The Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa (HACSA) Foundation has launched its annual Sankofa Summit 2022, which will take place as a hybrid event in July.

This year's summit will involve the Sankofa Virtual Conference, which would be held online from July 9 to 10, and the Sankofa Heritage Experience will take place in Ghana from July 23 to August 2, during which high profile personalities and experts from the African diaspora will converge to explore the African culture.

A statement by the Foundation indicated that the theme for this year's summit, which is open for registration on the HACSA website, is "Building the Future We Want: Technology, Creativity, Sustainability."

HACSA's flagship summit plays a major role in curating meaningful historical, educational and reclamation experiences for Africans in the diaspora by providing a unique opportunity for learning, self-development and networking to reunite African diaspora communities to use their heritage and culture as drivers for socio-economic development.

According to the statement, the speakers for this year's summit include Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Charles Washington Misick, Writer, Clarke Peters, Director and Actor (Da 5 Bloods, Harriet), Dr. David Langat, Kenyan Billionaire Entrepreneur and Grammy Award-Winning Musician, Gramps Morgan.

Activities for the summit will feature conversations with heads of government, opinion leaders, captains of industry, creatives, academics and students, include a welcome ceremony, homecoming celebration, touring of key historical sites, a cultural workshop, investment interactions, and gala night.

As part of the arrangements for the event, the statement said, Delta Airlines, the official airline partner for the Sankofa Summit, will offer discounted airline rates to all participants from the diaspora.