| DAY 1 |
HOTEL MERIDIEN MONTPARNASSE - SUNDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2008 |
| 09:30 |
Registration |
| 11:00 |
Presentation of the Forum objectives and brief presentation of the Delegates |
| 12:15 |
Special Presentation: Leveraging for success in the fight against malaria Case Study: Equatorial Guinea
Adel Chaouch, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility Marathon Oil Corp., Equatorial Guinea
Lee Yellott, Financial and Administrative Coordinator, Equatorial Guinea Malaria Control Initiative |
| 12:30 |
Promoting Growth & Economic Development in Africa Today
Arthur Levi, former Head IFC (International Finance Corp.) Europe |
| 13:00 |
Networking Lunch |
| 14:00 |
Session I: Capacity Building & Entrepreneurship in Africa
Moderator: Arthur Levi, former Head IFC Europe
- The importance of strengthening the African continent’s human skills and preparing future leaders through education & vocational training
- Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: Unlocking the Puzzle
John Mullins, Associate Professor of Management Practice, Entrepreneurship and Marketing, London Business School, UK
Loic Sadoulet, Prof. Economics, Faculty Lead Africa Initiative, INSEAD Bus. School, France
Luvumbo Sebastião, Dean, Faculty of Economics, Agostinho Neto University, Angola
Ronald S.J. Tuninga, Director-Dean, Prof. International Business & Marketing, Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands |
| 15:30 |
Q&A session - Participants are invited to debate with speakers |
| 16:00 |
Cofee & Tea Break |
| 16:30 |
EMRC-Rabobank Project Incubator: Innovative Projects from Africa
- Special presentation: Innovative financing solutions to boost the African Economy Bart-Jan Krouwel, Managing Director CSR, Rabobank, The Netherlands
- Presentation of selected projects EMRC-Rabobank Project Incubator. The Award winner will be announced during the Gala Evening on the 8th December
Moderators / Members of the EMRC-Rabobank Project Incubator Committee:
Pierre Van Hedel, Managing Director, Rabobank Foundation, The Netherlands Idit Miller, Vice President & Managing Director, EMRC International, Brussels Charles Thijs, General Director, Cofip Enterprises, Brussels |
| 18:00 |
Networking: One-to-One Business Meetings |
| 20:00 |
Welcome Dinner |
| DAY 2 |
CREDIT AGRICOLE HEADQUARTERS - MONDAY, 8 DECEMBER 2008 |
| 08:30 |
Welcome Breakfast offered by Credit Agricole |
| 08:45 |
Official Opening of Africa Finance & Investment Forum 2008
Pierre Mathijsen, President of EMRC International, former DG at the European Commission
Michel Clavé, Head of Agriculture & Agrifood, Crédit Agricole, France
José Briosa e Gala, Special Advisor and Personal Representative for Africa of the President of the European Comission, José Manuel Barroso |
| 09:15 |
Session II: Strengthening the Financial Markets and the Banking Sector in Africa
Moderator: Arthur Levi, former Head IFC Europe
- Creating a motivational business and investment climate
- Venture Capital in Africa: a boost to economic development
- The role of National Dev. Agencies, European & International Financial Institutions
Pierre Van Hedel, Managing Director, Rabobank Foundation, The Netherlands Ruurd Brouwer, Director Africa, Development Finance Company (FMO), The Netherlands
Marilou Uy, Director for Private and Financial sector in Africa, World Bank, USA |
| 10:30 |
Coffee & Tea |
| 11:00 |
Session III: Investing in Africa’s Private Sector to boost Economic Growth
Moderator: Arthur Levi, former Head IFC Europe
- Private Equity and innovative projects – opportunities & challenges
- Responsible Investment in key economic sectors – creating solid partnerships
Anne Gazeau-Secret, Managing Director, International Cooperation and Development Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France
Manuel Calado, President Endiama, Angola
Thomas Pellerin, Investment Officer, Intl Finance Corporation, World Bank, France
Aziz Mebarek, Executive Partner, Tuninvest & Africinvest, Tunisia
Special Presentation by:
Jacques Attali, President, PlaNet Finance Group, France |
| 12:30 |
Q&A Session - Participants are invited to debate with speakers |
| 13:00 |
Network Lunch |
| 14:30 |
Session IV: Attaining the MDGs (Millenium DEvelopment Goals) by investing in agriculture & agro-industry
Moderator: Charles Thijs, Managing Director Cofip, Member Executive Committee EMRC
- Securing food self sufficiency in sub-Saharan Africa – creating mega farms
- Successful PPP’s to improve the economic performance of smallholders
- Investing in agricultural inputs
- Agriculture as a profitable financial investment
Tabitha Wood, Director Africa, Africa Agri Asset Management, UK
Rustom Masalawala, Director of Business Development at Millennium Promise & Associate Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University, USA
Refael Dayan, General Manager, Green 2000, Israel
Mario Martinez, Executive VP & Managing Director, Lead International, USA Roger Megelas, Senior Advisor, Division of Business and Institutional Support, ITC – International Trade Center, Switzerland |
| 15:45 |
Session V: Science & Technology for growth and competitiveness
Moderator: Idit Miller, VP & Managing Director EMRC
- The Africa-EU Partnership on Science, Information and Space
- Innovative ways to finance science and technology in Africa (carbon credit financing)
- Spatial sciences and IT to develop rural communities with focus on agriculture, forestry, water technology and environment
José Briosa e Gala, Personal Rep. for Africa of the President of the European Commission
Arnaud Gstach, Virtual Earth Business Dev Mgr, Microsoft EMEA, France
Walter Mayer, CEO, Progis Software, Austria
Bernhard Pacher, Strategic Development Director, ADCON, Austria |
| 17:00 |
Q & A Session - Participants are invite to debate with speakers |
| 17:15 |
Coffee & Tea |
| 17:30 |
Session VI: Supporting the small business in Africa
Moderator: Idit Miller, VP & Managing Director, EMRC
- Encouraging women entrepreneurship and supporting local communities
- Supporting growth in Africa through partnership and cooperation
- Microfinance and Rural Financing Programmes
Jean-Luc Perron, Managing Director, Grameen-Crédit Agricole Microfinance Foundation, France Margaret
Muhanga-Mugisa, Member of Parliament, Kabarole, Uganda Albert Nkemla, Managing Director, Credit Communautaire d’Afrique, Cameroon
Sebastien Duquet, Managing Director, PlaNet Finance, France |
| 18:30 |
Q & A Session - Participants are invited to debate with speakers |
| 20:00 |
Gala Evening: Presentation of the EMRC-Rabobank Project Incubator Award 2008 & EMRC Africa Finance & Investment Forum Awards 2008 to selected leaders of research, business and policy, in presence of Government representatives, Ambassadors, the media and the business community. |
| DAY 3 |
HOTEL MERIDIEN MONTPARNASSE - TUESDAY, 9 DECEMBER 2008 |
| 09:00 |
Session VII: Fighting health issues to boost the economy
Moderator: Michel Lavollay, Senior Advisor on Health (HIV-Malaria-TB)
- Successful Private-Public Partnerships to fight Aids, Malaria and TB
- Providing basic health services to employees and communities
- Presentation of Case Studies – Best Practices
Alexandre de Carvalho, Managing Partner MOZDAHIR, France & Senegal
Sandra Perrot, Project Leader, Partners against HIV, France
Dooshima Yemisi Suswam, First Lady of Benue State, Nigeria |
| 10:00 |
Coffee & Tea |
| 10:30 |
Session VIII: Promoting Responsible & Sustainable Investment
Moderator: Charles Thijs, Managing Director Cofip, Member Executive Committee EMRC
- Financing Sustainable Trade: bringing goods produced in a sustainable manner to markets – the role of financial institutions and producers. Presentation of case studies by FAST - Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade
- CSI/CSR – Corporate Social Investment / Corporate Social Responsibility
- International funds invest in companies with good CSR & ESG (Economic, Social, Governance) records
Ambassador Réjean Frenette, Vice-President, BDA Foundation, Canada
Frank Nagel, Regional Manager Africa, Rabo Development, The Netherlands
Guus Rozendaal, Chairman, FAST (Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade), USA |
| 11:30 |
Session IX: Investment Opportunities in Africa
Moderator: Arthur Levi, Former head IFC Europe
- Creating partnerships between international investors and local entrepreneurs
- Opportunities Angola & Gabon offers to International investors
Luis Domingos José, Investments Director ANIP – Investment Agency of Angola, Angola
José Severino, President, AIA – Industrial Association of Angola, Angola Paul-Marie Ntoko, Director, Development Bank of Gabon, Gabon |
| 12:30 |
Q&A Session - Participants are invited to debate with speakers |
| 13:00 |
Closure of the forum & final remarks |
| 13:30 |
Networking Lunch |
| 15:30 |
Optional: Mini-Tour Paris/Networking: One-to-One Business Meetings |
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