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Private Equity and Venture Capital’s Role in Sustainable Economic Development - Mark Allegretti, Managing Director, Nova Capital Partners, LLC
- Hurley Doddy, COO, Emerging Capital Partners
- Dawn Hines, Co-Founder and Partner, Aventura Investment Partners
- Moderator: Brian Frimpong, Associate, Emerging Capital Partners
- Panel Organizer: Sebastian Eriksson Giwa, Marlene Ngoyi, Kayode Ogunro
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Doing Business in Post-Conflict Countries in Africa
- Jose de Lima Massano, CEO, Banco Africano de Investimentos
- Jacqueline Musiitwa, Esq., Founder and Executive Director, Transitional Trade
- Dr. Reid Whitlock, Deputy Director, OTF Group
- Moderator: Eric Werker, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School
- Panel Organizer: Marlene Ngoyi, Fayelle Ouane
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Africa: Its Role in Sustainable Growth
- Funlola Adewale, MD, Infiniti CSR
- Fred Formanek, Executive, Advance Africa
- Rebecca Stevens, Director of Public Affairs, Malaria Initiatives, Novartis International AG
- Moderator: Christopher Marquis, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School
- Panel Organizer: Erin Frackleton, Farai Shonhiwa
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Infrastructure as Key Bottleneck to Sustained Growth in Africa - Alain Ebobissé, Chief Investment Officer, Infrastructure Department, IFC
- Tshepo Mahloele, CEO, Pan-African Infrastructure Development Fund
- Nick Rouse, Managing Director, Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund
- Philip Wharton, Managing Director, Costain W.A. plc
- Moderator: Hamza Abdurezak, Lecturer, Harvard University
- Panel Organizer: Tulika Khemani, Kayode Ogunro
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Case Study Discussion: Swimming Against the Current - can Sub-Saharan Africa Sustain its Growth Momentum amidst a global economic slowdown - Mutsa Chironga, Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company
- Acha Leke, Partner, McKinsey & Company
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| Panel Session 2 |
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Capital Markets: Opportunity in the face of Global Crisis
- Ashley Bendell, Associate Director, African Equities, Exotix USA
- Gabriel Fal, CEO, CGF Bourse
- Moderator: Catherine Duggan, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School
- Panel Organizer: Takudzwa Mhlanga, Kwabena Osei-Kusi
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Doing business in Francophone Africa - Michel Abrogoua, Founder, Phoenix Capital Management
- Pascal Agboyibor, Managing Partner, Orrick
- Patrice Backer, Chief Operating officer, AFIG Fund
- Charles Kie, CEO, Groupe Banque Atlantique
- Moderator: Eric Werker, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School
- Panel Organizer: Lancine Diaby
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Effective Social Enterprise Strategies and Models
- Namrita Kapur, Vice President (Strategic Partnerships), Root Capital
- Stéphane LeBouder, Founder and CEO, Mesonomics
- Brinda Ganguly, Associate Director, Rockefeller Foundation
- Kosi Yankey, Founder and Executive Director, KeyCredit MicroFinance Institution
- Moderator: Rye Barcott, Founder, Carolina for Kibera, Harvard Business School
- Panel Organizer: Yaw Agyenim-Boateng, Taiwo Ajayi
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Residential Real Estate in Africa: Reducing the Housing Shortage in Africa
- Wale Akinmusire, CEO, CityScape
- Jim Brenner, CEO, Broad Cove Partners
- Dr. Laila Macharia, CEO, Scion Real
- Moderator: Professor Nicholas Retsinas, Lecturer, Harvard Business School
- Panel Organizer: Temitope Abereoje, Mumo Muthengi
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The Africa Brand
- Yvonne Johnston, Marketer-at-large; Board Member--South Africa Tourism
- Vijay Mahajan, Professor, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas, Austin
- Yvonne Ndege, Chief Africa Correspondent, Al-Jazeera
- Mark Sorbara, Consultant, African Risk Consulting
- Moderator: Lucie White, Professor, Harvard Law School
- Panel Organizer: Raphael Afaedor
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| Panel Session 3 |
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Africa and China: Friends or Foes?
- Dr. Jing Gu, Research Fellow, China and Development Policy, Institute of Development Studies
- Kola Karim, CEO & MD, Shoreline Energy International
- Zemedeneh Negatu, Managing Partner, Ernst & Young Ethiopia
- Wang Wenming, CEO, Beijing Yecao Investment Consulting
- Moderator: Regina Abrami, Senior Fellow, Harvard Business School
- Panel Organizer: Fayelle Ouane
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Renewable Energy: Unlocking Africa's Green Potential
- Robert Freling, Executive Director, Solar Electric Light Fund
- Clapperton Mavhunga, Assistant Professor, MIT
- John Stephenson, Project Manager, Dalberg Global Development Advisors
- Moderator: Bhaskar Chakravorti, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School
- Panel Organizer: Charles Boatin
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The Effect of New Technology on Healthcare Delivery in Africa - Melissa Gillooly, Manager of Global Programs, Partners in Health
- Jonathan Jackson, CEO, Dimagi Inc.
- William Rodriguez, CEO, Daktari Diagnostics, Inc.
- Moderator: Anjali Sastry, Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan
- Panel Organizer: Mina Hsiang
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The Growth of Internet in Africa
- Tidjane Deme, Office Lead, Google, Senegal
- Nvalaye Kourouma, CEO, Afric Xpress (AX) Services, Inc
- Eric M. K. Osiakwan, Executive Secretary, AfrISPA, GISPA
- Greg Wyler, Founder, CEO, O3b Networks
- Moderator: Calestous Juma, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School
- Panel Organizer: Michael Baldwin, Thomas Ferede
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