Driving Business in Africa Virtual Networking Event

Marking the 30th Anniversary of the Ethiopian Embassy in Israel and 3000 years of friendship

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

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

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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

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Uriyah Rosenman

Business Development Manager
Empower Africa

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Roei Yonai

Head of Strategic Crops
Strategic Solutions & Products
Netafim

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Donald Smart

CEO
Mountain Lion Agriculture

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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

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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

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Marja Hoek-Smit

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

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Robert Hornsby

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

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Ameet Dhillon

Founder
US-Africa Housing Finance - USAHF

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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

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Jeffrey Appiagyei

Corporate Lead
SAYeTech

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