which ties in with the Society’s Benefit Gala which takes place on Friday, 22^nd November 2024. Tickets for RAS Benefit Gala (https://apo-opa.co/4fJdme7).

Programme Schedule:

Doors open:  5:30PM

Registration: 5:30pm – 6:00pm

Lecture & Q&A: 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Tickets are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. To secure your ticket please register using the link HERE (https://apo-opa.co/4fJdnib)

This event is in partnership with Afreximbank, the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development, and London Business School Africa Club.