Made in Africa Foundation Jesse Jackson gave a speech written by Made in Africa CEO Chris Cleverly, in front of the 53 African Heads of State and other dignitaries in attendance. The speech called for unity among African's and the diaspora, which was defined in the speech to include African Americans removed from the continent by slavery centuries earlier. A highlight of the speech can be seen in the Made in Africa Foundation film "The Tipping Point". Within the event Ozwald Boateng showcased his latest designs in a catwalk show, which featured Ghanaian footballer Michael Essien as one of the models. This conference was
Mark Essien Mark Essien Mark Essien (born December 18, 1980 in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State) is a Nigerian entrepreneur, software developer and startup investor. He is the founder and CEO of Hotels.ng, one of the first and most successful online hotel booking websites in Nigeria. Before founding Hotels.ng, Mark Essien had previously built a file sharing software called Gnumm (acquired by Snoopstar.com), followed by a language learning startup called Ingolingo. In 2013, he founded Hotels.ng. Spark.ng made an initial investment of $75,000 and another investment of $150,000. In 2015, the company secured additional investment funding of $1.2m from international investors EchoVC