The event organized by the Portuguese Diaspora Council aims to contribute to a “prosperous and sustainable” future in Africa and Europe, exploiting synergies and promoting business opportunities with mutual benefits, valuation especially the new generations, according to Portugal’s Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva will soften an institutional panel on the political perspectives for future relations between Europe and Africa, with representatives from Angola, Cape Verde, Algeria, Senegal and Tunisia, among other countries.

The Cascais meeting “highlights and strengthens Portugal’s role as a privileged bridge between Europe and Africa,” according to a statement by the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Chair of the Portuguese Diaspora Council, Filipe de Botton, added that issues such as the allocation of resources and infrastructures between the two continents will be highlighted also to create a “multiplier effect” and generate wealth, “acceleration of the fourth industrial revolution in Africa and the promotion of “African Diasporas”

Speakers include Mariéme Jamme, Founder of I Am The Code, Sophia Bekele, CEO of CBS International and Founder and CEO of DotConnectAfrica Kola Karim, Founder and President of Shoreline Group, Hitesh Anadkat, President of First Merchant Bank, Saran Kaba Jones, Founder and President of Face Africa and Manuel Mota, including President of Mota-Engil Africa.

 

By Vaaju, July 2018