PROGRAMME 8-10 JUNE
Download Brochure DAY 1: FRIDAY, JUNE 8 15:00 – 15.30 LIBREVILLE ROOM WELCOME ADDRESS AND OPENING REMARKSRICHARD ATTIAS, Founder and Chairman, The New York Forum
H.E. ALI BONGO ONDIMBA, President, Gabon
ANDREW YOUNG, former US Ambassador to the United Nations, and Founder, Andrew Young Foundation
in conversation with SADE BADERINWA, Anchor, WABC, US
MUHAMMAD YUNUS, Founder, Grameen Bank, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, 2006, Bangladesh
JOINED BY H.E. ALI BONGO ONDIMBA, PRESIDENT, GABON
16:15 - 16:45 COFFEE BREAK 16:45 - 17:45 LIBREVILLE ROOM PLENARY THE RISE OF AFRICA: REALITY OR MYTH?While the world’s attention has been focused on economic struggles in Europe and the US, many African
economies are in the midst of a period of strong growth. Do today’s successes mark a new era of sustainable
growth for key African economies?
• Are there dangers that we are witnessing a false dawn?
• How important has new leadership – both political and corporate – been to the transformation of Africa?
• What fundamental issues remain for inclusive growth?
THOMAS YAYI BON, President, Benin, and Chair, African Union
ABDESLAM AHIZOUNE, Chairman, Maroc Telecom, former Minister of Telecommunications, Morocco
COLIN COLEMAN, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs, South Africa
SHANTA DEVARAJAN, Chief Economist, Africa, World Bank
HENRI-CLAUDE OYIMA, CEO, BGFI BANK, GABON
ARIANE DE ROTHSCHILD, Vice Chairman Edmond de Rothschild Holding, France
AMINE TAZI-RIFFI, Senior Partner, Public and Social Sector, Middle East and Africa, McKinsey & Company, Switzerland
Moderated by WILLIAM WALLIS, Africa Editor, Financial Times, UK
Although Gabon has experienced strong economic growth in recent years, significant new economic and investment strategies have been put in place to forge a new, dynamic path for the country. Political and business leaders from Gabon explain the pillars of the new approach.
RAYMOND NDONG SIMA, Prime Minister, Gabon
MAGLOIRE NGAMBIA, Minister of Investment Promotion, Public Works, Transport, Housing and Tourism, Gabon
SERGE MICKOTO, Managing Director, Gabonese Strategic Investment Fund, Gabon
HENRI OHAYON, Managing Director, ANGT, Gabon
ROSE CHRISTIANE OSSOUKA RAPONDA, Minister of Budget Public Accounts and Civil Service, Gabon
A gala tribute to African music, inspiring with the rhythms and sounds of a great continent. Featuring:
SALIF KEITA, Mali. The Malian singer-songwriter is known as “The Golden Voice of Africa.” His most recent album,
La Différence, was awarded Best World Music at the 2010 Victoires de la Musique.
ANGELIQUE KIDJO, Benin. The singer-songwriter and Grammy Award-winner has been hailed by Time Magazine
as “Africa’s Premier Diva”, and The Guardian named her one of the World’s 100 Most Inspiring Women.
How do the economies of Africa’s different regions compare? Are the macroeconomic fundamentals in place for sustained growth?
• Where do business leaders see the most promising opportunities in the coming years?
• What regulatory barriers remain?
• Are there success stories that can be applied across the continent?
5 x 5 from Institut Amadeus, Morocco
DEBATE:WIEBE BOER, CEO, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Nigeria
JEAN CHRETIEN, former Prime Minister, Canada
CHARLES KOFFI DIBY, Minister of Finance, Ivory Coast
JEAN-PIERRE LEHMANN, Emeritus Professor of Global Political Economy, IMD, Switzerland, and Senior Fellow, Fung Global Institute, Hong Kong
SALAHEDDINE MEZOUAR, former Minister of Finance, Morocco
LUC OYOUBI, Minister of Economy, Employment and Sustainable Development, Gabon
Moderated by STEPHANIE ANTOINE, France 24
The greatest insights into someone’s thinking often come from the interplay of conversation. “Conversation with...” brings together a skilled interviewer with a political leader or global thought leader for a thoughtful dialogue on the issues at the heart of The New York Forum Africa.
LORD MANDELSON, Chairman, Global Counsel LLP, and Senior Adviser, Lazard, UK
in conversation with WILLIAM WALLIS, Africa Editor, Financial Times, UK
The New York Forum Debates are engaged, lively discussions with distinguished speakers framing the key issues on the subject. Ample time is provided for questions and interactions.
The New York Forum Taskforces are highly interactive, small discussion groups that will be focused on defining tangible opportunities and solutions. The outputs will be a set of practical, actionable steps for organizations’ leadership teams that will be prerequisites or catalysts for success in the near and long term.
Our expert facilitator will move participants into small groups, to identify opportunities and challenges on the topic. Taskforces will also include remarks from leading experts on the topic.
To jumpstart the discussions, moderators will facilitate participant dialogue. At the close of the session, the summarized list of opportunities will be discussed and participants will vote on them electronically.
LIBREVILLE ROOM DEBATE 1 REGIONAL INTEGRATION: Can better integration improve competitiveness and strengthen economic diversification?• What opportunities are there for businesses in the developing regional economic and trade frameworks in Africa?
• Is there effective knowledge-sharing among the different regional groupings?
• What will knit together the efforts of different regional frameworks?
JALOUL AYED, former Minister of Finance, Tunisia
EMMANUEL ISSOZE NGONDET, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Francophony, in charge of NEPAD and regional integration, Gabon
YOUSSOUF OUEDRAOGO, Special Advisor to the President, African Development Bank
ROLAND RICH, Executive Head of United Nations Democracy Fund, and Officer-in-Charge, United Nations Office for Partnerships, United States
SAMUEL SITTA, Minister for East African Cooperation, Tanzania
Moderated by ERIC LE BOUCHER, Co-founder, Slate.fr
Available finance at globally competitive rates is essential for African businesses. What is the current state of
finance and where are the most promising developments occurring?
• Where have the greatest strides been made in creating an effective structure of financial institutions?
• How readily is capital available to deserving enterprises?
• What innovations are occurring to strengthen access to finance?
IDELPHONSE AFFOGBOLO, Founder and Chairman, Africa Capital, Ivory Coast
JUDITH AIDOO, CEO, Caswell Capital Partners, Ghana
SUNIL BENIMADHU, CEO, Stock Exchange of Mauritius, Mauritius
EBENEZER ESSOKA, CEO, South Africa, and Area General Manager, Southern Africa, Standard Chartered Bank, South Africa
SAID IBRAHIMI, CEO, Casablanca Finance City, Morocco
Moderated by TERESA CLARKE, CEO, Africa.com, US
Many parts of Africa have enormous potential for tourism development. What infrastructure is needed, and what
different development paths for the tourism industry are there?
• What’s needed in skills development for tourism to be of wider economic benefit?
• How can tourism play a constructive role in economic and social development?
• What new approaches might be needed using the tools of social networking to promote Africa’s tourism?
WALTER MZEMBI, Minister of Tourism, Zimbabwe
GABRIEL NTCHANGO, Ministre des Eaux et Forêts, Gabon
ELIZABETH DEARBORN DAVIS, Co-Founder, Akilah Institute for Women, Rwanda
IVOR ICHIKOWITZ, Chairman, Paramount Group, Chairman, TransAfrica Capital, South Africa
JERRY INZERILLO, CEO, IMG Artists, former CEO, Kerzner Entertainment Group, South Africa
KWADWO KWAKYE, CEO Young Explorers Consult, Ghana
LEE WHITE, Executive Secretary, ANPN, Gabon
Moderated by DOUG SOLOMON, IDEO Fellow, IDEO. US
Natural resources remain a key economic advantage for many African economies. How can businesses and
policy makers ensure that the resource trap is avoided?
• Are effective strategic plans in place for stewardship of natural resources?
• What are some concrete policies that can avoid the resource trap?
• How can extraction of natural resources also be part of a sustainable approach to the economy?
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REGIS IMMONGAULT, Minister of Industry and Mines, Gabon
MOSTAFA EL BELKHAYATE, President, Moroccan Association of Technical Analysts, Morocco
Led by AMINE TAZI-RIFFI, Senior Partner, Public and Social Sector, Middle East and Africa,
McKinsey & Company, Switzerland
OPEN TO ALL PARTICIPANTS.
14.15 – 15.30 DEBATES & TASKFORCES DEBATE 4 AGRICULTURE: How can we turn Africa’s competitive advantage into a global force?Africa needs to both increase its food production for domestic consumption and take advantage of the global opportunities provided by its vast arable territory and superb growing conditions. What are the keys for development of agribusiness?
• Can agriculture be both a force for economic development and an entrée into global markets for Africa?
• Where are the most interesting innovations occurring? What’s needed to ensure food security?
5 x 5 from Africa Business Club, a student club at the Harvard Business School
JULIEN NKOGHE BEKALE, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development, Gabon
PIERRE BORDENAVE, Edifice Capital, France
C.D. GLIN, Associate Director, Rockefeller Foundation, Kenya
GAGAN GUPTA, Country Head for Gabon, OLAM, Singapore
MAGATTE WADE, CEO, Tiosann, Senegal
LEYTH ZNIBER, CEO, Diana Holding, Marocco
Moderated by ALBERT SASSON, Chairman of the Governing Council, The Norman Borlaug Institute for Global Food Security, Morocco
Technology is fundamental in today’s economy. How have African companies taken advantage of technologies such as mobile telecommunications? Are there replicable lessons for other sectors?
• What are the areas where further technology leapfrog might be possible?
• What are the new developments in mobile telecommunications where there is still great opportunity?
• Are there national policies that can assist technological development or will transformation necessarily be bottom up?
MICHAEL AMANKWA, Founder and CEO, CoreNett, Ghana
VANU BOSE, President and CEO, Vanu Inc., US
BLAIE LOUEMBE, Minister of Communications, Gabon
VERONE MANKOU, CEO, VMK, Congo
HAMADOUN TOURE, Secretary General, International Telecommunications Union
Moderated by FRANCOIS BARRAULT, Chairman, Digiworld Institute, France
Growing the human capital of Africa presents the greatest challenge for business and political leaders. Where are
the pioneering efforts being made in education, training and skills development? What key barriers remain?
• How can 21st century skills be developed in African countries?
• What are the novel institutions that provide key lessons?
• Are the future leaders of Africa being trained for the right things?
TADDY BLECHER, CEO, Community and Individual Development Association, South Africa
STEPHEN DECAM, General Secretary, Conseil des Investisseurs Français en Afrique, France
ANA DUTRA, CEO, Korn/Ferry Leadership and Talent Consulting, US
PAUL MERCIER, Managing Director, Michael Page Africa, France
PATRICK UTOMI, Founding Senior Faculty, Lagos Business School, Pan-African University, Nigeria
Facilitated by BRIGHT SIMONS, CEO, mPedigree, Ghana
Increasing urbanization is a fact of modern economies. How can we ensure that Africa’s large cities follow a growth path that is sustainable and that enhances economic progress?
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ABDOULAYE BALDE, former Minister of State, President, Association of Senegalese Mayors, Senegal
TAOUFIK HEJIRA, former Minister of Housing and Cities, Morocco
JOHN MARKS, Mayor, Tallahassee, FL, US
Facilitated by DOUG SOLOMON, IDEO Fellow, IDEO, US
ROBERT DE NIRO, Actor, Director, Producer, Academy Award Winner; Co-Founder, TriBeCa Productions, Tribeca Film Festival; Co-Owner, Nobu Restaurants and Nobu Hospitality, US
in conversation with RICHARD ATTIAS, Founder and Chairman, The New York Forum, US
US trade with Africa has been growing strongly in recent years, spurred in part by the Africa Growth & Opportunity Act. But US direct investment has been growing more slowly than the healthy growth in trade. What is the place of Africa in the global perspective of US companies and investors? Where are the key opportunities?
• What are the prospects for improved US direct investment, particularly outside the extractive industries?
• How developed is US awareness of Africa’s growth story?
• What concrete actions could improve US/Africa trade and investment prospects?
SCOTT EISNER, Vice President, African Affairs, US Chamber of Commerce, US
JERRY INZERILLO, CEO, IMG Artists, former CEO, Kerzner Entertainment Group, South Africa
RONALD LAUDER, Director, Estée Lauder Companies, US
LOUISE MUSHIKIWABO, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Rwanda
RICHARD PARSONS, former Chairman, Citigroup, Senior Advisor, Providence Equity, US
ANDREW YOUNG, former US Ambassador to the United Nations and Founder, Andrew Young Foundation
Moderated by SADE BADERINWA, Anchor, WABC, US
The Future Flash talks are short, sharp shocks – provocative presentations by some of the greatest thought leaders.
ERIC GILER, President and CEO, WiTricity, US. WiTricity is a pioneering technology company, developing wireless electric power delivered over room-scale distances with high efficiency. Wireless electricity has the potential to be a “leapfrog” technology, enabling developing countries to get over the expensive hurdle of building wired infrastructure, in the same way that wireless communications have proved so transformative in Africa.
17:45 – 18:55 LIBREVILLE ROOM PLENARY INFRASTRUCTURE: THE FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGEDeveloping Africa’s infrastructure is fundamental to sustainable economic growth. What are the key elements for
an infrastructure strategy, and where are the best opportunities. Are public private partnerships (PPP) the best
path to success?
• Where are the infrastructure needs the greatest?
• Will there be adequate capital for infrastructure projects?
• What role might public-private partnerships play in creating new infrastructure?
EGIDE BOUNDONO SIMANGOYE, former Minister, President, CDC, Gabon
JEAN-LOUIS BEFFA, former CEO, Saint-Gobain, Chairman, Lazard Asia, France
AMIR DOSSAL, Chairman, Global Partnerships Forum, US
TAOUFIK HEJIRA, former Minister of Housing and Cities, Morocco
LUC RIGOUZZO, President and Managing Partner, Amethis Finance, France
ANAS SEFRIOUI, CEO, Addoha Group, Morocco
PAUL TALLEY, COO, Zanbato, US
Moderated by MARC TEYSSIER D’ORFEUIL, DIrector General, Club des Infrastructures PPP, France
Many of the recent reforms are strengthening Africa’s economies. But without security and improved governance,
progress will be badly hampered. Are there concrete steps that can be taken to improve the security climate?
• Do real action plans for improved security and governance exist?
• Where can we find the best examples of a new approach?
• How significant are questions about security and governance for foreign investors?
5 x 5 from Institut Amadeus, Morocco
CHEICK MODIBO DIARRA, Prime Minister in Transition, Mali
HADEEL IBRAHIM, Director of Strategy and External Relations, Mo Ibrahim Foundation, UK
JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, East Africa bureau chief, The New York Times, US
MOHAMMAD-MAHMOUD OULD MOHAMEDOU, Visiting Professor, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Head, Middle East Program, Geneva Center for Security Policy
LOUISE MUSHIKIWABO, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Rwanda
JEAN PING, Chairperson, Commission of the African Union, African Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopia
Moderated by DENISE EPOTE Africa Director, TV5 Monde, France
JOHN HOPE BRYANT, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Operation Hope, US
10:20 – 11:35 LIBREVILLE ROOM PLENARY AFRICA’S ENERGY EQUATION: WHAT DOES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEAN FOR AFRICA? HOW CAN WE UTILIZE AFRICA’S POTENTIAL FOR ENERGY AUTONOMY?As Africa’s economy grows, so do its energy needs. Discoveries in recent years have greatly increased Africa’s own energy resources, but what needs to be done to ensure sustainable development to meet the needs for many decades to come?
• What role does renewable energy and nuclear have to play in Africa’s energy equation?
• What will ensure sustainable, inclusive development of energy resources?
• What are the expectations of energy demand as Africa’s economies and population continue to grow?
SHIV KHEMKA, Vice Chairman, SUN Group, India
ANNE LAUVERGEON, former CEO, Areva, France
JACQUES MARRAUD DES GROTTES, President Africa for E&P, Total, France
ETIENNE MASSARD K. MAKAGA, Conseiller Special du Président, Gabon
ETIENNE NGOUBOU, Minister of Oil, Energy and Hydraulic Resources, Gabon
Moderated by WILLIAM WALLIS, Africa Editor, Financial Times, UK
What are the key factors driving Chinese investment in Africa? What are the likely developments over the next several years?
LI LAN, Director of Overseas Division, Shanghai Construction Group, China
MA YONGCHAO, Representative of Africa, Zhongxing Telecom Equipment Corporation (ZTE), China
WEI JIANGUO, Vice Chairman and Secretary General, China Center for International Economic Exchanges, China
ZHU A’CHENG, President, Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation, Gabon
SHI YONGIE, Deputy General Manager, China-Africa Development Fund, China
Moderated by HE WENPING, Director of Africa Studies, Institute of West-Asian and African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
What are the right systems for Africa? What are the right priorities? How can we ensure that African societies are both
prosperous and healthy?
• Where are the most promising innovations in health provision in Africa?
• How can we control the quality and authenticity of drugs?
ARI BOUZBIB, Director General, Europe, Africa and Latin America, Gemalto Sécurité, France
LUC MONTAGNIER, President of the Global Foundation of AIDS Research and Prevention, and Recipient, Nobel Prize in Medicine, 2008, France
LEON NZOUBA, Minister of Health, Gabon
ALBERT SASSON, Chairman of the Governing Council, The Norman Borlaug Institute for Global Food Security, Morocco
BRIGHT SIMONS, CEO, mPedigree, Ghana
DR SAM THENYA, CEO, The Nairobi Women’s Hospital, Kenya
Moderated by SADE BADERINWA, News Anchor, WABC, US
Foreign direct investment in Africa has risen in recent years, but some of the fastest growing economies are not getting their share.
• What are the promising areas for FDI?
• What can government do to improve the flows of FDI?
• Do global companies recognize the real opportunities in Africa?
5 x 5 from Africa Business Club, a student club at the Harvard Business School
BRAHIM BENJELLOUN-TOUIMI, Director and Delegate General Manager to the Chairman, BMCE Bank, Morocco
HANNINGTON NAMARA, CEO, Private Sector Federation, Rwanda
MATTHIEU PIGASSE, CEO, Lazard Financial Advisory, France
CHRISTIAN CIGANER ALBENIZ, Companie Financiere de Constance, France
Powered by members of Africa Business Club, a student club at the Harvard Business School
Facilitated by DOUG SOLOMON, IDEO Fellow, IDEO, US
How can we build inclusive growth? Join leaders from Africa 2.0 to help unlock the potential of the continent.
• How can we encourage more entrepreneurship?
• What will spur SME growth?
• How can we provide an adequate framework and the conditions to blossom?
Powered by Africa 2.0
JEAN-BAPTISTE BIKALOU, President, Chambre de Commerce du Gabon, Gabon
PAULO GOMES, former Administrator for Africa, World Bank, CEO, Constelor, Guinea-Bissau
VICTOR NDIAYE, Special Advisor to President Ali Bongo Ondimba, CEO, Performances Management Consulting, Gabon
KRISTINE NGIRIYE, Africa 2.0 Gabon Head, Gabon
MAMADOU KWIDJIM TOURE, Founder, Africa 2.0
LAI YAHAYA, Team Leader, Facility for Oil Sector Transparency (FOSTER), Nigeria
Moderated by MACTAR SILLA, former Managing Director, TV5 Afrique, CEO, Africa Communication and Consulting, Gabon
A discussion between top Chinese CEOs, and African business and political leaders. Chinese companies have become
leading investors in many countries and sectors in Africa.
• In what areas will the most valuable partnerships be found?
• What opportunities do Chinese involvement in Africa present for African companies?
GAO XIQING, Vice Chairman and President, China Investment Corporation, China
EMMANUEL ISSOZE NGONDET, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Francophony, in charge of NEPAD and regional integration, Gabon
JACK LEE, Vice President and General Manager of EMEA, Lenovo Group, China
JEAN PING, Chairperson, Commission of the African Union, African Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopia
SONG DONGSHENG, President, Sinohydro Corporation, China
YAN LAN, Head of Greater China Investment Banking, Lazard China, China
YANG CHONGHUI, Vice Chairman, China Economic and Social Council, China
Moderated by TIAN WEI, Moderator, CCTV, China
Where is Europe going? What would be the impact on Africa? What is the future of the currencies?
NOURIEL ROUBINI, Professor of Economics, Stern School of Business, NYU, and Chairman and Founder, Roubini Global Economics, US
Is innovation key for economic breakthrough? How can we characterize the startup culture of Africa?
• How can the continent’s incumbent corporations face the challenge of innovation?
• What steps can governments take to catalyze a startup culture?
• Are there opportunities to construct networks of innovation across regions in Africa?
• How can Africa become better connected to global centers of innovation?
ESTHER DYSON, Chairman, EDventure, US
NDUBUISI EKEKWE, Founder, First Atlantic Semiconductors & Microelectronics, Nigeria
JON GOSIER, Founder, Appfrica and CTO, Question Box, US
ZAINAB SALBI, Author, humanitarian, media commentator, Iraq
BRIGHT SIMONS, CEO, mPedigree, Ghana
MAGATTE WADE, CEO, Tiossan, Senegal
Moderated by LANCE KNOBEL, Director of Programs, Richard Attias & Associates, US
The greatest insights into someone’s thinking often come from the interplay of conversation. “Conversation with...” brings together a skilled interviewer with a political leader or global thought leader for a thoughtful dialogue on the issues at the heart of The New York Forum AFRICA.
CARL LEWIS, Athlete, “Sportsman of the Century” (IOC), US
TEGLA LOROUPE, Athlete, Kenya
in conversation with SADE BADERINWA, Anchor, WABC, US
Africa’s future will be determined by a rising generation of entrepreneurial, innovative leaders in both the private and public sectors. What vision do they have for the continent’s future, and what do they ask from the current generation of leaders? Five African graduates of Harvard Business School will be in dialogue with African heads of state and CEOs about their vision, the role of the diaspora, and what needs to change.
5 x 5 from Africa Business Club, a student club of the Harvard Business School
IRINA BOKOVA, Director General, UNESCO
ALI BONGO ONDIMBA, President, Gabon
ANDREW YOUNG, former US Ambassador to the United Nations and Founder, Andrew Young Foundation
Young African leaders:
MOHAMED-SEIFEDDINE KHOUFI, Tunisia
DISHA PATEL, Tanzania
MISAN REWANE, Nigeria
CHEICK SANANKOUA, Ivory Coast
MAMADOU TOURE, Founder, Africa 2.0
Moderated by RICHARD ATTIAS, Chairman and Founder, The New York Forum
