Speaking and Media
Available for a small number of keynote addresses, fireside conversations, panels and broadcast interviews each year. Subjects span jobs and industrial policy, AI as a growth engine, ports and power, and the long arc of Ghana's institutions.
Topics
Jobs · AI · Ports & power · Institutions · 2037
Formats
Keynote · Fireside · Panel · Briefing · Interview
Languages
English (native) · German (working)
Availability
Currently accepting a limited number of engagements through 2027. Travel from Tema, Greater Accra; remote participation considered for international audiences.
Upcoming
- 10 September 2026Roundtable
Private briefing — Digital and AI as Ghana's growth engine
By invitation
Tema, Ghana
A closed roundtable for business leaders and policymakers on mainstreaming AI across public administration and industry.
Past appearances
- 12 August 2024Press commentary
Upper-middle-income status is possible by 2037
GhanaWeb feature
Accra, Ghana
A long-horizon case for disciplined reform, jobs and digital transformation.
View source - 22 May 2024Press commentary
Re-negotiate, do not discard, power purchase agreements
GhanaWeb business desk
Accra, Ghana
A measured argument for renegotiating rather than tearing up existing power agreements.
View source - 4 March 2024Press commentary
Ghana needs additional ports beyond Tema and Takoradi
AsempaNews feature
Accra, Ghana
Calling for additional harbour capacity to decongest trade and open the sub-region.
View source - 15 June 2023Broadcast interview
Jobs over jargon — measuring leaders by employment
AsempaNews interview
Accra, Ghana
On why Ghana's leaders should be judged by the jobs they create, not the macroeconomic vocabulary they recite.
View source
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