CABS PROGRAM Monday, September 15, 2014 09:00 - 17:00 09:00 - 17:00 12:00 - 17:00
Summit is Open / B2B Center is Open Registration EXPO is Open
13:30 - 13:40
WELCOME & DAILY AGENDA OVERVIEW Mr. Nola Kianza, Founder & Director of Canadian Council on Africa and Mr. Jean Gauthier, President & CEO, Canadian Council on Africa
Canadian Room
13:40 - 17:40
FOCUS COUNTRIES PRESENTATIONS: Cameroon and Ethiopia
Canadian Room
18:00 - 20:00
Welcoming Cocktail Address by partners
Canadian Foyer
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 07:30 - 17:00 08:00 - 17:00
Summit is Open / B2B Center is Open / Registration EXPO is Open
09:00 - 10:00
Welcoming Address • Welcoming remarks by the Canadian Council on Africa – Mr. Jean Gauthier, President & CEO, Canadian Council on Africa • Opening remarks by the Canadian Government – Ms. Lise Filiatrault, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Africa Branch Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Canada • Keynote Speakers – H.E. Louis Paul Motaze, Minister & General Secretary, Prime Minister Office, Cameroon • Hon. Kassa Tekleberhan, Speaker of the House of Federation, FDRE
10:00 - 10:20
Networking Break
10:30 - 12:15
LOOKING FORWARD Plenary Session I: The Rise of Africa Africa has emerged as the most exciting growth opportunity. Over the past ten years, six of the top ten fastest growing countries by GDP are African. This growth has been resilient, broad-based, beyond the traditional natural resource and fueled by a rising middle class. Where and can this be maintained?
Canadian Room
Canadian Room
Moderator: H.E. Mr. Perry Calderwood, Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria Panelists: • H.E. Youssouf Ouedraogo, Special Advisor to the President, African Development Bank Group • Mr. Jamal Saghir, Senior Regional Advisor, Africa Region; The World Bank Group. • Mr. Bondoma Yokono Dieudonné, Directeur General de l’Économie, Ministere de L’Economie, Cameroun • Ms. Melissa Cook, Founder & Managing Director, African Sunrise Partners LLC 12:30 - 14:00
Canadian Room
Lunch Conference: Keynote Speaker – Ned Goodman, Sponsored by Barrick Gold • Introduction of the keynote speaker by the Hon. Don Oliver, Senator • Mr. Ned Goodman, Chairman, Dundee Corporation; and President & CEO, Goodman Merchant Capital
Ned Goodman is the founder of Dundee Corporation and one of Canada’s most successful investment counsellors. Dundee corporation is a highly regarded company in wealth management, resources, real estate and agriculture, with many projects in Africa. Among his many honours and affiliations, Mr. Goodman was recently named to the Board of Directors of Barrick Gold Corporation.
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