Dentons and Africa-US Summit 2014 Planning Meeting from The African World on Vimeo.

"The African World," the premier public affairs program in the US about Africa, recently covered Dentons and its growing presence in Africa in its report about the Corporate Council on Africa's 2014 Finance Forum. The program's coverage of the events, including an interview with Global CEO Elliott Portnoy, begins at 24:10.

Washington, DC — ​Dentons hosted the Corporate Council on Africa's 2014 Finance Forum, "Africa's Infrastructure: Maximizing Your ROI," in Washington, DC. More than 100 business leaders, finance ministers, central bank governors, ambassadors and other dignitaries from across the continent traveled to the Firm to attend the half-day conference, which examined the strategic role of US financial institutions in Africa and the investment opportunities presented by many nations' burgeoning infrastructure needs.

Global Chief Executive Officer Elliott Portnoy presented opening remarks, and Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan of the Republic of Cȏte d'Ivoire delivered the keynote address.

Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan of the Republic of Cȏte d'Ivoire

This event coincides with Dentons' recent expansion in South Africa, the first step in the Firm's plans to extend its African presence this year.

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