Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent Nigeria at the 2025 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) scheduled for Davos, Switzerland.
Henzodaily reports that the Vice President would join world leaders, top business executives and representatives of development partners at the meeting to discuss the state of the world economy with the view to improving its conditions.
According to a statement from his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, Senator Shettima, while in Davos would hold bilateral meetings with other leaders as well as participate in workshops and forums slated for the annual gathering.
Among events slated for the Vice President include a workshop entitled, ‘Roadmap to Co-create Investment Opportunities for Africa’s Frontier Markets’, organized by the African Development Bank in collaboration with the World Economic Forum to boost the flow of capital into Africa’s frontier markets, to scale solutions that build a prosperous, inclusive and resilient continent. It is slated for the Congress Centre in Jakobshorn.
Top on the agenda would be an announcement of the Humanitarian and Resilience Investing (HRI) Roadmap for Africa, in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), and foster partnerships between public and private sector leaders interested in mobilizing investment in Africa’s frontier markets, among others.
He would also attend a dinner for heads of state, government and international organizations, as well as Annual Meeting 2025 Crystal Awardees, the International Business Council and Strategic Partners slated for Kurpark Village, Eiger.
Senator Shettima would also co-chair a forum on ‘Turning Digital Trade into a Catalyst for Growth in Africa’ slated for the Pischa Congress Centre.
The session would provide a dynamic platform for forward-thinking dialogue on digital trade and the crucial role of the private sector in advancing the implementation of the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol adopted by the AU heads of state/government in January 2024.
Shettima would attend, as a panelist, a Stakeholder Dialogue entitled, ‘Global Risks 2025’. The Global Risks Report highlights an increasingly volatile global landscape, marked by accelerating geopolitical, technological and environmental challenges. The event is slated for the Aspen 2 Congress Centre in Davos.
The Vice President will be accompanied by top government functionaries including the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, and Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Aisha Rimi.