Houston Hosts the PanAfrican Entrepreneurs Conference

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• Publié par: national-black-chamber-of-commerce
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Houston Hosts the PanAfrican Entrepreneurs Conference

PR Newswire WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2012

- Global Opportunities in Energy, Agribusiness, Technology, and Capital Access

WASHINGTON,Nov. 7, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- ThePanAfrican Entrepreneurs Conference(PAEC) takes place November 15-18, 2012, in Houston, TX at the Four Seasons Hotel. PAEC is an arena for entrepreneurs and business people within the Black Diaspora to meet and further business connections. This is the newly formed international division of theNational Black Chamber of Commerce.

Theproject strategies of PAECare to promote, help develop and expose procurement opportunities for entrepreneurs. These opportunities will include infrastructure, energy, water management, agri-business, telecommunications, fashion, matchmaking, logistics, transportation, healthcare, environmental managem ent, bidding/tender/RFP management, education facilities, fishing industry, rare minerals.

Representatives of businessesfrom Equatorial Guinea, Surinam, Nigeria, Cameroon , Trinidad and Tobago, France, Zambia, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa will be in attendance. There will be ample time to network and have face- to-face meetings to explore opportunities and synergies.

Fashion is a huge industry all around the world. We are honored thatJ. Alexander Martin, founder of the urban brand FUBU which grossed an average of$6 Billionin revenue, will share his knowledge and experiences in the glamour industries of fashion and beauty.

PAECendeavors to provide alternative sources of investment.Prosper Adabla, CEO of New Capital Holdings in Ghana, offers insight into non-traditional avenues to capital access. WhileWanda Felton, First Vice President of the Import- Export Bank of the United Sates will present on the bank's Africa Initiative.

Robert O. Agbede, President and CEO of Chester Engineers, a leading water/waste water, facility design build and management company, steers the largest Black engineering firm in the United States. He will share his significant global experience and best practices.

The Afripolitans, a collective of successful professionals, artists, entrepreneurs, activists, and philanthropists committed to reframing Africa's brand and contributing to the continued emergence ofAfrica as a player on the world stage host a special, live streamed interactive panel featuring 5 young, successful entrepreneurs.

Explore new opportunities. This event is open to the public. Registration and additional information can be found at www.panafricanec.org.Four Seasons Hotelreservations may be made by calling 800-734-4114.