The richest man in China, Jack Ma attends a Digital Economy Summit in Abuja.
By Gambo Jagindi
Jack Ma is the richest man in China with a net worth of $38 billion visits Abuja today
This is Ma’s first visit to Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa, said Ma.
Before the event, he met with Nigeria’s vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo
Jack Ma, is the Co-Founder and former executive chairman of Alibaba Group, has arrived in Nigeria for the first Digital Economy Summit holding in Abuja.
Ma is a Special Guest Speaker at the event theme, “Leveraging Digital Economy for Trade & Investment.”
The two-day summit is organised by the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment and it will end on Friday, November 15th, 2019.
The summit will feature discussion around the digital economy, innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit of a youthful populace.
Niyi Adebayo, Nigeria’s minister of industry, trade, and investment, in a pre-event release, said, “Technology, trade, and investment are inextricably linked in a digital economy.”
In a recent Forbes China Rich List, Jack Ma emerged as the richest entrepreneur in China for the second time in 2019.
Between 2018 and 2019, he has grown his wealth from $34.6 billion to $38.2, despite stepping down as the Chairman of the renowned Alibaba Group.
Jack Ma’s activities in Nigeria
According to Alibaba Group, Jack Ma will be speaking at the digital economy summit in Abuja and hold a panel discussion with other guest.
According to a report by Channels Television, Jack Ma’s Netpreneur Prize for Africans
In 2017, he visited Kenya and Rwanda and discussed investment opportunities in the East African nations. In 2018, he returned to Africa and launched the Netpreneur Prize, a $10 million competition for African tech innovators, in Johannesburg, South Africa.