Connecting Business Connecting Africa The Annual Debate 2015 The Power to Connect; Investing in Infrastructure and Integration Tuesday 21st April 2015 @ The Law Society, London AGENDA 12:00 Registration & Networking Lunch 12:45 Welcome remarks Jonathan Howard, CEO, Business Council for Africa Andrew Caplen, President, The Law Society 13:00 Is Sub Saharan Africa Attracting Enough Investment To Drive Growth? What Else Can Be Done Across Sectors?      Exploring vital energy infrastructure projects & viable investment opportunities Road, rail and ports - needs vs. progress The changing profile of investors in Africa The role of PPP’s (public private partnerships) in Africa Financing infrastructure projects Moderated by David A. Rice, Director, Africapitalism Institute Panelists Oliver Andrews, Director & CIO, Africa Finance Corporation Romain Py, Senior Director Transactions, AIIM Arun Velusami, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Miguel Azevedo, Head of Investment Banking, Africa, Citigroup 14:15 Networking Coffee Break 14:45 Africa’s Technology; Boom or Myth? Exploring Opportunities in Tech Infrastructure – Digital, ICT and Telecoms     Enabling economic development - looking at the main technology giants investing across SSA and the key drivers for investment in Africa Mobile technology and banking; improving business opportunities on the continent Telecoms technology in Africa, financing and future opportunities Challenges and solutions for SME’s breaking into the market Moderated by Oliver Griffith, Head of Communications, IFC Panelists Doron Avni, Director, Policy & Government Relations; Middle East, Africa, Israel & Turkey, Google Nina Triantis, Global Head of Telecoms, Standard Bank 16:00 Networking Coffee Break 16:30 How can Businesses Harness Cross-Sector Partnerships to Address the Skills Shortage?     Building capacity - growing business & developing partnerships for the long term Understanding the difference between commercially driven capacity building and government driven local content policy Why should businesses incorporate this into their long-term strategy for Africa? Building sustainable local supply chains Moderated by Mark Eddo, International Journalist and Managing Director, Mark Eddo Media Panelists Chris Cleverly, CEO, Made in Africa Foundation Dimitri Papaefstratiou, Partner, DLA Piper 18:00 Closing remarks 18:15 Drinks Reception 19:30 Gala Dinner with guest speaker