Kofi Achampong is a Toronto-based lawyer and government affairs professional with over 15 years of experience in community development, business and policy analysis. His current work at Achampong Law focuses on addressing socio-economic challenges confronting Black and African diasporan communities with an approach rooted in pan-Africanism and economic development. Kofi worked for 6 years as a Senior Policy & Stakeholder Relations Advisor to various Ministers of Government in Ontario, Canada, between 2012-2018. Prior to that, he worked as a Consultant for International Lawyers and Economists Against Poverty, an international non-profit organisation formerly located in Canada that focused on supporting African regional integration and trade in services. He is a former intern at the World Trade Organisation and the African Union, where he focused on enhancing trade-related training materials for Africa-group trainees during the Doha round and the implications of the creation of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights, respectively. Kofi is a regular and active stakeholder in Canada-Africa affairs and is an advocate for developing fair and balanced bilateral trade and investment relations that effectively support African regional and economic development.