Driving Business in Africa
Virtual Event Experience
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
08:00 - 13:00 EST / 13:00 - 18:00 GMT
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
Uriya 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