{"id":832,"date":"2026-06-05T22:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T22:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=832"},"modified":"2026-06-05T22:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T22:45:58","slug":"ishmael-yamson-associates-marks-12th-business-roundtable-with-foundation-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=832","title":{"rendered":"Ishmael\u00a0Yamson\u00a0& Associates marks 12th business roundtable with Foundation launch\u202f\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Stanley Senya, GNA\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Accra, June\u00a005, GNA \u2014 Ishmael\u00a0Yamson\u00a0& Associates has launched\u00a0a\u00a0Foundation at the 12th edition of\u00a0its\u00a0Business Roundtable (BRT)\u00a0for\u00a02026.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

The launch positioned the Foundation as a dedicated vehicle for generational strategy, leadership development, and the preparation of young African talent for the demands of a rapidly changing global economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0event was the theme:\u00a0\u201cUnlocking the Next Quarter Century: Harnessing Africa\u2019s Digital Infrastructure, Trade & Integration, Energy & Industry, Governance, and Societal Development for Global Relevance.\u201d\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

A statement issued in Accra said the BRT 2026\u00a0convened\u00a0more than 400 in-person participants, including government officials, captains of industry and development partners, policy leaders, financiers, innovators, members of academia, civil society, and a global television and digital audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr\u00a0Ishmael\u00a0Yamson\u00a0Jnr,\u00a0the\u00a0CEO of Ishmael\u00a0Yamson\u00a0& Associates, said BRT 2026\u00a0represented\u00a0a decisive shift in the purpose and scale of the platform.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

He described the Roundtable not merely as a forum for dialogue, but as a strategic convening for corporate leaders prepared to shape Africa\u2019s next quarter-century through execution, enterprise, and continental collaboration.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Foundation is our dedicated vehicle for generational strategy and execution. Through structured incubation and rigorous strategic training, it will equip the brilliant young minds who will scale our\u00a0agritech\u00a0solutions, write our sovereign AI algorithms, and govern our cross-border institutions. These are the ecosystem\u00a0builders of\u00a0tomorrow,\u201d\u00a0Mr\u00a0Yamson\u00a0said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said as part of its first steps, the Foundation sponsored the attendance of 100 young delegates at BRT 2026, underscoring its commitment to widening access to high-level leadership platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said it\u00a0also\u202fcreated\u00a0pathways for emerging African professionals to engage directly with decision-makers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr\u00a0Yamson\u00a0noted that Africa\u2019s demographic future demands urgent\u00a0private-sector\u00a0leadership in talent development.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

He called on business leaders to move beyond short-term corporate survival and assume responsibility for building the ethical, highly skilled leadership base\u00a0required\u00a0to manage Africa\u2019s future enterprises, institutions, and cross-border partnerships.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He challenged African-owned businesses to become the primary financiers of the continent\u2019s future.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He called for indigenously owned enterprises to follow that example by investing in the people, systems, and institutions that will secure Africa\u2019s long-term competitiveness.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dr\u00a0Cassiel\u00a0Ato Forson,\u00a0the\u00a0Minister for Finance, commended Ishmael\u00a0Yamson\u00a0& Associates for twelve years of consistency and intellectual leadership.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said Africa stood\u00a0at a defining historical crossroads and must use the next quarter-century to convert potential into production, value addition, competitiveness, and shared prosperity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe next quarter of a century presents Africa with perhaps its greatest opportunity since political independence,\u201d Dr Forson said.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe defining question before this generation is whether Africa will finally become a production and value-addition force within the world economy,\u201d\u00a0he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Minister stressed that Africa must no longer\u00a0remain\u00a0a passive consumer in the digital age.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He called for a continental digital strategy that supports regional data\u00a0centres, affordable broadband expansion, cross-border digital payment systems, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence readiness, and digital skills for millions of young Africans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u202fGNA\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Edited by Christabel Addo\u00a0<\/p>\n

Reporter:\u00a0Stanley Senya<\/p>\n

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