Discussions at the Regional Investment Forum in Ho are expected to centre on unlocking private capital, aligning policy and standards to de-risk projects, and positioning the Volta Region as a competitive hub for innovation, agribusiness, trade and light industry.
Organisers say the agenda is to link local and international investors to “real, high-impact projects” that convert regional assets into exportable, job-creating value.
The forum, hosted at the Cedi Auditorium of the University of Health and Allied Sciences, is the launch event of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre’s (GIPC) first-ever Regional Investment Roadshow in the Volta and Oti corridor, running October 27–31.
The exercise is designed as a pipeline-building and matchmaking platform between investors, public institutions and operators with the aim of widening Ghana’s investment map beyond the capital and lifting the regions’ share of national growth.
Officials say the roadshow will surface bankable opportunities in sectors such as agro-processing, logistics, industrial estates, tourism, healthcare and renewable energy, while using structured engagements to close the gap between investor appetite and project readiness.
The GIPC is positioning the series as the start of a regional deal pipeline that can feed Ghana’s export strategy under AfCFTA and deepen the country’s foreign-exchange earning base over the medium term.
The speaker lineup reflects the effort to align policy authority with capital mobilisation. The Speakers include CEO Simon Madjie; Board Chair Dr. Akwasi Opong-Fosu; Chief of Staff Julius Debrah; Trade, Agribusiness & Industry Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare; Volta Regional Minister James Gunu; Togbe Afede XIV; Ho West MP Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah; and Presidential Advisor Goosie Tanoh.
