The highly successful Ethiopian Diaspora investment conference scheduled for Los Angeles and Northern California

PRESS RELEASE
STATUS: TO BE RELEASED ON JANUARY 15, 2012

Washington, D.C., January 15, 2012 – The second stage of the highly successful conference titled “Collaborative Investing by the Ethiopian Diaspora in the U.S.” will take place in Northern California (Silicon Valley) on Saturday February 4 and a week later in Los Angeles, on February 11, 2012.

The California conferences are continuations of the inaugural event recently held in Washington, D.C., which was attended by hundreds of participants.

These private sector led conferences are designed to discuss investment opportunities available to the very large and increasingly successfully Ethiopian Diaspora in the U.S., which in 2010, sent about $1.0 billion to their families and friends back home.

Keynote speech will be delivered by Zemedeneh Negatu, one of the most dynamic and globally successful Ethiopian-American business executives, now working in Africa, followed by interactive discussions with the audience about the opportunities and investment vehicles the Diaspora can use to collaboratively invest in various sectors including real estate, agro-industry, mining, manufacturing, infrastructure, and the service industry.

The increasing importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Ethiopia’s economy, especially from China, India and Western countries, and how the Diaspora can benefit from it, will also be addressed.

Admission to the event is FREE but participants should register online at www.fairfaxafrica.com to secure one of the limited spaces

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For further information contact:
David.Johns@fairfaxafrica.com
Fairfax Africa Fund, LLC
8200 Greensboro Drive, Suite 900
McLean, Virginia, 22012
Telephone: 1-571-346-7503
Website: Fairfaxafrica.com