2005 Summit Workshop Agenda

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2005 SUMMIT WORKSHOP AGENDA

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JUNE 22, 2005 (10AM-12 NOON)

Agriculture

The Biotechnology Revolution & Africa: Issues AffectingPromise, Practice & Adoption, sponsored by the U.S. GrainsCouncil

Room: Harborside AAs the philosophical debate about the pros and cons ofagricultural biotechnology continues, many African nationsfind themselves caught in the middle, precariouslybalancing the need to employ productivity-enhancingtechnologies to benefit their farming communities with therealities of their historical trade positions with theEuropean Union. This workshop will look at the potentialof the technology to benefit Africas farming sector andwill examine the regulatory climate on the continent ascountries move towards adoption. Government and corporatesupport to build technical capacity among small holderfarmers will also be featured.

Confirmed Speakers:Rob Horsch, Vice President, International Development,

MonsantoDr. J. H. Luhanga, Controller of Agricultural Extension

Services, Government of MalawiPilira Kalombolo, Senior Investment Officer, MalawiInvestment Promotion Agency (MIPA),Government of MalawiDr. Josette Lewis, Project Officer and BiotechnologySpecialist, Office of Agriculture and Food Security, U.S.Agency for International Development (USAID)Charles Mugoya, Coordinator,ASARECA Biotechnology andBiosafety Program, Government of UgandaSabina Khoza, President, National African Farmers Union


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Moderated by Dr. Judith Chambers, President, EmergingMarket Solutions

Business Development

Launching a Business Opportunity Mission to Africa,sponsored by DaimlerChryslerRoom: Waterview AThis workshop will encourage corporations and their

suppliers to explore business opportunities andpartnerships in Africa. DaimlerChrysler Corporationshares insights with businesses interested inconducting and participating in opportunity missions toAfrica covering all aspects from planning, executing,forming alliances, and fostering deals.

Confirmed Speakers:Stephen Hayes, President, The Corporate Council on AfricaOverview of November 2004 Automotive Business OpportunityMission to South AfricaDr. Hansgeorg Niefer, Chairman, DaimlerChrysler SouthAfricaViews on the recent automotive opportunity mission andutilization of suppliers in South AfricaHarriet R. Michel, President, National Minority SupplierDevelopment CouncilHow U.S. MBE programs can be modeled in South Africa

Mudunwazi Baloyi, Minister Economic, Department of Tradeand Industry, South African EmbassyPerspective on building relationships in the government andprivate sectorsJames Finley, Chief Executive Officer, Craft-Co EnterprisesU.S. minority business enterprise automotive suppliershares experience from November 2004 DaimlerChryslerAutomotive Business Opportunity Mission to South AfricaTongila Manly,General Manager, The Manly GroupFinancial and tax incentives for companies investing inSouth Africa

Moderated by Mr. Thomas W. Sidlik, Executive VicePresident, DaimlerChrysler Corporation Global Procurementand Supply

Energy & Power

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1) Equatorial Guinea: Building a Path Forward, sponsored byMarathon Oil CorporationRoom: Laurel A & BThe workshop will focus on the investment climate in

Equatorial Guinea, highlighting current energy investment,the role liquefied natural gas (LNG) will play in thecountrys future, and public/private partnerships on socialdevelopment issues. The workshop will also highlightrecent progress Equatorial Guinea has made on fiscalresponsibility and social infrastructure investment.

Confirmed Speakers:Rich Paces, Resident Manager/EG Operations, Marathon OilCompanyH.E. Marcelino Owono Edu, Minister of Finance and Budget,

Republic of Equatorial GuineaH.E. Gabriel Nguema Lima, Vice-Minister of Mines, Industry& Energy, Republic of Equatorial GuineaChris Camponovo, Senior Advisor, Bureau of Democracy, HumanRights & Labor, U.S. Department of StateChristopher Schwabe, MD, Project Director/EG MalariaControl Initiative, Medical Care Development International(MCDI)

Moderated by Steven P. Guidry, Central African BusinessUnit Leader, Marathon Oil Company

2) Emerging Markets in Libya, sponsored by ConocoPhillipsRoom: Waterview BFrom December 2003 until today, there have been greatchanges in the U.S.-Libyan bilateral relationship.Although U.S. energy companies have established operationsagain in this once closed off market, what other businessopportunities are available for American investors? Whatare the risks and the rewards to establishing an office inLibya? What U.S. laws and regulations help or hinderdeveloping a business? What are the best opportunities

beyond oil and gas? In this workshop, the expert speakersfrom business and government will provide participants withup-to-the-minute information on getting in on the groundfloor 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 environmentin LibyaKaren Nies-Vogel, Export Policy Analyst, U.S. Department ofCommerce, Bureau of Industry and SecurityThe US Export Control regime and doing business in Libya

Sam Mattock, Business Risk Advisor, Halliday FinchEvaluating risk in an emerging marketCherie Loustanau, Director, Office of the Middle East, U.S.Department of CommerceDoing Business in Libya the Commerce Department as aResource

Moderated by Robert E. Fryklund, President, ConocoPhillipsLibya

3) Public-Private Partnerships in Community Engagement,

sponsored by Chevron CorporationRoom: Waterview CThis workshop focuses on identifying what makes public-private partnerships in the arena of Community Engagementwork in practice. Speakers from both the public and privatesector will highlight specific examples of how partnershipshave worked in the field and what lessons have been learnedin the process. Each speaker will identify the practicalaspects of maintaining effective partnerships from theirown organizations point of view, drawing from realexamples. Participants will have an opportunity to ask the

speakers questions and debate issues and ideas aboutstructuring potential public-private partnerships andmaking them work to produce successful initiatives.

Confirmed Speakers:Dennis Flemming, Project Director, Angola PartnershipInitiative, Chevron CorporationGail Ifshin, Executive Director, Discovery Channel GlobalEducation PartnershipLaurin L. Banner, Regional Technical Advisor and CountryDirector for Nigeria, International Foundation for

Education and Self-Help (IFESH)Daniel Ohonde, Regional Alliance Builder, East & SouthernAfrica, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Moderated by Holly Wise, International DevelopmentConsultant

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Financing

Assessing & Mitigating Investment Risk in Africa, sponsoredby MIGARoom: Harborside C

One of the primary factors inhibiting trade and investmentin Africa has been the paucity of quality information toassess and price risk. Understanding risk is vital to thedevelopment of trade and investment insurance products.Over the past decades several private sector enterpriseshave been established to identify and hedge many of therisks related to doing business in Africa. The panelprovides an ideal opportunity to showcase a range of newproducts including: Sovereign credit ratings as a risk assessment tool Trade Finance insurance

Debt market insurance Credit enhancement through private-multilateralorganization partnerships

Confirmed Speakers:Ileana Boza, Head Global Finance, MIGANkemjika Onwuamaegbu, Senior Underwriter, MIGAKenneth Tinsley, Vice-President of Credit Underwriting, USExport-Import BankMaureen Miskovic, Chief Operating Officer, Eurasia GroupJean-Louis Ekra, President, African Export-Import Bank

Moderated by Mahesh Kotecha, President, Structured CreditInternational Corporation

Healthcare

Partnerships in Health: The African Experience,sponsoredby Merck& Co., Inc.Room: Laurel C & DThis panel explores the role of public-private partnershipsacross Africa in a variety of settings and a number ofdifferent configurations including multiple partypartnerships, the role of business coalitions and privatesector-driven efforts to support community basedinitiatives. Merck will discuss their partnership with theGovernment of Botswana and the Gates Foundation;DaimlerChrysler will present their public-private

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partnership program in South Africa; the Institute of HumanVirology will present their partnership with FuturesGroup/Constella in Nigeria and CIAN/SIDA Entreprises willfocus on partnerships in Francophone Africa.

Confirmed Speakers:Samir Khalil, Executive Director, HIV Policy & ExternalAffairs: Europe, Middle East and Africa Human Health, Merck& Co.Dr. Alash'le Abimiku, Institute of Human Virology,Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology andPrevention: IHV/Futures Group-Chevron CorporationPartnership in NigeriaDr. Andrea Knigge, Global Advisor for HIV/AIDS Strategy,DaimlerChrysler AGThomas Miklavec and Julien Bonneville, Consultants with

Sanisphere,representingCIAN/SIDA EntrepriseDr. Giselaine Affana, Secrtaire Permanent Adjoint duGroupe Technique CentralComit 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 NationwideEquipment CompanyRoom: Harborside BSince 1983 Nationwide Equipment has specialized in theexporting of used and reconditioned earth moving and roadbuilding machinery. With more than twenty years ofexperience, Nationwide is recognized as a global andindustry leader. Nationwide is the proud recipient of the2001 Presidents E Award given by the U.S. Secretary ofCommerce on behalf of the President for its outstandingachievements in the export of heavy equipment worldwide.On-site inventory includes all types of earthmoving, roadbuilding and mining equipment such as used dump trucks,excavators, compactors, motor graders, backhoes, loaders,cranes and road-pavers. Equipment purchases arefacilitated by the Export-Import Bank, whose programs helpto 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 portworldwide.

Confirmed speakers:

Dennis Roquand, Director Europe and Africa Operations,Nationwide Equipment CompanyMike Devine, President, Asphalt Drum Mixers Inc. (ADM)Elias Belayneh, Chairman, Council for Africa InfrastructureJohn Richter, Regional Africa Director, Export-Import Bankof the U.S.Lee Spurrier, Coface North America, Inc.Patrick Fournie, Vice President, BAC Florida BankThierno Bocar, Director of NEPAD, Fundraising &Cooperation, ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development(EBID)

Carlos Fernandes, President, Angola Private InvestmentAgency (ANIP)

Moderated by Ed Kostenski, President, Nationwide EquipmentCompany

IT/Telecommunications

Harnessing ICT for Africa's Development, sponsored by Oracleand HP Invent

Room: Harborside DMany African countries are benefiting from the use of ICTto streamline the way that they deliver services, becomemore efficient, and to move into industries that are morefocused on services rather than resource extraction.Sponsored by Oracle this panel and workshop focuses on therole that ICT can play in addressing the development needsof Africa. A case study will be presented by Egypt whichwill focus on the way that the country has harnessed ICT togrow and modernize its economy. Other case studies will bepresented during the course of the panel discussion and the

issues discussed will be focused on examples of successfulways of using IT to grow Africa economy, cross industryand cross different countries.

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Confirmed Speakers:Dr. (PhD) Khaled Ezz Eldin, Senior Advisor to the Ministerof Communications and Information Technology for TechnologyDevelopment.

Olivier Suinat, Hewlett-Packard Managing Director, Africa

Moderated by Desi Lopez Fafie,Managing Director, OracleAfrican Operations

Small Business

Renewable Energy Opportunities in West Africa, sponsored byWest 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 partnershipsbetween West African and U.S. firms operating in therenewable energy sector. It is intended to serve as aforum for deal making as well as an informational resourceon renewable energy projects in West Africa, and onAmerican commercial financing options. The workshop willexplore projects in Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, and The Gambia,highlighting guidelines, participation from the U.S.private sector, and current project requirements. It willconclude with a question and answer session, networking,

and business-to-business meetings aimed at jump-startingdeals.

Confirmed Speakers:Omar Touray, President, GamSOLARGamSOLAR is a Gambian renewable energy company that willdiscuss its current project needs and involvement in the REsector.Bolade Soremekun, President, Rubitec Nigeria LimitedRubitec Nigeria Limited is an experienced Nigerian company,which imports and distributes renewable energy equipment.

Honorable Konimba Dembele, CEO, Emicom MaliHon. Konimba Dembele will discuss his companys interest infinding U.S.-based strategic partners to develop renewableenergy projects in Mali.Dr. Salifou Bengaly, CEO, Sinergie SA Mali

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Dr. Bengaly is the representative of BP Solar in Mali andwill discuss the companys involvement in Malian renewableenergy projects.Ned Cabot, Regional Director, sub-Saharan Africa, Trade andDevelopment Agency (TDA)

Mr. Cabot will discuss the financing opportunities TDAoffers in West Africa.Robert Freling, Executive Director, The Solar ElectricLight Fund (SELF)SELF is a Washington, D.C. based non-profit which hasexecuted solar energy projects in rural West Africa. Mr.Freling will discuss SELFs successful ruralelectrification project in Nigeria.Ben Akuete, Vice President, M&T BankMr. Akuete will discuss M&T Banks previous experiencefinancing equipment transfers between the U.S. and Africa.

Moderated by Esther Dassanou, WAIBL Program Director

Special Interest

1) Women Entrepreneurs in the Diaspora, sponsored byAmerican & African Business Womens Alliance(AABWA)Room: Waterview DAfrican Diasporan Business Women discuss their experiencesin developing their businesses in the United States, theirlinkages to Africa and how to define success in the

Diaspora. Discussion will include the elements for successas well as how their business experiences contribute to theeconomic development of Africa, an African Union priority.

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

Moderated by Dr. Sharon T. Freeman, President, All AmericanSmall Business Exporters Association (AASBEA), and authorof African Leaders Reach Out To Africans In The Diaspora

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2)Southern Africa: Africa's Region of Hope, sponsored byOmega Investment ResearchRoom: Dover AThe workshop will highlight the current developments inSouthern Africa that clearly signal a renewed investor

confidence in the region. As an example, South Africa hasbeen remarkably successful in attracting FDI recently -most notably in the banking sector - a development that hashuge implications not only for South Africas domesticeconomy but for the whole of Southern Africa. Similarly,Botswana has achieved great progress and has repeatedlyshown the strongest growth rates of the region attractingglobal business interest. The workshop will also take acloser look at the post conflict promising DRC economyincluding the Governments economic reforms of the last 3years, the achievements thus far, and the post electoral

opportunities based on the current results and thecountrys enormous potential.

Confirmed Speakers:Michael Spicer, Executive Director, The South AfricaFoundation and Non-Executive Director, Anglo American SouthAfrica LimitedSouthern Africa: Africas Region of HopeHon. Daniel Neo Moroka, Minister of Trade and Industry,BotswanaBusiness and Investment Opportunities in Botswana

Rustum Mohamed, Executive Manager: Enterprise Development,Coega Industrial Development ZoneDiscover a World-Class Investment DestinationDr. Mao Efambe, Chairman, AFRIC - African InternationalConsultants Democratic Republic of CongoThe 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 andChallenges for US Corporations, sponsored by Shell OilCompanyRoom: Harborside EThe participants in this panel discussion are all expertsin their field and will discuss some of the most innovativeand successful current examples of how to catalyze small

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business and pro-poor product, enterprise and supply chaindevelopment in Africa involving big corporations, localbanks, NGOs and corporate foundations. All are linkedtogether by their focus on using business thinking andbusiness principles to promote economic development in

Africa that directly involves and benefit the poorestgroups at the bottom of the economic pyramid. Theirpresentations will explore the new market opportunitiesthat exist for inward investment in this area and highlighthow it makes great business sense for large companies andfinancial institutions in particular to actively engage inpromoting pro-poor enterprise in Africa.

Confirmed Speakers:Martin Fisher, Executive Director, KickStart (formerlyknown as ApproTec)

Dr. Al Hammond, Vice President, World Resources Institute,Washington DCFranklin Kennedy, Director, Schaffer Africa Global GroupKurt Hoffman, Director, Shell Foundation

Moderated by Koosum Kalyan, Senior ExternalAffairs/Business Adviser, Shell

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

Agriculture

Developing the Agriculture Value Chain, sponsored by theCandel CompanyRoom: Harborside AThis workshop will focus on the various issues (logistics,consumer preference, holistic development of the smallholder farmer), which affect the agriculture value chain inAfrica, either in relation to sourcing products forexternal markets or developing products for Africanmarkets.

Confirmed Speakers:Charles Anudu, Managing Director, The Candel CompanySolomon Waweru, Managing Director, Coffee Board of KenyaMichael Davies, Agribusiness Specialist, Technoserve

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


1) Beneficiation of Minerals and Black Economic Empowermentin South Africa, sponsored by Lazare Kaplan InternationalRoom: Waterview CPolitical democratization in South Africa has beenaccompanied by government policy to expand access andopportunities in the economy as well. Nowhere is thisprocess more evident than in the minerals sector, whereboth new legislation and private initiatives have attractedconsiderable local and international attention. While BlackEconomic Empowerment has generated the most debate becauseof its focus on equitable distribution, beneficiation is

assigned an equal importance because of its potential tospur economic growth and new entrants to the mainstreameconomy at the workforce, managerial and ownership levels.South Africas Minister of Minerals and Energy and thechief executive of one of the countrys most innovativeBlack Economic Empowerment groups will speak to this topic.

Confirmed Speakers:Honorable Minister Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Minister ofMinerals and Energy of South AfricaSalukazi Dakile-Hlongwane, Executive Chairperson, Nozala

Investments

Moderated by Maurice Tempelsman, Chairman, Lazare KaplanInternational

2) Cross-Border Parks (Peace Parks): The Engine forAfricas Economic Growth Driven by Public/PrivatePartnerships, sponsored by DaimlerChrysler

Room: Dover AThis workshop will make corporations aware of a majorinternational cross-border land-use concept conceived anddeveloped for Africa by Dr. Nelson Mandela and Dr. Anton Rupertand the business opportunities flowing from that. Itssuccessful application in Africa has led to 169 peace parkslinking 113 countries identified worldwide. Africa has 21% ofthe worlds landmass and 10% of its people (exactly theopposite as China with 21% of people and 10% of landmass). This

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space in Africa allows for innovative cross border peaceparks with the purpose not just to promote peace betweenneighbors and within regions, but also peace between Man andNature. Peace Parks therefore is becoming Africas economicengine capable of sustaining economic development, alleviating

poverty through job creation particularly in the tourism field,whilst maximizing biodiversity protection. As a NEPAD acceptedprogram, corporations can learn how to involve themselves withdirect business/investment opportunities or use their corporatesocial responsibility initiatives to assist in the capacitybuilding needs of human resources in the tourism, conservationmanagement and wildlife veterinarian fields.

Confirmed Speakers:Prof Willem van Riet, CEO, Peace Parks FoundationErrol de Montille, Corporate Representative, Peace Parks

Foundation (USA)Dr. David Hunter, Wildlife Veterinarian, Turner EndangeredSpecies Fund/Turner Enterprises, Inc.Frans Stroebel, Director, Peace Parks FoundationThomas Grimm, Corporate Representative, Peace ParksFoundation, (USA)

Moderated by W. Frank Fountain, Chairman, Corporate Councilon Africa and Senior Vice-President, External Policy andPublic Affairs (Auburn Hills) DaimlerChrysler

Energy & Power

1) Transparency and Stability in the Gulf of Guinea,sponsored by Amerada HessRoom: Laurel C & DU.S. energy stakes in the Gulf of Guinea are rising. U.S.imports of energy from West Africa are of strategicsignificance in a tight global market. U.S. companies havethousands of citizens at work in the Gulf of Guinea, andhave billions of dollars invested in oil and gasexploration and development. In this environment, the need

for transparency and stability is paramount. Speakers fromthe World Bank, the IMF, and the State Department will bejoined by Ambassadors to the region and the EquatoguineanMinister of Mines, Industry, and Energy to discuss the U.S.strategic perspective, current transparency efforts underway in the Gulf of Guinea, and the status of nascent modelsfor resource revenue management including the G-8 Sea

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Island Declaration on Anticorruption and Transparency andthe Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

Confirmed Speakers:

The Honorable Niels Marquardt, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy toCameroon and Equatorial GuineaThe Honorable Thomas Woods, Deputy Assistant Secretary forAfrican Affairs, U.S. Department of StateThe Honorable Minister Atanasio Ela Ntugu Nsa, Senior

Minister of Mines, Minerals, Energy and Industry,Equatorial Guinea

Albert J. Marchetti, Vice President for International andFederal Relations, Amerada Hess CorporationSilvana Tordo, Senior Energy Economist, World BankWilliam Allan, Head, Fiscal Transparency Unit, African

Department, International Monetary Fund

Moderated by Ambassador Ken Moorefield, Former Ambassadorto the Republic of Gabon and the Republic of Sao Tome andPrincipe

2)Oil & Gas in Africa: Local Content Issues, sponsored byExxon Mobil CorporationRoom: Waterview ASuccessful partnerships in developing oil and gas resourcesin Africa are contingent on many factors. One of the most

critical is local content -- especially how local inputscan most effectively and efficiently be developed andutilized for maximum return on a country's naturalresources. The workshop will present an objective, third-party look at the issue, based on extensive analysis andexperience in Africa, and comparisons based oninternational 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 EmergingMarkets Partnership and Hogan & Hartson, LLP

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Room: Harborside ESignificant investment is needed to upgrade and privatizeexisting infrastructure in Africa. Private sectorparticipation is vital if efficient project implementation,effective risk sharing and sound management of

infrastructure utilities are to be achieved. The panelprovides an ideal opportunity to discuss a range of issuesincluding:

Insights into key African sectors needing development

Role of private equity

Structured finance and investment: infrastructure asan 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, LLPRoss J. Connelly, Acting President and CEO, OPICTom 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 AlternativeParadigm sponsored by Pfizer Inc.

Room: Harborside BThe panel will articulate a variety of approaches to

creating a more African-derived and African-driven approachto healthcare and healthcare delivery for the continentincluding a locally driven healthcare program in BurkinaFaso and other examples of locally derived healthcaresolutions. The panel will discuss the use of models usingindigenous resources to achieve healthcare programs, and

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

Confirmed speakers:Robert Mallett, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs,

Pfizer Inc.Dr. Leslie Mancuso, President and CEO, JHPIEGODr. Rita Wutoh, Healthcare Consultant, Angelo Mida Inc.Dr. Desmond Johns, Director, UNAIDS New York Office

Moderated by Dr. Rachel K Gesami, Advisor to the ExecutiveDirector, Africa Group I Constituency, InternationalMonetary Fund

Infrastructure

The Business of Water, sponsored by Worcester PolytechnicInstitute (WPI), Moving Water Industries (MWI)Room: Waterview DWater is the earths most critical and scarce naturalresource, and the global community is in a transition tohaving to pay more for this commodity. In order to helpcountries achieve the UNs Millennium Development Goals forwater, the workshop topics will span business opportunitiesin filtration, desalination and pump systems, political,economic and sociocultural considerations of water pricingand water management, and opportunities for public-private

cooperation in water provision. The session will open witha brief video presentation, and significant time will beallotted for discussion.

Confirmed Speakers:Dr. Art Gerstenfeld, Professor, WPIThe Business of FiltrationDr. Creighton Peet, Global Program Manager, WPIInterdisciplinary and Global StudiesIWRM and Basin Management: Supporting Decentralization,Participation and Sustainability in a Developing Country--NamibiaWilliam E. Bucknam, Vice President and General Counsel,Moving Water Industries (MWI)Meeting the Challenge of the UN's Millennium DevelopmentGoal on Access to Safe WaterDr. Raphael Njoroge, Adjunct Professor of Humanities ofArts, 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 byMotorolaRoom: Kent A&BInformation and communications technology (ICT) arepowerful tools for promoting economic growth; spurringhuman development; improving delivery of basic services;and participating in global markets. Rapid uptake of ICTcan yield extraordinary benefits in terms of an expanding,inclusive and competitive economy; a stable businessenvironment that attracts long-term investment; enhanced

food security; improved public safety; greater transparencyin governance and citizen participation; better educatedand healthier citizens; and more opportunities for culturalexpression and exchange. Countries across Africa are leap-frogging seemingly overnight to adopt the most advancedtechnologies and applications. This workshop will explorethe myriad opportunities and challenges arising fromrapid deployment of communications technologies acrossAfrica.

Confirmed Speakers:

Minister Daniel Ona Onda, Ministry of Posts &Telecommunications, Gabonese RepublicMr. Patrick Boateng, Regional Specialist for Africa &Middle East, International Bureau, US FederalCommunications CommissionRon Landenberg, Director, Government & Enterprise MobilitySolutions, Motorola Israel Ltd.Moderated by Hassan Tavakoli, Vice President & CountryManager, Middle East & Africa, Motorola

Small Business

Best Practices of Doing Business with the United States,sponsored by West Africa International Business LinkagesProgram (WAIBL, a USAID-funded program)

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Room: Harborside DThis workshop will provide an overview of doing business inthe U.S., highlighting business opportunities, Americanbusiness culture, and showcasing success stories. U.S.financing experts, brokers, and American and West African

companies well versed in trans-Atlantic trade will provideinsight and advice on how to form a strong joint venture,equity partnership, or import/export relationship betweenthe U.S. and West Africa.

Confirmed Speakers:Karen Coachman, President, GhanapineKaren Coachman will outline her involvement in importingagricultural 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 Bankof the United StatesMr. Vranich will discuss financing opportunities the Ex-ImBank offers in West Africa.Vanessa Adams, AGOA Business Development Advisor, WestAfrica Trade HubMrs. Adams will present the West Africa Trade Hub, outlinethe resources it offers for West African companies, discussmarketing tactics, and explain AGOA-related policies.Samuel Fudzie, Vice President, TransAtlantic CorporationMr. Fudzie will discuss TransAtlantics involvement in

American equipment transfers to West Africa, which rangefrom the construction to agribusiness sectors.John Dunlop, CEO, Internet LCMr. Dunlop will outline the international trade financeservices Internet LC offers via the internet to small andmedium size companies worldwide.Tal Weiss, President, Target Shipping Inc.Mr. Weiss will discuss Target Shippings successesproviding transportation solutions for American and WestAfrican companies.

Moderated by Esther Dassanou, WAIBL Program Director

Special Interest

1) Kenya: An Investment Destination!sponsored by OmegaInvestment Research and U.S. Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID)/Kenya

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Room: Harborside CLooking at Africa country by country, Kenya stands out as astrong, stable symbol of hope for the continent.Capitalizing on the strengths of its neighbors whileproviding the infrastructure and skills necessary for

development, Kenya is central to the region. A regionalapproach to attracting Foreign Direct Investment isnecessary for African countries to increase their share ofglobal investment. East Africa is already well positionedfor foreign direct investment and Kenya attracts theregions largest share. The emphasis of this workshop willbe on what one might describe as the active integratorsof Kenya and the region: Power, Telecommunications,Transport & Shipping, Regional Infrastructure andDevelopment Projects, Banking & Financial Network, Tourism,Expanding Consumer Markets, and export of High-value

Agricultural Products.

Confirmed Speakers:Susan Kikwai, Senior Manager, Investment Promotion Centreof KenyaKenya: Centre for Regional Trade and InvestmentSamuel Karima, General Manager Sales and Marketing, KenyaTea Development AgencyCreating Value along the Tea Chain in KenyaSolomon Waweru, Managing Director, Kenya Coffee BoardTrade and Investment Opportunities in the Coffee Sector

Mr. Ali B. Korane, Chairman, Insight International

Moderated by Hon. Dr. Mukisha Kituyi, Minister of Trade andIndustry, Kenya

2) The Challenge of AGOA in 2005 and Beyond: Value Added inManufacturing, sponsored by The African Coalition for Trade(ACT) & Manchester TradeRoom: Harborside BReview of AGOA challenges and opportunities: With the endof the MFA system of quotas, the apparel provisions of AGOA

are under serious stress. Soaring imports from China havebeen concentrated in precisely the same product categorieswhere Africa has been successful. The safeguards imposedagainst China are not a solution since they do not addressthe competitive threat from other newly freed competitivesuppliers and they are of uncertain duration. Theimpending reduction and elimination of the TRQ for LDC

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apparel incorporating third country fabrics and yarnsstarting October 1, 2006 could be a greater challengeunless modified. Any modification must recognize the needto maintain an incentive to use African and American yarnsand fabrics. The challenge is not only American trade

policy but also requires a commitment from Africangovernments and private sector to improve infrastructureand increase its productivity.

This session will explore the new competitive challengesfacing the AGOA apparel sector and avenues that are open toincrease its competitiveness through, inter alia, verticaland regional integration and diversification of products.This session will also examine how using the apparel sectoras a base, one can diversify and upgrade into otherproducts so as to assure the long-term success of AGOA.

Confirmed Speakers:Honorable Dr. Kituyi Mukhisa, Minster of Trade andIndustry, Republic of Kenya Honorable Mwencha Erastus J.O., Secretary General, COMESA SecretariatBill Jackson, Director for African Affairs, Office of theU.S. Trade Representative (USTR)Barry Fisher, Cotton and Textile Expert, RATES (RegionalAgriculture Trade Expansion Services)John Hargraves, Vice President, Madagascar GEFPAmbassador 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 forBusiness?sponsored by Edlow Resources InternationalRoom: Laurel A & BThe Nacala Corridor is Africas first seamlesstransportation corridor spanning three countries. It is anexciting and growing railway and port project that isdesigned to move products and goods from Zambia, Malawi andMozambique to domestic and international market in anefficient, cost-effective manner. Important inputs forlocal businesses, such as fertilize and fuel, enter these

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countries utilizing the same corridor. This workshop willshare the experiences of the operators as well as of thecommercial investors already in the area. They will beable to describe the opportunities for investment andpotential for growth in this three-country business

development region. Bring your Nacala Dollars to theNacala Project Workshop at 3:30 pm on June 22nd and learnhow to make them multiply.

Confirmed Speakers:Wilfred Ali, Ministry of Transport and Public Works,Republic of MalawiWalter Kansteiner, Former Assistant Secretary of State forAfrican Affairs, Partner, The Scowcroft GroupJim Polan, Director, Project Finance, Overseas PrivateInvestment Corporation (OPIC)

Fernando Couto, CEO, Manica Freight ServicesDr. G. George Chabwera, Chairman, Eastern Zambia Chamber ofCommerceMitchell L. Strauss, Senior Credit Officer, OverseasPrivate Investment Corporation (OPIC)Robert Pietrandrea, President, Railroad DevelopmentCorporationJake 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 trendsfor agriculture trade between the U.S. and Africa and willlook at some of the complex issues which might potentialaffect this trade relationship, including the upcominground of the WTO, homeland security, the growth of Africas

regional markets and AGOA.

Confirmed Speakers:Anthony Carroll, Vice President, Manchester TradePatrick Coleman, Director for African Affairs, Office ofthe United States Trade RepresentativeChjungu Mwila, Director, Investment Promotion and PrivateSector Development, COMESA

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


1) Creating Business to Business Linkages between U.S.MBEs and African Business Owners, sponsored by MBDARoom: Laurel CThis workshop is designed to create an awareness andunderstanding of the programs, opportunities and resourcesavailable for doing business in Africa. This workshop willprovide information on the following: The White HouseInitiative on Africa; AGOA and its Benefits, Opportunities

and key Legislation; Programs and Services offered by theU. S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business DevelopmentAgency and International Trade Administration; andOpportunities for Business Matchmaking via virtual e-commerce and information on upcoming Trade Missions toAfrica.

Confirmed Speakers:Ronald N. Langston, National Director - U.S. Department ofCommerce, Minority Business Development AgencyDr. Abdul Shaikh, Senior International Economist and

Regional Coordinator for Africa & Middle East - U.S.Department of Commerce, International Trade AdministrationFlorizelle B. Liser, Assistant U.S. Trade RepresentativeFor Africa - Executive Office of The PresidentJacquelyn Hayes-Byrd, Executive Director for GlobalDiversity Initiative - U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.,Commercial Service

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Lawrence Johnson, Senior Trade Advisor - South Africa TradeHUB/ 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 byDaimlerChryslerRoom: Laurel A & BThis workshop will share experiences, challenges, and bestpractices in developing African SMEs. Critical aspects ofbuilding businesses will be discussed including financing,education, training and mentoring.

Confirmed Speakers:

John James, SAIBL, Project Director, Johannesburg, SAVanessa Adams, Export Business Development Director, WestAfrica Trade HubNina 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 inNigeria, sponsored by ConocoPhillipsRoom: Waterview AWest Africa, and particularly Nigeria, holds the key to avast and valuable resourcenatural gas. As the world demandfor natural gas increases and stability of supplydecreases, Nigeria finds itself in the unique position ofbeing a leader in the exportation of Liquefied Natural Gas(LNG). As the demand for LNG increases, so do manyquestions regarding the safety and security of thetransportation of this commodity. This workshop will focus

on the many opportunities afforded Nigeria with regard toLNG, the obstacles that must be overcome for theexportation of LNG from Nigeria and offer explanations forwhy it is in the best interest of the U.S. and Nigeria tomake it a success.

Confirmed Speakers:

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Carolyn Gay, International Relations Specialist, U.S.Department of Energy

Martin Hutchison, Managing Director, Brass LNGCapt. Robert Wells, Africa Advisor to Vice President CheneyPatrick 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 ShellRoom: Waterview CWhile commerce can certainly exist during times of domestic

or regional conflict, achieving Africa's full economicpotential depends upon creating an environment of peace andpolitical stability. Achieving this goal has beenproblematic. Internal country strife and cross-borderdisputes continue to pose a significant obstacle tosustainable development. There are constraints on theability of the international community, including theUnited Nations and donor countries, to address the fullextent of the challenge. Fortunately, the African Union andits respective countries are beginning to take the lead inresolving the continent's conflicts. And, increasingly,

privately-owned firms are playing a key role in support ofthis process, providing critical services to Africangovernments that strengthen their indigenous conflictresolution capabilities. This panel will look at trends inAfrican peace-keeping and stability operations, includingexamining the role of the private sector in supportingthese efforts.

Confirmed Speakers:Doug Brooks, President, International Peace OperationsAssociation

William Clontz, Vice President International and TechnicalPrograms, MPRIVictoria Holt, Senior Associate, The Henry L. StimsonCenterHerbert M. Howe, PhD., Assistant Professor,GeorgetownUniversity

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

Moderated by Koosum Kalyan, Senior ExternalAffairs/Business Development Adviser, Africa Shell

International Petroleum Company, Ltd.

3) The Outlook on Energy: A 2030 View, sponsored by ExxonMobil CorporationRoom: Waterview DA forward look at worldwide energy demand with a speciallook at the role of Africa. Economic growth generatesincreased demand for energy and providing timely andadequate supplies of that energy is a large scale, longterm challenge. Improved efficiencies and new technologiesare both essential if those demands are to be met.

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

Financing

Equity Investment Opportunities in Africa, sponsored byZephyr Management and Doley SecuritiesRoom: Harborside EAfrican capital markets recorded the highest rates ofreturn in the world in dollar terms in 2004. 18 Africancountries maintain exchanges that have collectivelyoutpaced capital appreciation in other emerging marketregions. Capital markets provide a major source of wealthcreation and the long-term capital needed for development.Significant debt and equity investment opportunities existboth for large established companies and medium-sizedenterprises with high growth potential. The panel providesan opportunity to showcase and discuss:

IPOs as exit strategies for private equity investments

Successful asset management companies operating inAfrica

Assessing risk and opportunities in African capitalmarkets

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 SecuritiesHerbert McLeod, Special Advisor, Regional Bureau forAfrica, UNDP

Moderated by Mahmoud Salem, Vice President, Bank of NewYork

Healthcare

Applied Technologies and African Healthcare: New andExpanding Markets sponsored by Jean-Raymond BoulleCorporationsRoom: Harborside BThis workshop focuses on the role of applied informationand communication technologies in African healthcaredelivery. Panelists presentations will illustrate thepotential for applied technology to improve healthcaredelivery and expand health services while creating new andexpanded markets for IT and communication technology.Programs including patient monitoring with hand helddevices and patient smart-cards will be examined anddiscussed. Emphasis on appropriate technology andexpanding markets to create an interface between virtualand physical infrastructure for expanding HIV/AIDStreatment as well as the delivery of general healthcareprograms will be highlighted.

Confirmed speakers:Charles Scatchard, Vice President, Healthcare, OracleEurope, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)Judi Nwokedi, Director of Corporate & Government Affairs,Motorola Southern Africa

Fatimata Seye Sylla, Program Director Digital FreedomInitiative SenegalJeff Butler, CEOand Dr. Ernest Darkoh Chairman, BroadReachHealthcareMohamed 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 1Infrastructure Development and COMESA Regional Integration:Opportunities for Investment and Collaboration The panelwill review and discuss air transportation liberalizationin Africa in general and in COMESA in particular. Theworkshop the impact of air transportation on development ofair transport services in Africa and COMESA. Importantly,the panelists will discuss the role and opportunities forprivate investors to participate in the development of airtransport links between Africa and the U.S.

Stream 2Challenges in Mobilizing Private Sector Investment for theDevelopment of Telecommunications Infrastructure andServices in COMESA The panel will review and discuss theregional initiative for the development of a regionaltelecommunications fiber optic interconnectivity network.The objectives for such a network would be to improvetelecommunications services in terms of quality of service,capacity, and affordable pricing. The panel will reviewthe role of the private sector in the development oftelecommunications networks and discuss opportunities forimproving telecommunications services between Africa andthe U.S.

Confirmed Speakers:Amos Marawa, Director, Infrastructure Development, CommonMarket for Eastern and Southern AfricaDr. Boakye Danaquah Kofi Henaku, CEO, AST Legal Consultancyand CEO AFILINK.COMFrancis Osakonor, Managing Director, Anderberg Limited andChairman, Anderberg COMTEL SEP Consortium

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Moderated by Shahid Qadri, Director, InternationalConsulting Engineering Services, Black & VeatchInternational Company

Small Business

Marketing African Arts and Crafts to the U.S., sponsored bySouth Africa International Business Linkages Program(SAIBL) & the West Africa International Business LinkagesProgram (WAIBL) (SAIBL and WAIBL are USAID-funded programs)Room: Kent A & BThis workshop will provide African businesses and U.S.buyers with key information regarding the export and importof handicrafts. Speakers will present on four strategicissues regarding the handicraft sector: Shipping;Logistics; Trends and practices; Category 9 compliance andrelated AGOA issues; and U.S. buyers' practices. Workshopparticipants will have the opportunity to learn from andengage with experts in these fields.

Confirmed Speakers:Peter Wilson, Buyer of Decorative Crafts, MarmaxxNatalie Fitzgerald, Owner, Casa NovaLaurel Brandstetter, Owner, Mad ImportsPatti Carpenter, President and Creative Director, ContinuumHome Inc.Lanky Levy, President, Baobab Inc.

Moderated by Deborah Orsini, Director, Management SystemsIntl

Special Interest

Global Alumina Presents: Un-locking the Keys to Development& Prosperity in Guinea Conakry, sponsored by GAPCORoom: Waterview BGLOBAL ALUMINA uses the vast bauxite resources of the

Republic of Guinea to produce alumina for sale to theglobal aluminum industry. The company will assist Guinea toimprove its citizens' quality of life by unlocking thecountry's most abundant and valuable natural resource:bauxite. Global Aluminas investment of over $2.2 billionwill also go towards infrastructure development, whichcreates opportunities for various U.S. and European

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

Moderated by Daniel Anagho, The African Investment

Corporation

Transportation

Cape Town Treaty,sponsored by BoeingRoom: Harborside AThis workshop will discuss the benefits expected from theCape 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 andtheir 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 theUnited States

Mr. Haileleul Mulugeta, Head of Legal & Secretary to theBoard, Ethiopian AirlinesJohn B. Matthews, Director, Financial Operations, BoeingCapital 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 AThis workshop will examine the various financing optionswhich are available to facilitate investment in the Africanagriculture sector and will vary in scope from anexamination of micro-credit lending schemes which could beused to assist small holder farmers to the criteria

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required to attract commercial lending for larger scaleagribusiness enterprises.

Confirmed Speakers:John Hatch, President, FINCA International

James T. Smith, Acting Assistant Administrator, EconomicGrowth, Agriculture and Trade, U.S. Agency forInternational Development (USAID)Marysue Shore, Director of African Affairs, OverseasPrivate Investment Corporation

Moderated by Dr. Judy A. Chambers, President, EmergingMarket Solutions

Energy & Power

1)Effective Partnerships: The Key to Bringing New NaturalGas Supplies to Customers, sponsored by Chevron CorporationRoom: Waterview DThis workshop focuses on the challenges facing the energyindustry in commercializing new gas resources.Specifically, the speakers will address the issuesassociated with market access and project development witha focus on the need for strong industry partnerships tocreate value. The session will highlight specific examplesof partnerships that have worked well and what lessons havebeen learned developing these projects

Confirmed Speakers:Joseph M. Naylor, Vice President Strategy & Planning,Chevron Global GasChris P. Miller, Project Manager, Angola LNGDennis J. Fahy, Managing Director, West Africa Gas PipelineCompanyJohn F. Alvarez, Vice President Americas, Sasol Chevron

Moderated by Carolyn Gay, International RelationsSpecialist/Team Leader Africa, U.S. Department ofEnergy

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2) Discussion of East African Renewable Energy Resources,Including Geothermal

Room: Kent A & BThis session will be a broad dialogue on renewable energyopportunities and challenges in Africa. A special focus

will be the prospects for geothermal energy potential ofthe 12 countries along the African Rift Valley. Thediscussion will include geothermal and renewable energysupply, access, distribution, and the role of the U.S.private sector in the development of diverse energyportfolios.

Confirmed Speakers:Dr. Meseret Teklemariam, Department Head, Hydrogeology,

Engineering, Geology and Geothermal Energy, GeologicalSurvey of Ethiopia

Martin Mwangi, Olkaria-1 Plant Manager, Kenya ElectricityGenerating Company (KENGEN), Olkaria Geothermal PowerProjectJohn Ssemanda, President, SEFA-USA/Solar Energy Uganda LTD

Moderated by Gordon Weynand, Director, U.S. Agency forInternational Development (USAID), EGAT/EIT/E

Financing

Banking, Finance & Investment in NigeriaRoom: Waterview CBanks in Africa are among the best performing companies onthe continent. A combination of market reforms andindustry dynamics has forced the consolidation, expansionand sophistication of Africas financial sector. The panellooks specifically at the momentous changes taking place inNigerias financial sector highlighting the financial theopportunities for innovation and product diversificationincluding:

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 CrimesCommissionTony Elumelu, Incoming CEO, United Bank for AfricaJoe Grandmaison, Director, US Export-Import Bank

Moderated by Ambassador Howard Jeter, Executive VicePresident, GoodWorks International

Healthcare

Building a Better Brand: Motivating Corporate Philanthropyand Investments in Corporate Social Responsibility

Programs, sponsored by The Coca-Cola CompanyRoom: Waterview BThe panel will feature several corporate CSR programs asexamples of the important part that CSR and philanthropicprograms play in addressing socio-economic issues thatimpinge upon health and private sector investment inAfrica. The focus of the panel discussion will be onmotivating factors for the corporate sector in thedevelopment and implementation of CSR and philanthropicportfolios. What are the expectations and anticipatedreturns on social investment for the private sector in

Africa?

Confirmed Speakers:Paul DiDonato, Director, Funders Concerned about AIDSNadia Hassan, Senior Manager Corporate Social Investment,Standard Bank South AfricaPatrick Noack, PhD., Strategic Development ConsultantsDr. Dennis Weaver, Chief Medical Officer, BearingPoint

Moderated by Marty Bond, Senior Advisor, Major Gifts forthe 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 BusinessLinkages Program (SAIBL, a USAID-funded program)

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Room: Waterview AThis workshop will encourage companies to view South Africaas a gateway to do business in Africa. The challenges andopportunities of doing business in South Africa will beexplored. Panelists will share insights on policy,

transformation, opportunities and incentives. A trademission of businesses and political leadership from theWestern Cape of South Africa will share insight andinformation on specific business opportunities in thisregion.

Confirmed Speakers:H.E. Barbara Masekela, Ambassador of South Africa to theU.S.Errol de Montille, International Business ConsultantLynne Brown, Minister of Finance, Economic Development and

Tourism of the Western CapeCouncillor Obed Mlaba, Mayor, eThekwini Municipality(Durban and surroundings) (invited)

Moderated by Mr. Bethuel Setai, ECIAfrica

Special Interest

1) China and AfricaRoom: Laurel A & B

Chinas trade and investment relations with Africa areadvancing rapidly. The African continent is clearly viewedby the Chinese government and business sectors as a majorsource for raw materials imports required to sustainChinas rapid industrialization and, an increasinglysignificant regional market for its low-cost consumergoods. In addition, China is investing widely in thedevelopment of Africas infrastructure base and, competingsuccessfully for public procurement projects formerlydominated by western firms. This reflects the growingenthusiasm with which African governments are responding toinfusions of Chinese capital, manpower and technology, themagnetic attraction of Chinas own internal market, and thevalue of Chinas international diplomatic support. In thecontext of this increasingly competitive environment inAfrica for U.S. firms, the Corporate Council on Africapresents an opportunity to participants at this year CCASummit to attend a China workshop. In this forum, experts

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on China and Africa will discuss the impact of Chinascommercial strategy vis--vis Africa, and its significancefor U.S. business interests and African economicdevelopment. In addition, attendees at the workshop willshare views concerning the importance of promoting a

business-to-business dialogue, consider our respectiveeconomic policies towards Africa and, determine a basis forenhancing commercial cooperation.

Confirmed Speakers:Stephen Hayes, President, The Corporate Council on AfricaRaymond W. Copson, Specialist in International Relations,Congressional Research ServicePaul Ryberg, President, Africa Coalition for TradeThe Honorable J.E.O. Mwencha, Secretary General, CommonMarket for Southern and Eastern Africa (invited)

Holly Vineyard, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa, theMiddle East, and South Asia, United States Department ofCommerce

Moderated by The Honorable Walter Kansteiner, FormerAssistant Secretary of State for African Affairs andFounding Principal, The Scowcroft Group (invited)

2) The United States Relationship to NEPADLaurel A-BThe New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD) was

established to develop an integrated socio-economicdevelopment framework for Africa. Four years into theadoption of this strategic framework, this workshop willevaluate NEPADs progress to date, its key goals andaccomplishments, and will explore openings for U.S.government and private sector support for NEPADsinitiatives and programs. Panelists are invited to addressNEPAD priorities of promoting diversification of productsand exports, accelerating intra-African trade, andimproving access to markets of developed countries. Thepanelists will discuss U.S. policies such as the African

Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the opportunitiesthat such policies present for promoting and enhancingNEPAD priorities of trade and market access. The workshopwill also provide a private sector perspective ofopportunities for working with NEPAD to attract foreigninvestment to Africa. The NEPAD Council and Oracle Africa

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Operations will provide specific examples of programs insupport of NEPAD.

Confirmed Speakers:The Honorable Constance Berry Newman, Assistant Secretary

of State for African Affairs, US State DepartmentProfessor Firmino Mucavele, NEPAD Advisor, Office of thePresident, The Republic of MozambiqueDesi Lopez-Faife, Managing Director, Oracle AfricanOperationsDr. Mohan Kaul, Director General, Commonwealth BusinessCouncil (invited)Dr. Appolinaire Djikeng, President, NEPAD CouncilDr. 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 Collaborationswith African Musicians?Room: Harborside EAfrica's musicians are one of the continent's greatestuntapped resources. One of the most dynamic socio-culturalforces in Africa, music and musicians offer a uniqueplatform to communicate directly to the masses. Thisworkshop panel will examine the various roles of theAfrican musician as educator, historian, guardian of

tradition, and communications specialist for commercialinterests.

The expert panel speakers comprising music labels,managers, and the media and will offer practical advice forU.S. business in developing effective marketing andpublicity campaigns.Confirmed Speakers:Jon Kertzer, Business Development Manager, MSNEntertainment

Sean Barlow, Executive Producer, Afropop WorldwideAndrew Frankel, Executive Director, Philadelphia VolunteerLawyers for the Arts; Director, Indigedisc LabelTom Pryor, Managing Editor, GlobalRhythm Magazine

Moderated by Evangeline Kim, Arts Management Consultant

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Documents

2005 Summit Workshop Agenda