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Addo-Kufuor

Adam

'Tomi Davies (TD)

Cooper

Alemu Nega

Farr

Rubinstein

McCormick

Singer

Okaru-Bisant

Aseka

Redd

Bitoun

Bimpe

George

Panel Discussions
& Presentations
1. Keynote Speaker
The Role of Businesses in Africa's post-COVID Economic Transformation
2:10pm - 2:30pm GMT
How has Africa's economy been affected by the global pandemic and what comes next

Dr. Raymond Gilpin
Chief Economist and Head of the Strategy, Analysis and Research Team at the Regional Bureau for Africa, United Nations Development Program
2. Panel Discussion
The Rice Crop in Africa
3:00pm - 3:45pm GMT
A deep dive into the trends and future of the ever-growing rice sector in Africa

Uriyah Rosenman
Business Development Manager
Empower Africa

Roei Yonai
Head of Strategic Crops
Strategic Solutions & Products
Netafim

Donald Smart
CEO
Mountain Lion Agriculture

Maoz Aviv
Director of Agriculture
Empower Africa
3. Panel Discussion
The Sub-Saharan African Housing Conundrum and Corresponding Investment Opportunities
4:15pm - 5:00pm GMT
New investment opportunities and developments in the real estate sector

Alexander Tounkara
A Guinean Wharton Business School student. A founding-member of the new Wharton Africa Investment Partners (WAIP), co-led two Wharton Africa Business Forum panels

Marja Hoek-Smit
Director/Founder, International Housing Finance Program, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center; Executive Director/Founder, Housing Finance Information Network – HOFINET

Robert Hornsby
Co-founder and CFO
American Homebuilders of West Africa - AHWA

Ameet Dhillon
Founder
US-Africa Housing Finance - USAHF

Kojo Addo-Kufuor
Executive Head, Home Loans Business at First National Bank, Ghana
3. Session
Investment Opportunities - SAYeTECH
5:30pm - 6:00pm GMT
An opportunity to explore different investment opportunities

Jeffrey Appiagyei
Corporate Lead
SAYeTech