The United Nations Conference for Trade and Development in Geneva have appointed AFS Chief Executive Beltus Etchu to their Awards panel who will select winners for the Empretec Women in Business Award 2016.
The prestigious global Award ceremony will take place during the 5000 delegate Empretec event on 21 July 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya, where winners will receive full UN recognition.
At this televised and streamed international gathering, entrepreneurial women, who have displayed innovative ideas, introduced new funding initiatives, demonstrated sound knowledge management and have contributed to the growth of business and employment within their respective nations, will be deservedly honoured.
UNA Scotland stated today that ”The UN appointment of Beltus Etchu to such a distinguished UN Panel of global experts, brings great credit to African Forum Scotland, to the Scots diaspora and to Scotland itself”.