By Tilda Acorlor
Organisers of the Volta Trade and Investment Fair will this year include a Sports Symposium and a Corporate Fun Game as part of the activities lined up for the 6th Volta Trade and Investment Fair.
This is aimed at harnessing the opportunities of the untapped areas of sports geared towards the region’s economic growth.
The Chief Operating Officer for Volta Fair 2023, Mr. Frederick Avornyo, is optimistic that the inclusion of sports in this year’s Fair will highlight the region’s potential for economic growth.
“Sports is an untapped area. We want to identify and harness the various talents in the sector as we push for the region’s economic growth.”
Mr. Avornyo is hopeful the Fair will attract investors to upgrade deteriorating sporting facilities to befitting ones for the region.
“The fair will highlight this and push for adequate investment in the sector. We would also put a spot on the sporting facilities in the region, creating awareness for their upgrades.”
The corporate fun game will be a prelude and curtain-raiser to the November event.
It is scheduled for Friday, August 4, 2023, the Founders Day holiday, and will take place at the Ho Sports Stadium.
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, is the Guest of Honour, while the Chef de Mission of the All Africa Games 2024, Mr. Ernest Danso, will be the special guest.
The August 4 Corporate Fun Games will bring together companies across the region to fraternise, network, and share ideas that will help grow businesses in the Region.
As part of the activities of the games, Veteran sportsmen and women who excelled in various sporting disciplines from the region will be honoured.
“We want to honour our sports heroes in the region,” Mr. Avornyo added.
Disciplines such as Football, Table tennis, Basketball, Sack Race, Lime and Spoon, Arm Wrestling, Manager’s Penalty shootouts, and balloon fights will be contested.
A health walk at Galenkui Mountain, an aerobic session, and a health screening exercise alongside Borborbor music and dance will also feature in the event.
The Corporate Fun Game is powered by AGI, Eastern Volta, and the Oti Chapter in partnership with the Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC) and the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA).
The Volta Trade and Investment Fair is a one-stop environment for exhibitors to create opportunities for businesses to advertise themselves and develop partnerships.