DAC webinar: Global value chains and the new geopolitical world order - Where does Africa fir in?
Events of the last year have made it clear that the world is moving towards a model of two hegemonic blocs and a third group of loosely aligned countries. African countries largely fall into this third group.
This realignment is focusing multinational enterprises to reconsider where they invest and what kinds of activities to engage in, and African governments - most of which are dependent to some extent on foreign investment - must act to strengthen their position in this changing world order.
In this webinar, host Professor Rajneesh Narula (OBE) brings together a panel of experts to debate the choices available and how states can respond to these rapidly unfolding challenges.
Event information:
Date: Thursday March 2026
Time: 17:30–19:00 (SAST)
Venue: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free
Meet the panellists:
- Ziad Hamoui
Ziad Hamoui is a charted logistician, regional integration advocate, and committed pan-Africanist with 23 years' private-sector experience in logistics and transport in Ghana and 15 years' international development expertise across West Africa. He is national president for Ghana's Borderless alliance, an award-winning private-sector advocacy group promoting regional economic integration and tackling barriers to trade and transport. He is a chartered fellow of the chartered institute of logistics and Transport, a founding member of the Trade Facilitation Coalition for Ghana and serves on several high-level national and international advisory bodies. - Dr Thomas Deberge
Dr Thomas Deberge is an Assistant Professor of Strategy and International Business at the Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University, Chicago. A large part of his research focuses on the African context, combining historical and on-the-ground qualitative methods to build theory in international business, organisation theory and strategic management. His current research explores the strategies of multinational enterprises to navigate challenging political environments, the governance of global value chains, and technology and financial services firms in Africa, particularly Rwanda. He has a PHD in business administration and a BA in anthropology.