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Welcome to the 2023 FICAC Regional Conference for Honorary Consuls,which will take place at the stunning Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra,Ghana.
FICAC Regional Conference for Honorary Consuls 2023
- 26th - 29th May,2023
- 8:00 AM Each Day
- Accra,Ghana
- Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City,Accra
- +233 (0) 302 776 561
ITINERARY FOR CONSULS
Conference Daily Itinerary
08:00 - 09:00
Day 1
- The arrival of participants at Kotoka International Airport
- Meet & Greet and Drop off at hotels
- 9:00 pm - Welcome Cocktail (Kempinski)
10:00 - 20:00
Day 2
- 10:00 am - Registration at Hotel
- 12:00 pm - Lunch (Hosted by HCCGH)
- 02.00 pm - FICAC’s 2023 REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR HONORARY CONSULS ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
- 08:00 pm - Gala Dinner Dance; A black Tie Event (100 USD per head)
09:00 - 21:00
Day 3
- 9:00 am - Departure from the hotel
Visit Private Island Beach Resort in Ada (Hosted by Deputy Dean HCCGH –Hon Subhi Accad / Hon. Ghassan Yared) - 6:00 pm - Return to the Accra FREE NIGHT
10:00 - 15:00
Day 4
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Trip to Kumasi, FICAC to have an audience with Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
- 10:00 am - Visit to Kumasi Cultural Center
- 12:00 pm - Audience/Lunch with Otumfuor Oseit Tutu II
- 03:00 pm - Return Trip to Accra
- 08:00 pm Dinner in Accra option 1: Proposed host Hon. Plaiye Philips (Hon. Consul of Grenada)
06:00 - 18:00
Day 5
- 10:00 am MOU Signing at the Kempinski with the University of Environmental Sustainable & Dev. Somanya
- 11:00 am FICAC Peace Tree planting at Legon Botanical Gardens
- 12:00 pm FICAC Board Meeting at Kempinski Hotel
- 1:00 pm Lunch at Heritage Indian Restaurant open to Diplomatic Corps and International Agencies (Hosted by Hon. Ashok Mohinani)
- 2:00 pm Meeting with the President of the Republic of Ghana
- 2:30 pm Meeting with the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana
- 3:00 pm Meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration
Program Outline | Training Session | Presentation
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Program Outline
FICAC’S 2023 REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR HONORARY CONSULS ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
Venue: Kempinski Hotel
Date: 27th May 2023, Time: 2pm
- 2:00pm - Welcome Address by Dean of HCCGH in Ghana - Hon. Dimitri Avraam
- 2:10pm to 2:25 pm - Introduction of Speakers
- 2:30pm to 2:45pm - Keynote Address by The Vice President of the Republic of Ghana His Excellency Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia
- 2:45pm to 3:00pm - Goodwill Message by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ghana
- 3:00pm to 3:30pm - Coffee and Networking Break
- 3:30pm to 4:00pm - Training by FICAC
- 4:00pm to 5:00pm - Panel Discussion (Topic - FICAC’s Perspective on Africa and Role of Honorary Consuls)
- 5:00pm to 5:30pm - Address by FICAC President, Hon. Nikolaos Margaropoulos
- 5:35pm to 5:45pm - Closing Remarks by The Minister of Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration - Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey
- 6:00pm - Close
ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR SPOUSES/PARTNERS
Itinerary for Spouses/Partners
08:00 -
Day 1
- Arrival of participants at Kotoka International Airport.
- Meet & Greet and Drop off at various hotels
10:00 - 20:00
Day 2
- 10:00 am - Departure from the hotel
- 10:30 am - Bioko Treats, Osu, Accra (Crafting delightful chocolate using Ghana's cocoa infused with mostly local ingredients)
- 12:30 pm - Departure from Bioko
- 01:00 pm - Lunch (Hosted by HCCGH)
- 03:00 pm - Wild Gecko, Legon (Handicrafts comprising primarily of handcrafted furniture and personal household decorations and accessories)
- 05:00 pm Mansa Gold (Premium Bean to Bar chocolatiers)
- 08:00 pm - Gala Dinner Dance, Kempinski Hotel, Accra (A black Tie Event).
09:00 - 21:00
Day 3
- 09:00 am - Departure from the hotel
- 11:00 am - Visit Private Island Beach Resort in Ada (Hosted by Deputy dean HCCGH - Hon. Subhi Accad)
- 06:00 pm - Return to Accra
- 08:30 pm - Departure from the hotel
- 09:00 pm - Dinner in Accra (Location TBC)
10:00 - 19:30
Day 4
- 10:00 am - Charity activity (Donation) Mrs. Avraam & Mrs. Qubain
- 11:30 am - Shopping at the below-suggested locations
- Pistis Ghana Limited (Ghanaian-based fashion house)
- Viva Concept Boutique (Ghanaian-based luxury fashion brand)
- Omama by Nayak Afrik(Luxury African Fashion with a modern twist)
- The Lotte (African luxury and lifestyle brand)
- 01:30 pm - Lunch open to Diplomatic Corps and International Agencies (Hosted by Hon. Ashok Mohinani)
- 03:30 pm - Site-seeing of the Freedom and Justice Arch, Black Star Square, Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, The Art & Gallery Center, & The Shop
- 07:00 pm - Departure from hotel
- 07:30 pm - Dinner hosted by Honorary Consul of Jamaica Hon. Osei Bonsu at his residence
- **departure of delegates
Shopping experience for Spouses/Partners
Profile of Shops
Viva Concept Boutique
Viva Boutique is one of Accra’s premiere luxury shopping destinations. Located in buzzy East Legon. The beautiful space is designed to create an intimate shopping experience with its assortment of fashion, beauty needs and more.
The Lotte
The LOTTE is a luxury concept store of highly curated fashion & lifestyle goods from the African continent and diaspora. Based in Accra, Ghana, The fashion, art, and sustainable design. At The LOTTE, the guests have access to unique and Multi dimensional and signature experience.
Omama by Nayak Afrik
Creating and supplying clothing and accessories to meet the demand for the African and Afrocentric look. In response to the rising demand for African clothing by the middle class and Afrocentric garments and gifts for tourists, NAYAK AFRIK started a line of rich, colorful hand-dyed clothes using linens, cottons and durable stretch fabrics from highquality stock.
The Shop Accra
The Shop Accra is a multi-cultural lifestyle and souvenir store offering jewelry, fashion and all kinds of Ghanaian memorabilia and homewares.
Wild Gecko
An art and crafts market with products comprising primarily handcrafted furniture and personal and household decorations and accessories. Our range includes such items as jewelry, textiles and clothing, furniture, frames, stationery, sculptures and carvings made from materials such as brass, horn, glass, aluminum, wood and grass.
Bioko Treats
Bioko treats is Located in Osu, Accra – Ghana, home of some of the best cocoa in the world. Bioko is dedicated to crafting gorgeous and delightful chocolate using Ghana’s famous cocoa infused with mostly local ingredients.
They work with some of Ghana’s best chocolate makers to produce their milk chocolate desirables.
Mansa Gold
At Mansa Gold each gram of chocolate is infused with the spirit of the country and People, because Ghana’s heart belongs to chocolate.