2005 SUMMIT WORKSHOP AGENDA

* All Items Subject to Change

JUNE 22, 2005 (10AM-12 NOON)

Agriculture
The Biotechnology Revolution & Africa: Issues Affecting
Promise, Practice & Adoption, sponsored by the U.S. Grains
Council
Room: Harborside A
As the philosophical debate about the pros and cons of
agricultural biotechnology continues, many African nations
find themselves caught in the middle, precariously
balancing the need to employ productivity-enhancing
technologies to benefit their farming communities with the
realities of their historical trade positions with the
European Union. This workshop will look at the potential
of the technology to benefit Africa’s farming sector and
will examine the regulatory climate on the continent as
countries move towards adoption. Government and corporate
support to build technical capacity among small holder
farmers will also be featured.

Confirmed Speakers:
Rob Horsch, Vice President, International Development,
Monsanto
Dr. J. H. Luhanga, Controller of Agricultural Extension
Services, Government of Malawi
Pilira Kalombolo, Senior Investment Officer, Malawi
Investment Promotion Agency (MIPA), Government of Malawi
Dr. Josette Lewis, Project Officer and Biotechnology
Specialist, Office of Agriculture and Food Security, U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID)
Charles Mugoya, Coordinator, ASARECA Biotechnology and
Biosafety Program, Government of Uganda
Sabina Khoza, President, National African Farmers Union
Moderated by Dr. Judith Chambers, President, Emerging
Market Solutions

Business Development
Launching a Business Opportunity Mission to Africa,
sponsored by DaimlerChrysler
Room: Waterview A
This workshop will encourage corporations and their
suppliers to explore business opportunities and
partnerships in Africa. DaimlerChrysler Corporation
shares insights with businesses interested in
conducting and participating in opportunity missions to
Africa covering all aspects from planning, executing,
forming alliances, and fostering deals.

Confirmed Speakers:
Stephen Hayes, President, The Corporate Council on Africa
Overview of November 2004 Automotive Business Opportunity
Mission to South Africa
Dr. Hansgeorg Niefer, Chairman, DaimlerChrysler South
Africa
Views on the recent automotive opportunity mission and
utilization of suppliers in South Africa
Harriet R. Michel, President, National Minority Supplier
Development Council
How U.S. MBE programs can be modeled in South Africa
Mudunwazi Baloyi, Minister Economic, Department of Trade
and Industry, South African Embassy
Perspective on building relationships in the government and
private sectors
James Finley, Chief Executive Officer, Craft-Co Enterprises
U.S. minority business enterprise automotive supplier
shares experience from November 2004 DaimlerChrysler
Automotive Business Opportunity Mission to South Africa
Tongila Manly, General Manager, The Manly Group
Financial and tax incentives for companies investing in
South Africa

Moderated by Mr. Thomas W. Sidlik, Executive Vice

President, DaimlerChrysler Corporation Global Procurement
and Supply

Energy & Power

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1) Equatorial Guinea: Building a Path Forward, sponsored by
Marathon Oil Corporation
Room: Laurel A & B
The workshop will focus on the investment climate in
Equatorial Guinea, highlighting current energy investment,
the role liquefied natural gas (LNG) will play in the
country’s future, and public/private partnerships on social
development issues. The workshop will also highlight
recent progress Equatorial Guinea has made on fiscal
responsibility and social infrastructure investment.

Confirmed Speakers:
Rich Paces, Resident Manager/EG Operations, Marathon Oil
Company
H.E. Marcelino Owono Edu, Minister of Finance and Budget,
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
H.E. Gabriel Nguema Lima, Vice-Minister of Mines, Industry
& Energy, Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Chris Camponovo, Senior Advisor, Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights & Labor, U.S. Department of State
Christopher Schwabe, MD, Project Director/EG Malaria
Control Initiative, Medical Care Development International
(MCDI)

Moderated by Steven P. Guidry, Central African Business

Unit Leader, Marathon Oil Company

2) Emerging Markets in Libya, sponsored by ConocoPhillips

Room: Waterview B
From December 2003 until today, there have been great
changes in the U.S.-Libyan bilateral relationship.
Although U.S. energy companies have established operations
again in this once closed off market, what other business
opportunities are available for American investors? What
are the risks and the rewards to establishing an office in
Libya? What U.S. laws and regulations help or hinder
developing a business? What are the best opportunities
beyond oil and gas? In this workshop, the expert speakers
from business and government will provide participants with
up-to-the-minute information on getting in on the ground
floor of this emerging market.

Confirmed Speakers:
The Honorable Ali Aujali, Ambassador, Libyan Liaison Office
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General overview of the political and economic environment
in Libya
Karen Nies-Vogel, Export Policy Analyst, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
The US Export Control regime and doing business in Libya
Sam Mattock, Business Risk Advisor, Halliday Finch
Evaluating risk in an emerging market
Cherie Loustanau, Director, Office of the Middle East, U.S.
Department of Commerce
Doing Business in Libya – the Commerce Department as a
Resource

Moderated by Robert E. Fryklund, President, ConocoPhillips

Libya

3) Public-Private Partnerships in Community Engagement,

sponsored by Chevron Corporation
Room: Waterview C
This workshop focuses on identifying what makes public-
private partnerships in the arena of Community Engagement
work in practice. Speakers from both the public and private
sector will highlight specific examples of how partnerships
have worked in the field and what lessons have been learned
in the process. Each speaker will identify the practical
aspects of maintaining effective partnerships from their
own organization’s point of view, drawing from real
examples. Participants will have an opportunity to ask the
speakers questions and debate issues and ideas about
structuring potential public-private partnerships and
making them work to produce successful initiatives.

Confirmed Speakers:
Dennis Flemming, Project Director, Angola Partnership
Initiative, Chevron Corporation
Gail Ifshin, Executive Director, Discovery Channel Global
Education Partnership
Laurin L. Banner, Regional Technical Advisor and Country
Director for Nigeria, International Foundation for
Education and Self-Help (IFESH)
Daniel Ohonde, Regional Alliance Builder, East & Southern
Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Moderated by Holly Wise, International Development

Consultant

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Financing

Assessing & Mitigating Investment Risk in Africa, sponsored

by MIGA
Room: Harborside C
One of the primary factors inhibiting trade and investment
in Africa has been the paucity of quality information to
assess and price risk. Understanding risk is vital to the
development of trade and investment insurance products.
Over the past decades several private sector enterprises
have been established to identify and hedge many of the
risks related to doing business in Africa. The panel
provides an ideal opportunity to showcase a range of new
products including:
• Sovereign credit ratings as a risk assessment tool
• Trade Finance insurance
• Debt market insurance
• Credit enhancement through private-multilateral
organization partnerships

Confirmed Speakers:
Ileana Boza, Head Global Finance, MIGA
Nkemjika Onwuamaegbu, Senior Underwriter, MIGA
Kenneth Tinsley, Vice-President of Credit Underwriting, US
Export-Import Bank
Maureen Miskovic, Chief Operating Officer, Eurasia Group
Jean-Louis Ekra, President, African Export-Import Bank

Moderated by Mahesh Kotecha, President, Structured Credit

International Corporation

Healthcare

Partnerships in Health: The African Experience, sponsored

by Merck & Co., Inc.
Room: Laurel C & D
This panel explores the role of public-private partnerships
across Africa in a variety of settings and a number of
different configurations including multiple party
partnerships, the role of business coalitions and private
sector-driven efforts to support community based
initiatives. Merck will discuss their partnership with the
Government of Botswana and the Gates Foundation;
DaimlerChrysler will present their public-private

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partnership program in South Africa; the Institute of Human
Virology will present their partnership with Futures
Group/Constella in Nigeria and CIAN/SIDA Entreprises will
focus on partnerships in Francophone Africa.

Confirmed Speakers:
Samir Khalil, Executive Director, HIV Policy & External
Affairs: Europe, Middle East and Africa Human Health, Merck
& Co.
Dr. Alash'le Abimiku, Institute of Human Virology,
Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology and
Prevention: IHV/Futures Group-Chevron Corporation
Partnership in Nigeria
Dr. Andrea Knigge, Global Advisor for HIV/AIDS Strategy,
DaimlerChrysler AG
Thomas Miklavec and Julien Bonneville, Consultants with
Sanisphere, representing CIAN/SIDA Entreprise
Dr. Giselaine Affana, Secrétaire Permanent Adjoint du
Groupe Technique Central
Comité National de Lutte contre le SIDA (invited)

Moderated by Elizabeth Ashbourne, Senior Coordinator,

Private Sector Partnerships, AIDS Campaign Team for Africa
(ACTAfrica), The World Bank

Infrastructure

Heavy Equipment/Financing, sponsored by Nationwide

Equipment Company
Room: Harborside B
Since 1983 Nationwide Equipment has specialized in the
exporting of used and reconditioned earth moving and road
building machinery. With more than twenty years of
experience, Nationwide is recognized as a global and
industry leader. Nationwide is the proud recipient of the
2001 Presidents “E” Award given by the U.S. Secretary of
Commerce on behalf of the President for its outstanding
achievements in the export of heavy equipment worldwide.

On-site inventory includes all types of earthmoving, road

building and mining equipment such as used dump trucks,
excavators, compactors, motor graders, backhoes, loaders,
cranes and road-pavers. Equipment purchases are
facilitated by the Export-Import Bank, whose programs help
to finance the sale of U.S. exports to emerging markets.
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Through its direct relationships with major shipping lines,
Nationwide has preferred access to nearly every port
worldwide.

Confirmed speakers:
Dennis Roquand, Director Europe and Africa Operations,
Nationwide Equipment Company
Mike Devine, President, Asphalt Drum Mixers Inc. (ADM)
Elias Belayneh, Chairman, Council for Africa Infrastructure
John Richter, Regional Africa Director, Export-Import Bank
of the U.S.
Lee Spurrier, Coface North America, Inc.
Patrick Fournie, Vice President, BAC Florida Bank
Thierno Bocar, Director of NEPAD, Fundraising &
Cooperation, ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development
(EBID)
Carlos Fernandes, President, Angola Private Investment
Agency (ANIP)

Moderated by Ed Kostenski, President, Nationwide Equipment

Company

IT/Telecommunications
Harnessing ICT for Africa's Development, sponsored by Oracle
and HP Invent
Room: Harborside D
Many African countries are benefiting from the use of ICT
to streamline the way that they deliver services, become
more efficient, and to move into industries that are more
focused on services rather than resource extraction.
Sponsored by Oracle this panel and workshop focuses on the
role that ICT can play in addressing the development needs
of Africa. A case study will be presented by Egypt which
will focus on the way that the country has harnessed ICT to
grow and modernize its economy. Other case studies will be
presented during the course of the panel discussion and the
issues discussed will be focused on examples of successful
ways of using IT to grow Africa’ economy, cross industry
and cross different countries.

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Confirmed Speakers:
Dr. (PhD) Khaled Ezz Eldin, Senior Advisor to the Minister
of Communications and Information Technology for Technology
Development.
Olivier Suinat, Hewlett-Packard Managing Director, Africa

Moderated by Desi Lopez Fafie, Managing Director, Oracle

African Operations

Small Business

Renewable Energy Opportunities in West Africa, sponsored by

West Africa International Business Linkages Program (WAIBL,
a USAID-funded program)
Room: Kent A & B
This workshop is aimed at facilitating joint ventures,
import/export transactions, and strategic partnerships
between West African and U.S. firms operating in the
renewable energy sector. It is intended to serve as a
forum for deal making as well as an informational resource
on renewable energy projects in West Africa, and on
American commercial financing options. The workshop will
explore projects in Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, and The Gambia,
highlighting guidelines, participation from the U.S.
private sector, and current project requirements. It will
conclude with a question and answer session, networking,
and business-to-business meetings aimed at jump-starting
deals.

Confirmed Speakers:
Omar Touray, President, GamSOLAR
GamSOLAR is a Gambian renewable energy company that will
discuss its current project needs and involvement in the RE
sector.
Bolade Soremekun, President, Rubitec Nigeria Limited
Rubitec Nigeria Limited is an experienced Nigerian company,
which imports and distributes renewable energy equipment.
Honorable Konimba Dembele, CEO, Emicom Mali
Hon. Konimba Dembele will discuss his company’s interest in
finding U.S.-based strategic partners to develop renewable
energy projects in Mali.
Dr. Salifou Bengaly, CEO, Sinergie SA Mali

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Dr. Bengaly is the representative of BP Solar in Mali and
will discuss the company’s involvement in Malian renewable
energy projects.
Ned Cabot, Regional Director, sub-Saharan Africa, Trade and
Development Agency (TDA)
Mr. Cabot will discuss the financing opportunities TDA
offers in West Africa.
Robert Freling, Executive Director, The Solar Electric
Light Fund (SELF)
SELF is a Washington, D.C. based non-profit which has
executed solar energy projects in rural West Africa. Mr.
Freling will discuss SELF’s successful rural
electrification project in Nigeria.
Ben Akuete, Vice President, M&T Bank
Mr. Akuete will discuss M&T Bank’s previous experience
financing equipment transfers between the U.S. and Africa.

Moderated by Esther Dassanou, WAIBL Program Director

Special Interest

1) Women Entrepreneurs in the Diaspora, sponsored by

American & African Business Women’s Alliance (AABWA)
Room: Waterview D
African Diasporan Business Women discuss their experiences
in developing their businesses in the United States, their
linkages to Africa and how to define success in the
Diaspora. Discussion will include the elements for success
as well as how their business experiences contribute to the
economic development of Africa, an African Union priority.

Confirmed Speakers:
Mimi Alemayehou, Managing Director, Trade Links, LLC,
Africa and USA
Sarian Bouma, CEO, Capitol Hill Building Maintenance, Inc.
Sierra Leone & USA
Kedibone Letlaka-Rennert, Ph.D., Chairman, Phambili
Strategies & Solutions, South Africa & USA
Wariko Kabuga-Waita, President, WARIKO, Africa & USA

Moderated by Dr. Sharon T. Freeman, President, All American

Small Business Exporters Association (AASBEA), and author
of African Leaders Reach Out To Africans In The Diaspora

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2) Southern Africa: Africa's Region of Hope, sponsored by
Omega Investment Research
Room: Dover A
The workshop will highlight the current developments in
Southern Africa that clearly signal a renewed investor
confidence in the region. As an example, South Africa has
been remarkably successful in attracting FDI recently -
most notably in the banking sector - a development that has
huge implications not only for South Africa’s domestic
economy but for the whole of Southern Africa. Similarly,
Botswana has achieved great progress and has repeatedly
shown the strongest growth rates of the region attracting
global business interest. The workshop will also take a
closer look at the post conflict promising DRC economy
including the Government’s economic reforms of the last 3
years, the achievements thus far, and the post electoral
opportunities based on the current results and the
country’s enormous potential.

Confirmed Speakers:
Michael Spicer, Executive Director, The South Africa
Foundation and Non-Executive Director, Anglo American South
Africa Limited
Southern Africa: Africa’s Region of Hope
Hon. Daniel Neo Moroka, Minister of Trade and Industry,
Botswana
Business and Investment Opportunities in Botswana
Rustum Mohamed, Executive Manager: Enterprise Development,
Coega Industrial Development Zone
Discover a World-Class Investment Destination
Dr. Mao Efambe, Chairman, AFRIC - African International
Consultants Democratic Republic of Congo
The Post Conflict Promising DRC Economy

Moderated by Denise Koehler Spaull, General Manager:

Corporate Strategy, Omega Investment Research

3) Putting Enterprise at the Heart of the War on Poverty:

Opportunities and
Challenges for US Corporations, sponsored by Shell Oil
Company
Room: Harborside E
The participants in this panel discussion are all experts
in their field and will discuss some of the most innovative
and successful current examples of how to catalyze small
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business and pro-poor product, enterprise and supply chain
development in Africa involving big corporations, local
banks, NGOs and corporate foundations. All are linked
together by their focus on using business thinking and
business principles to promote economic development in
Africa that directly involves and benefit the poorest
groups at the bottom of the economic pyramid. Their
presentations will explore the new market opportunities
that exist for inward investment in this area and highlight
how it makes great business sense for large companies and
financial institutions in particular to actively engage in
promoting pro-poor enterprise in Africa.

Confirmed Speakers:
Martin Fisher, Executive Director, KickStart (formerly
known as ApproTec)
Dr. Al Hammond, Vice President, World Resources Institute,
Washington DC
Franklin Kennedy, Director, Schaffer Africa Global Group
Kurt Hoffman, Director, Shell Foundation

Moderated by Koosum Kalyan, Senior External

Affairs/Business Adviser, Shell

JUNE 22, 2005 (3:30-5:30PM)

Agriculture

Developing the Agriculture Value Chain, sponsored by the

Candel Company
Room: Harborside A
This workshop will focus on the various issues (logistics,
consumer preference, holistic development of the small
holder farmer), which affect the agriculture value chain in
Africa, either in relation to sourcing products for
external markets or developing products for African
markets.

Confirmed Speakers:
Charles Anudu, Managing Director, The Candel Company
Solomon Waweru, Managing Director, Coffee Board of Kenya
Michael Davies, Agribusiness Specialist, Technoserve

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Moderated by Gary Mullins, Ph.d., Deputy Project Director,
Agribusiness, SAIBL-PAL

Business Development

1) Beneficiation of Minerals and Black Economic Empowerment

in South Africa, sponsored by Lazare Kaplan International
Room: Waterview C
Political democratization in South Africa has been
accompanied by government policy to expand access and
opportunities in the economy as well. Nowhere is this
process more evident than in the minerals sector, where
both new legislation and private initiatives have attracted
considerable local and international attention. While Black
Economic Empowerment has generated the most debate because
of its focus on equitable distribution, beneficiation is
assigned an equal importance because of its potential to
spur economic growth and new entrants to the mainstream
economy at the workforce, managerial and ownership levels.
South Africa’s Minister of Minerals and Energy and the
chief executive of one of the country’s most innovative
Black Economic Empowerment groups will speak to this topic.

Confirmed Speakers:
Honorable Minister Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Minister of
Minerals and Energy of South Africa
Salukazi Dakile-Hlongwane, Executive Chairperson, Nozala
Investments

Moderated by Maurice Tempelsman, Chairman, Lazare Kaplan

International

2) Cross-Border Parks (Peace Parks): The Engine for

Africa’s Economic Growth Driven by Public/Private
Partnerships, sponsored by DaimlerChrysler
Room: Dover A
This workshop will make corporations aware of a major
international cross-border land-use concept conceived and
developed for Africa by Dr. Nelson Mandela and Dr. Anton Rupert
and the business opportunities flowing from that. Its
successful application in Africa has led to 169 peace parks
linking 113 countries identified worldwide. Africa has 21% of
the world’s landmass and 10% of its people (exactly the
opposite as China with 21% of people and 10% of landmass). This

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‘space’ in Africa allows for innovative cross border peace
parks with the purpose not just to promote peace between
neighbors and within regions, but also peace between Man and
Nature. Peace Parks therefore is becoming Africa’s economic
engine capable of sustaining economic development, alleviating
poverty through job creation particularly in the tourism field,
whilst maximizing biodiversity protection. As a NEPAD accepted
program, corporations can learn how to involve themselves with
direct business/investment opportunities or use their corporate
social responsibility initiatives to assist in the capacity
building needs of human resources in the tourism, conservation
management and wildlife veterinarian fields.

Confirmed Speakers:
Prof Willem van Riet, CEO, Peace Parks Foundation
Errol de Montille, Corporate Representative, Peace Parks
Foundation (USA)
Dr. David Hunter, Wildlife Veterinarian, Turner Endangered
Species Fund/Turner Enterprises, Inc.
Frans Stroebel, Director, Peace Parks Foundation
Thomas Grimm, Corporate Representative, Peace Parks
Foundation, (USA)

Moderated by W. Frank Fountain, Chairman, Corporate Council

on Africa and Senior Vice-President, External Policy and
Public Affairs (Auburn Hills) DaimlerChrysler

Energy & Power

1) Transparency and Stability in the Gulf of Guinea,

sponsored by Amerada Hess
Room: Laurel C & D
U.S. energy stakes in the Gulf of Guinea are rising. U.S.
imports of energy from West Africa are of strategic
significance in a tight global market. U.S. companies have
thousands of citizens at work in the Gulf of Guinea, and
have billions of dollars invested in oil and gas
exploration and development. In this environment, the need
for transparency and stability is paramount. Speakers from
the World Bank, the IMF, and the State Department will be
joined by Ambassadors to the region and the Equatoguinean
Minister of Mines, Industry, and Energy to discuss the U.S.
strategic perspective, current transparency efforts under
way in the Gulf of Guinea, and the status of nascent models
for resource revenue management including the G-8 Sea
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Island Declaration on Anticorruption and Transparency and
the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

Confirmed Speakers:
The Honorable Niels Marquardt, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy to
Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea
The Honorable Thomas Woods, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
The Honorable Minister Atanasio Ela Ntugu Nsa, Senior
Minister of Mines, Minerals, Energy and Industry,
Equatorial Guinea
Albert J. Marchetti, Vice President for International and
Federal Relations, Amerada Hess Corporation
Silvana Tordo, Senior Energy Economist, World Bank
William Allan, Head, Fiscal Transparency Unit, African
Department, International Monetary Fund

Moderated by Ambassador Ken Moorefield, Former Ambassador

to the Republic of Gabon and the Republic of Sao Tome and
Principe

2) Oil & Gas in Africa: Local Content Issues, sponsored by

Exxon Mobil Corporation
Room: Waterview A
Successful partnerships in developing oil and gas resources
in Africa are contingent on many factors. One of the most
critical is local content -- especially how local inputs
can most effectively and efficiently be developed and
utilized for maximum return on a country's natural
resources. The workshop will present an objective, third-
party look at the issue, based on extensive analysis and
experience in Africa, and comparisons based on
international practice.

Confirmed Speakers:
Willy Olsen, Advisor, Norwegian Oil and Gas Partners
(INTSOK)
Per Hagen, Regional Director, Angola and Nigeria, INTSOK

Financing

Financing Infrastructure Projects, sponsored by Emerging

Markets Partnership and Hogan & Hartson, LLP

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Room: Harborside E
Significant investment is needed to upgrade and privatize
existing infrastructure in Africa. Private sector
participation is vital if efficient project implementation,
effective risk sharing and sound management of
infrastructure utilities are to be achieved. The panel
provides an ideal opportunity to discuss a range of issues
including:
• Insights into key African sectors needing development
• Role of private equity
• Structured finance and investment: infrastructure as
an asset class
• Infrastructure development and the scope for Public-
Private Partnerships
• Mezzanine debt
• Raising finance through debt
• Privatization
• Project finance
• Techniques used to finance projects
• Opportunities in Africa
• Risk assessment and mitigation in Africa

Confirmed Speakers:
Claudette Christian, Partner, Hogan & Hartson, LLP
Ross J. Connelly, Acting President and CEO, OPIC
Tom Gibian, Managing Director, Emerging Markets Partnership
Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim, Chairman, Celtel International

Moderated by Morgan Landy, Global Infrastructure Projects,

IFC

Healthcare

Toward an African Specific Healthcare Model: An Alternative

Paradigm sponsored by Pfizer Inc.
Room: Harborside B
The panel will articulate a variety of approaches to
creating a more African-derived and African-driven approach
to healthcare and healthcare delivery for the continent
including a locally driven healthcare program in Burkina
Faso and other examples of locally derived healthcare
solutions. The panel will discuss the use of models using
indigenous resources to achieve healthcare programs, and

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the role of corporate partnerships and international donor
programs supporting this perspective will be highlighted.

Confirmed speakers:
Robert Mallett, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs,
Pfizer Inc.
Dr. Leslie Mancuso, President and CEO, JHPIEGO
Dr. Rita Wutoh, Healthcare Consultant, Angelo Mida Inc.
Dr. Desmond Johns, Director, UNAIDS New York Office

Moderated by Dr. Rachel K Gesami, Advisor to the Executive

Director, Africa Group I Constituency, International
Monetary Fund

Infrastructure

The Business of Water, sponsored by Worcester Polytechnic

Institute (WPI), Moving Water Industries (MWI)
Room: Waterview D
Water is the earth’s most critical and scarce natural
resource, and the global community is in a transition to
having to pay more for this commodity. In order to help
countries achieve the UN’s Millennium Development Goals for
water, the workshop topics will span business opportunities
in filtration, desalination and pump systems, political,
economic and sociocultural considerations of water pricing
and water management, and opportunities for public-private
cooperation in water provision. The session will open with
a brief video presentation, and significant time will be
allotted for discussion.

Confirmed Speakers:
Dr. Art Gerstenfeld, Professor, WPI
The Business of Filtration
Dr. Creighton Peet, Global Program Manager, WPI
Interdisciplinary and Global Studies
IWRM and Basin Management: Supporting Decentralization,
Participation and Sustainability in a Developing Country--
Namibia
William E. Bucknam, Vice President and General Counsel,
Moving Water Industries (MWI)
Meeting the Challenge of the UN's Millennium Development
Goal on Access to Safe Water
Dr. Raphael Njoroge, Adjunct Professor of Humanities of
Arts, WPI
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 Water Resources and Business Opportunities in Africa

Moderated by Dr. Art Gerstenfeld, Professor, WPI

IT/Telecommunications

Providing Connectivity in Emerging Markets, sponsored by

Motorola
Room: Kent A&B
Information and communications technology (ICT) are
powerful tools for promoting economic growth; spurring
human development; improving delivery of basic services;
and participating in global markets. Rapid uptake of ICT
can yield extraordinary benefits in terms of an expanding,
inclusive and competitive economy; a stable business
environment that attracts long-term investment; enhanced
food security; improved public safety; greater transparency
in governance and citizen participation; better educated
and healthier citizens; and more opportunities for cultural
expression and exchange. Countries across Africa are “leap-
frogging” seemingly overnight to adopt the most advanced
technologies and applications. This workshop will explore
the myriad opportunities – and challenges – arising from
rapid deployment of communications technologies across
Africa.

Confirmed Speakers:
Minister Daniel Ona Onda, Ministry of Posts &
Telecommunications, Gabonese Republic
Mr. Patrick Boateng, Regional Specialist for Africa &
Middle East, International Bureau, US Federal
Communications Commission
Ron Landenberg, Director, Government & Enterprise Mobility
Solutions, Motorola Israel Ltd.

Moderated by Hassan Tavakoli, Vice President & Country

Manager, Middle East & Africa, Motorola

Small Business

Best Practices of Doing Business with the United States,

sponsored by West Africa International Business Linkages
Program (WAIBL, a USAID-funded program)

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Room: Harborside D
This workshop will provide an overview of doing business in
the U.S., highlighting business opportunities, American
business culture, and showcasing success stories. U.S.
financing experts, brokers, and American and West African
companies well versed in trans-Atlantic trade will provide
insight and advice on how to form a strong joint venture,
equity partnership, or import/export relationship between
the U.S. and West Africa.

Confirmed Speakers:
Karen Coachman, President, Ghanapine
Karen Coachman will outline her involvement in importing
agricultural products from Ghana to the U.S. market,
discussing U.S. market demands.
J. Kenneth Vranich, Business Development Officer,
International Business Development, The Export-Import Bank
of the United States
Mr. Vranich will discuss financing opportunities the Ex-Im
Bank offers in West Africa.
Vanessa Adams, AGOA Business Development Advisor, West
Africa Trade Hub
Mrs. Adams will present the West Africa Trade Hub, outline
the resources it offers for West African companies, discuss
marketing tactics, and explain AGOA-related policies.
Samuel Fudzie, Vice President, TransAtlantic Corporation
Mr. Fudzie will discuss TransAtlantic’s involvement in
American equipment transfers to West Africa, which range
from the construction to agribusiness sectors.
John Dunlop, CEO, Internet LC
Mr. Dunlop will outline the international trade finance
services Internet LC offers via the internet to small and
medium size companies worldwide.
Tal Weiss, President, Target Shipping Inc.
Mr. Weiss will discuss Target Shipping’s successes
providing transportation solutions for American and West
African companies.

Moderated by Esther Dassanou, WAIBL Program Director

Special Interest

1) Kenya: An Investment Destination! sponsored by Omega

Investment Research and U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID)/Kenya
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Room: Harborside C
Looking at Africa country by country, Kenya stands out as a
strong, stable symbol of hope for the continent.
Capitalizing on the strengths of its neighbors while
providing the infrastructure and skills necessary for
development, Kenya is central to the region. A regional
approach to attracting Foreign Direct Investment is
necessary for African countries to increase their share of
global investment. East Africa is already well positioned
for foreign direct investment and Kenya attracts the
region’s largest share. The emphasis of this workshop will
be on what one might describe as the active “integrators”
of Kenya and the region: Power, Telecommunications,
Transport & Shipping, Regional Infrastructure and
Development Projects, Banking & Financial Network, Tourism,
Expanding Consumer Markets, and export of High-value
Agricultural Products.

Confirmed Speakers:
Susan Kikwai, Senior Manager, Investment Promotion Centre
of Kenya
Kenya: Centre for Regional Trade and Investment
Samuel Karima, General Manager Sales and Marketing, Kenya
Tea Development Agency
Creating Value along the Tea Chain in Kenya
Solomon Waweru, Managing Director, Kenya Coffee Board
Trade and Investment Opportunities in the Coffee Sector
Mr. Ali B. Korane, Chairman, Insight International

Moderated by Hon. Dr. Mukisha Kituyi, Minister of Trade and

Industry, Kenya

2) The Challenge of AGOA in 2005 and Beyond: Value Added in

Manufacturing, sponsored by The African Coalition for Trade
(ACT) & Manchester Trade
Room: Harborside B
Review of AGOA challenges and opportunities: With the end
of the MFA system of quotas, the apparel provisions of AGOA
are under serious stress. Soaring imports from China have
been concentrated in precisely the same product categories
where Africa has been successful. The safeguards imposed
against China are not a solution since they do not address
the competitive threat from other newly freed competitive
suppliers and they are of uncertain duration. The
impending reduction and elimination of the TRQ for LDC
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apparel incorporating third country fabrics and yarns
starting October 1, 2006 could be a greater challenge
unless modified. Any modification must recognize the need
to maintain an incentive to use African and American yarns
and fabrics. The challenge is not only American trade
policy but also requires a commitment from African
governments and private sector to improve infrastructure
and increase its productivity.

This session will explore the new competitive challenges

facing the AGOA apparel sector and avenues that are open to
increase its competitiveness through, inter alia, vertical
and regional integration and diversification of products.
This session will also examine how using the apparel sector
as a base, one can diversify and upgrade into other
products so as to assure the long-term success of AGOA.

Confirmed Speakers:
Honorable Dr. Kituyi Mukhisa, Minster of Trade and
Industry, Republic of Kenya Honorable Mwencha Erastus J.
O., Secretary General, COMESA Secretariat
Bill Jackson, Director for African Affairs, Office of the
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Barry Fisher, Cotton and Textile Expert, RATES (Regional
Agriculture Trade Expansion Services)
John Hargraves, Vice President, Madagascar GEFP
Ambassador Molelekeng Rapolaki, Embassy of the Kingdom of
Lesotho (invited)
Michael Gale, Warnaco (invited)

Moderated by Stephen Lande, President, Manchester Trade &

Paul Ryberg, President, African Coalition for Trade (ACT)

Transportation

The Nacala Corridor Project: What does it mean for

Business? sponsored by Edlow Resources International
Room: Laurel A & B
The Nacala Corridor is Africa’s first seamless
transportation corridor spanning three countries. It is an
exciting and growing railway and port project that is
designed to move products and goods from Zambia, Malawi and
Mozambique to domestic and international market in an
efficient, cost-effective manner. Important inputs for
local businesses, such as fertilize and fuel, enter these
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countries utilizing the same corridor. This workshop will
share the experiences of the operators as well as of the
commercial investors already in the area. They will be
able to describe the opportunities for investment and
potential for growth in this three-country business
development region. Bring your Nacala Dollars to the
Nacala Project Workshop at 3:30 pm on June 22nd and learn
how to make them multiply.

Confirmed Speakers:
Wilfred Ali, Ministry of Transport and Public Works,
Republic of Malawi
Walter Kansteiner, Former Assistant Secretary of State for
African Affairs, Partner, The Scowcroft Group
Jim Polan, Director, Project Finance, Overseas Private
Investment Corporation (OPIC)
Fernando Couto, CEO, Manica Freight Services
Dr. G. George Chabwera, Chairman, Eastern Zambia Chamber of
Commerce
Mitchell L. Strauss, Senior Credit Officer, Overseas
Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
Robert Pietrandrea, President, Railroad Development
Corporation
Jake Walter, Country Manager for Mozambique, Technoserve

Moderated by Jack Edlow, President, E.R.L. Services

June 23, 2005 (10AM-12 Noon)

Agriculture
U.S.-Africa Agriculture Trade Relations: Past, Present &
Future sponsored by COMESA
Room: Dover A

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This workshop will examine the current and future trends
for agriculture trade between the U.S. and Africa and will
look at some of the complex issues which might potential
affect this trade relationship, including the upcoming
round of the WTO, homeland security, the growth of Africa’s
regional markets and AGOA.

Confirmed Speakers:
Anthony Carroll, Vice President, Manchester Trade
Patrick Coleman, Director for African Affairs, Office of
the United States Trade Representative
Chjungu Mwila, Director, Investment Promotion and Private
Sector Development, COMESA

Moderated by Gary Mullins, Ph.d., Deputy Project Director,

Agribusiness, SAIBL-PAL

Business Development
1) Creating Business to Business Linkages between U.S.
MBE’s and African Business Owners, sponsored by MBDA
Room: Laurel C
This workshop is designed to create an awareness and
understanding of the programs, opportunities and resources
available for doing business in Africa. This workshop will
provide information on the following: The White House
Initiative on Africa; AGOA and its Benefits, Opportunities
and key Legislation; Programs and Services offered by the
U. S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development
Agency and International Trade Administration; and
Opportunities for Business Matchmaking via virtual e-
commerce and information on upcoming Trade Missions to
Africa.

Confirmed Speakers:
Ronald N. Langston, National Director - U.S. Department of
Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency
Dr. Abdul Shaikh, Senior International Economist and
Regional Coordinator for Africa & Middle East - U.S.
Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Florizelle B. Liser, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative
For Africa - Executive Office of The President
Jacquelyn Hayes-Byrd, Executive Director for Global
Diversity Initiative - U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.,
Commercial Service
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Lawrence Johnson, Senior Trade Advisor - South Africa Trade
HUB/ U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Moderated by Robert Henderson, Atlanta Regional Director-

U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development
Agency

2) Capacity Building of SMEs in Africa, sponsored by

DaimlerChrysler
Room: Laurel A & B
This workshop will share experiences, challenges, and best
practices in developing African SMEs. Critical aspects of
building businesses will be discussed including financing,
education, training and mentoring.

Confirmed Speakers:
John James, SAIBL, Project Director, Johannesburg, SA
Vanessa Adams, Export Business Development Director, West
Africa Trade Hub
Nina Mapili, SAFRI Human Resources Development Manager,
South African Initiative of German Business

Moderated by Karl-Heinz Schlaiss, Senior Manager,

DaimlerChrysler Corporate Relations

Energy & Power

1) Opportunities and Obstacles in the Development of LNG in

Nigeria, sponsored by ConocoPhillips
Room: Waterview A
West Africa, and particularly Nigeria, holds the key to a
vast and valuable resource—natural gas. As the world demand
for natural gas increases and stability of supply
decreases, Nigeria finds itself in the unique position of
being a leader in the exportation of Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG). As the demand for LNG increases, so do many
questions regarding the safety and security of the
transportation of this commodity. This workshop will focus
on the many opportunities afforded Nigeria with regard to
LNG, the obstacles that must be overcome for the
exportation of LNG from Nigeria and offer explanations for
why it is in the best interest of the U.S. and Nigeria to
make it a success.

Confirmed Speakers:
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Carolyn Gay, International Relations Specialist, U.S.
Department of Energy
Martin Hutchison, Managing Director, Brass LNG
Capt. Robert Wells, Africa Advisor to Vice President Cheney
Patrick Fallwell, Director of Safety & Environmental,
Security Certification, ABS

Moderated by Todd Creeger, President, West Africa,

ConocoPhillips

2) Peace & Security is Good for Business sponsored by Shell

Room: Waterview C
While commerce can certainly exist during times of domestic
or regional conflict, achieving Africa's full economic
potential depends upon creating an environment of peace and
political stability. Achieving this goal has been
problematic. Internal country strife and cross-border
disputes continue to pose a significant obstacle to
sustainable development. There are constraints on the
ability of the international community, including the
United Nations and donor countries, to address the full
extent of the challenge. Fortunately, the African Union and
its respective countries are beginning to take the lead in
resolving the continent's conflicts. And, increasingly,
privately-owned firms are playing a key role in support of
this process, providing critical services to African
governments that strengthen their indigenous conflict
resolution capabilities. This panel will look at trends in
African peace-keeping and stability operations, including
examining the role of the private sector in supporting
these efforts.

Confirmed Speakers:
Doug Brooks, President, International Peace Operations
Association
William Clontz, Vice President International and Technical
Programs, MPRI
Victoria Holt, Senior Associate, The Henry L. Stimson
Center
Herbert M. Howe, PhD., Assistant Professor, Georgetown
University

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Kenneth Moorefield, Former U.S. Ambassador to Gabon and Sao
Tome, CCA Consultant

Moderated by Koosum Kalyan, Senior External

Affairs/Business Development Adviser, Africa Shell
International Petroleum Company, Ltd.

3) The Outlook on Energy: A 2030 View, sponsored by Exxon

Mobil Corporation
Room: Waterview D
A forward look at worldwide energy demand with a special
look at the role of Africa. Economic growth generates
increased demand for energy and providing timely and
adequate supplies of that energy is a large scale, long
term challenge. Improved efficiencies and new technologies
are both essential if those demands are to be met.

Confirmed Speaker:
Scott A. Nauman, Manager, Economy and Energy, Exxon Mobil
Corporation

Financing

Equity Investment Opportunities in Africa, sponsored by

Zephyr Management and Doley Securities
Room: Harborside E
African capital markets recorded the highest rates of
return in the world in dollar terms in 2004. 18 African
countries maintain exchanges that have collectively
outpaced capital appreciation in other emerging market
regions. Capital markets provide a major source of wealth
creation and the long-term capital needed for development.
Significant debt and equity investment opportunities exist
both for large established companies and medium-sized
enterprises with high growth potential. The panel provides
an opportunity to showcase and discuss:
• IPOs as exit strategies for private equity investments
• Successful asset management companies operating in
Africa
• Assessing risk and opportunities in African capital
markets
• Role of capital markets in infrastructure development
• Institutional investors and African capital markets
• Africa-focused mutual funds and investment products
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 • Derivative and innovative structured products market

Confirmed Speakers:
Thomas Barry, CEO, Zephyr Management:
Colin Coleman, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Harold Doley, CEO, Doley Securities
Herbert McLeod, Special Advisor, Regional Bureau for
Africa, UNDP

Moderated by Mahmoud Salem, Vice President, Bank of New

York

Healthcare

Applied Technologies and African Healthcare: New and

Expanding Markets sponsored by Jean-Raymond Boulle
Corporations
Room: Harborside B
This workshop focuses on the role of applied information
and communication technologies in African healthcare
delivery. Panelists’ presentations will illustrate the
potential for applied technology to improve healthcare
delivery and expand health services while creating new and
expanded markets for IT and communication technology.
Programs including patient monitoring with hand held
devices and patient smart-cards will be examined and
discussed. Emphasis on appropriate technology and
expanding markets to create an interface between virtual
and physical infrastructure for expanding HIV/AIDS
treatment as well as the delivery of general healthcare
programs will be highlighted.

Confirmed speakers:
Charles Scatchard, Vice President, Healthcare, Oracle
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
Judi Nwokedi, Director of Corporate & Government Affairs,
Motorola Southern Africa
Fatimata Seye Sylla, Program Director Digital Freedom
Initiative Senegal
Jeff Butler, CEO and Dr. Ernest Darkoh Chairman, BroadReach
Healthcare
Mohamed Ramdane, Public Sector Manager, HP Africa

Moderated by Dr. Gary Selnow, Director, WiRED

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Infrastructure

Infrastructure Development in the COMESA Region, sponsored

by The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
(COMESA)
Room: Harborside D

Stream 1
Infrastructure Development and COMESA Regional Integration:
Opportunities for Investment and Collaboration The panel
will review and discuss air transportation liberalization
in Africa in general and in COMESA in particular. The
workshop the impact of air transportation on development of
air transport services in Africa and COMESA. Importantly,
the panelists will discuss the role and opportunities for
private investors to participate in the development of air
transport links between Africa and the U.S.

Stream 2
Challenges in Mobilizing Private Sector Investment for the
Development of Telecommunications Infrastructure and
Services in COMESA The panel will review and discuss the
regional initiative for the development of a regional
telecommunications fiber optic interconnectivity network.
The objectives for such a network would be to improve
telecommunications services in terms of quality of service,
capacity, and affordable pricing. The panel will review
the role of the private sector in the development of
telecommunications networks and discuss opportunities for
improving telecommunications services between Africa and
the U.S.

Confirmed Speakers:
Amos Marawa, Director, Infrastructure Development, Common
Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Dr. Boakye Danaquah Kofi Henaku, CEO, AST Legal Consultancy
and CEO AFILINK.COM
Francis Osakonor, Managing Director, Anderberg Limited and
Chairman, Anderberg COMTEL SEP Consortium

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Moderated by Shahid Qadri, Director, International
Consulting Engineering Services, Black & Veatch
International Company

Small Business

Marketing African Arts and Crafts to the U.S., sponsored by

South Africa International Business Linkages Program
(SAIBL) & the West Africa International Business Linkages
Program (WAIBL) (SAIBL and WAIBL are USAID-funded programs)
Room: Kent A & B
This workshop will provide African businesses and U.S.
buyers with key information regarding the export and import
of handicrafts. Speakers will present on four strategic
issues regarding the handicraft sector: Shipping;
Logistics; Trends and practices; Category 9 compliance and
related AGOA issues; and U.S. buyers' practices. Workshop
participants will have the opportunity to learn from and
engage with experts in these fields.

Confirmed Speakers:
Peter Wilson, Buyer of Decorative Crafts, Marmaxx
Natalie Fitzgerald, Owner, Casa Nova
Laurel Brandstetter, Owner, Mad Imports
Patti Carpenter, President and Creative Director, Continuum
Home Inc.
Lanky Levy, President, Baobab Inc.

Moderated by Deborah Orsini, Director, Management Systems

Int’l

Special Interest

Global Alumina Presents: Un-locking the Keys to Development

& Prosperity in Guinea Conakry, sponsored by GAPCO
Room: Waterview B
GLOBAL ALUMINA uses the vast bauxite resources of the
Republic of Guinea to produce alumina for sale to the
global aluminum industry. The company will assist Guinea to
improve its citizens' quality of life by unlocking the
country's most abundant and valuable natural resource:
bauxite. Global Alumina’s investment of over $2.2 billion
will also go towards infrastructure development, which
creates opportunities for various U.S. and European

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Companies. This workshop will cover these investment
opportunities and other opportunities in the telecom,
agriculture and textiles sectors.

Moderated by Daniel Anagho, The African Investment

Corporation

Transportation
Cape Town Treaty, sponsored by Boeing
Room: Harborside A
This workshop will discuss the benefits expected from the
Cape Town Treaty including:
• Lower risk for aviation industry investors
• Lower risk to exporters' governments
• Cost savings to importers' governments along with
lower external debt.
• Reduced financing costs for airlines
• Higher sales for commercial aircraft manufacturers and
their suppliers
• More airlines and more commerce flow
• Cheaper airline tickets for passengers
• Enhanced rule of law worldwide
Confirmed Speakers:
Douglas Ochs Adler, Lead Counsel, Export-Import Bank of the
United States
Mr. Haileleul Mulugeta, Head of Legal & Secretary to the
Board, Ethiopian Airlines
John B. Matthews, Director, Financial Operations, Boeing
Capital Corporation
June 24, 2005 (10AM-12 Noon)
Agriculture

Creating a Competitive Climate for Agribusiness Financing &

Investment sponsored by U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID)
Room: Harborside A
This workshop will examine the various financing options
which are available to facilitate investment in the African
agriculture sector and will vary in scope from an
examination of micro-credit lending schemes which could be
used to assist small holder farmers to the criteria
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required to attract commercial lending for larger scale
agribusiness enterprises.

Confirmed Speakers:
John Hatch, President, FINCA International
James T. Smith, Acting Assistant Administrator, Economic
Growth, Agriculture and Trade, U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID)
Marysue Shore, Director of African Affairs, Overseas
Private Investment Corporation

Moderated by Dr. Judy A. Chambers, President, Emerging

Market Solutions

Energy & Power

1) Effective Partnerships: The Key to Bringing New Natural

Gas Supplies to Customers, sponsored by Chevron Corporation
Room: Waterview D
This workshop focuses on the challenges facing the energy
industry in commercializing new gas resources.
Specifically, the speakers will address the issues
associated with market access and project development with
a focus on the need for strong industry partnerships to
create value. The session will highlight specific examples
of partnerships that have worked well and what lessons have
been learned developing these projects

Confirmed Speakers:
Joseph M. Naylor, Vice President Strategy & Planning,
Chevron Global Gas
Chris P. Miller, Project Manager, Angola LNG
Dennis J. Fahy, Managing Director, West Africa Gas Pipeline
Company
John F. Alvarez, Vice President Americas, Sasol Chevron

Moderated by Carolyn Gay, International Relations

Specialist/Team Leader Africa, U.S. Department of
Energy

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2) Discussion of East African Renewable Energy Resources,
Including Geothermal
Room: Kent A & B
This session will be a broad dialogue on renewable energy
opportunities and challenges in Africa. A special focus
will be the prospects for geothermal energy potential of
the 12 countries along the African Rift Valley. The
discussion will include geothermal and renewable energy
supply, access, distribution, and the role of the U.S.
private sector in the development of diverse energy
portfolios.

Confirmed Speakers:
Dr. Meseret Teklemariam, Department Head, Hydrogeology,
Engineering, Geology and Geothermal Energy, Geological
Survey of Ethiopia
Martin Mwangi, Olkaria-1 Plant Manager, Kenya Electricity
Generating Company (KENGEN), Olkaria Geothermal Power
Project
John Ssemanda, President, SEFA-USA/Solar Energy Uganda LTD

Moderated by Gordon Weynand, Director, U.S. Agency for

International Development (USAID), EGAT/EIT/E

Financing

Banking, Finance & Investment in Nigeria

Room: Waterview C
Banks in Africa are among the best performing companies on
the continent. A combination of market reforms and
industry dynamics has forced the consolidation, expansion
and sophistication of Africa’s financial sector. The panel
looks specifically at the momentous changes taking place in
Nigeria’s financial sector highlighting the financial the
opportunities for innovation and product diversification
including:
• Pension Fund Market Development
• Mergers and Acquisitions (Industry Consolidation)
• Debt/Equity underwriting
• Private Equity markets

Confirmed Speakers:
Prof. Charles Soludo, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria

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Nuhu Ribadu, Chairman, Nigerian Economic & Financial Crimes
Commission
Tony Elumelu, Incoming CEO, United Bank for Africa
Joe Grandmaison, Director, US Export-Import Bank

Moderated by Ambassador Howard Jeter, Executive Vice

President, GoodWorks International

Healthcare

Building a Better Brand: Motivating Corporate Philanthropy

and Investments in Corporate Social Responsibility
Programs, sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company
Room: Waterview B
The panel will feature several corporate CSR programs as
examples of the important part that CSR and philanthropic
programs play in addressing socio-economic issues that
impinge upon health and private sector investment in
Africa. The focus of the panel discussion will be on
motivating factors for the corporate sector in the
development and implementation of CSR and philanthropic
portfolios. What are the expectations and anticipated
returns on social investment for the private sector in
Africa?

Confirmed Speakers:
Paul DiDonato, Director, Funders Concerned about AIDS
Nadia Hassan, Senior Manager Corporate Social Investment,
Standard Bank South Africa
Patrick Noack, PhD., Strategic Development Consultants
Dr. Dennis Weaver, Chief Medical Officer, BearingPoint

Moderated by Marty Bond, Senior Advisor, Major Gifts for

the Centre for Development and Population Activities
(CEDPA)

Small Business

A Gateway to the Continent: Doing Business in South Africa,

sponsored by the South Africa International Business
Linkages Program (SAIBL, a USAID-funded program)
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Room: Waterview A
This workshop will encourage companies to view South Africa
as a gateway to do business in Africa. The challenges and
opportunities of doing business in South Africa will be
explored. Panelists will share insights on policy,
transformation, opportunities and incentives. A trade
mission of businesses and political leadership from the
Western Cape of South Africa will share insight and
information on specific business opportunities in this
region.

Confirmed Speakers:
H.E. Barbara Masekela, Ambassador of South Africa to the
U.S.
Errol de Montille, International Business Consultant
Lynne Brown, Minister of Finance, Economic Development and
Tourism of the Western Cape
Councillor Obed Mlaba, Mayor, eThekwini Municipality
(Durban and surroundings) (invited)

Moderated by Mr. Bethuel Setai, ECIAfrica

Special Interest

1) China and Africa

Room: Laurel A & B
China’s trade and investment relations with Africa are
advancing rapidly. The African continent is clearly viewed
by the Chinese government and business sectors as a major
source for raw materials imports required to sustain
China’s rapid industrialization and, an increasingly
significant regional market for its low-cost consumer
goods. In addition, China is investing widely in the
development of Africa’s infrastructure base and, competing
successfully for public procurement projects formerly
dominated by western firms. This reflects the growing
enthusiasm with which African governments are responding to
infusions of Chinese capital, manpower and technology, the
magnetic attraction of China’s own internal market, and the
value of China’s international diplomatic support. In the
context of this increasingly competitive environment in
Africa for U.S. firms, the Corporate Council on Africa
presents an opportunity to participants at this year’ CCA
Summit to attend a China workshop. In this forum, experts
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on China and Africa will discuss the impact of China’s
commercial strategy vis-à-vis Africa, and its significance
for U.S. business interests and African economic
development. In addition, attendees at the workshop will
share views concerning the importance of promoting a
business-to-business dialogue, consider our respective
economic policies towards Africa and, determine a basis for
enhancing commercial cooperation.

Confirmed Speakers:
Stephen Hayes, President, The Corporate Council on Africa
Raymond W. Copson, Specialist in International Relations,
Congressional Research Service
Paul Ryberg, President, Africa Coalition for Trade
The Honorable J.E.O. Mwencha, Secretary General, Common
Market for Southern and Eastern Africa (invited)
Holly Vineyard, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa, the
Middle East, and South Asia, United States Department of
Commerce

Moderated by The Honorable Walter Kansteiner, Former

Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs and
Founding Principal, The Scowcroft Group (invited)

2) The United States Relationship to NEPAD

Laurel A-B
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) was
established to develop an integrated socio-economic
development framework for Africa. Four years into the
adoption of this strategic framework, this workshop will
evaluate NEPAD’s progress to date, its key goals and
accomplishments, and will explore openings for U.S.
government and private sector support for NEPAD’s
initiatives and programs. Panelists are invited to address
NEPAD priorities of promoting diversification of products
and exports, accelerating intra-African trade, and
improving access to markets of developed countries. The
panelists will discuss U.S. policies such as the African
Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the opportunities
that such policies present for promoting and enhancing
NEPAD priorities of trade and market access. The workshop
will also provide a private sector perspective of
opportunities for working with NEPAD to attract foreign
investment to Africa. The NEPAD Council and Oracle Africa

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Operations will provide specific examples of programs in
support of NEPAD.

Confirmed Speakers:
The Honorable Constance Berry Newman, Assistant Secretary
of State for African Affairs, US State Department
Professor Firmino Mucavele, NEPAD Advisor, Office of the
President, The Republic of Mozambique
Desi Lopez-Faife, Managing Director, Oracle African
Operations
Dr. Mohan Kaul, Director General, Commonwealth Business
Council (invited)
Dr. Appolinaire Djikeng, President, NEPAD Council
Dr. Jabulani Dhilwayo, Senior Vice President, NEPAD Council

Moderated by Malik Chaka, Professional Staff, The United

States House of Representatives

3) How Can U.S. Businesses Benefit Through Collaborations

with African Musicians?
Room: Harborside E
Africa's musicians are one of the continent's greatest
untapped resources. One of the most dynamic socio-cultural
forces in Africa, music and musicians offer a unique
platform to communicate directly to the masses. This
workshop panel will examine the various roles of the
African musician as educator, historian, guardian of
tradition, and communications specialist for commercial
interests.

The expert panel speakers comprising music labels,

managers, and the media and will offer practical advice for
U.S. business in developing effective marketing and
publicity campaigns.

Confirmed Speakers:
Jon Kertzer, Business Development Manager, MSN
Entertainment
Sean Barlow, Executive Producer, Afropop Worldwide
Andrew Frankel, Executive Director, Philadelphia Volunteer
Lawyers for the Arts; Director, Indigedisc Label
Tom Pryor, Managing Editor, GlobalRhythm Magazine

Moderated by Evangeline Kim, Arts Management Consultant

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