Update on Keynote Address by Ethiopian Airlines CEO

EGI regrets to inform participants of the upcoming 2011 BuildEthiopia Conference that Mr. Tewolde Gebremariam, Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, will not be able to deliver the keynote address.

Attributing his absence to urgent issues, the CEO of Ethiopian Airlines expressed his regrets. "I feel very disappointed to miss the opportunity," said Mr. Gebremariam, adding, "It would have been a special privilege and honor for me to address such worthwhile event."

Mr. Kagnew F. Asfaw, North America Regional Director of Ethiopian Airlines, will deliver the keynote address on behalf of Ethiopia's national flag carrier. Online registration deadline is October 19 at 11:59pm EST. Read more here.

Ethiopian Airlines CEO to Deliver Keynote Address at 2011 BuildEthiopia Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 9, 2011 – Ethiopian Global Initiative (EGI) President Samuel M. Gebru announced today that Chief Executive Officer Tewolde Gebremariam of Ethiopian Airlines is one of the keynote speakers at EGI’s 2011 BuildEthiopia Conference at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, United States.

Sharing his excitement, Mr. Gebru stated that EGI “is happy to highlight the work of Ethiopian Airlines and of Mr. Tewolde Gebremariam, a career employee that built his way to the helm of Africa’s aviation success story.”

Read the full press release here.