About the Network
We’re a non-profit platform dedicated to finance, innovation, and development. A strategic circle of influence where luxury and invitation-only access define the ultimate experience, ours is a premier platform for high-impact private and relationship-driven connections. Our members are visionary leaders with a proven track record of excellence, influence, and integrity. At ECAN, ambition and execution meet with discretion and efficiency. Membership is by invitation only — and typically reserved for highly accomplished and distinguished leaders and experts.
Global Business Forum
A network of leaders dedicated to finance, innovation, and development. Insights on strategic resource mobilization and public-private partnerships.
Convening Platform
ECAN is a premier networking platform and a trusted source of knowledge where luxury, prestige, and invitation-only access define the ultimate experience.
Trust Drives Success
Strategic networking and unfettered access. ECAN offers a platform for long-term and high-impact connections. Membership is by invitation only.
Thought Leadership
To strengthen commercial ties and deepen innovation exchanges, we regularly convene senior leaders to discuss and proffer solutions to pressing issues.
Core Offerings
- Cutting-edge insights on finance, innovation, and development in Africa
- Public-private partnerships and sustainable resource mobilization
- Understanding Africa’s position in a rapidly evolving global economy
- Strategic networking and unfettered access to an elite network of global leaders
- Navigating the global financial landscape, including access to capital markets
- Insights on maximizing diaspora capital and expertise for impact
RECENT ECAN SPEAKERS
Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
Former President of Mauritius
Ambassador Charles A. Ray
Chair, Africa Program, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia
Kathryn Wylde
President & CEO, Partnership for New York City
Ambassador Johanna Svanikier
Ghana’s Former Ambassador to France & Portugal
MEMBER SHOWCASE
Dr. Andrew S Nevin
Inaugural Director
The Brainomics Venture, Texas
Shanti Shamdasani
Founder and CEO, S. ASEAN International Advocacy and Consultancy, Jakarta, Indonesia
Dr. Isaías Barreto da Rosa
UNESCO Representative
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa, DR Congo
Robin Mednick
President & CEO
Pencils for Kids, Toronto
Fola Odufuwa
Managing Director
New Frontier Capital Advisors, Nigeria
Eric A. Clement
Founder and Managing Partner
Bedford37, New York
Dr. Amro Khater
Founder and CEO, BLI Group, Cairo, Egypt
