12:00 pm - 6:00 pm 

U.S.-Africa Business Summit Registration & Credential Pick-Up

Locations: Partner Hotels

6:30 am – 1:30 pm 

CCA’s U.S.-Africa Business Summit Golf Tournament

Registration required. Space is limited. Summit Registrants only.

Location: Cowboys Golf Club 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm 

U.S.-Africa Business Summit Registration & Credential Pick-Up

Locations: Partner Hotels

8:00 am – 5:00 pm 

Dallas Tours & Excursions

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

U.S.-Africa Business Summit Registration & Credential Pick-Up

Location: Summit Venue

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)

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)

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

2024 U.S.-Africa Business Summit Presents TUFACE & Band Performing Live – Southside Ballroom

Registration required. Space is limited. Summit Registrants only.

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