This is the first of the African Linkage Summit Series and it is scheduled to take place in Lagos, Nigeria. The solution to Africa's development must be internally generated by Africans themselves. This can be achieved through various mediums of impacting knowledge to mention a few trainings, international business partnerships as well as investments.

We cannot throw away government-to-government aid. However, companies as well as emerging entrepreneurs and investors alike need to learn how to be more productive and efficient in their business-to-business transactions. The strategies to facilitating productivity and business successes are the hallmarks of Linkage Summit.

The re-engineering of the African economy in the presence of available resources and business opportunities has attracted serious attention in recent times. The colonial mentality in the first generation of graduates in Nigeria for example, was deep-rooted in the Golden Fleece and certificate frenzy, influenced the limited spirit of entrepreneurship. Among the dead and surviving industries in Nigeria, the captains of these industries are semi-literate entrepreneurs.

One can't help but think that if several thousands of existing businesses in Africa had proper systems and strategies, the continent would make a major stride forward. It is for this cause that Mr. Olufunmilade Adeyemi Esq, the Founder and C.E.O of the Crownsworth Resource Solutions as well as the Author of the book. “ Think Wealth, Think Africa ", initiated the Linkage Summit African as a medium of training various existing and emerging African entrepreneurs, students, and professionals on how they can identify business opportunities in challenging times.