Speakers
Maria Luisa Perdigao Abrantes
CEO Agencia Nacional de Investimentos Privados
Angola
Abdeslam Ahizoune
Chairman & CEO Maroc Telecom
Morocco
Judith Aidoo
CEO Caswell Capital Parners
Ghana
Michael Amankwa
CEO CoreNett
Ghana
Stephanie Antoine
Anchor France 24
France
Richard Attias
Executive Chairman Richard Attias & Associates
USA
Jaloul Ayed
Former Minister of Finance Tunisia
Tunisia
Sade Baderinwa
Anchor WABC
USA
François Barrault
Chairman Digiworld Institute
France
Jean-Louis Beffa
Chairman Lazard Asia Financial Advisory
France
Sunil Benhimadu
CEO Stock Exchange of Mauritius
Mauritius
Brahim Benjelloun-Touimi
CEO BMCE Bank
Morocco
Jean-Baptiste Bikalou
President, Chambre de commerce de Gabon
Gabon
Dr. Taddy Blecher
CEO Community and indivdual dev association
South Africa
Dr. Wiebe Boer
CEO Tony Elumelu Foundation
Nigeria
Irina Bokova
Director General UNESCO
Yayi Boni
President
Benin
Vanu Bose
President & CEO Vanu
USA
Egide Boundono Simangoye
Former Minister , President CDC
Gabon
Robert Bowser
President National Council of Black Mayors, Mayor, East Orange, NJ
United States
John Hope Bryant
Founder, Chairman & CEO Operation Hope
USA
Pascal Chaigneau
Affiliate Professor of Education Sorbonne Paris Descartes University
France
Yang Chonghui
Vice Chairman China Economic and Social Council
China
Jean Chretien
Former Prime Minister
Canada
Teresa Clarke
CEO Africa.com
USA
Colin Coleman
Managing Director Goldman Sachs South Africa
South Africa
Elisabeth Dearborn Davis
Co-founder Akilah Institute for Women
Rwanda
Ariane de Rothschild
Vice-Chairman Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
Stephen Decam
General secretary Conseil des investisseurs francais en France
France
Shanta Devarajan
Chief Economist World Bank
Cheick Mobido Diarra
Prime Minister Mali
Charles Koffi Diby
Minister of Finance Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
Amir Dossal
Chairman Global Partnerships Forum
USA
Ana Dutra
CEO Korn Ferry Leadership and Talent
USA
Esther Dyson
Founder & CEO Edventures
USA
Scott Eisner
Vice President, African Affairs
United States
Ndubuisi Ekekwe
Founder First Atlantic Semiconductors & Microelectronics
Nigeria
Mostafa El Belkhayate
President Moroccan Association of Technical Analysts
Morocco
Denise Epote
Africa Anchor TV5 Monde
Ebenezer Essoka
CEO, South Africa, and Area General Manager, Southern Africa Standard Chartered Bank
South Africa
Jeffrey Gettleman
East Africa Bureau Chief The New York Times
United States
Eric Giler
CEO WiTricity
USA
Jon Gosier
Founder Appfrica
USA
Gagan Gupta
Managing Director OLAM
Singapore
Lahcen Haddad
Minister of Tourism Morocco
Morocco
Hadeel Ibrahim
Director of Strategy Mo Ibrahim Foundation
United Kingdom
Said Ibrahimi
CEO Morrocan Financial Board
Morocco
Ivor Ichikowitz
Executive Chairman, Transafrica Capital
South Africa
Regis Immongault
Minister of Industry and Mines
Gabon
Jerry Inzerillo
CEO IMG Artists
South Africa
Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Francophony, in charge of NEPAD and Regional Integration
Gabon
Wei Jianguo
Chairman China-Africa Economic and Technological Cooperation Committee
China
Shiv Khemka
Kwadwo Kwakye
CEO Young Explorers Consult
Ghana
Li Lan
Director of overseas Division Shanghai Construction Group
China
Yan Lan
Head of Greater China Investment Banking Lazard China
China
Ronald Lauder
Director Estee Lauder Companies
USA
Anne Lauvergeon
Former CEO Areva
France
Eric Le Boucher
co-founder slate.fr
France
Jack Lee
Vice President Lenovo Group
China
Jean-Pierre Lehmann
Founding Director, the Evian Group and Senior Fellow, Fung Global Institute
Switzerland and Hong Kong
Carl Lewis
Athlete "Sportsman of the century"
United States
Tegla Loroupe
Athlete
Kenya
Lord Mandelson
Chairman, Global Counsel LLP, and Senior Advisor, Lazard
USA
Verone Mankou
CEO Way-C
Congo
John Marks
Mayor Tallahassee, FL
United States
Jacques Marraud des Grottes
President Africa Total Exploration and Production
France
Paul Mercier
Managing Director Michael Page Africa
Salaheddine Mezouar
Former Minister of Finance
Morocco
Luc Montagnier
President of the Global Foundation of AIDS Research and Prevention, Nobel Prize in Medicine 2008
France
Louise Mushikiwabo
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Rwanda
Walter Mzembi
Minister of Tourism
Zimbabwe
Hannington Namara
CEO Private Sector Federation
Victor Ndiyae
CEO Performances Management Consulting Group
Senegal, Burkina,Benin, Gabon
Magloire Ngambia
Minister of Investment, Public Works, Transport, Housing and Tourism
Gabon
Julien Nkoghe Bekale
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development
Gabon
Leon Nzouba
Minister of Health
Gabon
Henri Ohayon
Managing Director ANGT
Gabon
Christiane Rose Ossoucah Raponda
Minister of Budget, Public Accounts and Civil Service
Gabon
Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou
Head Middle East and North Africa Program
Switzerland
Henri-Claude Oyima
CEO BGFI Bank
Gabon
Luc Oyoubi
Minister of Economy, Employment and Sustainable Development
Gabon
Richard Parsons
Former Chairman Citigroup
United States
Mathieu Pigasse
CEO Lazard Financial Advisory
France
Jean Ping
Chairperson Commission of the African Union
Gabon
Kasim Reed
Mayor Atlanta
United States
Roland Rich
Officer in Charge UN Office for Partnerships
USA
Luc Rigouzzo
Managing Partner and Executive President AMETHIS
France
Nouriel Roubini
Chairman Roubini Global Economics
United States
Zainab Salbi
Co-founder Women for Women International
Iraq
Albert Sasson
Chairman of the Governing Council The Norman Borlaug Institute for Global Food Security
France
Anas Sefrioui
CEO Addoha Group
Morocco
Mactar Silla
CEO Africa Communication and Consulting
Gabon
Raymond Ndong Sima
Prime Minister Gabon
Gabon
Bright Simons
CEO mPedigree
Ghana
Samuel Sitta
Minister of East African Cooperation The United Republic of Tanzania
Tanzania
Doug Solomon
IDEO Fellow
USA
Tom Sweeney
Director, Royal Holdings UAE and Special Advisor, Taqnia
UAE and Saudi Arabia
Paul Talley
COO Zanbato
United States
Amin Tazi-Riffi
Partner McKinsey & Company
Switzerland
Marc Teyssier d'Orfeuil
Director General Club des Infrastructures PPP
France
Dr. Sam Thenya
CEO The Nairobi Women's Hospital
Kenya
Hamadoun Toure
Secretary General ITU
Switzerland
Mamadou Kwidjim Toure
Founder Africa 2.0
Patrick Utomi
Founder and Senior Faculty Lagos Business School
Nigeria
Magatte Wade
CEO Tiossano
Senegal
William Wallis
Africa Editor Financial Times
United States
Tian Wei
Moderator CCTV
China
He Wenping
Director of Africa Studies Institute of West-Asian and African Studies
China
Lee White
Executive Secretary ANPN
Gabon
Gao Xiqing
Vice chairman and President China Investment Corporation
China
Andrew Young
Founder Andrew Young Foundation
United States
Mohammad Yunus
Founder Grameen Bank
Bangladesh
Leyth Zniber
Vice President Groupe Diana
Morocco
Abderrafie Zouitene
Deputy CEO Royal Air Maroc
Morocco