Celebrated Ghanaian journalist, Kwaku Sakyi Sakyi-Addo, has been chosen as the keynote speaker for Ashesi’s 2014 Commencement ceremony. Sakyi-Addo, Chief Operating Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, will address Ashesi’s Class of 2014, and over a thousand guests at Ashesi’s 10th Commencement ceremony on 21st June, 2014. 
Until his appointment as CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications in May 2011, Sakyi-Addo was General Manager (Communications) of Aqua Vitens Rand, a Dutch-South African company which managed the Ghana Water Company from 2006. He played a key role towards ensuring the full completion of the company's five-year contract in Ghana.
He was previously a journalist and broadcaster with the British Broadcasting Corporation, Reuters and Joy FM (Accra); he also hosted the award-winning TV programme, “Kwaku One-on-One.” He’s written for international publications including The Economist and Time magazine.
In 2007 the government of Ghana awarded him the Order of the Volta, one of its highest honours, and he was awarded Journalist of the Year twice.
“You can have a great idea, but you need to be able to communicate it well, or it will most likely have no impact. Who better to speak to a group of people who want to change the world than a man who embodies the art of communication?” said Jessica Boifio ’14, who will be graduating with a BSc. in Business Administration this month.
Over 100 members of the Class of 2014 will be receiving degrees in Computer Science, Business Administration and Management Information Systems. The Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast will preside over the ceremony and confer the degrees on the members of the class.