Immediate-Past President Goodluck Jonathan has been chosen
to present the keynote address at the 2016 Hope Global Forums conference.
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan
The programme is scheduled to hold in the second week of
January in Atlanta, United States.
President Bill Clinton performed a role similar to that of
Jonathan at the 2015 event which gathered over 3, 000 leaders from 40
countries.
The letter of invitation was jointly signed by Andrew Young,
Operation Hope global spokesman, Kasim Reed, mayor of Atlanta and John Hope
Bryant, Operation Hope chief executive. They urged the former president to lend
his support to an entrepreneurship mentoring programme, by sharing his
experience in office with a wider global audience.
“As someone recognized for his leadership and vision in
Nigeria and abroad, we are personally requesting your attendance. It is
important for us that your influential voice and perspective be included as we
drive a global conversation,” the letter read.
“We invite you to join Fortune 500 CEO’s, private investors,
financial leaders and government officials to connect and collaborate on this
vision.
“With the theme ‘Reimagining the Global Economy: Inclusive
Economics’, the annual meeting is set against the backdrop of the Martin Luther
King Holiday weekend and gathers leaders from government, community and the
private sector to outline a vision for the modern global; economy.
“A vision where the undeserved, working poor and struggling
middle class are viewed as untapped assets for economic growth,
entrepreneurship and job creation.
“The powerful history of Atlanta as the ‘Cradle of the Civil
Rights Movement’ serves as a catalyst for our gathering, highlighting the
unfinished work of economic self-reliance launched by Dr. King prior to his
death. We will honour that legacy with a series of activities for our guests,
including ‘white glove’ viewing of Dr. King’s papers.”
Among the guests expected to attend the programme are: Tim
Cook, Apple chief executive; Jack Lew, US treasury secretary; Robert Rubin,
former treasury secretary, and Clinton Foundation vice-chair Chelsea Clinton.
The Hope Global Forum is an annual event that convenes
thousands of thought leaders, business professionals and public policy
officials from many countries to brainstorm on ways of advancing the social and
economic well-being of all people around the world.
According to the organizers, the 2016 meeting focuses on
broadening inclusiveness for global economies.
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