The Chief Executive Officer of the CEO Network Ghana, organisers of the Ghana CEO Summit, Ernest De-Graft Egyir, has said the eight (8th) edition of the conference covers the need for Ghana’s private and public sectors to collaborate in navigating a rapidly evolving global landscape.
According to him, economic diversification is crucial for resilience and sustained growth, while leveraging AI presents unparalleled opportunities for innovation and efficiency.
He maintained that by fostering a dialogue between CEOs from both sectors and emphasising high-impact learning, the summit seeks to inspire strategic partnerships and actionable insights to propel Ghana’s economic resurgence in the digital age.
The annual Ghana CEO Summit, founded in 2016, has participants of over 500 topmost CEOs, Heads of State, entrepreneurs, business leaders and policymakers from West Africa and around the world.
The one-day Summit is themed “Reigniting Business and Economic Growth: Charting a Path Forward; Economic Diversification and Artificial Intelligence Transformation. A Private-Public Sector CEO Dialogue & High Impact- Learn.”
On the spotlight conversation on artificial intelligence transformation to reignite business and economic growth, Antanas Bernatonis, Founder, WHY AI Agency, speaking on “The AI Advantage: Why AI, Case Studies and Reality Check” offered a deep dive into the AI Advantage, showcasing real-life case studies and providing a reality check on the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in business.
Mr. Bernatonis, gave valuable insights into how AI is reshaping industries, unlocking new opportunities, and driving innovation.
He encouraged companies to invest in AI as it was no longer the future but “the now,” stressing that companies should focus on training, team plan and company-wide strategy to help enhance their productivity.
Darlington Akogo, Founder & CEO, Minohealth AI Labs on “Charting a Path Forward: Leading in the New Age of AI” emphasized the benefits of AI, if properly leveraged, especially in the health care sector.
Mr. Akogo said, in a country that had limited number of clinicians, with a 1:1000 doctor patient ratio, it was about time the health care sector focused on exploiting the benefits of AI.
The Minohealth AI Labs CEO said AI had proven to be very effective in diagnosis business, saving a lot of time and resources globally, adding that fast diagnostic results using AI had proven more accurate, leading to more survival rates and better life expectancy, aside its comparatively affordability.
Mr. Akogo charged companies to embrace the new age of Ai, by investing heavily in it.
