EMRC would like to thank all the speakers for joining forces with us in promoting development investment and for thei effective presentations.

Special Presentation: Leveraging for success in the fight agains malaria

Adel Chaouh
Director, Corporate Social Responsibility
Marathon Oil Corp. - Equatorial Guinea
Lee Yallot
Financial and Administratice Coordinator
Equtorial Guinea Malaria Control Initiative

Promoting Growth & Economic Development in Africa Today

Arthur Levi
Former Head
IFC - France

Sission 1: Capacity Building & Entrepreneurship in Africa

John Mullins
Associate Professor Management Practice, Entrepreneurship and Marketing
London Business School - UK
Loic Sadoulet
Prof. Economics, Faculty Lead Africa Initiative
INSEAD Business School - France
Sebastiao Luvumbu
Dean Faculty of Economics
Agostinho NEto University - Angola
Ronald S.J. Tuninga
Director-Dean, Prof. International Business & Marketing
Maastricht School of Management - The Netherlands

Innovative Financing Solutions to Boost the African Economy

Bart-Jan Krouwel
Managing Director CSR
Rabobank - The Netherlands

EMRC-Rabobank Project Incubator: Innovative Projects from Africa
Project Incubator Committee

Pierre van Hedel
Managing Director
Rabobank Foundation - The Netherlands
Idit Miller
Vice President & Managing Director
EMRC International - Belgium
Charles Thijs
General Director
Cofip Enterprises - Belgium

Project Incubator Finalists

Alexandre de Carvalho
Mozdahir - Senegal
Augustin Yemene
Mupeci - Cameroon
Feliciano de Carvalho
Agence Africa Lusophone Pour la Cooperation & le Development Intercontinental de Guinea-Bissay
Joe Clark
BDA - Canada
Robert Jenkins
Initiative Africa - UK
Robert Petit
Initiative Africa - UK
Vincent Gadou Kragbé
Vitib SA - Cote d'Ivoire

Official Opening of African Finance & Investment Forum 2008

Michel Clavé
Head of Agriculture & Agrifood
Crédit Agricole - France
José Briosa e Gala
Special Advisor and Personal Representative for Africa to the President of the EC, JOsé Manuel Barroso

Session 2: Strengthening the Financial Markets and the Banking Sector in Africa

Ruurd Brouwer
Director Africa
Development Finance Company (FMO) - The Netherlands
Pierre van Hedel
Managing Director
Raboabnk Foundation - The Netherlands
Marilou Uy
Director for Private and Financial Sector in Africa
World Bank - USA

Session 3: Investing in Africa's Private Sector to Boost Economic Growth

Anne Gazeau-Secret
Managing Director
International Cooperation and Development Ministry of Foreign Affairs - France
Manuel Calado
President
Endiama - Angola
Thomas Pellerin
Invetment Office
International Finance Corporation, World Bank - France
Aziz Mebarek
Executive Partner
Tuninvest & Africinvest - Tunisia

Session 4: Attaining the MDGs by Investing in Agriculture & Agro-Industry

Tabatha Wood
Africa Agri Asset Management - UK
Rustom Masalawala
Millenium Promise & the Earth Institute
Columbia University - USA
Rafael Davan
General Manager
Green 2000 - Israel
Mario Martinez
Executive VP & Managing Director
Lead International - USa
Roger Megelas
International Trade Center (ITC) - Switzerland

Session 5: Science & Technology for Growth and Competitiveness

Arnaud Gstach
Virtual Earth Business Dev Manager
Microsoft EMEA - France
Walter Mayer
CEO
Progis Software - Austria
Bernhard Pacher
Strategic Development Director
ADCON - Austria
José Briosa e Gala
Special Advisor and Personal Representative for Africa to the President of the EC, José Manuel Barroso

Session 6: Supporting Small Business in Africa

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

Session 7: Fighting Health Issues to Boost the Economy

Sandra Perrot
Project Leader
Partners Against HIV - France
Michel Lavollay
Senior Advisor on Health (HIV-Malaria-TB)
Dooshima Yemisi Suswam
First Lady of Benue State - Nigeria

Session 8: Promoting Responsible & Sustainable Investment

Ambassador Réjean Frenette
Vice-President
BDA Foundation - Canada
Frank Nagel
Regional Manager Africa
Rabo Development - The Netherlands
Guus Rozendaal
Chairman
FAST - USA

Session 9: Investment Opportunities in Africa

José Luis Domingos
Investment Director
ANIP - Investment Agency of Angola
José Severino
President
AIA - Industrial Association of Angola
Paul-Marie Ntoko
Director
Development Bank of Gabon