| FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2019 - BNY MELLON, 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK, NY, 10286 | ||||
4.00pm - 4:15pm |
Registration |
Main Lobby |
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4.15pm -4.30pm |
Welcome Remarks |
10th Floor East Auditorium |
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4.30pm - 5.20pm |
Start-up Pitch Competition | 10th Floor East Auditorium |
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5.20pm - 5.30pm |
Refreshment Break | 10th Floor Lobby |
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5.30pm - 6.30pm |
Keynote Address - H.E. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of Ghana | 10th Floor East Auditorium |
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6.30pm - 6.45pm |
Refreshment Break | 10th Floor Lobby |
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6.45pm - 7:45pm |
Sustainability In Africa Panel | 10th Floor East Auditorium |
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7.45pm - 9.00pm |
Reception, Winner Announcement, and Closing Remarks | 10th Floor Lobby |
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| SATURDAY 13 APRIL 2019 - JEROME GREENE HALL, COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL 435 WEST 116TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10027 |
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8.00am - 9.15am |
Breakfast & Registration |
Lobby | ||
9.15am - 9.30am |
Welcome Address - AEF Co-Chairs |
Room 104 | ||
9.30am -10.30am |
Morning Keynote Address - : Mostafa Terrab, Chairman and CEO, OCP |
Room 104 | ||
10.30am -10:40am |
Room Transition/Coffee Break |
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Panel 1: Private Equity and Venture Capital: The Lay of the Land | Panel 1: 101 | |||
10:40am - 11:55am |
Panel 2: Industrialization and Workforce Development | Panel 2: 102A | ||
Panel 3: Law, Industrialization & Technology | Panel 3: 103 | |||
11:55am - 1:55pm |
Lunch |
Drapkin Lounge/Lenfest Café | ||
12:25pm - 1:55pm |
Networking Events: Career Fair & Vendor Fair |
Ground Floor | ||
2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Afternoon Keynote Address: H.E. Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, African Union Ambassador to the U.S.A |
Room 104 | ||
3:00pm - 3:10pm |
Room Transition/Coffee Break |
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Panel 4: The Business Case for African Art and Literature |
Panel 4: 101 | |||
Panel 5: Urbanization & Structural Transformation |
Panel 5: 102A | |||
3:10pm - 4:25pm |
Panel 6: Building The Future: Entrepreneurship In Africa |
Panel 6: 103 | ||
4:25pm - 4:35pm |
Room Transition/Coffee Break |
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4:35pm - 5:35pm |
Closing Keynote Address: Wale F. Adeosun, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Kuramo Capital Management |
Room 104 | ||
5:35pm - 5:45pm |
Vote of Thanks – AEF Co-Chairs |
Room 104 | ||
9:00pm - Until |
AEF Conference Afterparty |
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We are excited to announce the 16th annual African Economic Forum (AEF) at Columbia University. We look forward to having you join us and our distinguished speakers while we explore this year’s theme - Technology vs. Industrialization: The Way Forward.
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