MTN Ghana and Business World will host corporate leaders within the technology and financial sectors of Ghana’s economy at the 23^rd edition of the MTN Business World Executive Breakfast meeting scheduled for the 5^th of July, 2018 in Accra at the Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel in Accra.

The event under the theme, ‘Is Block Chain Technology the future of financial services?’ seeks to explore the controversy of digital currency. It also seeks to uncover the disruption the block chain technology may have on mobile financial services and other sectors including the music industry, healthcare, legal and governance.

The discussion will be done by personalities with extensive experiences within the technology and financial sectors of the economy. They include:

• Mr. Eli Hini -General Manager for Mobile Financial Services (MFS), MTN Ghana. A Chartered Marketer with over 17 years’ experience serving in various leadership positions in MTN Ghana, Unilever Ghana Limited and Coca-Cola Bottling Company Limited.
• Prof. Nii Quaynor- Chairman, Ghana DOT COM, an internet pioneer and chairman of the company that introduced the first crypto coins in Africa.  He also played a crucial role in the introduction and advancement of the internet throughout Africa.
• Kobina Hughes- Managing Partner Collingwoode. He is a lawyer and a block Chain expert. He served as Head of Commercial Law and Procurement at the Greater London Authority and Senior Lawyer with Ofgem (the gas and electricity markets economic regulator). He also worked as the Principal Officer, Monitoring and Regulation at the Volta River Authority (VRA).

Commenting on the forum, as to what participants are to expect, the Ag. Chief Marketing Officer of MTN Noel Kojo-Ganson noted that MTN’s commitment has been to provide the experience of a bold new digital world for Ghanaians, as a result of which we chose the theme to reflect growing concerns of the digital revolution.” “We believe that this platform will provide an opportunity for discourse to allay fears which persist even in the face of innovations that make the digital space easily maneuverable”.

 “We are confident that the caliber of speakers at this edition will provide the needed insights into the matter at hand, He added.”

The MTN Business World Executive Breakfast meeting is organized quarterly by the publishers of Business World Magazine. It is to serve as a platform for Executive leadership discussions and networking for CEOs, senior management, professionals and entrepreneurs in Ghana.  Earlier this year, the breakfast meeting hosted Chinedu Echeruo, a global Tech Entrepreneur and Founder of HopStop. The forum deliberated on the theme “Leadership and Entrepreneurship in a fast paced Tech World”.

About MTN Ghana

MTN Ghana is the market leader in the increasingly competitive mobile telecommunications industry in Ghana, offering subscribers a range of exciting options under Pay Monthly and Pay As You Go Services. The company has committed itself to delivering reliable and innovative services that provide value for subscribers in Ghana’s telecommunications market. Since its entry into Ghana in 2006, MTN has continuously invested in expanding and modernizing its network in order to offer superior services to a broad expanse of the nation. Total network investments from 2006-2017 are about $3.615 Billion. MTN has the widest network coverage across Ghana. With the commercial launch of 4G LTE services, MTN became the only mobile operator providing 4G services in all regional capitals and large cities. The company has also built three modern switch and data centres to deliver stable, reliable, efficient and robust Telecom and Data Services to customers.

For further information, visit www.mtn.com.gh