The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the Diaspora Affairs Office with the responsibility of institutionalising the Ghana Diaspora Celebration & Homecoming Summit (GDHS 2019) as a biennial event.
The charge comes at the back of the Diaspora Affairs Office of the Presidency announcing the date of this year’s edition of the Ghana Diaspora Celebration and Homecoming Summit. The event is slated for the 3rd July to 6th July, 2019 from 9am to 5pm each day at the Accra International Conference Centre.
According to a release from the office of the (GDHS 2019) and signed by the Secretary, Fauziah Ibrahim, the aim of the Summit is to share with Ghanaians in the Diaspora how far Ghana has developed as a nation and the areas where Diaspora contribution in terms of investing and volunteering skill, expertise and resource can further aid Ghana’s socio-economic development, maintain its position as the leading light of West Africa and eventually Africa as a whole. The achievements of the Diaspora towards Ghana’s development will also be celebrated.
Keynote Speakers will include the President and Vice President of Ghana; the Ministers of Finance and Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, and from the private sector the President of Ashesi University and Founder and CEO of Nubuke Investments. Through panels, information sessions, display of goods and services, this event will provide a one-stop-shop of knowledge and action for Ghanaians at home and abroad and the international community at large.
The four-day event seeks to recognize and celebrate the immense contributions of Diasporans in nation building. The event will not only highlight past contributions but will focus on present contributions as well, whiles furthering the advocacy for political, economic, and all other systems and policies that would facilitate future contributions by the Ghanaian Diaspora.
The Summit galvanizes members of the Ghanaian Diaspora and encourage them to bring home to Ghana their financial and human resources locked up throughout the world, to accelerate nation building.
Furthermore, the event is designed to recognise and celebrate the immense contributions to nation-building by Ghanaian citizens or nationals overseas, as well as non-Ghanaians with roots to or a strong vested interest in the country. This year’s event promises to be even more insightful, action-oriented, and interactive, featuring both public and private sector experts who will share their experiences, as well as opportunities that exist in Ghana.
The Ghana Diaspora Celebration & Homecoming Summit 2019 is expecting delegates from over 50 countries to attend the three-day summit who can further aid Ghana’s socio-economic development,maintain its position as a leader on the African Continent, and network with like minded people.
The maiden edition which took place in 2001, attracted over 1,500 delegates with a follow-up summit in 2017 with over 2,000 delegates in attendance.
