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Chief Economist & Head of Strategy, Analysis, and Research Team at the Regional Bureau for Africa, U.N. Development program
DR. Raymond
Gilpin
DR. Raymond <br>Gilpin
Executive Head of Home Loans Business at First National Bank, Ghana
Kojo
Addo-Kufuor
Kojo<br> Addo-Kufuor
Israeli Ambassador to Rwanda
H.E Ron
Adam
H.E Ron <br>Adam
Chief Investment Officer at Greentec Capital Partners, Cofounder of the Lagos Angel Network (LAN), & Founding President of the African Business Angel Network (ABAN)
Harry
'Tomi Davies (TD)
Harry<br> 'Tomi Davies (TD)
Israeli Ambassador to Rwanda, Liberia & Sierra Leone
H.E Shani
Cooper
H.E Shani <br>Cooper
Ethiopian Ambassador the State of Israel
H.E Reta
Alemu Nega
H.E Reta <br>Alemu Nega
CEO of Allan & Gill Grey Philanthropy
Anthony
Farr
Anthony<br> Farr
Chairman of TBLI Group
Robert
Rubinstein
Robert <br>Rubinstein
Co-Founder & CEO at OZÉ & Dare to Innovate
Meghan
McCormick
Meghan <br>McCormick
Executive Director at Start-Up Nation Central
Wendy
Singer
Wendy <br> Singer
CEO, Founder & General Counsel at Afrocosmo Development Impact, LLC
Val
Okaru-Bisant
Val <br>Okaru-Bisant
Co-Founder & CEO at AIfluence Inc.
Nelson
Aseka
Nelson <br>Aseka
Co-Founder and Chairman at Twenty Two
Michael
Redd
Michael <br> Redd
Head, IRRI Tech Transfer at International Rice Research Institute
Remy
Bitoun
Remy <br> Bitoun
Zipline Director and Africa Sales Customer Service
Israel
Bimpe
Israel <br> Bimpe
Fund Manager & General Partner at Launch Africa
Zachariah
George
Zachariah <br> George
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Panel Discussions
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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

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

Uriyah Rosenman

Business Development Manager
Empower Africa

Roei Yonai

Roei Yonai

Head of Strategic Crops
Strategic Solutions & Products
Netafim

Donald Smart

Donald Smart

CEO
Mountain Lion Agriculture

Maoz Aviv

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

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

Marja Hoek-Smit

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

Robert Hornsby

Robert Hornsby

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

Ameet Dhillon

Ameet Dhillon

Founder
US-Africa Housing Finance - USAHF

Kojo Addo-Kufuor

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

Jeffrey Appiagyei

Corporate Lead
SAYeTech

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