My Remarks: IMF Meetings 2025 – “Boosting Productivity Growth in the Digital Age”
When we speak of productivity in the digital age, we are really talking about people. Productivity is not only about output per worker — it is about opportunity per person. In Africa, we see both the challenge and the promise of this new era. Yes, our digital gaps are large — connectivity, infrastructure, skills. But […]
Africa and the Nordics: Building a New Model for Sustainable Investment
Africa and the Nordic countries share priorities. We came together this week to share, learn and partner. Both regions are rich in natural resources and face demographic challenges: Africa grapples with a young growing population, the Nordics face an aging demographic. These experiences and challenges are significant opportunities for equitable partnership: both regions can work […]
Tony O. Elumelu CFR Receives the Appeal of Conscience Award
Appeal of Conscience Award Acceptance Remarks
Your Eminence, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, The esteemed Founder, Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Our Gala Chair, Brian Moynihan, Distinguished leaders of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, Leaders of faith, business, and civil society, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good evening. As you know, my husband, Tony Elumelu, cannot be here tonight. Tony would clearly have liked to be here, […]
Heirs Energies: An African Champion
We hear a lot about African champions, African role models, African innovation and excellence. How we should demonstrate Africa’s potential. The potential we know exists. When we founded Heirs Energies, our vision was bold, yet simple: an African integrated energy business, grounded in excellence, execution, and enterprise, that could redefine what is possible in our […]
Brand Power: Why Every Leader must be their Chief Marketing Officer
It takes years to build a trusted brand and seconds to destroy it. When I speak with young entrepreneurs, I tell them that the power of brand is critical, it is the beginning of trust, the engine of loyalty, the foundation of that personal relationship between the consumer, the product and the business. And branding […]
15 Years of Africapitalism in Action: Executing Heirs Holdings’ Bold Vision for Africa
Heirs Holdings, the family-owned pan-African investment group created by Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, marks its 15th anniversary this month, celebrating a decade and a half of transformative, long-term investment in Africa. Established in 2010, Heirs Holdings was founded on a mission: to transform Africa, creating economic and social wealth; a demonstration of Tony Elumelu’s philosophy […]
My Keynote Address at the African Caucus Meeting
Introduction Your Excellencies, Ministers, Central Bank Governors, esteemed representatives of the IMF & World Bank, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen It is truly an honour to be here with you today. This gathering could not be timelier, as we work together to amplify Africa’s voice and shape a development path that reflects our unique needs […]
From Pressure to Performance: The One Decision That Tested My Resilience
This weekend, Heirs Holdings Group’s senior management gathered. We had one objective – strengthening our resilience, probing our own capacity to be resilient, testing our responses as individuals and as a business. We wanted to leave stronger, more certain, more sure of our ability to respond to all that a volatile environment can throw out […]
Catalysing Africa’s Transformation Through Partnership, Capital, and Vision – Afreximbank at 32
Africa came to Abuja this week, hosted by the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, to mark a significant milestone: 32 years of Afreximbank, a pan-African institution that has shaped trade on the continent, and transformed lives through visionary capital deployment and strong public-private collaboration. When I say only Africans will build Africa, Afrexim leads in so many […]
