title: Ghana Economic Forum
text: # Ghana Economic Forum
  
  Ghana Economic Forum (GEF) is a two-day forum focused on discussions pertaining to issues around the Ghanaian economy. The forum which started about 6 years ago (2012) is organised by the Business & Financial Times and was endorsed in 2017 by the government of Ghana as part of Ghana’s 60th Independence celebrations.
  
  ## Annual meeting
  
  The forum has been organised annually since 2017, and is organised at a different location each year. The themes of the conference also varies annually and are carved to reflect the current economic trends of the country.
  
  | Year | Date | Theme |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2012 | 3 May | Integrating people, systems and technologies for sustainable economic development |
  | 2013 | 12 March | The Role of Leadership in Driving National Economic Prosperity |
  | 2014 | | |
  | 2015 | | Ghanaian-owned economy – Setting the Agenda and Achieving It |
  | 2016 | 17 - 18 Aug | The Ghanaian Owned Economy: Setting the Agenda for Achieving it |
  | 2017 | 7 - 8 Aug | Building a Ghanaian-Owned Economy, 60 Years after Independence |
  | 2018 | 4 - 5 Sep | Building a competitive economy for sustainable growth |
  
  ### List of notable speakers
  
  * Yaw Osafo-Marfo (Senior Minister, Ghana)
  * Kwesi Amissah-Arthur (Former Vice President, Ghana)
  * Mahamudu Bawumia (Vice President, Ghana)
  