The government will on Thursday, June 11, 2020 hold a forum on the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of President Akufo-Addo’s vision of Ghana Beyond Aid.
A statement issued in Accra on Tuesday 9th June 2020 and signed by Deputy Information Minister Pius Enam- Hadzide said the forum will be on the theme, “COVID-19 and our march towards Ghana Beyond Aid; Turning Adversity into Opportunity” and forms part of government’s broader strategy to capitalize on the opportunities presented by the COVID-19 to boost local capacity.
The statement said “the forum aims at stepping up public education about the virus and at the same time mobilizing the vast majority of Ghanaians towards achieving the President’s Ghana Beyond Aid agenda”
The Forum will be under the chairmanship of the Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Marfo and will be addressed by the Archbishop of Cape Coast, Archbishop Charles Palmer-Buckle, Mr. Kwame Pianim, a renowned economist, the President of Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Dr. Yaw Adu Gyamfi, the Chief Executive Officer of EXIM Ghana, Mr Lawrence Agyinsam and the President of the National Union of Ghana Students, Isaac Jay Hyde.
| NO. | PANELLISTS | TOPICS |
| 1 | Archbishop Charles G. Palmer-Buckle (Archbishop of Cape Coast) | Renewing our mind set and changing attitudes for our collective development under Ghana Beyond Aid |
| 2 | Mr. Kwame Pianim (Respected Economist)
| Overview of Ghana’s economic development history and the role of aid |
| 3 | Dr Yaw AduGyamfi, President, AGI | Industrialisation and Agriculture modernisation at the heart of Ghana Beyond Aid |
| 4 | Mr Lawrence Agyinsam, CEO, EXIM BANK | Powering Import Substitution to achieve Ghana Beyond Aid through Strategic Financing |
| 5 | Jay Hyde, President, NUGS | The Youth and the vision of Ghana Beyond Aid |
The forum will be held at the Press Centre of the Ministry of Information and will be televised live.
