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Private Equity: Financing Africa's Successful Enterprises
- Rotimi Oyekanmi, Managing Director, Renaissance Partners
- Kayode Akinola, Helios Investment Partners
- Hurley Doddy, COO, Emerging Capital Partners
- Moderator: Nabil El-Hage, Professor, Harvard Business School
- Panel Organizer: Brian Frimpong, Mumo Muthengi, Linda Dempah
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Case Study Discussion: What is driving Africa's Growth?
- Acha Leke, Principal, McKinsey & Company
- Reinaldo Fiorini, Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company
- Chinezi Chijioke, Senior Associate, McKinsey & Company
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FIFA 2010: South Africa and the World Cup
- Nichelle Gainey, President/CEO, Silverstone International
- Tshepo Mahloele, CEO and Founder, Harith Fund Managers
- Sthu Zungu, President of South African Tourism USA
- Euvin Naidoo, President, South African Chamber of Commerce in America
- Moderator: Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development, Kennedy School of Government
- Panel Organizer: Dalia Rahman, Amanda Krawitz
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Microfinance 2.0: The next frontier of growth
- Dr. James Mwangi, Managing Director/CEO, Equity Bank
- René Azokli, CEO, PADME
- Wessel Smit, Legal Director, Blue Financial Services
- Bunmi Lawson, CEO, Accion Nigeria
- Moderator: Michael Chu, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School
- Panel Organizer: Christine Phillpotts, Kani Udoh, Peter Escher
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Educational Reform: Closing the Skill Gap
- Fred Swaniker, Founder/CEO, African Leadership Academy
- Jorn Lyseggen, CEO, Meltwater Group
- Nyagaka Ongeri, Board of Trustees, Student Sponsorship Programme
- Moderator: Stacey Childress, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School
- Panel Organizer: Nana Osam-tewiah
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Panel Session 2
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Africa Capital Markets: The Final Frontier
- Andrew Cornthwaite, Deputy CEO, Renaissance Capital
- Dr. Olaolu Mudasiru, DMD/COO, Vetiva Capital Management
- John Tudor, Principal, Bain Capital
- Tutu Agyare, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Nubuke Investments
- Atedo Peterside, Founder and Chairman, IBTC Chartered Bank
- Moderator: Laura Alfaro, Associate Professor, Harvard Business School
- Panel Organizer: Barbara Iyayi
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Infrastructure & Successful Privatization
- Tshepo Mahloele, CEO and Founder, Harith Fund Managers
- Joshua Gana, CEO, Supertek Nigeria Ltd
- Philip Wharton, Managing Director, Costain W.A. plc
- Tokunbo Abimbola, Shoreline Global Management
- Moderator: Niyi Omojola, Investment Professional, Leucadia National Corporation
- Panel Organizer: Temitope Abereoje, Mariama Keita
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Women in Control
- Lola Akinleye, Head of Corporate Finance & Advisory, Zenith Capital
- Celine Loader, Brand and Communications Director, UBA
- Bunmi Lawson, CEO, Accion Nigeria
- Simi Sanni Nwogugu, Co-founder and CEO, 2Hats Network
- Moderator: Stephanie Decker, Harvard-Newcomen Fellow, Harvard Business School
- Panel Organizer: Fayelle Ouane
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Venture Capital: Spurring entrepreneurship with venture capital
- Yemi Lalude, Managing Director, Adlevo Capital
- Robert Fogler, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Thousand Hills Venture Fund
- Rotimi Oyekanmi, Managing Director, Renaissance Partners
- Barbara James, Founder, Henshaw Capital Partners
- Moderator: Charles Aduboahen, Black Star Advisors
- Panel Organizer: Christine Phillpotts, Neil Davidson
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Aviation & Tourism: A viable platform for growth
- Conrad Clifford, CEO, Virgin Nigeria
- Sthu Zungu, President of South African Tourism USA
- Todd Neuman, Vice President Sales North America, South Africa Airways
- Moderator: Rumit Mehta, Director of Business Development, Safari Ventures
- Panel Organizer: Jemine Rewane
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| Panel Session 3 |
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Entrepreneurship: The expanding spectrum of possibilities
- Jorn Lyseggen, CEO, Meltwater Group
- Tayo Amusan, CEO, The Palms
- Nicholas Nesbitt, CEO, KenCall
- Uzoma Dozie, Executive Director, Diamond Bank
- Moderator: Daniel Isenberg, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School
- Panel Organizer: Karibu Nyaggah, Mumo Muthengi, Fayelle Ouane
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Good Governance in Africa: The Foundation for Success
- Dora Nkem Akunyili, Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration
- Fidel Abdelkerim Moungar, Ex-Prime Minister of Chad
- Omari Issa, CEO, Investment Climate Facility
- Ibrahim Lamorde, Acting Exec. Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nigeria
- Moderator: Eric Werker, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School
- Panel Organizer: Barbara Iyayi
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Africa's Next Generation: How will we define our contribution?
- Greg Durst, Managing Director, Endeavor South Africa
- Jamal Hussein, CEO, Citigroup Cote D'Ivoire, West Africa
- Nyagaka Ongeri, Board of Trustees, Student Sponsorship Programme
- Oluwaseyi Owodunni, CFO, Starcomms
- Charles Aduboahen, Black Star Advisors
- Moderator: TBD
- Panel Organizer: Johnita Mizelle
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Information Technology & Software
- Malik Fal, Business, Marketing, and Operations Lead, Microsoft
- Joseph Mucheru, Office Lead East Africa, Google Kenya
- Yemi Lalude, Managing Director, Adlevo Capital
- Paul Kukubo, CEO, Kenya ICT Board
- Thomas Nash, Chairman and CEO, Xalles Limited
- Moderator: Michael Norton, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School
- Panel Organizer: Randolph Rodrigues
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