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“If you are doing something that you really love, it is not work.”- Barclay Paul Okari
“What keeps you going [as an entrepreneur] is the need to see your idea come to fruition.”- Kwame Abrokwa
“African youth - there will not be the expected growth without your dreams. You need to create your job. In the DNA of Africans, the entrepreneurship gene is there.”- Karl Miville de Chene
“Let’s do everything to make sure youth are key stakeholders and are included.”- Michaëlle Jean
“Europe needs to do more in Africa so that African students can return to help their countries of origin.”- José Manuel Barroso
“The country cannot develop without you. Each of you has the opportunity to reach and accomplish your dreams. The continent of Africa is the continent of the future.”- H.E. Ali Bongo Ondimba
“Africa’s strong economic growth (5 percent) is thanks to its youth, which will be the main source of production and innovation in the coming years.”- Lionel Zinsou
“Talent does not exist everywhere. The only difference between countries is access. Without having access, nothing will happen.”- Garry Kasparov
“African women have arrived.”- Isabel dos Santos
“There’s a preconceived idea on Africa which is totally obsolete. Africa is now the future.”- Laurent Fabius
“Ambition is a key factor in transformation. The will to transform a country has to be accompanied by action”- Hafid Elalami
“All the research shows that investing in women is a good investment”- Cherie Blair
“The 21st century is the century of Africa.”- Vincente Fox
“This Forum is a perfect example of Gabon's engagement as a future-thinking country, searching for innovative solutions to the challenges facing Africa in its economic growth.”- Alassane Ouattara
“Africa is now open to all investors. Its leaders are willing to preserve the continent’s resources and willing to engage in a win-win partnership.”- Macky Sall
“Together, we want to encourage young women to venture into new frontiers, and learn that they can achieve anything.”- Sylvia Bongo Ondimba
“Technology is spurring innovation, and the so-called "demographic dividend" has brought change.”- Nouriel Roubini
“We Africans must do business with each other.”- President F.W. de Klerk
“We need to have a competitive economy and proper legal environment to create enterprise, which in turn creates jobs.”- Jean-Louis Billon
“We need peace for security but we also need justice and accountability.”- Fatou Bensouda
“Given technology in tough environments, people will do more with that technology than its engineers could have ever imagined.”- Jared Cohen
“You look at Africa the biggest impediment is our not being able to work together. It’s very simple.”- Kola Karim
“If you get the politics and the policies right, the economics usually follow.”- Lord Mandelson
“The G.D.P. of african countries has been rising swiftly, but we must take into account issues like access to water supply, education, healthcare, infrastructure and employment.”- Olusegun Obasanjo

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

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