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How do conversations start? Introductions. We're glad to have brought exceptional minds together in partnership with Allison Worldwide, for Africa Breakfast Convos, on the sidelines of UNGA79. Excited to have had: Tobe Okigbo, Chief Corporate Services Officer of MTN Nigeria; Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, co-founder of Future Africa; Sam Onyemelukwe, Senior Vice President of Global Business Development at TRACE; Claudine Moore, Managing Director, Africa, Allison Worldwide; Anie Akpe, Founder, African Women In Tech (AWIT); BHM’s Ayẹni Adékúnlé; Matthew Della Croce, Chief Growth Officer, Global Client Experience, Allison Worldwide; Tolu Ogunlesi MON; Todd Aydelotte, Partner, Managing Director, Thought Leadership, Allison Worldwide; Ayo Animashaun, Founder & CEO of Hip TV & The Headies; David Schneider, Partner Continuum Advisors; Jennie Nwokoye, Founder and CEO, Clafiya; Reuters' Jillian Wolf; Ojinika Obiekwe; Ade Oluokun; Efe Omorogbe, co-founder of Hypertek Digital/960 Music Group and Principal Consultant & Founder of Buckwyld Media Network; Efe Paul Azino, Director Creative Africa LLC.; Helen Paul PhD, Founder, HP Theatre & Film Academy; Marco C. F., Founder decarb.earth; Ifeoluwa Dare-Johnson Founder/CEO Healthtracka ; Timilehin Bello, Product Manager and Founder, Media Panache; Beverly Bassey, Actress and CEO Be Naya LLC; Kayode Akintemi, Managing Director of News Central; Dayo Benjamins-Laniyi; and Adebowale Folorunsho, Founder, Society for Africans in the Diaspora | SAiD Institute amongst others.

The reason for Africa Breakfast Convos? The Conversations. As Ayẹni Adékúnlé, Founder and CEO of BHM Holdings, mentioned on Friday, Africa Breakfast Convos "is an opportunity to have the right conversations about our continent - the opportunities and the challenges. We’re providing guests with a space where conversations can flow freely, turning ideas into impactful initiatives that foster sustainable growth across Africa."

Highlighting Africa's thriving creative industry, Africa Breakfast Convos, held on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, put a spotlight on the continent's vibrant creative economy. The event, which took place on Friday, September 27, 2024, at the World Trade Center, featured a key conversation focused on pop culture, the creative economy, and media. Sam Onyemelukwe, Senior Vice President of Global Business Development at TRACE, Ayo Animashaun, Founder & CEO of Smooth Promotions, Hip TV, & The Headies, and Ayẹni Adékúnlé, Founder & CEO, BHM Holdings shared their insights on the transformative power of Africa's creative industries.

At Africa Breakfast Convos held on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, on Friday, Tobe Okigbo, Chief Corporate Services Officer of MTN Nigeria; Anie Akpe, Founder of African Women In Tech - AWIT-; Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Founding Partner of Future Africa and Claudine Moore, Managing Director, Africa, Allison Worldwide, discussed Africa’s vibrant digital economy and its potential to drive sustainable growth across the continent. Tobe Okigbo expressed how impressive the business landscape on the continent has become saying, "African businesses are not just solving local problems; they're turning billion-dollar problems into billion-dollar opportunities." Speaking about the opportunities available for Africa’s diaspora, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji added, "There is an opportunity for Africa’s diaspora to better orchestrate impact on the continent by facilitating its major inflows to deliver value on the ground. The diasporan community can, for example, leverage aggregated remittances as capital to establish sustainable infrastructure on the continent.”

Ayẹni Adékúnlé, Founder and CEO, BHM Holdings and David Schneider, Partner Continuum Advisors, at the inaugural Africa Breakfast Convos. Held at the World Trade Center in New York on Friday, September 27, 2024, the exclusive breakfast event was organised by BHM and Allison Worldwide on the sidelines of UNGA79, to showcase Africa's immense potential for economic growth and development while emphasising the continent's role in achieving sustainable development goals.

Claudine Moore, Managing Director, Africa, Allison Worldwide; Olakunle Sowunmi; BHM's Ayẹni Adékúnlé and Abayomi Sowunmi, at the inaugural Africa Breakfast Convos. Held at the World Trade Center in New York on Friday, September 27, 2024, the exclusive breakfast event was organised by BHM and Allison on the sidelines of UNGA79, to showcase Africa's immense potential for economic growth and development while emphasising the continent's role in achieving sustainable development goals.

Ayẹni Adékúnlé, Founder and CEO, BHM Holdings and Claudine Moore, Managing Director, Africa, Allison Worldwide at the inaugural Africa Breakfast Convos. Held at the World Trade Center in New York on Friday, September 27, 2024, the exclusive breakfast event organised by BHM and Allison on the sidelines of UNGA79, convened key leaders in key sectors such as telecommunications, finance, entertainment, government, technology, and trade.

Matthew Della Croce, Chief Growth Officer, Global Client Experience, Allison Worldwide; Claudine Moore, Managing Director, Africa, Allison Worldwide; and Ayẹni Adékúnlé, Founder and CEO, BHM Holdings at the inaugural Africa Breakfast Convos. Held at the World Trade Center in New York on Friday, September 27, 2024, the exclusive breakfast event was organised by BHM and Allison on the sidelines of UNGA79, to showcase Africa's immense potential for economic growth and development while emphasising the continent's role in achieving sustainable development goals.

Sam Onyemelukwe, Senior Vice President, Global Business Development, TRACE; Ayẹni Adékúnlé, Founder and CEO, BHM Holdings and Ayo Animashaun, Founder & CEO, Smooth Promotions, Hip TV, & The Headies at the inaugural Africa Breakfast Convos. Held at the World Trade Center in New York on Friday, September 27, 2024, the exclusive breakfast event was organised by BHM and Allison Worldwide on the sidelines of UNGA79, to showcase Africa's immense potential for economic growth and development while emphasising the continent's role in achieving sustainable development goals, highlighting Africa's burgeoning creative economy.

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Founding Partner, Future Africa; Claudine Moore, Managing Director, Africa, Allison Worldwide; Anie Akpe, Founder, African Women In Tech - AWIT- and Tobe Okigbo, CCSO MTN Nigeria at the inaugural Africa Breakfast Convos. Held at the World Trade Center in New York on Friday, September 27, 2024, the exclusive breakfast event was organised by BHM Holdings and Allison Worldwide on the sidelines of UNGA79, to showcase Africa's immense potential for economic growth and development while emphasising the continent's role in achieving sustainable development goals.