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Zambia Independence at 55 Years Black Tie Event
October 19, 2019 at 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm

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



