USA Africa Dialogue Series - Invitation to the 2010 Wharton Africa Business Forum!

Friends - Hope you are doing well.

As one of the co-chairs of 2010 Wharton Africa Business Forum, it is
my pleasure to invite you to join us November 19-21 at the Wharton
School. Wharton has put together an excellent program this year (check
out the lineup below), and I am writing you today to ask you to
attend.

Please register now to take advantage of early-bird rates.
Would also appreciate you circulating this info on your among your
peers/within your networks

* Register at http://wabf.ticketleap.com/forum2010
* While at the website, click on the facebook and linkedin "Tell
Everyone that Your Going!" buttons
* Students can email registration@whartonafrica.com for a student
discount code

Please feel free to ask me any questions and hope to see you there!

Cheers,

Muoyo Okome
Co-Chair 2010 Wharton Africa Business Forum

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Quick Links

Conference Homepage: http://whartonafrica.com/wabf/

Tickets – Early Bird Discounts until Oct 23!!: http://wabf.ticketleap.com/forum2010/

Business Plan – Enter for a chance to win $5000! :
http://whartonafrica.com/wabf/?page_id=660

Keynotes:
* Tony Elumelu - Chairman, Heirs Holdings Limited; Former CEO, United
Bank for Africa Plc; 2008 African Banker of the Year; 2006 African
Business Leader of the Year
* Teresa Clarke - Chair & CEO, Africa.com LLC; Former Managing
Director, Goldman Sachs IBD; Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Co-
founder, Student Sponsorship Program (RSA)

Confirmed Panelists include:
* Tom Barry, CEO, Zephyr Management
* Adil Popat, Director, Bavaria Auto
* Eric Kacou, Managing Director, OTF Group (Former)
* Rajiv Khatau, Partner, Atman Enteerprises
* Brice Lodugnon, Director, Emerging Capital Partners
* Tunde Onitiri, China-Africa Initiative and Country Manager (Angola
& Mozambique), IFC
* Konyin Ajayi, Managing Partner, Olaniwun Ajayi, LP
* Wale Adeosun, CIO, Chesapeake Asset Management
* Richard Okello, Principal, Makena Capital Management
* Ngozi Dozie, Partner, Kaizen Venture Partners
* Gustavo Eiben, Head, NA Investor Relations, Aureos Capital Partners
* Dr. Ndubuisi Ekekwe, Founder, Fasmicro Ltd
* Rafique Symonette, CIO, Southern African Enterprise Development
Fund
* Andreas Zeller, Managing Partner, Open Capital Advisors
* Catherine Casey, Innovation Manager, Acumen Fund
* Adefolu Majekodunmi, Business Marketing Lead, Microsoft Nigeria
* Aaron Aboagye, Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company
* Prof. Robert Inman, Dept of Finance, The Wharton School
* Alain Ebobisse, CIO, IFC Infrastructure Department
* Opuiyo Oforiokuma, CEO, Lekki Concession Company
* Adekunle Faleti, Managing Director / CEO, Diamond Mortgages
* Mohammed Dewji, CEO, Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Ltd.
* Jon Vandenheuvel, CEO, Africa Atlantic Farms
* Chinedu Okpareke, Director General, Imo State Investment Holding
Agency
* Patrick Bitature, Managing Director, Electro-Maxx
* Ambassador David Shinn, Former U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia
* Femi Akinde, Founder / CEO, SlimTrader
* Ashley Bendell, Associate Director, Exotix

Panel Discussions:
* Have Big Corporations Woken Up to Africa?: The Story of Recent Mega
Deals by U.S. Corporations on the Continent
* Generating Alpha in Africa: Properly Managing Risk in Africa's
Developing Markets
* Africa's Banking Sector: The Credit Crunch and the Revival
* Agriculture in Africa: Unlocking the value in agribusiness
* African Real-Estate and Infrastructure Development: The changing
face of Africa's major cities
* The Energy Paradox: Addressing power needs in Africa's resource
rich countries
* African Social Enterprise: Sustainable business models that address
the needs of the masses
* Creating a foreign legacy: How is FDI from the major emerging
economies shaping Africa's business landscape?
* Live debate: Private Equity in Africa
* The Next Generation: Providing Resources for Africa's SMEs
* The "Tele-Connected" Continent: The Rapid Growth of
Telecommunications in Africa
* Careers in Africa Panel

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