INFORPRENEURSHIP 2009, LAUNCHED

THE 2009 Infopreneurship has been officially launched to equip persons in the business sector to be able to improve the economy.

The conference also seeks to address economic issues in Ghana and also to position individuals to be internally relevant.

The Infopreneurship is a gathering of corporate executives, entrepreneurs and upwardly mobile young professionals who seek to explore ways through which information can help them achieve their dreams.

The conference which is in its third year is spearheaded by Legacy and Legacy, which is a human capital development organization.

This year’s conference is on the theme: “International Business and Global Impact”.

The conference was as well to prepare Ghanaian entrepreneurs, students and professionals for the market.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Combert Impressions, Mr. Albert Ocran said the prospects of a global market had challenged all persons in the business industry to be up to expectation.

He stated however that the time had come to break out from geographical and cultural confines and took businesses as well as ideas onto the international scene.

Mr. Ocran said, it behoved on businesses in Ghana to be abreast with global trends and also explore their companies on the international front.

That could be done, he said either directly through foreign investment or indirectly through e-commerce and related internet-based activities.

“Even though the general directions of the conference is about information and wealth creation, each year we highlight a particular dimension of this subject,” he said.

He added that participants would be challenged to think beyond the borders of this country and make themselves and their businesses globally relevant.


This year’s conference kicks start from the 10th to the 11th of August, 2009.

Speakers include, the hosts, Albert and Comfort Ocran, Dr. Mensa Otabil, Mr. Philip Sowah, Prof Pikay Richardson, Mr. Andy Ojei.

Others are, Ms Ama Okyere, Mr. George Babafemi and Mr. Joel Nettey.