MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2018 |7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
6:00 AM: Security Check
The World Trade Center Washington D.C – Ronald Reagan Building is a government secure building, and all ATIGS participants will be required to go through security screening prior to entering.
7:00 AM – 08:00 AM: Registration / Continental Breakfast & Networking
Join us for breakfast and coffee to kick off the event.
– Atrium and AMphitheater Foyer
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Henry Bonsu, Broadcaster and Conference Host- London, United Kingdom
ATIGS 2018 Symbolic Ribbon Cutting Ceremony – (Red-Carpet Treatment)
Sarah Zineb BOUMOUJA, CEO, Global Premium Events – Morocco
Head of ATIGS Organizing Committee, Morocco
– Opening Remarks
Housekeeping Note by Conference Host
Henry Bonsu,Broadcaster and Conference Host – London, United Kingdom
Organizer’s Opening Remarks – ATIGS Organizing Committee Member
Fernando Dolbeth Assunção, Managing Director, First African Investment Holding – Angola
Venue Host Welcome Message
Andrew Gelfuso, Vice President, Global Business DeveloPMent
Trade Center Management Associates (TCMA)– Washington, D.C, USA
Host Country Official Welcome Address- US Government
Alexander Gazis, Acting Deputy Director for Economic Affairs and Sr. Trade and Investment Officer, Office of Economic and Regional Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs – U.S. Department of State
Welcome Message from Chairman of ATIGS Organizing Committee
– Opening Keynote Session
Why Africa? Why Now?? – Opening Keynote Speaker
Speaker 2: Mr. Coutinho Nobre Miguel, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Banco Sol – Angola
– Opening Global FDI Talk
Global FDI Trends: the big picture and impact on specific countries and world regions – FDI Talk
Chris Knight, Global Commercial Director for fDi Intelligence London, UK
Investment and Business in Africa: Opening Plenary Panel Session
– Opportunities for intensive engagement with Africa
– Financing, promoting and expanding intra-African and extra-African trade
Mr. Walid Loukil, Deputy Managing Director, Loukil Group– Tunisia
Dr. Belachew Mekuria, Industrial Park Division Deputy Commissioner, Ethiopian Investment Commission– Ethiopia
Dr. Richmond Annan, President, iRichie Group Inc– Texas, USA
Ms Yewande Sadiku, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission – Texas, USA
Mr. Essohouna MEBA, President, ChAMber of Commerce and Industry of Togo, and Federation of West Africa ChAMbers of Commerce and Industry (FEWACCI) – Lome, Togo
Moderator:Sandrine Nzeukou, MBA, Executive Director, Invest Africa US – New York, USA
Africa in the Global Context: Perspective from an International DeveloPMent Expert- Keynote
Raj Kumar, Founding President, Devex – United States
High-Level CEO Panel: Doing Business in Africa –Plenary Panel Session
– The biggest challenges and business opportunities in Africa’s booming markets
– Success Stories and understanding the African business system
Xoliswa Daku, Founder & CEO, Daku Group of Companies – South Africa
Asma ALAOUI, CEO, Africa Key Partners – Morocco
Luís José Ndapuka Máquina, CEO, MACON – Angola
Olivier KAManzi, President & CEO, Africa Global ChAMber of Commerce – Chicago, United States
Moderator: Henry Bonsu,Broadcaster and Conference Host- London, United Kingdom
Deal Time: Coffee and Networking Break – AMphitheater Foyer
Recharge with a cup of coffee between sessions
Exhibition Viewing: Atrium + Atrium Ballroom – Exhibition Halls
Fast-Track Africa’s Industrialization – Special Address
– How Afeximbank can support trade and investment relations between Africa and the rest of the world.
Mr. Kofi Adomakoh, Director Project Finance, African Export-Import Bank – Egypt
High-Level Ministerial Panel: Trade and Investment in Africa- Plenary Panel Session
– Panelists share their views, lessons learned, and present personal assessments on the central theme of the Summit
– Political risk insurance: mitigating country risk, understanding the African System: taxes, incentives and credits.
– Government’s initiatives, and success stories
H.E Ali Guelleh Aboubaker, Minister of Investments, Djibouti
H.E. Lucas ABAGA NCHAMA, Minister of Finance, Economy and Planning – Equatorial Guinea
Hon Ibrahim Awaal MohAMmed, Minister for Business DeveloPMent – Ghana
Hon Dr MohAMed Doumbouya, Minister of Budget, Republic of – Guinea
Hon Dr. Kalu I. Kalu, three-time Finance Minister of – Nigeria
Hon Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, former Ghanaian Minister for Trade and Industry & former AMbassador of Ghana to the USA – Ghana
Moderator: Chris Knight, Global Commercial Director for fDi Intelligence – London, UK
Networking Lunch & Exhibition Viewing – AMphitheater Foyer
During lunch, come by the exhibition halls to network and see what’s happening!
Atrium – Exhibition Hall 1
Atrium Hall – Exhibition Hall 2
B2B and B2G
Also check out the parallel sessions over lunch happening in multiple rooms!
International Trade Financing and How to be a Successful Global Company – Presentation
Room: Continental B
Nicole Woods, Business DeveloPMent Specialist, Minority & Women Owned Business Group, Office of Small Business, Export-Import Bank of the – United States
Collaboration in the Replication of Global Health Care Models– Presentation
Room: Continental C
Robert L. WilliAMs, DMin.,USA, President/CEO, Druid Park Community Health Clinic and Center
Exporting K-12 Technology Literacy and Robotics in Africa Schools– Presentation
Room: Continental A
Aturah Sh’Myah e Sar Malahk, Superintendent
Leading Africa to Prosperity – Presentation
Room: Continental C
Zipho Sikhakhane, Founder & CEO, of EMZ Advisory – – South Africa
Keys to Unlocking Capital for Projects –Panel Session
Room: AMphitheater
– Capital Market and Private Equity Leaders: Mobilizing Capital
Rodrigue Fouafou, Co-Founder and CEO, HartNAMtemah – Canada
Ngozi Bell, Partner, Trans Sahara Investment Corporation – Pennsylvania, USA
Pius Muchiri, Managing Director & CEO, Nabo Capital Limited – Kenya
Berthin Ntekereze, Managing Director, Afrinet Capital – New York
Diekola Onaolapo, CEO of Eczellon Capital – Nigeria
Africa is Open for Business: Opportunities and Partnerships –Panel Session
Room: Polaris BC
– Africa’s Investment Success Stories, Partnerships, and Opportunities
Osita Oparaugo,Esq, Chief Executive Officer, Footprint to Africa – Nigeria
Zsolt Lukacs, CEO, Africa Investment Group – Florida, United States / Hungary
Moderator:Fabiola Fleuranvil, CEO, Blueprint Creative Group, The Branding Experts – Florida, USA
FDI in Africa and Fostering Long-Term Investment and Economic Growth –Panel Session
Room: Hemisphere A
Eric-Michel Sossou-Gloh, Senior Consultant and Strategic Partner, Cedar Street Capital, LLC – United States
Junior TOGBA, Co-Founder & Managing Director, International Funds Investment – Cote D’Ivoire
El Hadji Malick SOUMARE, Investment Manager at GroFin – Senegal
Michael Lim, Partner, First African Investment Holding
Leveraging Emerging Market-Sourced Investment – Featured Presentation
Room: Continental B
Harry G. Broadman, CEO and Managing Partner, Proa Global Partners LLC and Faculty Member, Johns Hopkins University – Washington, D.C – USA
FDI in North African Nations – Presentation
Room: Continental C
Prof. Dr. Aysar P. Sussan, Dean College of Administrative & Financial Sciences, Arab AMerican University – Jenin, Palestine
The Cashew Apple Project “Uncovering Africa’s Hidden Jewels – Presentation
Room: Rotunda
Anita Okoye, Founder/CEO, The Cashew Apple Project, and wife of music legend Paul Okoye from rap duo P-Square – Nigeria
Dr. Theresa MAMah, Founder/Director of Marketing, The Cashew Apple Project – Nigeria/USA
Natasha Norman, Founder/Communications Manager,, The Cashew Apple Project – Philadelphia
Changing the Landscape of Wireless Connectivity – Presentation
Room: Meridian C
Keith J. Walker, Founder/CEO & CTO, Aer Wireless –Virginia
Increasing the Use of International Mediation in International Arbitration – Presentation
Room: Continental A
Ricardo J. Cata, Mediator and Arbitrator, Upchurch Watson White & Max
Sustainable Change: Investing in Africa’s Most Undervalued Assets – Presentation
Room: Polaris A
Yewande Austin, Founder of Global Institute for Change, Artist, Activist, AMbassador –United States
Mega Projects Financing in Africa- Featured Panel Session
Room: AMphitheater
– Project financing and structuring bankable projects
– Insurance guarantees
Maria Goravanchi, Director, Overseas Private Investment Corporation – Washington, DC, United States
Malcolm Mansfield, CEO, African Growth Group Incorporated – Canada
Mr. Alfred Liu, President, AEPA International Inc. – China/USA
Ruben Atekpe, Executive Chairman, Merchants Company of West Africa Ltd (MECOWA Group) – Ghana
Michelle Cross Fenty Esq., Co-Founder, Managing Director and General Counsel of Parsan Cross LLC – United States
Moderator: Matthew McLean, President of Endsight Consulting – Washington DC
Regional Integration in Africa –Featured Panel Session
Room: Rotunda
– Addressing specific issues relevant to Integrating Africa, and managing a smart supply chain
– Policies, progrAMs, and initiatives needed to encourage and promote regional integration
Hon Senator Ike Ekwerenmadu, Deputy Senate President of Nigeria
H.E. Fatoumata TAMbajan, Vice President of – GAMbia
H.E Donald Duke, former Governor of Cross River State Nigeria
Mr. Alexis MohAMed, Advisor and charged of mission of the president of – Djibouti
Moderator: Dr. Reuben Egolf, Chairman of the United States Global Leadership Council – United States
United Nations Sustainable DeveloPMent Goals Agenda 2030 (SDG 17 & 8) –Featured Keynote
Mr. Kevin Cassidy, Director and Representative to the Bretton Woods and Multilateral Organizations, ILO Office for the United States
Mr. Robert Skinner, Director, United Nations Information Center (UNIC) Washington D.C.
Room: AMphitheater
A Dialogue with AMbassadors: Grow with Africa – Featured Conversation
Room: Polaris BC
– Hear directly from AMbassadors on what they are doing to promote new and creative investment and trade opportunities.
AMbassador John CAMpbell, former US AMbassador to Nigeria
H.E. Clyde Rivers Ph.D., AMbassador, Republic of Burundi, and Advisor to the President of the Republic of – Burundi
2:20 PM – 2:40 PM: Deal Time: Coffee and Networking Break – AMphitheater Foyer
Recharge with a cup of coffee and join the breakout sessions
Exhibition Viewing: Atrium + Atrium Ballroom – Exhibition Halls
Parallel Special Sessions
Time: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Economic DeveloPMent in Africa – Special Address
Track E: The Forum for Africa’s Economic DeveloPMent
Room: Rotunda
Joseph Lititiyo, Deputy Executive Secretary, Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries – Rwanda
Digitize Africa – Special Address
Track F: Technology, Innovation & Transformation
Room: Rotunda
– Business models and powerful bespoke digital ecosystem, and technology for humanity
Alain Dolium, COO, Connectik Technologies Global – United Kingdom
Investment in the Educational Sector – Special Address
Track H: Sustainable Agriculture Forum: Africa
Room: Rotunda
AMy C. Novak, Ed.D., President, Dakota Wesleyan University – South Dakota, United States
Energy for All – Special Address
Room: Rotunda
AMbassador Dr. Neil Parsan, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Parsan Cross, Global Strategic Advisors
Overview of Power Africa – Keynote
Track G: Electrify Africa Forum
Room: Rotunda
Andrew Herscowitz, Coordinator, Power Africa – U.S. Agency for International DeveloPMent – United States
Investing Frontiers in Africa’s emerging Exponential Agriculture – Special Address
Track H: Sustainable Agriculture Forum: Africa
Room: Rotunda
– Opportunities, enablers, pillars and the decade of agriculture
Prof Ndubuisi Ekekwe, PhD, Founder & Chairman, FASMICRO Group – Pennsylvania, United States
Bridging Africa’s Infrastructure Gap – Special Address
Room: Rotunda
Engineer Eunice Silva, Minister of Infrastructures, Spatial Planning and Housing – Cape Verde
Transportation and Economic DeveloPMent – Special Address
Room: Rotunda
– Export from Florida and Increasing Tourism
Senator Bobby Powell, Member of Florida House of Representatives
Partnership. Solution. Scale
Public–Private Partnership for Infrastructure DeveloPMent Panel Session
Room: Hemisphere A
– Need for the public sector and private investors and businesses to work co-operatively if businesses are to thrive and sustained in Africa.
– Need for essential infrastructure and institutions that must be in place to sustain the private sector.
Art Smith, Chairman of the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships and Senior Adviser in UNECE International Center for PPP (Geneva) – Washington DC, USA
Mr. Pierre-René Tchio Nzoukekang, President & CEO, P&T; Management Corporation – Canada
Bradley Shaw, Head of Africa and Middle East, NuRan Wireless – South Africa
Moderator: Charles Hernick, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum – USA
AU Agenda 2063: The Africa Future We Want –Panel Session
Room: Hemisphere B
– Financing growth – funding the future economy
-Encouraging trade and economic transformation in Africa, and digitized services
– Paradigm of growth we want for Africa.
Christophe Allard, Director North AMerica, Sales and Commercial Strategy, Brussels Airlines – New York, USA
Gary Whitehill, Chief Futurist, African Union – Ghana
Dr MohAMmad Khalid Mahmood,PhD, Chief Technical Advisor to World Bank, EU, USAID – New York, USA
Moderator: Claire A. Nelson Ph.D., Futurist, and White House ChAMpion of Change – United States
Africa Trade Experts Panel Session
Room: Polaris BC
-How Africa should industrialize
-Africa Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), and Achieving “Made/Assembled in Africa”
-Facilitating efficient movement of goods across borders
Hon Sebastian Kopulande, CEO, ZAMbian International Trade and Investment Centre (ZITIC) ZAMbia
Kezy KAMau – Mukiri, Executive Director, Ignite Trade Africa Kenya
Adrienne BAMbou Diagne, CEO & Co-Founder, International Ventures and Trade California, USA
Mr Zouzar BOUKA, Chairman, World Trade Center Antananarivo Madagascar
Prince Adetokunbo Kayode SAN,FCIArb, FCTI President, Abuja ChAMber of Commerce and Industry Nigeria
Mucha Mlingo, VP Membership + Incoming Chairperson, OWIT Nairobi (Organisation of Women in International Trade, Nairobi Chapter) Kenya
Mr. Paul Maseli, Director, United Nations Industrial DeveloPMent Organization (UNIDO) New York, USA
Africa and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable DeveloPMent – Panel Session
Room: AMphitheater
– How the private sector can be engaged and mobilized to stimulate growth and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable DeveloPMent Goals in Africa. Investing smart and long!
Harry Stokes, Executive Director, Project Gaia, Inc. – Pennsylvania, USA
Leila Ndiaye, Executive Vice President, Initiative for Global DeveloPMent – Washington D.C, USA
Eunice AjAMbo, Economic Affairs Officer, Macroeconomic Policy Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa – Ethiopia
Laurie Lane-Zucker, Founder & CEO, Impact Entrepreneur, LLC – Massachusetts, USA
Moderator: Adva Saldinger, Reporter on Africa, Devex – Washington DC, United States
Solving Societal Challenges while Generating Revenue – Panel Session
Room: Hemisphere A
– We are living in a rapidly changing world and only companies who are able to create systems-change businesses will survive. Linking communities’ prosperity to companies’ sustainability has never been more critical.
-How companies can solve societal challenges while generating revenues.
Manyang Reath Kher, Founder/Director, Humanity Helping Sudan Project – Washington DC, United States
Dorothy Githae BA Hons (GlAMorgan UK), Dip (MCIM UK, Social Entrepreneur – Kenya
Moderator: Celena Green, ounder & President, F, Teke Global, Inc. – Washington, D.C, USA
Tools for Combating Fraud and Corruption in Business – Panel Session
Room: Hemisphere B
N. Jude Menes, Esq.President, Menes Konsult – Texas, USA
Mike Kenealy, CFO, Insiders Corp- Boston– Massachusetts
Mark Handler, Director, Converus
Ricardo Fuentes, Manager, Stoelting Polygraph
Encouraging Trade and Economic Transformation in Africa – Presentation
Room: Continental B
Vanessa AdAMs, Director of Strategic Partnerships, DAI – France
Project Management for Sustainable DeveloPMent in Africa – Presentation
Room: Continental C
– Intro to what it is and a certification progrAM through FEST,
-How to apply it in develoPMent projects and at the local levels in both private and public sectors
Sabina Zunguze, CEO & Co-Founder, A Gift To Africa – Florida, United States
How to Eradicate Poverty and Corruption in Africa – Presentation
Room: Continental C
Mr Rino Solberg, Chairman, Better Globe Group – Norway
We stand on the brink of a technological revolution where innovation will fundAMentally change the way we do business in Africa.
Made in Africa: Innovation – Presentation
Room: Continental B
– Shifting the balance between importation and home-grown production – focusing on innovation to maximize Africa’s natural resources and human capital.
Olatorera Oniru, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dressmeoutlet.com – Nigeria
Emerging African Tech – Presentation
Room: Meridian C
Kofi Henaku, CEO, Henson Geodata Technologies Ltd – Ghana
Shaping up an African Tech Industry – Presentation
Room: Continental B
AMadou Daffe, CEO and Co-Founder, Gebeya Inc – Ethiopia
Innovation in Africa –Panel Session
Room: Polaris BC
– Blockchain Technology, and 3D Printing in Africa.
– Leveling the playing field: how technology is transforming Africa.
– The future of robots in Africa: What’s on the horizon?.
Aurès Tchana, Managing Director, LoopSight Company Inc – Canada
Matthew GAMser, CEO, SME Finance Forum, International Finance Corporation – Washington, D.C, United States
Meir Moalem, CEO & Managing Director, Sky and Space Global – United Kingdom
Nneile Nkholise, CEO, IMAD TECH – South Africa
Moderator: Ms. Debbie GhAMkhar, Country Manager – U.S, Djembe Communications – Washington, D.C, USA
Fintech and Insurtech Ecosystem in Africa –Panel Session
Room: AMphitheater
– Fintech is disrupting banking, finance, and even money as we know it. It’s a global phenomenon, but in Africa more than anywhere, the impact has the potential to be both socially and economically transformative.
– Beyond mobile money, African fintech opportunities: payment, lending, digital banking.
– Opportunities for innovation and investment abound.
Saidy Andrade, Founder, Group Chairman & CEO, Capital Consulting Group – Cape Verde
Viola Llewellyn, Co-Founder & President, OvAMba – Washington, DC, United States
Javed Khattak, CFO, Humaniq – United Kingdom
Leland Rice, Co-Founder & CEO, Dedalus Global – Washington, DC, United States
Moderator: Akin Sawyerr, Managing Director, Feleman Limited – Washington, DC, United States
Technology Transformation in Africa–Panel Session
Room: Hemisphere A
– GAMe changing technologies, digitalization in Africa, and capital
– Technology startups and trends
– How technology is transforming Africa’s startup landscape
Brian Asingia, Founder, CEO and Chief Content Officer, Pearl DreAM – New York, United States
Bill Bennett, Managing Director, Kiza Solutions – Kigali, Rwanda
Catherine Mahugu, Founder of WaziData & Soko – Kenya
Aubrey Swanepoel, CEO, Pfortner – South Africa
Simon Ngotho, CEO, Sky-View Consultants – Kenya/USA
The Innovators & GAMe Changers –Panel Session
Room: Hemisphere B
Companies contributing to the Rise of Africa and disrupting industries in Africa with their businesses.
Munyaradzi Alois Gwatidzo, Founder and CEO, Astro Mobile Africa – South Africa
Dr. John Weatherspoon, JD, PhD, Partner at VesaliuX, and Consultant at TCMS Global – Texas, United States
Roye Okup, Founder, YouNeek Studio – Maryland, United States
Chike Ukaegbu, Founder of Startup52 – New York, USA
Mrs. Rose MAMbo, CEO of Central Depository Securities Company – Kenya
Moderator: Yaw Owusu, Managing Director, Gateway Innovations – Ghana
A Fintech A.I. Blockchain Revolution –Presentation
Room: Continental A
Saidy Andrade, Founder, Group Chairman & CEO, Capital Consulting Group – Cape Verde
The Wind Energy Outlook in Africa –Presentation
Room: Polaris A
Tony Tiyou, Director and Co-Founder, Renewables Africa – United Kingdom
Renewables and Their Vital Role in Powering Africa –Panel Session
Room: AMphitheater
– Projects develoPMent and financing: structuring bankable deals and attracting capital.
– Future Trends and Outlook for Solar PV in Africa (Utility-Scale, Off-Grid/Mini-Grid).
– Barriers in markets with highest potential, and identifying the markets.
Bruce Ernest, President, ZAMbia Renewable Energy Association – ZAMbia
Scott Kennedy, Executive Director, Energy Action Partners – Massachusetts, USA
Sidney Yankson, CEO, Ghana Capital Partners – Ghana
Abdulkadir Hassan, Consultant Green Economy, ZHE Africa – Nigeria
Chidi Achebe MD, MPH, MBA, Founder, Chairman and CEO, African Integrated DeveloPMent Enterprise – Boston, United States
Rocky Mountain Institute, Katie Lau, ProgrAM Marketing, Manager, Rocky Mountain Institute – Colorado, USA
Moderator: Dr. Femi Osidele, Senior Consultant, Cimbria Consulting – Houston, TX
Renewable Energy Technology Enablers –Panel Session
Room: Polaris BC
– The SWITCH software and the cryptocurrency KWHCoin
Prof Daniel KAMmen, University of California, Berkeley – California, United States
JP Carvallo, University of California, Berkeley – California, United States
Girard Newkirk, Founder and CEO, KWHCoin – San Francisco, United States
Moderator: Tony Tiyou, Director and Co-Founder, Renewables Africa – United Kingdom
Future Trends and Outlook for Solar PV in Africa –Panel Session
Room: Hemisphere A
Evans Wadongo, Co-founder, GreenWize Energy – Kenya
Eli Forrester, Co-Founder & COO, Volta – Ghana and California, United States
Michael Ross, CEO, Ross Solar Energy – Texas, USA
Oheneba Ofori Boateng, CEO, Strategic Power Solutions – Ghana
Green Economy – Presentation
Dr. MohAMed G. Kafafy, PhD, DBA, President, World Green Economy Council – Egypt
Meridian C
Agribusiness in Africa – Panel Session
Room: Hemisphere B
-Supply chains, financing, and producing
– Sustainable raw commodity export
Narcisse G Parfait, Founder & CEO, AGRIINVEST SARL – CAMeroon
Yodit Balcha, ProgrAMme Officer, Economic Commission for Africa – Ethiopia
Kofi Henaku, CEO, Henson Geodata Technologies Ltd – Ghana
Zeluis Teixeira, Cofounder, COO, Annona – Kenya/United States
Roland Oletu Oroh, Founder, Nigeria Agribusiness Register – Nigeria
Sylvestre Didier Mavouenzela, president, ChAMbre de Commerce, d’industrie, d’agriculture et des métiers de Pointe-Noire (CCIAM) – Republic of the Congo
Moderator: Kavaneet DhAMi, Founder and CEO of KDHI Agriculture – Ghana
Seawater Farms – Presentation
Room: Meridian C
Mike Pickup, Co-Founder & Director, Seawater Eco Farms – United Arab Emirates
Youth of Africa with the Youth of AMerica, in Global Trade. (Organic Suppliers/Manufacturers)- Presentation
Room: Continental B
Anna Marie Carter, President, Cuppedia LLC – California, USA
Africa & Smart Agriculture in the 21st Century – Presentation
Room: Continental C
Bernard Oduro Takyi, Founder & CEO, Omanbapa Ghana Ltd – Ghana
Construction and Infrastructure Projects in Africa – Panel Session
Room: Atrium Ballroom
-A Solution to Africa’s Infrastructure Gap
– DeveloPMent across Africa in the hotel world
– Challenges and opportunities for delivering major projects
Trevor Ward, CEO, W Hospitality Group – United Kingdom
Peter Laurens, Founder and CEO, Rockwell Risk Advisors – New York, United States
Paulo Cruz MRICS, Executive Managing Partner & Capital Projects
Leonard Ozoemena, Senior Partner & COO, Compass Solutions – Washington, D.C, United States
Pierre-René Tchio Nzoukekang, President and CEO, P&T; Management Corporation – Canada
Africa’s Liveable and Sustainable Cities – Panel Session
Room: Polaris
-Financing of new urbanization projects in Africa and how Technology is transforming Africa’s cities
– Panelists discuss city challenges, share integrated urban solutions, and forge new partnerships
– Finding innovative and actionable solutions for developing a more connected and fully functioning knowledge-based society in Africa.
Abdul Hakeem Badawi, CEO, Mole Projects and Machinery Limited – Ghana
Peter Dalkeith Scott, Chairman, PDSIGROUP – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Daniel Bwanika, Founder & Director, Research & Dev, Urban & Infrastructure DeveloPMent Conference – Uganda
Dr Markus Thill, President of the Africa Region for Bosch – South Africa
Ravi Seethapathy P.Eng, MBA,FCAE, Executive Chairman, Biosirus Inc. – Canada
VISA Africa Integration Index – Presentation
Room: Continental B
Dr Adrian Saville, Chief Strategist, Cannon Asset Managers & Citadel Asset Management – South Africa
Educational DeveloPMent in Africa – Panel Session
Room: Hemisphere A
Ebenezer S. Thomas, Executive Director, African Children and Youth DeveloPMent Network – Liberia
Hussainatu Blake, Co-Founder, Focal Point Global – Maryland, United States
Adenike Adeyanju-Osadolor, Publisher, ABBI Books and Africa Coordinator, TX Foundation – Nigeria
Madelle Kangha, Founder & President, Jumpstart Academy Africa – CAMeroon
Sabrina LAMb, Chief Executive Officer, WorldofMoney.org – New York, United States
Moderator: Hassanatu Blake, President, Focal Point Global – Maryland, United States
04:00 PM – 5:00 PM :Expo Reception
Atrium and Atrium Ballroom
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Canada-Africa Business Discussion / Networking
Time: 4: 00 PM – 6:00 PM
Canada-Africa Networking Event – Business Opportunities Associated with Climate Financing
Room: Polaris BC
Format:Discussion/ Reception / Cocktail Networking
The event will bring together Canadian companies, Government of Canada representatives (Global Affairs Canada) and representatives of African companies (renewable energy and clean technologies sectors) to participate in the ATIGS forum. It will end with a networking cocktail between Quebec companies and the African delegations present at the summit.
Targeted participants:
-Export Quebec
-Global Affairs Canada
– Econolate
– Quebec companies attending the Summit
– Targeted African Delegations – Renewable Energy and Clean Technology Sectors
06:00 PM – 09:00 PM: Cocktail Drinks Reception
The action doesn’t end after the last session concludes. Join fellow delegates to discuss the day. All participants of ATIGS 2018 are cordially invited to attend the cocktail drinks reception on Monday.
Atrium
Entertainment + Dance
VIP Reception Corner
Top of the Oculus
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