African Empowered Communities-USA

Happy July 4th.

Dennis Nnyondo: To all members of the African Empowered Communities, allow me to pass on my congratulatory message to you all, for having sailed through year 2015 successfully despite of some challenges you might have gone through. At the same time, I would like to wish each of you a happy prosperous New Year of 2016. This year we have so far scheduled three Annual events: 1.June-July African Cultural Heritage and Tourism Premiere and conference to be held in the Greater City of Los Angeles.

Dennis Nnyondo 2. Annual African AEC-Chapters and Ambassadors (Coordinators) delegates conference (Meeting) to be held in Kampala-Uganda. 3. October Trip Mission for 300 African delegates to Manila-Philippines. For above trip, it was supposed to have taken place last year in October, but due to the Presidential and general political campaigns going there, it was postponed until October this year the same dates. All prior preliminary arrangements for the trip have already been worked on by our Chief Ambassador at Large Dr. Felix B,. Lopez. All Chapter Executives in collaboration with our Regional Ambassadors should work together to mobilize for he delegates. Mrs Peace Byandusya our overall African Regional Coordinator (Ambassador) will be liaising with our External Relations Coordinator Mr Moses Kiyemba Kironde together with our overall mission trip Coordinator Dr Felix B. Lopez.. May the New year be a prosperous year to you all

5th Pan African trade & Investment September 2nd-5th, 2015 Conference Schedule* Speakers:

Sept. 2, 2015
Galen Center
University of Southern California
1st Annual Diaspora Investment Opportunities Conference
“Exploring Investment and Trade Opportunities
for Emerging Economies”

The first day of the conference will provide opportunities to participate in exhibits and business seminars to discuss & implement programs that assist the International Diaspora in investing in the economic development of emerging economies in Africa, the Caribbean, Asia, Central and South America and urban communities in the United States.

Sept. 4, 2015
Carson Community Center
Carson, CA.
Pan African Entrepreneurship:
Developing Village Economies in Urban and Rural Settings

Day two will feature an African Marketplace trade pavilion and Social Enterprise Development Programs that provide opportunities for local economic development in rural and urban communities. Presentations will focus on strategic development and investment for local community based community service programs, small businesses, cooperative enterprises, and entrepreneurship.

The morning session will focus on Social Entrepreneurship, Building Human Capacity and Economic Development in Africa. It will feature the new Master of Arts in International Studies Africa Program-Ghana at Concordia University Irvine and the Social Enterprise Investment program currently being developed by Deo V Development and Investment.

The afternoon session will feature the Pan African Development Organization (PADO) Study Group which will provide presentations and workshops that focus on producing functional leadership and strategic initiatives for Pan African economic integration and development that build practical and sustainable bridges and partnerships for successful Pan African economic growth and development.

Sept 5, 2015
Carson Community Center
Carson, CA
Pan African Business & investment Opportunity Showcase

The last dayof the conference will feature an African Marketplace trade pavilion and presentations, business round-tables and seminars. Delegates from the United States, Africa and the African Diaspora are invited to present international business and investment opportunities. Targeted industry sectors will include agriculture, manufacturing, telecommunications, tourism, education, water and power, health care and transportation.

*The final schedule is currently being developed. Additional information will be provided as the dates, locations topics and speakers are confirmed. Contact the conference coordinator Al Washington at 626.243.3614 if you are interested in participating as a speaker or panelist.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS & PANELISTS

Dr.Lawrence Spinelli is the Director of Outreach and Public Affairs at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) which is the U.S. government’s development finance institution. At OPIC, Dr. Spinelli is responsible for all public diplomacy activities, including outreach and business development, and he serves as OPIC’s liaison to a wide array of business organizations and government agencies in the United States and throughout the world. Dr. Spinelli launched OPIC’s Expanding Horizons program in 2006 which sponsors seminars and workshops for small businesses, he organized seven Access to Opportunity international conferences which focus on investment opportunities in emerging markets, and he created and manages OPIC’s Partners Program. In January 2009, President Obama named Dr. Spinelli as OPIC’s Acting President and CEO, a position he held until June 2010 making him the longest serving acting president in the history of the agency.

Michael J. DeRenzo, Country Manager for Southern Africa at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). Mr. DeRenzo is responsible for business development, project preparation and evaluation, and supervision of USTDA activities in Southern Africa. Prior to joining the SubSaharan Africa team, Mr. DeRenzo was a Project Analyst in the Europe and Eurasia region at USTDA. Mr. DeRenzo holds a Master’s degree in International Commerce and Policy from the George Mason School of Public Policy and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from Rutgers University. Mr. DeRenzo was the recipient of the 2008 David Ricardo Trade Award, which is given for exceptional ability, involvement, and promise in the fields of international commerce and policy.

Gwendolyn Patrick, MBA --Founding Board Chair/CFO and Chief Strategic Business Development Officer of ABC&D International Consulting Group Corp (NV). Ms Patrick has more than 27 yrs. executive experience with Fortune 100 Multi-National Corporations, County Governments, Non-Profit Corporations, Federal Budget Title Programs and the SBA. ABC&D—Advanced Business Capital & Development--a private international consulting firm, provides specialized services in Finance, Marketing, Strategic Planning and Business Development, including extensive capabilities in competitor intelligence, industry/market trade research including economic analysis of current and future emerging markets. Ms. Patrick recently established the USA-GHANA Project Feasibility & Trade Institute, a non-profit and NGO alliance group member of diversified industry partners that facilitate US based global development projects and investments in West Africa.

Ricardo Tjada is the Managing Director of Vnesto Capital a global investment banking firm with clients in North America, Latin America, South East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. In 2007 Vnesto Capital was selected by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to be a Loan Originator in their Enterprise Development Network. Mr. Tejada‘s 10 years of business experience has spanned advisory responsibilities within the Fortune 100, his own ventures, and extensive involvement with Southern California’s entrepreneurial community. Vnesto Capital provides public works financing solutions in the industries of Healthcare, Energy, Infrastructure projects and Waste and Water Treatment. Vnesto Capital also arranges corporate financial guarantees for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors.

George Swain, Managing Principal of George Swain Investments an Investment Advisory and Investment Management company providing services to both high net worth individuals and institutional pension plans. These services provide for the monitoring, active management and advice of the client’s investment accounts/portfolios. George Swain, a registered investment advisor, has been in the Investment management business since 1988, providing advisory services since 2001. George Swain Investments offers a variety of investment management and advisory services. Clients are comprised of individuals of high net worth, business entities, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension and profit sharing plans.

Shaun Randolph is Founder & CEO of Deo V. Development & Investments. Mr. Randolph has spent his professional career developing businesses, products and services that cater to serving working class communities and families. He serves in several capacities spanning across the social enterprise, financial services and alternative investments fields. He is also the creator of online alternative investment platforms, His areas of expertise include Investment Strategy & Organization, Fund Development, Social Enterprise Implementation, Investment Income, Strategic Partnerships and Sustainability.

Keidi Awadu is a multi-disciplined producer within a wide spectrum of technology fields with nearly 5 decades of experience in the entertainment industry, journalism, broadcasting, electronics and technology. Mr. Awadu was an early adopter of ICT, an IP media pioneer and a consistent advocate for community development through mastery of emerging technologies. He is engaged a daily two-hour radio broadcast centered upon the theme of Culturally Conscious Communications that has encompassed specialized programming such as Tech Talk, Future Talk, Mastering Monetization, a spectrum of business related series, health advocacy that features some of the leading voices on healthy living and an amazing convergence called “Africa Rising”. His aim is always to present solutions-based media programming and to provide real options by which his audience can take control of their lives, realize the advantages of our age and create a pathway toward inter-generational wealth that will empower their children and future generations.

Dr. Salim Faraji the founding Executive Director of the MAIS Africa Program at Concordia University Irvine has established a Masters in International Studies in Ghana and recently traveled to Namibia to lay the foundation for the MAIS Africa program there as well. He is also an Associate Professor of Africana Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He completed his M.A. and Ph.D. at Claremont Graduate University. He is a member of the International Society for Nubian Studies and specializes in early Christian history, Africana and Africanist historiography, Coptic Studies and the Sudanic, Napatan, Meroitic and Medieval periods of Nubian history. He has presented papers on Africa's Tripartite Free Trade Agreement and Aquaculture and Food Security in Ghana, West Africa at the 2nd and 3rd Annual Pan African Global Trade and Investment Conference. Dr. Faraji has served as Vice President of Building Libraries for Africa, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing libraries and literary resources for rural villages in Northern Ghana. He is one of a handful of Nubiologists in the United States and is the author of the The Roots of Nubian Christianity Uncovered: The Triumph of the Last Pharaoh. He is also a contributor to the Encyclopedia of African Religion and the Oxford Dictionary of African Biography.

Michael Maisela, Chairman of GMI Group and GMI Security Service in Durban, South Africa is an emerging South African business man involved in Airfreight Logistics and Construction Project Development and Management. Mike is also a distributor of agricultural commodities and consumable goods. The South African government has recently appointed GMI Group as a Strategic Partner of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform to assist small farmers to access international markets. These farmers manage approximately 1946 hectares growing cucumbers, butternuts, pumpkins, green peppers, maize, beetroot, onions and fresh flowers. GMI has also been offered 12 000 hectares for a hotel development within a precinct of the International Airport in Durban, South Africa.

Jacob Stein, Esq. is a partner at Klueger & Stein, LLP, a Los Angeles-based law firm focused on international business transactions for individuals and businesses. Mr. Stein has counseled thousands of clients, including: officers and directors of Fortune 500 companies; Forbes 400 families; businesses of all sizes engaging in cross-border transactions; and wealthy foreigners doing business in the United States. He is an international transactions expert, speaker, and the author of numerous books and articles including his most recent book, International Joint Ventures: A Concise Guide for Attorneys & Business Owners (2014). Mr. Stein’s accolades include an AV-rating by Martindale-Hubbell: Highest Possible Rating in Legal and Ethical Standards 2014; “Super Lawyer of the Year” and “Top Attorneys in Southern California 2014” by the Los Angeles Magazine.

Darren D. Dickerson serves as CEO for DSD Publicity Consulting (DSD), a boutique firm that represents a mix of entertainment companies and talent clients that currently includes the UP Network, ASPiRE Network, actress Tamala Jones (Castle), Vanessa Bell Calloway (Shameless), rapper/actor Niatia “Lil Mama” Kirkland (CrazySexyCool) and the Tankard family (Thicker Than Water). Most recently (2012 – 2014), Dickerson simultaneously served as a senior publicist for The Front Page Firm where his roster of clients included: Bishop TD Jakes and TDJ Enterprises, TV One (R&B Divas), TV Land (The Soul Man), the Tankards (Thicker Than Water), Kevin Frazier (The Insider) and Roland S. Martin (TV One). He is currently developing the Myriad Honors, a new awards program that will focus on minority and foreign talent often overlooked by Hollywood’s Oscar oriented statuette-distributing establishment. His effort to launch the new Myriad Honors Hollywood awards show have been accelerated by the reaction to perceived racism in the Academy Awards 2015 nomination announcements and awards.As more people both in and outside Hollywood become aware of the new ceremony, Dickerson envisions a future rainbow-colored Myriad Honors turnout that networks will be clamoring to cover.

Dr. Jacent M. Mpalyenkana, Ph.D, MBA, is an author, professional speaker, counselor and success coach. She is a graduate of Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; Hull University, England; and The Institute of Metaphysical Humanistic Science (IMHS), Miami, Florida. She holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce, a master’s degree in business administration, and PhDs in Counseling, and Metaphysical Sciences. Dr. Mpalyenkana is the founder of Tap The Good Counseling, Speaking and Success Coaching Services. As a counselor, she specializes in abuse, co-dependence on Alcohol and Drugs, stress, and family conflict. As a success coach, she specializes in Business partnerships, creating success-infused mindsets, Communication Strategies, Leadership, The Art of Persuasion, and Business Influence.

Alain Dolium is currently the co-founder and CEO EMEA-North America of South Mobile Services, a company focused on Digital Transformation with business models based on a south-south and pan-African vision for technology. Engaged in the public affairs, he’s also the co-founder and the president of the independent Do Tank ‘’Centre Numérique’’ (Digital center). Centre Numerique's objective is to create a relevant digital public policy for France with a participatory bottom-up approach. He is also preparing the next launch of a new pan-African network aimed at identifying and supporting young innovative entrepreneurs who are able to become the next Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg . He is also the author of ‘’Richesses des cultures contre culture des riches’’ published by Fortuna in September 2012. He is a graduate from the French Business School « Sup de Co Amiens » and the Canadian Business School « HEC Montreal » in Marketing and Financial Markets. He recently graduated from the High studies on the Economic Development connected to the French Ministry of Economy, « Cycle des Hautes Etudes au Développement Economique / CHEDE »

Troy Santos is the Regional Marketing Director and Global Expansion Team Member of Zenza Life Sciences. Troy is of Cape Verdean decent but was born in the United States. He has over 30 years of experience in heavy commercial and residential construction. He also has experience with multilevel marketing companies. His passion is helping others to achieve their full potential in life regardless of obstacles. As Zenza's Global Expansion Team Member his current plans are to introduce Zenza Life Science’s products and business opportunities to Africa’s emerging economies in 2015.

Dr. David Horne is a tenured full professor of Critical Thinking and African History, and is the former chair of the Pan African Studies Department at Cal State University Northridge. He also teaches graduate public policy and introductory political analysis, and is the graduate advisor for the department. He is the original Executive Director of the California African American Political Institute at CSU Northridge, the former Executive Director of the revised California African American Political and Economic Institute at California State University, Dominguez Hills and the founding Director of the Sixth Region Diaspora Caucus (SRDC). Currently, he is the Director of the Pan African Public Policy Institute housed in the department of Pan African Studies at Cal State Northridge, and the Co-Founder and political consultant to the Council of Black Political Organizations” (COBPO).

C. Ray Carlson, Project Manager, Rotary Club International Job Creation & Entrepreneurship Programs will return with a panel to report on the progress of Rotary Club International’s (RCI) program to teach basic Entrepreneurship Education and Business Plan development on a large scale in universities, colleges and polytechnic schools in Africa. RCI's Vocational Training Teams are sent from the US and other developed regions through Rotary Clubs which then collaborate with local Rotary Clubs in the host country to provide local sponsors and mentoring.

SARAH PHILIPS, PhD candidate, Public Health, Walden University. Formerly Chief Legislative Officer of the Parliament of Kaduna State, Nigeria, she launched a Rotary program in Kaduna that taught Entrepreneurial Literacy to several hundred students in Government, Muslim, Catholic and Protestant secondary schools. She is a Director of the Entrepreneurial Media Consortium 501c3 dba TrepMakers in California and their Director of African Development. She is a member of Rotary Club of Rancho Cucamonga, Califbrnia. She leads the teams to Nigeria and makes all the in-country arrangements.

JOHN S FRYKENBERG, MA History & Political Science, U. of Rhode Island; currently Adjunct Professor of History at West Los Angeles College. He served in the US Navy as Lieutenant 1968-71, then in the US Naval Reserve until retirement with the rank of Commander. In 1977. He has extensive experience as owner of Property Management companies, and in operating Chambers of Commerce. As Chair of International Service of the Rotary Club of Altadena , He launched the current program in Nigeria where eight universities have participated.

JOHN DAVIS, MBA-UCLA, BS Business (Finance) Cal.State-L.A. University. He is CFO of Mt. Sierra College in Monrovia, California, where he was a co-founder in 1997. Prior to that he worked almost 10 years for the California Institute of Technology at Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a Finance/Cost Manager. In a consulting capacity, he presented new market analysis to the Directors of Samsung Corporation, Korea. A member of the Rotary Club of Arcadia, he participated in the training team to Nigeria in Sept 2014 that trained 1,700 students in two universities there.

Nikesha Gipson, M.B.A. is a global business educator, trainer and investor with education and business experience in Entrepreneurship and Business Management and Mass-Media Communications. Her international business experience includes marketing and sales, human resource development, small and corporate business management and the use of Internet social networking platforms and educational software. Her current interests involves providing entrepreneurs with the information and expertise required to explore and take advantage of current business and trade opportunities with China.

Craig Norman, the CEO ofThe C.A.Norman Group Inc. and its sister company C.A.Norman Limited (Ghana) has been consulting in land and business development in Ghana (West Africa) since 1998. The company with its (Ghanaian) professional staff of Architects, Engineers, Draftsmen and Construction Crews is dedicated to providing the highest quality workmanship in all areas of design, construction, sales and leasing. To achieve this it incorporates a mixture of local Ghanaian construction methods intertwined with technologies of American Construction, Construction Managers and Project Managers. This assures that they get the desired facility built and the financial benefit of using a Ghanaian labor force. Mr. Norman is currently developing the Stadium View Commercial Center, a mixed-use, master planned commercial site located in Miotso Village in the town of Prampram in Ghana, West Africa

Mr Robert Sichinga Jr, Zambia's Honorary Consul and Chief of post for the Republic of Zambia in California, performs delegated functions on behalf of the Republic of Zambia. Robert was born and raised in Zambia and moved to the United States in 1996. He possesses a Masters Degree in Business Administration, and a Masters of Science degree in Healthcare Administration. He has been employed in the pharmaceutical industry for over 13 years in different capacities. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and has taught as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Business for almost two decades. Robert has exhibited an unrelenting passion for Zambia as is evident in his various activities to promote Zambia's trade and investment opportunities.

Dennis L. Nnyondois the President of African Empowered Communities-USA an umbrella organization headquartered in the USA to establish collaborative partnerships that improve cultural and trade relationships between Africa and the U.S. His goal is to organize AEC-USA in such a way that it will be the "go to" organization when it comes to identifying potential African based business and trade opportunities. AEC currently has chapters in East and South Africa.

Al Foster is the President/CEO of ALJFoster Alloys a Metal Industry service provider specializing as an export facilitator to EAR 99 African nations, after years of developing relationships in the American metal industry with AS9100 and AS9120* certified facilities. With an array of diverse products, processing and service to meet ever changing needs ALJFoster Alloys provides the African manufacturing, construction and civil industry with immediate delivery from a vast inventory of aluminum, brass, copper, bronze, stainless steel and cold-finished steel rod and bar. ALJFoster Alloysoffers complete pre-production precision processing services: leveling, blanking, cut-to length, slitting, sawing, shearing, grinding, machining, and thermal flattening.

Click the links provided below to see the current conference schedules.

Galen Center, University of Southern California

Carson Community Center

The People's Community Clinic (PCC) will participate in the 5th Annual Pan African Global Trade and Investment Conference to display its current plan to bring a medical clinic on wheels to Africa on September 5, 2015 from 9:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. While on display at the conference the PCC will provide free health services to the attendees and to the community surrounding the event. The PCC will also offer a guided tour of The Clinic on Wheels that is recognized as a real necessity in Africa and other developing countries. Additional information about clinic can be obtained by contacting the Peoples Community Clinic at [email protected] and Bambou Ada Diagne CEO, International Ventures and Trade at skype: rubis2002.

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