IGD Fall Frontier 100 Forum to Drive Action on Unlocking Greater U.S. investment in Africa
October 10, 2017
Top U.S. officials will be speakers for a Fireside Chat on greater engagement of Africa's private sector in the continent's economic transformation. A Policy Roundtable will focus on shaping U.S.-Africa trade and economic policy.
African Development Bank and African Export-Import Bank (Afeximbank) will serve as Collaborating Partners for the IGD Fall Forum.
Forum to host the Africa investor (Ai) Development Finance-Institutional Investor Roundtable.
The Initiative for Global Development will hold its Fall Frontier 100 Forum on October 11-12, 2017, in Washington, DC, where African and global business leaders will convene to drive action on unlocking greater U.S. investment in Africa and African mid-sized companies for sustainable development and inclusive growth.
Under the theme “Growing the ‘Middle’: Investing in African Companies for the Continent’s Economic Transformation”, the Fall Frontier 100 Forum will offer insight and scalable solutions on spurring investment opportunities to grow African companies and forge stronger business relationships between investors and African private sector leaders.
The Frontier 100 Forum is an exclusive, invitation-only gathering of CEOs and senior executives and high-level officials from the IGD Frontier Leader Network.
WHEN / WHERE:
October 11, 2017
Rotunda room, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC
October 12, 2017
Covington, One CityCenter, 850 10th St NW, Washington, DC
WHAT: Sessions that are open for media coverage.WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11, 20174:30PMFireside ChatIntroduction:Mr. Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr., Chairman, Mosbacher Energy Company & Former President & CEO, OPIC
Speakers:
Administrator Mark Green, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
Ambassador Donald Yamamoto, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Mr. Jonathan Nash, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation
5:15PMPolicy Roundtable: “Shaping U.S.-Africa Trade and Economic Policy to Improve Africa’s Investment Environment”Panelists:
Mr. Gregory Simpkins, Majority Staff Director, House Subcommittee on Africa
Mr. Scott Eisner, Vice President, Africa Business Initiative, US Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Merin Rajadurai, Chairman, Secretary of State Open Forum, US State Department
Ms. Algene Sajery, Professional Staff Director, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
6:15PM Reception, sponsored by the Africa Development BankRemarks:
Mr. Charles Boamah, Senior Vice-President, African Development Bank
THURSDAY, OCT. 12, 20179:00AM Opening Remarks
Dr. Mima S. Nedelcovych, President & CEO, Initiative for Global Development
Welcome
Dr. Witney Schneidman, Senior International Advisor for Africa, Covington & Burling LLP
Mr. Kenroy Dowers, Head of Corporate Development, Atlas Mara Ltd.
Mr. Bunmi Akinyemiju, CEO and Managing Director, Venture Garden Group
Mr. Hurley Doddy, Managing Director, Founding Partner, and Co-CEO, Emerging Capital Partners
2:00PM Africa Investor’s Development Finance-Institutional Investor Roundtable on Africa
The Africa investor (Ai) leaders roundtable will feature an institutional investor public partnership’s (IIPP) dialogue, led by Ministers of Finance, institutional investors and Development Finance leaders, on the products, policies and roles Development Finance Institutions (DFI’s) and policy makers can play, to facilitate greater institutional allocations to public and private markets in Africa and African infrastructure as an investable asset class.
Panelists:
Mr. Hubert Danso, CEO & Vice Chairman, Africa Investor
Mr. Nic Firzili, Director-General, World Pensions Council
Mr. John Espinosa, Managing Director, TIAA Investments
Mr. Chuck Burbridge, Executive Director, Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund
Mr. Symerre Grey-Johnson, Head, Regional Integration, Infrastructure and Trade Division, NEPAD
Hon. Sfiso Buthelezi,Deputy Minister of Finance, Government of South Africa
Mr. Joshua Franzel, President and CEO, Center for State and Local Government Excellence
Mr. Gavin Wilson, CEO, IFC Asset Management Company
3:45PMKeynote: African Diaspora as a Market - Insights and Strategic Implications
Dr. Benedict Okey Oramah, President and Chairman, Afreximbank
5:30PM Africa Investment Rising Celebration Reception
The Initiative for Global Development (IGD) is a network of African and global business leaders who are committed to advancing sustainable development and inclusive growth in Africa through strategic business investment. For more information, visit www.igdleaders.org.