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Professor Alexander Adum Kwapong Lectures: Nature Speaks

The inaugural session of the Professor Alexander Adum Kwapong Lecture Series: Nature Speaks

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The inaugural session of the Professor Alexander Adum Kwapong Lecture Series: Nature Speaks has been rescheduled to 25th April 2019. This is due to the tragic accident of the Ethiopian Airlines 737 passenger jet on Sunday 10 March 2019, which in various ways impacted key international stakeholders of UNU-INRA scheduled to participate in the event.

We thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you on the new date of 25th of April, 2pm to 5pm, at the ISSER Conference Centre of the University of Ghana.

UNU-INRA's latest initiative, the Professor Alexander Adum Kwapong Lectures: Nature Speaks is organised in collaboration with the University of Ghana. The high-level lecture series features a number of prominent thought leaders from across Africa and the world. Details of the inaugural lecture are as follows:

Topic: "Innovation, Infrastructure, Technology and the promise of new growth for natural resource management in Africa. Blind alleys or transformational change?"

Guest Speaker: Dr. Frannie Léautier, Chief Operating Officer,Trade and Development Bank (TDB)

Date: Thursday, 25th April 2019

Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Venue: ISSER Conference Centre, University of Ghana, Legon

Click here to access the blurb in English and French, and watch this space for further details on the maiden event.

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