Speakers
Maria Luisa Perdigao Abrantes

CEO Agencia Nacional de Investimentos Privados
Angola
Abdeslam Ahizoune

Chairman & CEO Maroc Telecom
Morocco
Judith Aidoo

CEO Caswell Capital Parners
Ghana
Michael Amankwa

CEO CoreNett
Ghana
Stephanie Antoine

Anchor France 24
France
Richard Attias

Executive Chairman Richard Attias & Associates
USA
Jaloul Ayed

Former Minister of Finance Tunisia
Tunisia
Sade Baderinwa

Anchor WABC
USA
François Barrault

Chairman Digiworld Institute
France
Jean-Louis Beffa

Chairman Lazard Asia Financial Advisory
France
Sunil Benhimadu

CEO Stock Exchange of Mauritius
Mauritius
Brahim Benjelloun-Touimi

CEO BMCE Bank
Morocco
Jean-Baptiste Bikalou

President, Chambre de commerce de Gabon
Gabon
Dr. Taddy Blecher

CEO Community and indivdual dev association
South Africa
Dr. Wiebe Boer

CEO Tony Elumelu Foundation
Nigeria
Irina Bokova

Director General UNESCO
Yayi Boni

President
Benin
Vanu Bose

President & CEO Vanu
USA
Egide Boundono Simangoye

Former Minister , President CDC
Gabon
Robert Bowser

President National Council of Black Mayors, Mayor, East Orange, NJ
United States
John Hope Bryant

Founder, Chairman & CEO Operation Hope
USA
Pascal Chaigneau

Affiliate Professor of Education Sorbonne Paris Descartes University
France
Yang Chonghui

Vice Chairman China Economic and Social Council
China
Jean Chretien

Former Prime Minister
Canada
Teresa Clarke

CEO Africa.com
USA
Colin Coleman

Managing Director Goldman Sachs South Africa
South Africa
Elisabeth Dearborn Davis

Co-founder Akilah Institute for Women
Rwanda
Ariane de Rothschild

Vice-Chairman Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
Stephen Decam

General secretary Conseil des investisseurs francais en France
France
Shanta Devarajan

Chief Economist World Bank
Cheick Mobido Diarra

Prime Minister Mali
Charles Koffi Diby

Minister of Finance Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
Amir Dossal

Chairman Global Partnerships Forum
USA
Ana Dutra

CEO Korn Ferry Leadership and Talent
USA
Esther Dyson

Founder & CEO Edventures
USA
Scott Eisner

Vice President, African Affairs
United States
Ndubuisi Ekekwe

Founder First Atlantic Semiconductors & Microelectronics
Nigeria
Mostafa El Belkhayate

President Moroccan Association of Technical Analysts
Morocco
Denise Epote

Africa Anchor TV5 Monde
Ebenezer Essoka

CEO, South Africa, and Area General Manager, Southern Africa Standard Chartered Bank
South Africa
Jeffrey Gettleman

East Africa Bureau Chief The New York Times
United States
Eric Giler

CEO WiTricity
USA
Jon Gosier

Founder Appfrica
USA
Gagan Gupta

Managing Director OLAM
Singapore
Lahcen Haddad

Minister of Tourism Morocco
Morocco
Hadeel Ibrahim

Director of Strategy Mo Ibrahim Foundation
United Kingdom
Said Ibrahimi

CEO Morrocan Financial Board
Morocco
Ivor Ichikowitz

Executive Chairman, Transafrica Capital
South Africa
Regis Immongault

Minister of Industry and Mines
Gabon
Jerry Inzerillo

CEO IMG Artists
South Africa
Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet

Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Francophony, in charge of NEPAD and Regional Integration
Gabon
Wei Jianguo

Chairman China-Africa Economic and Technological Cooperation Committee
China
Shiv Khemka

Kwadwo Kwakye

CEO Young Explorers Consult
Ghana
Li Lan

Director of overseas Division Shanghai Construction Group
China
Yan Lan

Head of Greater China Investment Banking Lazard China
China
Ronald Lauder

Director Estee Lauder Companies
USA
Anne Lauvergeon

Former CEO Areva
France
Eric Le Boucher

co-founder slate.fr
France
Jack Lee

Vice President Lenovo Group
China
Jean-Pierre Lehmann

Founding Director, the Evian Group and Senior Fellow, Fung Global Institute
Switzerland and Hong Kong
Carl Lewis

Athlete "Sportsman of the century"
United States
Tegla Loroupe

Athlete
Kenya
Lord Mandelson

Chairman, Global Counsel LLP, and Senior Advisor, Lazard
USA
Verone Mankou

CEO Way-C
Congo
John Marks

Mayor Tallahassee, FL
United States
Jacques Marraud des Grottes

President Africa Total Exploration and Production
France
Paul Mercier

Managing Director Michael Page Africa
Salaheddine Mezouar

Former Minister of Finance
Morocco
Luc Montagnier

President of the Global Foundation of AIDS Research and Prevention, Nobel Prize in Medicine 2008
France
Louise Mushikiwabo

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Rwanda
Walter Mzembi

Minister of Tourism
Zimbabwe
Hannington Namara

CEO Private Sector Federation
Victor Ndiyae

CEO Performances Management Consulting Group
Senegal, Burkina,Benin, Gabon
Magloire Ngambia

Minister of Investment, Public Works, Transport, Housing and Tourism
Gabon
Julien Nkoghe Bekale

Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development
Gabon
Leon Nzouba

Minister of Health
Gabon
Henri Ohayon

Managing Director ANGT
Gabon
Christiane Rose Ossoucah Raponda

Minister of Budget, Public Accounts and Civil Service
Gabon
Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou

Head Middle East and North Africa Program
Switzerland
Henri-Claude Oyima

CEO BGFI Bank
Gabon
Luc Oyoubi

Minister of Economy, Employment and Sustainable Development
Gabon
Richard Parsons

Former Chairman Citigroup
United States
Mathieu Pigasse

CEO Lazard Financial Advisory
France
Jean Ping

Chairperson Commission of the African Union
Gabon
Kasim Reed

Mayor Atlanta
United States
Roland Rich

Officer in Charge UN Office for Partnerships
USA
Luc Rigouzzo

Managing Partner and Executive President AMETHIS
France
Nouriel Roubini

Chairman Roubini Global Economics
United States
Zainab Salbi

Co-founder Women for Women International
Iraq
Albert Sasson

Chairman of the Governing Council The Norman Borlaug Institute for Global Food Security
France
Anas Sefrioui

CEO Addoha Group
Morocco
Mactar Silla

CEO Africa Communication and Consulting
Gabon
Raymond Ndong Sima

Prime Minister Gabon
Gabon
Bright Simons

CEO mPedigree
Ghana
Samuel Sitta

Minister of East African Cooperation The United Republic of Tanzania
Tanzania
Doug Solomon

IDEO Fellow
USA
Tom Sweeney

Director, Royal Holdings UAE and Special Advisor, Taqnia
UAE and Saudi Arabia
Paul Talley

COO Zanbato
United States
Amin Tazi-Riffi

Partner McKinsey & Company
Switzerland
Marc Teyssier d'Orfeuil

Director General Club des Infrastructures PPP
France
Dr. Sam Thenya

CEO The Nairobi Women's Hospital
Kenya
Hamadoun Toure

Secretary General ITU
Switzerland
Mamadou Kwidjim Toure

Founder Africa 2.0
Patrick Utomi

Founder and Senior Faculty Lagos Business School
Nigeria
Magatte Wade

CEO Tiossano
Senegal
William Wallis

Africa Editor Financial Times
United States
Tian Wei

Moderator CCTV
China
He Wenping

Director of Africa Studies Institute of West-Asian and African Studies
China
Lee White

Executive Secretary ANPN
Gabon
Gao Xiqing

Vice chairman and President China Investment Corporation
China
Andrew Young

Founder Andrew Young Foundation
United States
Mohammad Yunus

Founder Grameen Bank
Bangladesh
Leyth Zniber

Vice President Groupe Diana
Morocco
Abderrafie Zouitene

Deputy CEO Royal Air Maroc
Morocco