WTC Accra leads Ghana delegation to Global Business Forum in Philadelphia
World Trade Centre Accra (WTC Accra) has convened a high-level Ghanaian delegation for the 2026 World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) Global Business Forum (GBF) hosted by World Trade Center Greater Philadelphia in Philadelphia scheduled for April 19–22, 2026.
The delegation brings together key private sector leaders and institutional partners across sectors including pharmaceuticals, energy, agribusiness, automotive, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), advisory, and industrial development, positioning Ghana as a gateway for trade and investment into West Africa.
A release issued by WTC Accra said the forum will convene global business leaders, investors, and trade organisations.
“Participating organisations include the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), BioForma Sciences, Africa Label Group, Infant Prodigy Limited and the Chamber of African Blue Economy,” it added.
The Executive Chairman of WTC Accra and Board Member of the WTCA, Togbe Afede XIV, said “Ghana’s future competitiveness will be defined by how effectively we connect our economy to global capital, technology, and markets.
“Platforms like the WTCA Global Business Forum are not simply events, they are strategic instruments for positioning Ghana within the architecture of global trade and investment.”
The Chief Executive Officer of GIPC, Simon Madjie, said as Ghana’s investment promotion agency, GIPC’s role was to attract and facilitate capital into priority sectors of the economy.
“Our participation in the WTCA Global Business Forum is important because it provides direct access to credible investors, allowing us to present bankable opportunities and accelerate investment inflows into Ghana,” he said.
“At World Trade Centre Accra, our mandate is to facilitate trade and investment by connecting businesses to real opportunities across markets.
Our participation in the WTCA Global Business Forum reflects this role; we are deploying a structured platform to originate transactions, align partners, and advance commercially viable deals for Ghana,” the Managing Director of WTC Accra, Yvonne Y. Botchey, stated.
The release said the Ghana delegation now enters the WTCA Global Business Forum with a clear mandate: to convert engagement into execution.
“With a structured approach, aligned institutions, and a defined commercial pipeline, WTC Accra and its partners are positioning Ghana not only as a destination for trade and investment, but as an active and credible participant in shaping cross-border economic opportunity,” it said.