Infrastructure is in its nascent essence, the foundation for a nation’s economic activity. The soundness and ongoing investure in infrastructure is by far the most critical yardstick to measure a nation’s economic, social, development and competitive health
Quality and accessibility to transportation, broadband communication, human necessities like food, water, shelter and access to basic healthcare, tools of performance like power and technology require significant public investment and hence the access to pools of investment capital are necessary for the development of nationhood and sustainability of its national security.
Additionally innovation, ubiquitous access to technology for commerce, climate change actions that pivot towards more green and clean energy and climate friendly industrialization literally pushes a nation forward into a healthy future and where absent, sets a nation back many decades.
African nations like those elsewhere determined to emerge as healthy viable nations must have the ability to generate, access and retain capital required to build their nations’ infrastructure and thereby create an enabling environment for SMEs and industries to flourish.
Ngozi Bell will share some key principles gleaned from years in private sector investments and public sector engagement in the mobilization of small businesses, startups and industries.
About Ngozi Bell
Ngozi Bell holds both physics and engineering degrees and spent over two decades in companies like AT&T Microelectronics, and many of the world’s leading technology firms. More recently Bell has worked in venture capital and private equity leadership. Bell is currently with the US Office of Advocacy, SBA.
