Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s president, pauses during a

session on the opening day of the World Economic Forum

(WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. |

Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been chosen to

present the keynote address at the 2016 Hope Global Forums

conference.

The programme is scheduled to hold in the second week of

January in Atlanta, United States.

President Bill Clinton performed a role similar to that of

Jonathan at the 2015 event which gathered over 3, 000 leaders

from 40 countries.

The letter of invitation was jointly signed by Andrew Young,

Operation Hope global spokesman, Kasim Reed, mayor of

Atlanta and John Hope Bryant, Operation Hope chief executive.

They urged the former president to lend his support to an

entrepreneurship mentoring programme, by sharing his

experience in office with a wider global audience.

“As some one recognised for his leadership and vision in

Nigeria and abroad, we are personally requesting your

attendance. It is important for us that your influential voice and

perspective be included as we drive a global conversation,” the

letter read.

“We invite you to join Fortune 500 CEO’s, private investors,

financial leaders and government officials to connect and

collaborate on this vision.

“With the theme ‘Reimagining the Global Economy: Inclusive

Economics’, the annual meeting is set against the backdrop of

the Martin Luther King Holiday weekend and gathers leaders

from government, community and the private sector to outline a

vision for the modern global; economy.

“A vision where the undeserved, working poor and struggling

middle class are viewed as untapped assets for economic

growth, entrepreneurship and job creation.

“The powerful history of Atlanta as the ‘Cradle of the Civil

Rights Movement’ serves as a catalyst for our gathering,

highlighting the unfinished work of economic self-reliance

launched by Dr. King prior to his death. We will honour that

legacy with a series of activities for our guests, including ‘white

glove’ viewing of Dr. King’s papers.”

Among the guests expected to attend the programme are: Tim

Cook, Apple chief executive; Jack Lew, US treasury secretary;

Robert Rubin, former treasury secretary, and Clinton Foundation

vice-chair Chelsea Clinton.

The Hope Global Forum is an annual event that convenes

thousands of thought leaders, business professionals and

public policy officials from many countries to brainstorm on

ways of advancing the social and economic well-being of all

people around the world.

According to the organisers, the 2016 meeting focuses on

broadening inclusiveness for global economies.

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