Global Atlanta Consular Conversations: Luncheon and Interview with Nigeria’s Consul General

In the thirteenth event in Global Atlanta’s Consular Conversations Series on September 27th, 2017, the editorial team will be interviewing the Nigerian Consul General in Atlanta, Kayode Laro.

Topics of discussion are to include:

• Mapping the Nigerian community in Georgia and the South
• Lagos sister city connections with Atlanta
• How to enhance Atlanta’s role as a gateway to Africa
• Ties between Atlanta and West Africa’s burgeoning tech/startup sector
• Energy security and Nigerian oil exports
• Business climate and political stability
• Fighting Islamic extremism and Boko Haram
• Agricultural collaborations with Georgia

The format:

• Catered light lunch with soft drinks
• One-on-one conversation with the Global Atlanta editorial team, followed by moderated audience Q&A
• Discussion covered by Global Atlanta and published in a later article