AfDB's Akinwumi Adesina to speak at Salt Institute’s lecture on Transformational Leadership in Africa

President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has been confirmed as the Keynote Speaker at the 3rd Annual Public Lecture on transformational leadership in Africa, organised by the Intercessors for Africa (IFA) and Sundoulos Advanced Leadership Training (SALT) Institute.

The virtual public lecture to be held on Saturday, 28th August, 2021, will also see Ms. Allen Catherine Kagina, Executive Director, Uganda National Roads Authority; and Dr. Nthabiseng Moleko, Development Economist of the Stellenbosch University, South Africa, as the other speakers.

A statement issued by the Management and Board of the organizing institutions said the lecture to be moderated by Dr. Mawuli Coffie, Director, Corporate & Business Strategy, SALT Institute, is themed “Integrity, Leadership and Stewardship for National Transformation in Africa”.

The four-fold objectives of the IFA-SALT Institute public lecture series are to:

• Present and clarify the need for transformational leadership in Africa based on Nehemiah’s redemptive ideological framework;
• Sensitise stakeholders on the significance of the Redemptive Ideology towards national/continental transformation;
• Present succinct and documented evidence of the need for deliberate, intentional and creative ideas, policies and systems for the desired transformation of the nations of Africa; and
• Identify opportunities and approaches for harnessing Africa’s massive God-given resources and the collective consciousness of the African peoples in pursuit of the requisite transformations.

The organisers explain the lecture is to be held virtually due to the COVID-19 situation, and will run between 14:00Hrs to 16:00Hrs GMT on Saturday, 28th August, 2021.

“It is targeted at all segments of the African society, including youth and women groups, civil society, public and business communities, the Church and Christian-based organizations, academia, media, creative arts, policymakers, traditional leaders, security agencies, professional bodies, education and training institutions, etc.

The Intercessors for Africa (IFA) started as a prayer group in 1976 and has, over the years, expanded continentally with its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. SALT Institute, on the other hand, is an accredited research and training institute affiliated to GIMPA that is committed to raising and developing servant leaders for both private and public life in Africa, as well as globally.