The 10th Ethiopian Diaspora Business Forum was held on August 1, 2015, at The George Washington University, according to The Daily Monitor.

The organizers said the 5th Pioneer Ethiopian Diaspora Business Person of the Year Awards Dinner will be held on August 13, 2015, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Awards Dinner is coming to Addis Ababa for the first time since it was started in 2011 and all the four previous Awards held in Washington DC.

Over the years, the Forum has attracted 10,000 entrepreneurs and professionals via its different activities it directly or indirectly organized, said Yohannes Assefa, Executive Director of the Forum.

This year’s Forum focused on “Investing in Ethiopia’s Untapped Healthcare Sector”. Speakers from the medical equipment, laboratory, pharmaceutical and medical input manufacturers held a discussion on the state of health care business in Ethiopia and opportunities it presents to investors.

Currently, the Selection Committee is in the process of voting and an awardee is going to be announced soon.

Ethiopian Broadcasting Service (EBS) has transmitted the Forum to its Ethiopian viewers across the continents, it was learnt.

Source: The Daily Monitor