2009 Forum speakers include:

Angel Gurría
Secretary-General of the OECD

Javier Santiso
Director, OECD

Development Centre

Stefano Manservisi

Director General, Development European Commission

Marc Rennard

Executive Vice President, Africa, ME, Asia, France Telecom

Mishal Husain

Journalist and Broadcaster

Gordon G. Graylish Deputy General Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa, INTEL Corporation

Chris Derksen

Head

Africa Private Equity, Investec Asset Management

Harish Manwani

President, Asia, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe, Unilever

Jose Gijon

Head, Africa & ME Desk

OECD Development Centre

Louis Kasekende

Chief Economist, African Development Bank

Vincent Le Guennou Executive Vice President, Emerging Capital Partners

Lionel Zinsou

Member of Executive Committee, PAI Partners

Giuliano Berretta

CEO, Eutelsat

Noah Samara

CEO, World Space

Soulé Mana Lawani

Minister of Economy and Finance, Benin

Anne-Marie Idrac Secretary of State, Foreign Trade, Ministry
of Economy, France

Acha Leke,

Partner,

McKinsey and Company

Abdourahim Agne

Minister of Information and Telecommunication,
Senegal

Samuel Poghisio

Minister of Information and Communications, Kenya