Lady Cherie Blair, a popular English barrister and writer will deliver a strategic keynote address at the 2025 African Economic Global Convergence Economic Summit in New York, USA happening on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly #UNGA2025 September 21–22, 2025 in New York City, USA.
This historic Summit is set to convene African Heads of State, Governors, Ministers, Global CEOs, UN Leaders, Diaspora influencers, young innovators, and change agents to chart a bold new course for Africa’s future.
From Governance to Global Investment, Security to Sustainability, Innovation to Inclusion -AEGC 2025 is Africa’s voice on the world stage.
Featuring prestigious awards, strategic dialogues, fireside chats, diaspora exchanges, cultural exhibitions, and strategic B2G/B2B investment matchmaking.
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers.
She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay.
She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos.
As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender.
She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies.
Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the
prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category.
She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category.
She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations.
Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.
