Session: Friday, September 28th, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
NBMBAA® International Trade Mission – Info Session
Having lived in Atlanta since 1999, Matilda Arhin has become the consummate marketing magnet motivation and mobilizing millions of Africans across communities, cities and countries in the Americas and in Africa to work together, using the power of her cultural roots and pride in Ghana over the last decade, she has hosted several Presidential, ambassadorial and Trade Delegations from Ghana and other African Countries in Atlanta and U.S. cities.
She remains one of the most reliable and recognized personalities by the African communities in Atlanta and other cities. Her relationship equity with corporate America and Africa’s public and private sectors, as President of her Atlanta-Based Ghana International Chambers of Commerce (GHICC), complemented by her coveted positions as a board member of the prestigious World Trade Center of Atlanta, has endowed her with the unique ability to swing open giant gates for Governments, Businesses and NGOS on both sides of the Atlantic to facilitate investment and developments. Ms. Arhin is a respected speaker, consultant or advisor on Africa on demand by the City of Atlanta, the state of Georgia and some of America’s most influential trade associations, such as the U.S. Black Chambers of Commerce (USBC), California Black Chambers of Commerce (CALBCC), Rainbow Push Coalition and the Greater New York Chambers of Commerce. Her Board Advisory position at Clark Atlanta University on Public affairs fosters valuable Academic connections such as the Young Africa Leadership Initiative(YAlI) started by President Obama to nurture African Entrepreneurs. She continues to spearhead many trade missions to Ghana and other African countries.
Matilda Arhin completed her education in Executive Business Management and acquired Swiss Federal Board Accreditation at Feusi Humboldtianum, Switzerland. With background in Banking, Accounting, and IT.
She is a performance-driven, forward-thinking, multilingual, business operation executive with far-reaching expertise in all facets of leading profitable markets. Through innovative team development, superior business relations, and marketing expertise in the United States and Emerging Markets.
She strives at achieving bottom-line results while formulating and implementing advanced business solutions to meet a diverse set of needs for both public and private entities. Offering a background of experience, training and achievement in networking, monitoring, and computers systems analyst. Her strengths also include excellent organizations skills, time management, leadership, crisis management, interpersonal and problem solving skills and volunteerism. Highly motivated self-starter, with team player abilities. Contract negotiation. She manages and develops economic business opportunities utilizing her education, business banking and finance experience; technical skills, business ownership and management experience; domestic and global relationships.