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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.

One-page speaker profile

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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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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