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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo greeted African business leaders following his keynote address.
CONNECTING CONTINENTS SUMMIT INCREASES COOPERATION AND INVESTMENT FROM AMERICAN BUSINESSES BY LOGAN SMITH
The Liberty University School of Business, in partnership with Liberty’s Standing for Freedom Center, organized and implemented one of the most groundbreaking summits in school history April 13-15, bringing in top government and business trailblazers from across Africa to discuss ways to orchestrate and deliver Judeo-Christian foundational change for
all economies involved. These African leaders, either attending in person or through videoconferencing, included the vice president of Nigeria, president of Ghana, former president of Malawi, vice president of Liberia, and other political and economic heads of state. Members of the Congo parliament, the governor of South Sudan, an ambassador
to Rwanda, and billionaire Nigerian businesswoman Folorunso Alakijah also participated. Many other countries wanted to attend, like South Africa, but were prevented by absolute COVID-19 shutdowns. American leaders included CEO of Hobby Lobby Steve Green; former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; former FROM LEFT: Liberty University President Jerry Prevo, Hobby Lobby CEO Steve Green, Pastor Forson Swanzy, former NFL player and CEO of the Brewer Group Jack Brewer, and CEO of Octane Public Relations and Advertising Everett Hamilton EL LIE RICH ARDSON
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