Prévue du 24 au 25 mars prochain à Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States), the ^25th edition of the Harvard Business School Africa Business Conference is the largest African conference in the world. It is organized for and by students. It serves as a platform to raise awareness about the business environment in Africa.

“Accelerating Africa: Leaps and bounds in the next decade” is the theme planned for the two-day meeting that will welcome leaders, experts and media personalities. These have had a strong economic impact in Africa and could be sources of inspiration for young graduates who are future entrepreneurs. On the occasion, Ylias Akbaraly, CEO of Redland (holding Thomson Broadcast, GatesAir and Sipromad Group) will share the experience of a group born in Madagascar (Sipromad Group). This group has been able to develop internationally through Thomson Broadcast (French subsidiary) and GatesAir (American subsidiary). He will speak on the panel: “Building and Sustaining Africa's Hidden Giants: Lessons on building large companies in Africa that drive sustained value and impact for generations to come”, alongside other African private and public sector co-panelists.