AGENDA AT-A-GLANCE
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SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2024 |
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
U.S.-Africa Business Summit Registration & Credential Pick-Up Locations: Partner Hotels |
MONDAY, MAY 6, 2024 |
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6:30 am – 2:00 pm |
CCA’s U.S.-Africa Business Summit Golf Tournament Registration required. Space is limited. Summit Registrants only. Location: Cowboys Golf Club |
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
U.S.-Africa Business Summit Registration & Credential Pick-Up Location: Summit Venue |
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
CCA Annual Members Meeting & Luncheon (CCA Members only) Cowboys Golf Club See Summit FAQs for transportation and name badge details |
2:15 pm – 4:15 pm |
CCA Board of Directors Meeting (By-Invitation-Only) |
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm |
U.S.- Africa Trade Associations Meeting (By-Invitation-Only) |
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024 |
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7:00 am – 5:00 pm |
U.S.-Africa Business Summit Registration & Credential Pick-Up Location: Summit Venue |
7:30 am – 8:30 am |
Welcome Coffee/Tea |
7:30 am – 8:30 am |
VIP Welcome and Family Photo |
8:30 am – 9:00 am |
Opening Ceremony |
9:05 am – 10:05 am |
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Presidential Plenary |
10:05 am – 10:25 am |
Break |
10:15 am - 11:40 am |
Roundtable: African Infrastructure Investment: Impacts and Returns (By-Invitation-Only) |
10:25 am– 11:25 am |
Plenary: Future of U.S.-Africa Trade and Investment: AGOA and Beyond |
11:00 am – 5:00 pm |
U.S.-Africa Business Summit Exhibits |
11:45 am – 1:45 pm |
VIP Lunch: HOS or Minister/Sponsors (By-Invitation-Only) |
11:45 am – 1:45 pm |
Networking Lunch |
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
High-Level Dialogue: Strengthening Health Systems in Africa |
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
High-Level Dialogue: Unlocking Africa’s Digital Potential – Addressing Challenges and Expanding Opportunities |
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
High-Level Dialogue: From Food Insecurity to Thriving Agribusinesses – The Case for a U.S.-Africa Strategic Agribusiness Partnership |
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
High-Level Dialogue: Strategic Infrastructure Investment: Sustaining Growth |
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
High-Level Dialogue: Critical Minerals – The Crucial Components |
3:00 pm – 3:20 pm |
Break |
3:30 pm– 4:30 pm |
Plenary: Navigating Africa's Energy Future |
3:30 pm– 5:00 pm |
The Money Circle: Institutional Investors Closed Door Pitch Sessions (By-Invitation-Only) |
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm |
Break |
4:45 pm– 6:15 pm |
Roundtable: Advancing the Digital Economy – From Theory to Practice (By-Invitation-Only) |
4:45 pm – 6:15 pm |
Invest in Angola |
4:45 pm – 6:15 pm |
Invest in Nigeria |
4:45 pm – 6:15 pm |
Invest in Morocco |
7:30 pm– 9:30 pm |
U.S.-Africa Business Summit Welcome Reception Location: The Fairmont Dallas (U.S.-Africa Business Summit Registration & Credential Pick-Up Kiosk) |
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2024 |
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7:00 am – 5:00 pm |
U.S.-Africa Business Summit Registration & Credential Pick-Up Location: Summit Venue |
7:30 am – 8:30 am |
Networking Coffee/Tea |
7:30 am – 5:00 pm |
U.S.- Africa Business Summit Exhibits |
8:00 am – 10:00 am |
Invest in Mozambique |
8:00 am – 10:00 am |
Invest in Namibia |
8:00 am - 10:00 am |
Invest in Ghana |
9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Plenary: Women’s Economic Empowerment: Catalyst for Impactful U.S. - Africa Trade Investment and Business |
10:00 am – 10:20 am |
Break |
10:30 am – 11:45 am |
Panel: Scaling Agribusiness Ventures: Opportunities and Challenges in Taking African Agriculture to the Next Level |
10:30 am – 11:45 am |
Panel: Automobiles: Driving African Industrialization and Manufacturing |
10:30 am – 11:45 am |
Panel: Lighting the Path Forward: Scaling Energy Access Down to the Last Mile in Africa |
10:30 am – 11:45 am |
Panel: Cities – Delivering Now to and For the People of the Future |
10:30 am – 12:30 pm |
The Money Circle: Institutional Investors Closed Door Pitch Sessions (By-Invitation-Only) |
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm |
VIP Lunch: HOS or Minister/Sponsors (By-Invitation-Only) |
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm |
Networking Lunch |
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm |
Invest in Botswana |
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm |
Invest in Liberia |
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
Invest in Mauritania |
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm |
Panel: Special Economic Zones: Linking Africa to Regional and Global Supply Chains |
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm |
Panel: African Diaspora: The X Factor |
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm |
Panel: Unleashing Digital Banking & Payment Systems to Drive Growth |
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm |
Panel: Detection & Diagnostics: The Key to Unlocking Health System Resilience |
3:00 pm – 3:20 pm |
Break |
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm |
Plenary: The Business and Philanthropy Nexus: Driving Sustainable U.S.-Africa Partnerships |
4:30 pm – 4:50 pm |
Break |
5:00 pm – 6:15 pm |
Panel: From Creative Industries to Sports: Financing the New Growth Sectors |
5:00 pm – 6:15 pm |
Panel: The Business of Aviation in Africa |
5:00 pm – 6:15 pm |
Panel: Prosper Africa: Leveraging Innovation, Technology and Collaboration to Transform U.S. - Africa Trade |
5:00 pm – 6:15 pm |
Panel: The Business of Security in Africa – Creating Conditions Conducive to Business |
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm |
Roundtable: Unlocking Financial Resources to Deliver Better Health Outcomes in Africa (By-Invitation-Only) |
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm |
Roundtable: Powering Partnerships: Unlocking Africa's Energy Future through U.S.-Africa Collaboration (By-Invitation-Only) |
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
Women Leaders Dinner (By-Invitation-Only) |
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
2024 U.S.-Africa Business Summit Presents TUFACE & Band Performing Live – Southside Ballroom Please register via 2024 U.S. Africa Business Summit presents TUFACE & BAND LIVE (usafricabizsummit.com) Registration required. Space is limited. Summit Registrants only. |
THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2024 |
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8:00 am – 10:00 am |
U.S.-Africa Business Summit Registration & Credential Pick-Up Location: Summit Venue |
8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Networking Coffee/Tea |
8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
U.S.-Africa Business Summit Exhibits |
9:00 am – 10:15 am |
Plenary: Health Regulatory System Strengthening |
10:00 am – 2:00 pm |
Special Session: Women’s Economic Empowerment (By-Invitation-Only) |
10:15 am – 10:35 am |
Break |
10:45 am – 12:00 pm |
Panel: Turbocharging SMEs: Strategies for Accelerating U.S.-Africa Trade and Investment |
10:45 am – 12:00 pm |
Panel: Cancer Detection and Care: Importance of Diagnostics and Treatment Access |
10:45 am – 12:00 pm |
Panel: Insurance Sector in Africa: Mitigating Commercial (Business) Risk |
10:45 am – 12:00 pm |
Panel: Clean Energy Technology |
12:20 pm – 1:40 pm |
VIP Lunch: HOS or Minister/Sponsors (By-Invitation-Only) |
12:20 pm – 1:40 pm |
Networking Lunch |
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm |
Panel: Data-Driven: Unleashing Africa’s Economic Potential |
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm |
Panel: Health Product Manufacturing in Africa |
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm |
Panel: Real World Suggestions about What Works under AGOA and How to Improve It |
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm |
Panel: Saving Africa's Rarest Species |
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm |
Break |
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm |
Closing Plenary: Partnering to Accelerate Africa’s Industrialization |
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm |
Closing Ceremony |