From June 12 to 14, Ashesi students participated in the Inaugural Africa Student Summit held at University of Ghana, Legon. The brainchild of two African-American businessmen who envisioned a forum for African and African-American students to come together and share experiences and ideas, this year's summit had the theme of "Finding Common Ground".
100 students from various universities in Ghana, US, Togo and Mali came together for panel discussions and workshops on issues ranging from technology and entrepreneurship to gender and ethics. While all Ashesi students attended a gender-related workshop, only five student representatives were able to attend all three days of the conference. These students later submitted essays on their impressions and presented their experiences and findings from the summit to the rest of the student body.