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Panel 1: Post Conflict Countries & the Potential Opportunities - Ambassador John Simon, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the African Union
- Florival Luis Mucave, Chief Executive Officer, Ponta Mamoli Resorts
- Lisa Pickrum, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, RLJ Companies
- Eric Kacou, Managing Director, OTF Group
- Moderator: Jacqueline Musiitwa, Founder & Executive Director, Transitional Trade
- Panel Manager: Luakena Tolbert
Panel 2: Real Estate Development (Opportunities and Access to Capital) - Ben Bruce, CEO, Founder, SilverBird Group
- Thomas McCallum, Real Estate Industry Specialist, International Finance Corporation
- Victor Politis, CEO, PRI Develoment LLC
- Ameachi Ndilli, CEO/Vice Chairman, The Lionstone Company
- Moderator: Gravette Brown, Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation
- Panel Manager: Rose Ndindiri
Panel 3: African Banking in the Face of Global Financial Turmoil - Kofi Adjepong-Boateng, Former Group Managing Director, First Africa Group(Acquired by Standard Chartered)
- Chuka Mordi, Founding Partner & Director, CBO Capital Partners
- Chukuka Chukuma, Head Project and Structured Finance, Stanbic IBTC, Nigeria
- Moderator: Duke Essiam, Senior Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation
- Panel Manager: Abiodun Sanusi
Panel 4: Capital Markets: Next steps for Developments - Ashley Bendell, Associate Director, Exotix
- Dr. Ayo Salami, Chief Investment Officer, Duet Africa Index Fund
- Alia Yousuf, Head of Emerging Markets Debt Funds, Standard Asset Management
- Johan De Bruijn, Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Management, LLC
- Moderator: Ryan Shen-Hoover, Founding Partner, Kivuno Capital Management
- Panel Manager: Susan Keppelman
Panel 5: Women in Business - Louisa Mojela, CEO, Women Investment Portfolio Holdings
- Anna Getaneh, Founder & Managing Director, African Mosaique, Founder and Executive Chairman of the EthiopianChildren's Fund
- Ella Gorgla, Managing Partner, Khana Group
- Moderator: Lola Ogunnaike, Anchor CNN Entertainment Correspondent
- Panel Manager: Zoe Karl
Panel 6: Alternative Funding (Microfinance-VC-PE) - The Evolving Growth Catalyst - Gustavo Eiben, Head North American Investor Relations, Aureos Capital
- Malcolm Pryor, CEO, South African Enterprise Development Fund
- Mary Clare Odong, Senior Consultant, and currently serves as CEO/General Manager of AccessBank Liberia, The Microfinance Bank
- Mark Allegretti, Managing Director, Nova Capital Partners
- Melissa Lumpkin, Principal Manager, Innovation and Technology, Africa
- Moderator: Peter Tropper, Principal Fund Specialist, International Finance Corporation
- Panel Manager: Rexford Asibuo
Panel 7: The State of Private Equity Investing in Africa - Murray Grant, Partner, Actis
- Idris Mohammed, Partner, Development Partners International
- Todd Peterson, Partner, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge
- Karim S. Anjarwalla, Partner, Anjawalla & Khanna Advocates
- Patrice Backer, Partner and COO, Advance Finance Investment Group
- Moderator: Brian Frimpong, Associate, Emerging Capital Partners
- Panel Manager: Ngetha Waithaka
Panel 8: Brain Gain - Fred Swaniker, CEO, African Leadership Academy
- Zemedeneh Negatu, Managing Partner, Ernst & Young
- Blessing Rugara, Founder and Managing Director, Circle Capital Global
- Kunbi Oguneye, Head of Strategy, Oceanic Bank
- Moderator: Elisa Salazar-Chukuma, Managing Director & Founder, Evaluation & Staffing Ltd.
- Panel Manager: Kelechi Ogbunamiri
Panel 9: Infrastructure - Omololu Adubifa, Country Executive, GE
- Tshepo Mahloele, CEO, Harith Fund Managers
- Cyrille Arnould, Senior Investment Officer, European Investment Bank
- Babatunde Onitiri, Country Head, International Finance Corporation
- Jonathan Hoffman, Co-Founder, InfraCo Management Services Ltd.
- Moderator: Kola Karim, CEO and Founder, Shoreline International
- Panel Manager: Femi Adebayo
Panel 10: Agribusiness/Agriculture - Sam Dzotefe,, Senior Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation
- Tim McCollum, Founder, Madecasse
- Jim Thaller, Managing Director, Talier Trading Group, Inc
- Eric Stambler, Senior Vice President, PRI Project Development
- Moderator: Professor James Thompson, Co-Founder, Wharton Societal Wealth Program
- Panel Manager: Brent Taylor
Panel 11: Social Entrepreneurship - Alicia Polak, CEO, Khaya Cookies
- Sameer Mithal, Head of Business Development, WaterHealth International
- Willa Shalit, CEO, Fair WInds Trading
- Anna Getaneh, Founder & Managing Director, African Mosaique, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Ethiopia
- Moderator: Gloria Serobe, CEO WipCapital
- Panel Manager: Courtney Reilly
Panel 12: Tourism - Rebranding Africa - Hanna Messerli, Private Sector Development/Tourism
- Mark Walton, EVP Sponsorship and Corporate Development, Africa Channel
- Sthu Zungu, President (North America), South Africa Tourism
- Shabir Walji, President/Co-Founder, Camden Holdings Ltd.
- Moderator: Rumit Mehta, Founder, Immersion Journeys
- Panel Manager: Carl Anku
Panel 13: Investments: The Limited Partners Perspective- Key Players and Priorities - Christian Eidem, Co-Founder, Asante Oil
- Cyrille Arnould, Senior Investment Officer, European Investment Bank
- Blessing Rugara, Founder and Managing Director, Circle Capital Global
- Gustavo Eiben, Head North American Investor Relations, Aureos Capital
- Omar Stevens, Investment Officer-Alternative Investments, Calpers
- Marcos Brujis, Fund Manager, International Finance Corporation Fund Capitalization Fund
- Moderator: Lisa Lambie, Managing Director, Cordiant Capital
- Panel Manager: Bendjin Kpeglo
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