Conference Program
Full Circle Africa Economic Conference | December 28 & 29, 2023
Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel | Accra, Ghana
Session 1 - Opening Ceremony
- 12:00 PM – 12:10 PM: Opening remarks (FCAEC Team)
- 12:10 PM – 12: 20 PM: Remarks by Nikole Hannah-Jones - Pulitzer Prize Winning Author
- 12:20 PM – 12: 50 PM: Special Address by Marlene Ngoyi CEO FEDA
- 12:50 PM – 1:20 PM: Special Address by Fred Swaniker - Co-Founder ALG, CEO Sand Technologies
- 1:20 PM – 1:50 PM: Keynote Address by H.E. Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo - President of Ghana
- 1:50 PM – 2:00 PM: Run Of Show Intro - Anita Erskine
Fireside Chat
- 2:00 pm – 2:20 pm: Fireside Chat
Moderator: Boris Kodjoe - Co-Founder Full Circle Africa Economic Conference
Guest: H.E. Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo - President of Ghana - 2:20 PM – 2:30 PM: Q & A
- 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM: Light Lunch
Panel Discussion 1 | Demystifying Financial Infrastructure & Investing
- 3:20 PM – 3:50 PM: Panel Discussion 1
Moderator: Tutu Agyare, Chairman, Volta River Authority
Panelists: R. Yofi Grant – CEO, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Marlene Ngoyi - CEO, FEDA, Hamdyia Ismaila - Investor at Savannah Impact - 3:50 PM – 4:00 PM: Q & A
Panel Discussion 2 | Housing and Urbanization
- 4:05 PM – 4:35 PM: Panel Discussion 2
Moderator: Kofi Anku, Board Member, Ayi Mensah Parks
Panelists: Brad Rohrs – CEO, Rohrs Team, Reisa Bryan – CEO, Paths, Kwabena Ampofo Appiah – Man. Dir. State Housing Company Ltd. - 4:35 PM – 4:45 PM: Q & A
Panel Discussion 3 | Recharging the African Diaspora
Panelists
- 4:50 PM – 5:20 PM: Panel Discussion 3
Moderator: Dentaa Amoateng, Founder, Guba
Panelists: Dr. Jatali Bellanton – Investor, BMU META Crypto Hedge Fund, Amb. Chihombori-Quao – Founder/President/CEO, ADDI, Hon. Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal – Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Tourism to recharge the Economy) - 5:20 PM – 5:30 PM: Q & A
Session 2 - Opening Plenary
- 1:00 PM – 1:10 PM: Keynote Address by Alexia Clayborne J.D. - Head of D&IA Global Events, Microsoft
- 1:10 PM – 1:20 PM: Opening Remarks by H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, AfCFTA
Panel Discussion 1 | Africa's Creative Entertainment Economy
- 1:25 PM – 1:55 PM: Panel Discussion 1
Moderator: Gyankroma Akufo Addo – Director, Creative Arts Council
Panelists: Shirley Frimpong-Manso – CEO, Sparrow Productions, Juliet Yaa Asante – CEO, National Film Authority, Deon Taylor – Co-Founder/CEO, Hidden Empire Films - 1:55 PM – 2:05 PM: Q & A
Panel Discussion 2 | Sustainability & Manufacturing
- 2:10 PM – 2:40 PM: Panel Discussion 2
Moderator: Roslyn Ngeno – Senior Investment Expert Directorate of Trade in Services, Investment, Intellectual Property Rights & Digital Trade
Panelists: Kevin Okyere – Founder/CEO, Springfield Energy & Oil Company, Angela Kwashie – National Project Coordinator, UNCDF, Hon. Dr. Kwaku Afriyie – Minister of Environment, Science, Technology & Innovation - 2:40 PM – 2:50 PM: Q & A
Panel Discussion 3 | Unleashing African Talent On The Global Stage
- 2:55 PM – 3:25 PM: Panel Discussion 3
Moderator: Jake Bediako – Presidential Coordinator for Youth Engagement & Strategy
Panelist: Sangu Delle – CEO, Carepoint, Kofi Agyepong – CEO, Youth Empowerment Agency, Fred Swaniker – Co-Founder, ALG; CEO, Sand Technologies, Peace Hyde – Head of Digital Media and Strategic Partnerships, Forbes Africa - 3:25 PM – 3:35 PM: Q & A
- 3:35 PM - 4:00 PM: Coffee & Refreshments
Panel Discussion 4 | Breaking Barriers - Women's Empowerment Revolution
- 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Panel Discussion 4
Moderator: Chinenye Uwanaka – Co-Founder, Africa Policy Conversations
Panelists: Hon. Lariba Zuweira Abudu – Minister of Gender, Children & Social Protection, Amb. Erieka Bennett – Head of Mission, Diaspora African Foundation, Rosy Fynn – Country Director (Ghana) at the Mastercard Foundation, Alexia Claybourne, J.D. – Head of D&IA Global Events, Microsoft - 4:30 PM – 4:40 PM: Q & A
Panel Discussion 5 | The New Africa Narrative
- 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM: Panel Discussion 5
Moderator: Chinenye Uwanaka – Co-Founder, Africa Policy Conversations
Panelists: Walla Elsheikh – Founder/CEO, Birthright Africa, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Tembe Denton Hurst – Author and Journalist (New York Magazine) - 5:15 PM – 5:25 PM: Q & A
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