Nigerian business mogul, Tony Elumelu has emerged Business20 – B20 India Action Council as Co-Chair.

Gatekeepers News reports that the B20 India Action Council on African Economic Integration is the business side of the G20.

The forum is chaired by the founder & chair of Bharti Enterprises, Sunil Bharti Mittal.

Other co-chairs of the forum include:

Cas Coovadia
CEO, Business Unity, South Africa

Mauro Bellini
Chairman of Board of Directors, Marcopolo SA, Brazil

Birju Pradipkumar Patel
Joint CEO, ETG World, South Africa

Pratik Agarwal
Managing Director, Sterlite Power, India

Sudarshan Venu
Managing Director, TVS Motor Company, India

Valentina Mintah
Founder, West Blue Consulting, Ghana

Rebecca Enonchong
CEO, AppsTech & Chair, Afrilabs, Cameroon

Patricia Nzolantima
Founder, Bizzoly Holding, Democratic Republic of Congo

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu
Founder & CEO, SoleRebels, Ethiopia

The African economies have embarked upon an ambitious journey of continent-wise economic integration.

This agenda will provide a wide range of meaningful benefits to all nations on the African continent and beyond.

It is expected to aid business participation in Africa, and international cooperation in this area will foster an enabling environment for its overall inclusive growth.

Elumelu is the Founder and Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), and he chairs Nigeria’s largest quoted conglomerate, Transcorp.

He is also the Founder and Chairman of Heirs Oil & Gas, an upstream oil and gas company, whose assets include Nigerian oil block OML17.