ABOUT:

TRADELINK 2025: A US-Africa Trade Conference is a dynamic event launched by Global Dropoff Logistics (GDL), an organization rooted in international trade facilitation, buyer-supplier linkages, and warehouse and logistics. Held during UNGA week, this event will feature a day of influential speakers, interactive panels, and curated networking focused on strengthening economic partnerships between Africa and the USA. Held alongside the United Nations General Assembly, Tradelink attracts global diplomatic, political, and commercial attention.

In a rapidly changing world shaped by new trade policies, Africa’s rise as a major export and investment hub cannot be ignored. This forum provides a rare opportunity for private sector leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to convene at the heart of global diplomacy and shape actionable outcomes in real-time.

KEY DETAILS:

Date: September 23, 2025

Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Location: THE HIT FACTORY, 421 W. 54TH STREET, NYC 

Theme: Enhancing bi-lateral trade between USA and Africa

PANELISTS:

DR. JUMOKE ODUWOLE

Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

DR. DELE ALAKE

Honourable Minister of Solid Minerals Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

AHUNNA EZIAKONWA

United Nations Assistant Secretary- General and the United Nations Development Program’s Director, Regional Bureau for Africa

IAN EVANS

Founder, CEO Karios.ai. CTO and Co-Founder, Metify

AISSATA (M.B.) CAMARA

Commissioner of NYC Mayor's Office for International Affairs

JUDE (M.I.) ABAGA

Rapper, songwriter, record producer. Founder & CEO, TASCK

STEPHANIE ONUKWUGHA

Founder, CEO Global Dropoff Logistics and Premier Capacity Development Network

KELECHI EKUGO

Senior Country Director, U.S. Nigeria Council for Food Security, Trade, and Investment

OJUGO ONYELACHUKWU

External Affairs Officer, African Business Roundtable; West Africa Liaison for International Matters and ECOWAS Assistance; Advisor on Investment Promotion, Multilateral Trade, and Diplomacy.

HOST

MOHAMMED UMARU BAGO

His Excellency, Governor of Niger State, Federal Republic of Nigeria

CO-MODERATOR

FARIDA YAHYA

Deputy National President of African Women Entrepreneurship Programme Nigeria. Former President of the Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni Association of Nigeria.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

DON CHRISTENSEN

Founder, CEO – InvestBank Corporation. Founder, CEO – U.S. Capital, Inc.

CO-MODERATOR

LIZZY ASOMUGHA

Speaker at 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. 4th President Rotary Club of Abuja-Aso Golf.

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