About
Africa has always presented opportunities for U.S. and other global businesses as an emerging market for its exports. In 2012, eight of the twenty fastest growing economies in the world were in sub-Saharan Africa according to the IMF. With Africa positioning itself as a preferred destination for global business and investments, the forum shall discuss the investment opportunities in Africa, the benefits and challenges of doing business within its environs, what measures have been put in place to attract foreign direct investments into the continent, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), how it has impacted Africa and the dynamics of US-Africa trade relations under the Trump administration. Doing Business in Africa Investments Forum will gather the most influential African policy makers, top investors, corporate executives, startup founders and sector leaders who has continued to define the economic landscape on the continent, while examining the current state of Africa’s disposition to foreign investors and its economic future from a global standpoint, the biggest deals, and the latest policies as regards foreign direct Investment (FDI).
Speakers
Doing Business in Africa Investment Forum brings perspicacity and experience from experts in both public and private sectors. From foreign direct investment (FDI), to foreign portfolio investment (FPI), commercial loans, official flows, to Precision agriculture, our speakers will traverse topics at the heart of entrepreneurialism, foreign investment, agriculture and technology.
Draft Agenda Theme: Economic Reforms and Private Sector led Investments as Engines of Growth DBA sessions will be led by industry experts; you are at liberty to choose which sessions interests you and all the sessions are open to registered participants.
DBA sessions will be led by industry experts; you are at liberty to choose which sessions interests you and all the sessions are open to registered participants.
DBA sessions will be led by industry experts; you are at liberty to choose which sessions interests you and all the sessions are open to registered participants.
SESSIONS
DAY 1
9:00 am
Registration & Networking
09:30 am
Opening & Welcoming session
10: 30 am
Presentation – Africa’s Biggest Opportunities:
Expanding Internationally: Leveraging Complexity, Creativity and Innovation in the African Business Landscape
Q & A
12: 00 pm
Lunch
13:30 pm
Panel – Attracting FDIs in disruptive times
14: 30 pm
African Trade Policies – Avoiding the Pitfalls
Western, Southern, Eastern & Northern Africa
Q & A
15: 00 pm
Panel – Entering the African Markets: What Doesn’t Work
16.00 pm
Q & A
16.30 – 17.00
Networking & Closing
DAY 2
Friday, 21st July 2017
9:00 am
Opening / Welcome
9:20 am
Policy Factors Influencing FDI Inflows to African Countries
10: 00 am
Q & A
10: 20 am
FDI and Entrepreneurship: Gender Differences across Africa
10: 50 am
Q & A
11:20 am
Panel -Africa Is not a country! – Investment climates across individual countries and how to navigate them
12: 20 pm
ICT, Fintech in Africa – Opportunities and Investing
1:00 pm
Awards Presentation / Luncheon
1:40 pm
Impact of Investment Treaties on FDI Flows: Building the interconnection between Policy Projection and Treaty Variances
2:20pm
Q & A
3:00 pm
Closing
Target Audience
- African Ministers of Trade, Investments, Commerce, Agriculture, Mining, Power, among others
- Representatives from US department of Trade
- States & Regional Governments across Africa
- Investment Agencies
- Regional, bilateral and multilateral Chambers of Commerce and business Associations
- Global companies doing business in Africa
- African Business Executives
- Renowned Trade Associations
- Bank Executives
- Importers & Exporters
Interested in Attending Doing Business in Africa Summit is by invitation only. If you are interested in attending, please use the link below to request an invitation / Register. 
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Location
The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North, 7 Concourse Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA, 30328
Contact
Simon Ugwu
+2349029903000 / +447438802727
simon@africanleadershipmagazine.co.uk
