Prof Douglas Boateng

Inconvenient Truth: When the Elephants Forget the Grass

Africa is not being held back by politics. It is being held back by politicking: the moment ambition for the nation is quietly replaced by ambition for the party. By Ing. Prof. Douglas BoatengChartered Director UK | Chartered Engineer UK | Fellow Institute of Directors UK | Fellow Ghana Institution of Engineering | Governance, Industrialisation […]

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By Ing. Prof. Douglas Boateng Chartered Director UK | Chartered Engineer UK | Fellow, Institute of Directors UK | Fellow, Ghana Institution of Engineering | Governance, industrialisation and Supply Chain Strategist | Founder, Boardroom Governance Summit | Founder and Scriber, NyansaKasa (Words of Wisdom)

What Is Wrong with Us: We Cannot Always Choose OurCircumstances. We Can Always Choose Our Response

Africa has endured colonialism, conflict and extraction. It possesses minerals, land and the world’s youngest population. And still the question persists, quietly and without mercy: what are we choosing to do with what we have? At Some Point, The Explanation Becomes the Prison Perhaps no continent has endured more genuine historical adversity than Africa. Colonialism […]

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Boardroom Governance Summit

National Boardroom Governance Summit 2025 Champions Bold Leadership and Governance Excellence

The second edition of the National Boardroom Governance Summit concluded with a call for African board leaders to embrace bold, ethical, and inclusive governance to sustain institutional growth and public trust. Convened by Professor Douglas Boateng, the summit, held on October 14, 2025, at the Labadi Beach Hotel, brought together over 800 participants, including board […]

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Daring to Be Different’: 2025 Boardroom Governance Summit Champions Accountability and Ethical Leadership

The National Boardroom Governance Summit, convened by Professor Douglas Boateng and PanAvest International, brought together distinguished board members, corporate leaders, governance experts, and board executives to explore key issues shaping effective leadership and governance in boardrooms across Ghana and beyond. The one-day summit, held at the Labadi Beach Hotel on October 14, 2025, under the […]

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Boardroom Governance Summit

Inaugural Boardroom Governance Summit comes off Oct 8

The Ministry of Finance, State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), and the Institute of Directors Ghana (IoD), with Professor Douglas Boateng as Convenor, have announced their readiness to host the inaugural Boardroom Governance Summit on October 8, 2024, at the Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra. The boardroom-focused summit, expected to attract over 700 c-suite executives both […]

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