Executive Chairman of the KGL Group, and Board Chairman of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Mr. Alex Apau Dadey picked up two awards, The Group CEO of the Year for Conglomerate Business and the Diaspora Business of the Year at the 7th CEO Summit held at Kempinski Hotel, Gold Coast City in Accra on the 22nd May 2023.
The awards are in honor of the KGL Group’s exceptional achievement over the year and its significant efforts to strengthen ties with the Diaspora as well as its contribution to the Ghanaian economy.
Awards were presented by the former President of the Republic of Ghana and recently elected presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama.
Mr. Dadey spoke on the topic “Economic Sovereignty: The Role of the Ghanaian Diaspora in Achieving Economic Sovereignty and Good Corporate Governance” and in His address, stressed the need for government to do more with policies and must take specific action to remove obstacles that hamper the ultimate goal of achieving economic sovereignty.
“I am excited about our future, a Ghana that is brave, bold, and fearless, investing in and leveraging off the capacity and expertise of our own tried and tested Diaspora, first, to be self-sufficient. We must transcend the age-old practice of leaning on returns of natural resources as staples for economic growth. In the new fast-paced global world, We must lean on the Ghanaian Diaspora”. He said.