USLACC AFRICA WEEK IN NEW YORK, USA

Theme: Unlocking Trade and Investment Potentials in digital economy, technology, creativity, Arts and advanced skills acquisition

Sub theme: Launching support to youth empowerment and engagement, on technology, skills and entrepreneurship development, to unravel unemployment, poverty and by engaging on production not consumption.

Highlights: 

1. Special Recognition and Award to the New York Governor, KATHY HOCHUL, as the first female New York State Governor, USA.

2. Exhibition of products, items, business plans and indigenous technology

3. America & African biz game- changers, VIP meeting & networking.

4. Seminars, speeches, symposium and biz orientation for youths.

5. Exchange programs between America and African youths

6. Endowment fund launch for youths’ projects & development.

Attendees: Government Executives, members of the Diplomatic communities/ Consulates, African Diasporas, Professionals, NGO’s – Associations, Artists, Technology experts, business men and women.

Targeted / Expected Special Guests and VIP’s:

1. Executive Governor of New York: Kathy Hochul to be honoured as the first female Governor of New York.

2. Nigerian Government officials and Diplomats

3. Nigeria cultural Association (NCA) in Buffalo

4. Executives of GLOBAL African professions – exchange

5. President of US Latino American Chamber of Commerce (USLACC)

6. USLACC African Patrons and Sponsors

POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS:

Participants have a veritable chance to wrap up the year with impactful time with industry owners, technology wizards, investors and financial agencies to enhance partnership, boost trade and investment and to prepare the new year with rich economic planning and schedules. So the events opens up avenues for networking, matchmaking, making presentations to attract new partners, new market strategies and get updates of what trends in the business world.

EXPECTED OUTCOME:

The period of the event is unique so that business people and entrepreneurs can meet to forge new partnership to start up the new year. It is also a period to exhibit products or explore to both individual business profiles.

UNIQUE SELLING POINT:

The event location is key as that is one of the hearts of USA. Connection with the N.Y Governor office, the Investors and VIP’s coming from various powerful areas, impactful seminars and expository presentations are powerful tools to equip one for the new year.

PURPOSE OF THE EVENT:

USLACC Africa maintains the leading force to investment opportunities through epoch making events that gather game changers, investors, youth leaders, tech industries, business alumni, Diplomats and financial broker houses to forge partnership, network and share contacts and ideas to boost profiles. Again the event is a follow up of the successful most recent event in July at foreign Affairs Nigeria that promised continuity and sustainable outcome.

More so the choice of location of the event is unique as N.Y is one of the hot cities in USA to engender good business prospects and connections, engage with new friends, get informed about industry trends, explore options and build personal synergies.

MORE INFORMATION:

As the USLACC Ambassador to Africa and my partners across Africa and America, I, Ambassador Ifeoma Mary Ejiogu, is pleased to invite you to our upcoming events in New York City /Buffalo, respectively, on 13^th -15^th November 2025. This event aims to facilitate a streamlined access to representations from African business community, stimulating enhanced bilateral trade relations and reinforcing existing business partnerships.

 lt is worthy of note that, the economy of sub-Saharan Africa is among the world’s fastest growing economies that have played an exclusive market, with the pan African trade hubs, standing as the largest trading partners with the American business community. Today and undoubtably, we are looking forth for the opportunities that will lift millions out of poverty and foster long term stability to our economies through strategic partnership.

USLACC Africa intends to build bridges and engage American entrepreneurs and business leaders in the USA to African investment potentials and gaining access to the indigenous manufacturers that are dealing with the raw materials in Africa. USLACCC aims at increasing awareness about key sectors, untapped resources and markets, to expand trade activities between America and Africa.

The above event is the gathering of business people, potential investors, manufacturers and industrialists, to network, match make and grow businesses.  Indeed, the event aims to foster partnerships that will boosts import and exports activities, and to forge a strategic trade relation for mutual benefits.

The Sub theme of this event aims to feature youth’s inclusiveness to economic affairs, by buttressing entrepreneurship, job creation, skill acquisition, technology advancement, youth economic empowerment, thereby promoting innovation, and creativity among the youths challenging African youths towards production rather than mere consumption only.

Therefore, our organization through the proceeds of our series of events, is committed to offering local and overseas training programs for our youths on technology, entrepreneurship and advanced skill acquisition. This program will target youths with talents, and inventive ideas first for scholarship and sponsorship, though it is all inclusive, our goal is to create opportunities for capacity building, career optimization and economic development for both the young and adult.

WHO WE ARE:

This program is the initiative of the African version of the United States Latino American Chamber of Commerce (USLACC).  In collaboration with the economic trade and investment department pf the ministry of foreign affairs Nigeria, also, other partnering bodies like; Global African Professional Exchange in USA., and Nigerian Cultural Association in Buffalo N.Y,

USLACC is a distinguished public institution headquartered in Los Angeles, California—the world’s third-largest regional economic center. Over the years, USLACC has been at the forefront of promoting bilateral foreign direct investments, infrastructural development, and international trade between America and various regions around the globe.

Today, the African Region of the Chamber is under the leadership of a Visionary, Ambassador Ifeoma Mary Ejiogu, who is determined, to bridge Africa and American business community through strategic partnerships and development initiatives. In line with the vision of USLACC international, Ambassador Ifeoma and her team have initiated series of events and projects that have been ongoing in other advanced countries in the world to woo foreign investors to African’s industrialization, trade and investment.

FOR FURTHER CORRESPONDENCES ON THE USLACC AFRICA & AMERICAN UPCOMING CONVENTION

You can email directly, Ambassador Ifeoma M. Ejiogu, through,

uslacc.africa1@gmail.com,

or call,

+1(240)8551766,

+234 7048588407

 4378482169,

+2347067084211.