AGENDA
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| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Friday, February 20th |
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| 2:00-3:00pm | HBS Campus Tour (Originating from Meredith Room, Spangler) | HBS Campus |
| 3:15-4:30pm | HBS Case Simulation: Case Discussion in Action | Aldrich 107 |
| 4:30-5:15pm | Admissions Office "MBA 101" Presentation and Q&A Session | Aldrich 107 |
| 5:30-6.30pm | Current MBA Students Q&A Session | Aldrich 107 |
| 6:30-10:00pm | Conference Registration (for all participants) | Meredith Room, Spangler |
| 7:30-10:00pm | Cocktail Reception & Fashion Show | Williams Room, Spangler |
| Saturday, February 21st (Dress code is Business Formal) |
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| 7:30-8:15am | Conference Registration | Meredith Room, Spangler |
| Breakfast | Burden Auditorium | |
| 8:15-8:30am | Welcome and Introduction | Burden Auditorium |
| 8:30-9:15am | Opening Keynote Address: W. P. Ofosu-Amaah | Burden Auditorium |
| 9:30-10:45am | Panel Session #1 | |
| Private Equity and Venture Capital’s Role in Sustainable Economic Development | Spangler Auditorium | |
| Doing Business in Post-conflict Countries in Africa | Aldrich 109 | |
| Corporate Social Responsibility: Its Role in Sustainable Growth | Aldrich 110 | |
| Infrastructure as Key Bottleneck to Sustained Growth in Afirca | Aldrich 111 | |
| Case Study Discussion: Swimming Against the Current | Aldrich 112 | |
| 11:00-12:15pm | Panel Session #2 | |
| Capital Markets: Opportunity in the face of the Global Crisis | Spangler Auditorium | |
| Doing business in Francophone Africa | Aldrich 109 | |
| Effective Social Enterprise Strategies and Models | Aldrich 110 | |
| Residential Real Estate in Africa: Reducing the Housing Shortage in Africa | Aldrich 111 | |
| The Africa Brand | Aldrich 112 | |
| 12:15-1:15pm | Lunch | Williams Room |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Keynote Address: Jite Okoloko | Burden Auditorium |
| 2:45-4:00pm | Panel Session #3 | |
| Africa and China: Friends or Foes? | Aldrich 112 | |
| Renewable Energy: Unlocking Africa's Green Potential | Aldrich 111 | |
| The Effect of New Technology on Healthcare Delivery | Aldrich 110 | |
| The Growth of Internet in Africa | Aldrich 109 | |
| 4:00-4:15pm | Networking Break | |
| 4:15-5:15pm | Closing Keynote Address: Runa Alam | Burden Auditorium |
| 5:15-6:30pm | Career Fair | Williams Room |
| 6:30-7:00pm | Break | |
| 7:00-9:00pm | Gala Banquet | Hyatt Regency Hotel |
| 9:00-10:00pm | Cocktail Mixer | Hyatt Regency Hotel |
| 10:00-2:00am | Official End-of-Conference Party | Hyatt Regency Hotel |
| Sunday, February 22nd | ||
| 10:00-1:00pm | Sponsor, Panelist and Alumni Brunch | Williams Room |