Agenda

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08:00-09:00 Registration – tea/coffee

09:00-9:30 Opening

• Louis Kasekende, Chief Economist, African Development Bank
• Javier Santiso, Director and Chief Development Economist, OECD Development Centre
• Stefano Manservisi, Director General, Development, European Commission

I. AFRICA IN TIMES OF CRISIS: DOMESTIC SOLUTIONS FOR GLOBAL CHALLENGES

Facilitator: Mishal Husain, Journalist and Broadcaster

9:30-10:00 Introduction to the African Economic Outlook 2009

• Jose Gijon, Head, Africa & Middle East Desk, OECD Development Centre
• Leonce Ndikumana, Head of Research, African Development Bank

10:00-11:00 Roundtable I

• Cristina Duarte, Minister of Finance, Cape Verde
• Soulé Mana Lawani, Minister of Economy and Finance, Benin
• Chris Derksen, Head of Africa Private Equity, Investec Asset Management
• Lionel Zinsou, Member of Executive Committee, PAI Partners
• Acha Leke, Partner, McKinsey and Company
• Stefano Manservisi, Director General, Development, European Commission
• Harish Manwani, President of Asia Africa Central & Eastern Europe, Unilever
• Vincent Le Guennou, Executive Vice President, Emerging Capital Partners

11:00-12:15 Questions & Answers

12:15-12:30 Anne-Marie Idrac, Secretary of State in charge of Foreign Trade of France

12:30-14:00 Lunch

II. INNOVATION IN ICT: DO THEY MATTER FOR AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT?

Facilitator: Philippe Dessaint, Journalist and broadcaster TV5MONDE

14:00-14:30 Introduction to the AEO 2009 conclusions on ICTs in Africa

• Aida Opoku-Mensah, Director, ICT, Science and Technology Division, UN Economic Commission for Africa
• Laura Recuero-Virto, Economist, Africa & Middle-East, OECD Development Centre

14:30-15:30 Roundtable II

• Samuel Poghisio, Minister of Information and Communications, Kenya
• Abdourahim Agne, Minister of Information and Telecommunication, Senegal
• Gordon G. Graylish, Deputy General Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa, INTEL Corporation
• Marc Rennard, Executive Vice-President, Africa, ME and Asia, France Telecom
• Giuliano Berretta, CEO, Eutelsat
• Noah Samara, CEO, World Space
• Rob Borthwick, Head of Regulatory & Political Affairs (Emerging Markets),Vodafone Group
• Vincenzo Nesci, President Africa & Middle East, Alcatel Lucent

15:30-16:30 Questions & Answers

16:30-17:30 Concluding remarks

• Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (tbc)