Zambia Independence at 55 Years Black Tie Event

Empowering African Diaspora in Economic Development. . . Celebrating 55 Years of Peace.

This year’s Black Tie Event will celebrate 55 years of independence and peace and share Zambia’s untold story. Goals are to promote investment, entrepreneurial and exchange opportunities between Atlanta and Zambia, while building and strengthening social, cultural and economic ties between Zambians and those in the diaspora

2019 Select Honored Guests:

• Ambassador Ngosa Simybakula, Zambian
  ambassador to the United States
• Markus Green, Assistant General Counsel, Pfizer
• Prof. Kenneth K. Mwenda, Professor of
  Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• George Kabwe, Division Chief in the
  International Monetary Fund
• Hugh Molotsi, CEO and Founder of
  Ujama
• Mrs. Naomi King, wife of the late Rev.
  Alfred Daniel King, the brother of the late
  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• Joseph H. Beasley, Founder, Joe Beasley Foundation
• Akende Munalula, Actor, Writer,
  Producer
• Felicia Mabuza-Suttle, Businesswoman &
  Talk Show Host
• Honorable Thurbert Baker, Former Attorney General of Georgia
• Constance Moonzwe, Executive Director,
  Recruitment Staffing Management
  Consulting
• John Edozie, Attorney, Advisor and
  Subject Matter Expert on international
  corporate transactions and commercial
  litigation

Speakers:

• Ms. Lynda Mataka, Partner, Theotis,
  Mataka and Sampa
• Julie Anne Savarit Cosenza, Co-Founder of the Africa Education Program
• Markus Green, Assistant General Counsel for Pfizer, Inc.

The event includes:

• Jazz Quartet
• African Live Performances
• Three Course Dinner
• 4-Hour Open Bar