AEF

 

Panels

Mobilizing Africa's Agricultural Resources

Christopher Aluah, Youth Harvest Foundation Ghana, Agricultural Coordinator/Farming           
Dr. Gary Toenniessen, The Rockefeller Foundation, Managing Director

Ibrahima Camara, USAID Guinea, Responsible for Rural Development and Agriculture

Dr. Regina Birner, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Senior Research Fellow, Development Strategy and Governance Division
Moderator: David Browning, TechnoServe, Head of Global Coffee Practice

Law & Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Globalized Markets & Legal Regimes

Axel Acakpo-Satchivi, Esq., Milbank, Tweed, Hadley McCloy LLP.

Matthew W. Howard, Esq., Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen, Hamilton LLP, Associate

Susan D. Maples, Esq., Columbia Law School; Revenue Watch

Jacqueline Musiitwa, Esq., Transitional Trade, Founder and Executive Director

Andrianne Payson, Esq., Dewey & Leboeuf LLP, Partner

Moderator: Brendan Schwartz, Breaking Ground Cameroon, Co-Founder; Ngaoundere Community Research and Development Center (COREDEC), Coordinator, Educational and Development Programmes


African Private Equity: Leveraging Local Resources

Ayaan Adam, International Finance Corporation, Head and Manager, Private Equity and Investment Fund Portfolio

Gregory Altman, Knox Lawrence International, Vice President
Chamberlain S. Peterside, New Era Capital Corporation / Economic Advisory Council, Rivers State, Nigeria, Founder and CEO / Member 
Deen Solebo, West LB, Director, Project & Leveraged Finance-Energy

Moderator: Mr. Ashley Bendell, Exotix USA, Associate Director, African Equities
 

Inspirations & Innovations: Bridging the Technology Gap

Leila Chirayath, Samasource, Founder and CEO 

Christopher Fabian, UNICEF, Co-Head of Innovations Team

Francis Quartey, Intercom Data Network, Founder and CEO

Moderator: Murray Low, Eugene Lang Center for Entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School, Director, Business Strategy Research, CBS


Tourism in Africa: A Viable Revenue Source


Edward Bergman, Africa Travel Association, Executive Director

Rumit Mehta, Safari Ventures, Director of Business Development

Davis Sadike, Gauteng Tourism Authority (GTA) & Gauteng Film Commission (GTC), Director 
Besa Vormatu-Dzelumadzekpo, WEDO, Graduate Fellow, Sustainable Development and Climate Change

Moderator: Dr. Chika Onyeani, African Sun Times, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief

Post-Conflict Economic Development


James Kimonyo, Rwandan Embassy, Ambassador 
Margaret Kilo, African Development Bank, Head of Fragile States Unit
Professor Sipho Seepe, South African Institute of Race Relations, President

Moderator: Jacqueline Musiitwa, Esq, Transitional Trade, Founder and Executive Director