The Transformation Leadership Panel (TLP), established by ACET in 2019, is a body of 17 eminent figures from Africa and around the world united by a shared vision and mission: to influence, support and advise leaders on critical and necessary action to achieve transformative change in Africa by 2030. The Panel is chaired by former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Though many countries have experienced relatively strong growth in recent years, African leaders must confront increasingly urgent, and challenging, issues over the next decade: population growth and demographic shifts, climate change, regional integration and cooperation, technological innovation, improved health services and gender equality, to name a few. The ways in which public and private sector leaders tackle these issues will have a profound impact on the ability of countries to transform their economies—and on the human well-being of Africa’s people, especially women and youth.
Though many countries have experienced relatively strong growth in recent years, African leaders must confront increasingly urgent, and challenging, issues over the next decade: population growth and demographic shifts, climate change, regional integration and cooperation, technological innovation, improved health services and gender equality, to name a few. The ways in which public and private sector leaders tackle these issues will have a profound impact on the ability of countries to transform their economies—and on the human well-being of Africa’s people, especially women and youth.
The TLP believes that heightened leadership and elevated action hold the key to turning challenges into opportunities that support, Africa’s long-term transformation agenda. The TLP works toward three goals:
- increase collaboration among development partners and institutions
- to galvanize action among leaders and policymakers on Africa’s transformation
- to advocate for Africa on the global stage.
The TLP is driven by an overarching objective of promoting gender parity in leadership across all sectors of African society.
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Members of the Panel
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
former President, Liberia (TLP Chair)
K.Y. Amoako
Founder and President, ACET
Vera Songwe
Executive Secretary, ECA
Masood Ahmed
Center for Global Development
Dolika Banda
former CEO, Africa Risk Capacity
Acha Leke
Chair, Africa Region, McKinsey & Company
Ann Cotton
Founder, CAMFED International
Stefano Manservisi
former Director-General, DEVCO, European Commission
Ndidi Nwuneli
Co-founder and Managing Partner, Sahel Capital
Charles Boamah
former Senior Vice President, AfDB
Reeta Roy
President and CEO, Mastercard Foundation
Hafez Ghanem
Vice President, Africa Region, World Bank
Gayle Smith
President and CEO, ONE Campaign
Ibrahim Mayaki
former Prime Minister, Niger; CEO, AUDA-NEPAD
Bineta Diop
Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, African Union
Agnes Kalibata
President, AGRA
James Mwangi
Managing Director and CEO, Equity Group Holdings
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2nd meeting of the Transformation Leadership Panel
The second meeting of the Transformation Leadership Panel (#TLP), an initiative of the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) in Addis Ababa worked on developing a coordinated approach to addressing Africa’s urgent economic challenges.
First Meeting of the Transformation Leadership Panel
ACET established the Transformation Leadership Panel (TLP), which will convene around a common cause: to advocate for action at the highest levels of government and regional institutions.
