Yaw Owusu

Directed a team of 10 on developing business models, designing a financial plan and mobilizing capital for the building of Ghana Cyber City, a $200 million technology park slated to become the first technology park in West Africa. The project will provide: • Intelligent workspace for established companies and infrastructure and resources for incubating and accelerating new ventures. • A high-tech campus, featuring local and international business colleges. • Data Center: A top-tier collocation center for data and server storage and management. GCC will serve as a marketplace for smart city solutions, including fintech, smart energy, city transportation, education (edutech) and health tech. The marketplace will bring together entrepreneurs, innovators, venture capital firms, private equity companies, angel investors and clients/buyers of cutting edge technologies. The project has been cited in the following international business reports. IBM Report: Smarter Cities Africa http://www-05.ibm.com/za/pdf/Accra_Smarter_Cities_Report_Web.pdf "This week at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, leaders will come together to discuss Africa's future. In Ghana, local and foreign firms are driving a number of urban development opportunities such as Ghana Cyber City..to set up modern, high-tech hubs within and around Accra."​ ITNews Africa, South Africa Report: 2013 and the Emerging Market Potential http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2013/02/2013-and-the-emerging-market-potential/ George Ferreira, Chief Operating Officer, Samsung Electronics Africa: "Africa is now in the position of creating advancements through innovative and competitive thinking. An example of this is the $200 million Ghana Cyber City, to be built in Accra, Ghana."​