THEME: The Future of Public Sector Accounting & Financial Reporting

Rationale

Following the success of the inaugural edition, which was held at the Shangri La Hotel, Dubai – United Arab Emirates, from June 19 – 25, 2022, the African Leadership Organisation is thrilled to put together the second edition of the on Public Sector Accounting Standards & Budgeting Forum  as another exceptional opportunity for exchange of ideas, discussions of critical issues, building connections and gaining insights from the unique experiences and expertise of financial and accounting professionals in the public sector.

The Public Sector Accounting Standards & Budgeting Forum is designed to be an invaluable refresher course for finance professionals in the public sector, and useful practical coursework for non-financial managers. This training course would provide up-to-date and detailed knowledge of public sector accounting with special emphasis on IPSAS, as well as practical skills in the preparation and interpretation of public sector financial statements and budgets. The curriculum of the programme would incorporate a vital update on the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) standards and recent developments on the reasons and approaches to New Public Financial Management.

The course will be led by expert trainers and facilitators, with a wealth of extensive professional experience who will bring fresh perspectives to the subject matter which will be delivered dynamically and innovatively. This training course will be structured as a highly participative workshop; classroom sessions with formal presentations by a highly competent trainer; case studies, interactive worked examples, and relevant case studies will be provided to illustrate and apply each of the topics covered.

THEME: Collaborative Political Leadership For Leapfroging Africa’s Development

Rationale

Following multiple African stakeholders meetings, such as the UK – Africa Investment Summit, the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, the New Africa-France Summit, among others, much is left to be ironed out on moving the continent forward through collaboration and network building. The Africa Union Agenda 2063 captures seven broad themes that align with the global mandate for sustainable development. However, ten years into implementing this agenda, African nations still struggle to meet targets in infrastructure building, peace and security and institutional reforms. As countries continue to rebuild economic stability post-COVID 19, it is important to propose a more proactive strategy for African nations to meet global and local targets through preparedness and a people-entered approach.

Historical representation of the African continent highlights the need for precision in action moving forward through well though collaborative action over the next decade that ensures stable institutions and progressive leadership. As African leaders continue to grapple with issues of trade, conflict, health and politics, a unified approach that highlights fostering bi/multi-lateral relations should be encouraged to promote efficient utilization of human and land resources, as well as accelerate Africa’s sustainability.

THEME: Towards Sustainable Energy Resource Mobilization in Africa

Event Brief

With the dynamic African energy industry faced with intense pressure to decarbonize and adopt renewable energy sources, the future of the oil and gas of the continent is under scrutiny. The sustainable energy future for Africa may not however be advanced by a single strategy due to Africa’s extreme diversity as the continent holds around 9% of the world’s total gas reserves, while 17 of its 55 countries are already gas producers. Moreover, nearly half of the continent’s 55 countries have proven natural gas deposits, including 17.55 trillion standard cubic meters of natural gas and 125.3 billion barrels of crude oil. According to S&P Global Platts, Africa is home to about 40% of the world’s recent gas discoveries. Despite the existing challenges to investment in the continent’s energy sector, the majority of the continent’s producers are currently fostering favourable investment environments for both domestic and foreign companies. This has resulted in the approval of several significant projects in nations like Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique and Nigeria among others, which industry analysts say will unlock the continent’s enormous energy resources.

To accelerate industrialization, experts have opined that African nations must fully utilize their energy deposits throughout the energy transition, and strengthen their governance. In light of this, the African Leadership Magazine is thrilled to put together the African Energy Leadership Forum & Awards, Houston Texas 2023 on the sidelines of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). The forum aims to bring together decision-makers, leaders from the public and private sectors, business titans, members of civil society, and all other stakeholders on a platform to discuss ways to address some of the major challenges in the African energy sector, as well as explore pathways towards achieving a sustainable energy resource mobilization in Africa.

Event Brief

The African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year Awards is Africa’s premier vote-based endorsement, reserved annually for the leading Africans who are contributing towards promoting the continent’s progress, and positively altering Africa’s perceived negative image. The annual event has also become a platform for honouring people-centred leadership and Africans that are pursuing a pan-African agenda in their chosen fields of endeavour. This year’s event will provide a platform to celebrate the continent’s merchants of hope, ready to lead an army of change agents and reformers, to build an Africa that works for everyone.

All winners of the 2022 awards shall be presented with an award trophy and formally decorated with the instruments of honour at the 11th African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year Award Ceremonies, scheduled to hold on February 18th, 2023 in Port Louis, Mauritius. Reserve a seat today!

Click here – https://bit.ly/3X43MtB to access the full list of winners in different categories for the award.

THEME:The Future of Regulation- Frameworks, Governance and Compliance

Following the success of the inaugural edition, which took place on August 22 – 26, 2019 at the Hilton London Metropole – United Kingdom, and the second edition, which held on October 25th – 29th, 2021 at the Accra City Hotel, Ghana, the African Leadership Organisation is pleased to present the 3rd edition of the African Regulatory Agencies and Standards Administrators Forum – Mauritius 2023.

The African Regulatory Agencies and Standards Administrators Forum – Mauritius 2023 is therefore a specialized course for regulatory professionals from across Africa to engage in a peer-to-peer dialogue and learning, information exchange and best practices among regulatory bodies, from across a variety of regulatory and enforcement domains, such as economic, health, environment and quality of service, which will be analyzed and discussed on a case-by-case basis to provoke, illuminate, and define ubiquitous dilemmas and emerging approaches.

Learning Objectives:

The curriculum explores compelling regulatory topics such as:

• Strategic Public Management Model, and its application to regulatory settings
• Fundamental design dilemmas common across all regulatory domains

• Diagnose problems and intervention rationale
• Identify alternative options
• Measure the impact of regulation
• The distinctive nature of problem-centric work
• The role of analysis in supporting effective risk-control, problem-solving, or compliance-management operations
• Special classes of risks (such as catastrophic risks, invisible risks, risks involving adversaries, etc.) that complicate the task of controlling them.

THEME:  Leading through Crisis – Inclusive Leadership for Tough Times

Event Brief

The South America-Africa-Middle-Asia Women Summit (SAMEAWS) is an annual programme that brings together, the most influential and prominent women as well as key stakeholders from South America, Africa, Middle East and Asia regions to re-emphasize the critical role of women in the future of developing economies, celebrate influential and prominent female role models who are directly contributing to their development, and most assuredly, confront the inequalities women face and focus on the change we want to see – and create – in the world.