Mr. Tsonam Akpeloo

Tsonam Akpeloo is a Ghanaian technology entrepreneur, industrialist and economist, and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SUKU Technologies, a multi-award-winning technology solutions company in Ghana.

As the longest-serving Regional Chairman within the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), having served as Chairman of the Greater Accra Region since 2016 and successfully re-elected every two years since, Tsonam brings a decade of institutional leadership and extensive experience to his role. The Greater Accra Region represents a significant concentration of Ghana's business and industrial activity, bringing together major corporations, financial institutions, telecommunications companies, multinational enterprises, industrial businesses and SMEs. In this role, he provides leadership and advocacy for the private sector while contributing to dialogue on industrial development, business competitiveness and Ghana's economic growth.

He is also a member of the AGI National Governing Council and serves as Dean of the Association's Regional Chairs, further extending his contribution to the Association's national leadership and private-sector agenda.

Beyond his leadership within AGI, Tsonam has built a career at the intersection of technology, enterprise, industry and economic development. He has successfully done business in more than 50 countries and speaks internationally on digitalisation of business processes, technology for development, industrialisation, fintech, agritech, financial management, African integration and trade, TVET and industry-academia collaboration.

He is currently Chairman of the Governing Board of the Applied Technology Institute (ATI), having recently been sworn into the role. His appointment reflects his longstanding commitment to strengthening the connection between industry, technology, education and skills development, particularly in preparing young people with the technical capabilities required by a changing economy.

His leadership also extends to the continental level. In 2024, Tsonam was elected Chairman of the Trade and Industry Cluster of the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC). In this capacity, he provides advisory opinions on matters relating to trade and industry, facilitates trade relations between Africa and the international community, provides policy guidance on the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and provides advisory opinions to the AU Head of State on relevant industry and trade policies.

His experience in African economic and digital development includes chairing the ECOWAS E-Commerce Council and Technical Review Committee in Abuja, where he represented Ghana and led efforts to develop ECOBIZ World, an e-commerce platform designed to harmonise and promote West African businesses. He also contributed to the development of the framework and rules governing the ECOWAS e-commerce environment.

Tsonam has also developed and supported technology-driven initiatives with direct social and economic impact. Through the eDuBoost project, he established technology facilities that created world-class computer-integrated learning environments for more than 4,700 school children and teachers across Ghana, expanding access to technology-enabled education.

As a Global Shaper and Founding Curator of the Ho Hub of the Global Shapers Community of the World Economic Forum, Tsonam has initiated and led several impactful projects, including a water purification project in Kpogadzi, a rural community near Ho, which provided access to clean water to more than 1,600 residents. He also leads Kadodo Africa, an initiative focused on building trusted digital infrastructure for African trade by profiling, authenticating and connecting credible businesses and individuals across Africa and the Caribbean. The initiative helps address verification and trust challenges that often hinder cross-border trade by providing reliable business profiles and due-diligence information, helping partners identify credible businesses, reduce fraud and compliance risks, and participate more confidently in opportunities created by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

His work and perspectives on African economic transformation have also taken him to international platforms. In 2026, Tsonam was invited to speak at the Harvard Africa Development Conference. His engagement at Harvard reflected his broader advocacy for industrialisation, stronger African enterprises, SME development, technology adoption and the development of the skills required to move African economies further up global value chains.

Tsonam's expertise and perspectives on industry, economic transformation and sustainable development have also featured prominently at national and international platforms. In September 2026, he delivered an industry presentation titled "The New Farmer Economy: Financial Inclusion, Market Access and Digital Platforms" at the West Africa Agri Show (WAAS) Ghana 2026. His presentation examined how appropriate financing, stronger market connections and digital platforms can help transform agriculture into a more commercially viable sector, strengthen the links between farming and industry, and improve opportunities for farmers to participate in broader value chains.

He also delivered the opening remarks at the 2026 Sustainable Business & Green Finance Summit, organised by the UN Global Compact Network Ghana in Accra. Speaking in his capacity as Accra Regional Chairman of the Association of Ghana Industries, he highlighted the importance of making sustainable business practices commercially viable, particularly by helping small and medium-sized enterprises access appropriate financing, technical expertise and technology to support the green transition. He called for stronger collaboration among businesses, financial institutions, technical partners and public institutions to translate sustainability ambitions into practical investments that improve productivity, strengthen competitiveness and create jobs.

His other speaking engagements have included London Tech Week, the Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town, the CEANA International Convention in Houston and Atlanta, USA, and the Standard Chartered Bank West Africa Board and Management Retreat, among others.

Tsonam's leadership and entrepreneurial achievements are reflected in several international fellowships and recognitions. He is an Alibaba eFounders Fellow, Mandela Washington Fellow, Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur and UNDP Youth CONNECK Fellow. His recognitions include the 2025 Ghana CEO of the Year Award in the SME category, the 2024 Promising Entrepreneur of the Year Award and the 2020 Ghana Forty Under 40 Award in Technology and Innovation. He was also recognised among Africa's Top 35 Under 35 CEOs and received the Africa's Young Visionary Entrepreneur Award from African Leadership Magazine-UK.

Tsonam's institutional leadership extends across education, industry, technology and public-sector initiatives. He serves on the Governing Council of Accra Technical University, Methodist University Ghana, and also serves as Chair of the National Advocacy Board on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) under the VTF.

He also sits on Ghana's Ministry of Sports and Recreation Advisory Board and the Ministry of the Interior Anti-Smuggling Taskforce Board.

He received his Business and Entrepreneurship training at the Alibaba Business School, in China and also at the Clark Atlanta University Business School in the US. Tsonam completed the Stanford SEED Programme of Stanford Graduate School of Business. He earned a Master of Business Creation (MBC) from the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business. He holds a master's degree in Economic Policy Management (EPM) and a BA in Economics and Political Science, both from the University of Ghana, Legon. He attained his post-graduate education in Management Information Systems (MIS) from the Ghana Technology University. He also received part of his education in Jungian Psychology from the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Gävle University, Sweden. In addition, he has a Diploma in Financial Management from CIM-UK. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Economists, Ghana.

Through his leadership across business, industry, technology, trade and skills development, Tsonam Akpeloo continues to contribute to the growth of Ghana's private sector and to broader efforts to strengthen African enterprise, industrial competitiveness and economic integration.