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Programme
Wednesday 24 March 2010
For the morning plenum session (08h30 – 13h00) simultaneous translation English-French will be provided.
07h45 – 08h30
Delegate Registration and Welcome coffee
08h30 – 08h40
Welcome & Introduction
Ambassador Monika Rühl Burzi, Head of the Bilateral Economic Relations Division, State Secretariat of Economic Affairs SECO, Switzerland
08h40 – 09h05
Status quo of the African economy and outlook
Funmi Omogbenigun, General Manager, Corporate Communications, MTN Nigeria
09h05 – 09h30
Africa Rising: The Next Generation of Emerging Markets?
Robert Ruttmann, Research Analyst, Credit Suisse, Equity Research Eastern Europe & Africa, Switzerland
09h30 – 12h00
Sectoral / country-specific overview on challenges and opportunities across the African continent
09h30-09h55
Health development & life sciences: overview
Dr. Christian Burri,Head Department of Medicines Research, Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute, Switzerland
09h55-10h15
A new approach for access to markets and people - the Novartis Malaria Initiative
Silvio Gabriel, Executive Vice President, Head of Malaria Initiatives, Novartis Pharma AG, Switzerland
10h15 – 10h45
Tea/coffee & Networking
10h45 – 11h05
Infrastructure: overview on opportunities across Africa
Kato Mukuru, Head of African Financials Research, Renaissance Capital, Nigeria
11h05 – 11h25
The major infrastructure projects in the framework of the
development programme of Algeria
HE Mr. El-Haoués Riache, Ambassador of Algeria in Switzerland
11h25 – 11h45
Energy in Africa: overview
Preeti Sinha, Coordinator, African Financing Partnership (AFP), Private Sector Department, African Development Bank, Tunisia
11h45-12h00
Energy in Africa: view and appreciation of a major Swiss
company
Patricio Villard, Vice President Sales EMEA, Landis+Gyr, Switzerland
12h00 – 13h00
Export & Investment Promotion Activities of Osec Business Network Switzerland
12h00 – 12h15
Overview
Lucia Döbeli, Member of the Board of Directors, Osec, Switzerland
12h15 – 12h25
Export Step-by-Step – Entering Southern Africa
Ruedi Büchi, Senior Consultant IMEA, Osec, Switzerland
12h25 – 12h30
Introduction: Investment Promotion in Sub-Sahara Africa (IPSSA)
Cyril Lyner, IPSSA Programme Coordinator, Osec, Switzerland
12h30 – 12h45
Madagascar – Island of Opportunities: Facts and Opportunities
Fidy Raharimanana, Deputy General Director, Economic Development Board of Madagascar (EDBM), Madagascar
12h45 – 13h00
Ghana – Gateway to West Africa: Facts and Opportunities
George Aboagye, CEO, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Ghana
13h00 – 14h00
Lunch & Networking
14h00 – 17h00
Five topic-specific breakout-sessions held in parallel
A) Health development and life sciences:
- Dr. Alexandra Graham, COO, LaGray Chemical Company Ltd, Ghana
- Prof. Patrick Nef, Chief Business Officer, Medicines for Malaria Venture MMV, Switzerland
- Tuberculosis Detection by means of Giant African Pouched Rats; Bart Weetjens, Founder, APOPO, Tanzania
- Dr. Med. Christophe Bron, Chief Medical Officer, Emergency Medical Care, a member of the AXA group, Nigeria
- Dr. Stefan Metzker, PrionTex Medical Textiles,South Africa
- Essential medical devices: perspectives for a social business; Dr. Klaus Schönenberger, CEO, The Essential Medical Devices Foundation, Switzerland
- Swiss Medtech & Medical Services Cluster; Ruedi Büchi, Senior Consultant IMEA, Osec, Switzerland
Moderation: Dr. Solomzi Makohliso, CEO, Ayanda Biosystems SA, Switzerland
B) Infrastructure:
- Reconstruction and expansion of the Ghana railway network; Eben Mireku, Managing Director, Peatrak Limited, Ghana
- It’s time to end the digital divide; Dov Bar-Gera, CEO, Wimax Africa AG, Switzerland
- The wireless industry in Central Africa, a potential market; Bernard Male Nyembo, CEO, NVI Finance Trading & Services
- Open slot for 1-2 additional company / project presentations
-
Moderation: Bernhard Utters, BLU Consult, Germany
C) Energy:
- Developing the world’s first sustainable biomass driven economy in Liberia;Terence de Pentheny, Associate,Buchanan Renewables B.V., Switzerland
- Bernhard Steiner, CEO, Genesys Wind AG, Switzerland
- Carbon-finance-mechanism to make possible renewable energy and energy efficiency-projects; René Estermann, CEO, myclimate,Switzerland
- Nicholas Draeger,Director, Algae Biotechnology Products Limited, Switzerland
- Andrew Kamanga, CEO, Enfin Solutions, Zambia
- Thormas Bongba, Directeur de l’Industrie et de la Logistique Pétrolière, Société National d’Opérations Pétrolières de la Côte d’Ivoire (PETROCI), Côte d’Ivoire
- Bex Nwawudu, Director, CBO Capitals Partners, Nigeria
Moderation: Georg Umbricht, President, SwissCham Southern Africa, Switzerland
D) IPSSA programme (Focus Agriculture / agri-business):
Madagascar:
- Patrick Gilabert, Representative for Madagascar, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Fidy Raharimanana, Deputy General Director, Economic Development Board of Madagascar (EDBM)
- Andriankoto H. Ratozamanana, General Manager, Megaseeds
- Dr. Alexis Rabemananjara, Spirofina
Ghana:
- Felix Quansar, Projcet Manager, IPSSA Ghana
- George Aboagye, CEO, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre
- Kwabena O. Akyeampong, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism
- David Sampong / Eric Leuenberger, BLS Agro Ltd
- Winfried Kpodo, Kabakaba Mineral Water
Moderation: Cyril Lyner, IPSSA Programme Coordinator, Osec, Switzerland
E) Breakout-session for financial investors:
Introduction and moderation: Hartmut Sieper, Founder and CEO, Trans Africa Invest, author of the book “Investieren in Afrika”
African Stock Markets:
- Securities Africa Limited
African Funds:
- Jean-Francis Dusch, Co-Head of Project Finance, Compagnie Benjamin de Rothschild, Switzerland
- Mark Whitfeld, Principle Capital Group, UK
- Malek Bou-Diab, Portfolio Manager Emerging Markets, Bellevue Asset Management, Switzerland
Private Equity:
- Private Equity in West Africa; Mr Mawuli Ababio, Private Equity specialist and investment banker, former Managing Director of the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA), Ghana
- J-P Fourie, Executive Officer, South African Venture Capital and Private Equity Associations, South Africa
- Andrea Heinzer, Investment Manager, Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (Sifem), Switzerland
Microfinance:
- Investing in Microfinance in Africa – Opportunities & Challenges; Dr. Modibo Camara, Managing Director, FASO Investments / A2F Consulting
- Lynn Mukonoweshuro, CEO, Kingdom Financials Holding Limited, Zimbabwe
A) to D) are sector-specific sessions aimed at entrepreneurs / decision makers from companies looking for market entry, partners for joint ventures and/or know-how exchange.
E) is a session specifically aimed at financial investors and includes the main asset classes.
Coffee break for all sessions: 15h15-15h45
17h00 – 17h15
Roundup – Résumé of the day
17h15 – 17h30
Launch of the new Swiss-African Business Circle (SABC)
Launch of the Swiss-African Entrepreneur of the Year Award
17h30 – 19h00
African farewell cocktail / networking
Thursday 25 March 2010
09h00 – 16h00
All day Thursday 25 March 2010, World Trade Center Zürich: possibility for one-on-one appointments with speakers/presenters from the Swiss-African Business Exchange (appointments to be arranged on info-desk throughout 24 March 2010)
Wednesday 24 March 2010
For the morning plenum session (08h30 – 13h00) simultaneous translation English-French will be provided.
07h45 – 08h30
Delegate Registration and Welcome coffee
08h30 – 08h40
Welcome & Introduction
Ambassador Monika Rühl Burzi, Head of the Bilateral Economic Relations Division, State Secretariat of Economic Affairs SECO, Switzerland
08h40 – 09h05
Status quo of the African economy and outlook
Funmi Omogbenigun, General Manager, Corporate Communications, MTN Nigeria
09h05 – 09h30
Africa Rising: The Next Generation of Emerging Markets?
Robert Ruttmann, Research Analyst, Credit Suisse, Equity Research Eastern Europe & Africa, Switzerland
09h30 – 12h00
Sectoral / country-specific overview on challenges and opportunities across the African continent
09h30-09h55
Health development & life sciences: overview
Dr. Christian Burri,Head Department of Medicines Research, Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute, Switzerland
09h55-10h15
A new approach for access to markets and people - the Novartis Malaria Initiative
Silvio Gabriel, Executive Vice President, Head of Malaria Initiatives, Novartis Pharma AG, Switzerland
10h15 – 10h45
Tea/coffee & Networking
10h45 – 11h05
Infrastructure: overview on opportunities across Africa
Kato Mukuru, Head of African Financials Research, Renaissance Capital, Nigeria
11h05 – 11h25
The major infrastructure projects in the framework of the
development programme of Algeria
HE Mr. El-Haoués Riache, Ambassador of Algeria in Switzerland
11h25 – 11h45
Energy in Africa: overview
Preeti Sinha, Coordinator, African Financing Partnership (AFP), Private Sector Department, African Development Bank, Tunisia
11h45-12h00
Energy in Africa: view and appreciation of a major Swiss
company
Patricio Villard, Vice President Sales EMEA, Landis+Gyr, Switzerland
12h00 – 13h00
Export & Investment Promotion Activities of Osec Business Network Switzerland
12h00 – 12h15
Overview
Lucia Döbeli, Member of the Board of Directors, Osec, Switzerland
12h15 – 12h25
Export Step-by-Step – Entering Southern Africa
Ruedi Büchi, Senior Consultant IMEA, Osec, Switzerland
12h25 – 12h30
Introduction: Investment Promotion in Sub-Sahara Africa (IPSSA)
Cyril Lyner, IPSSA Programme Coordinator, Osec, Switzerland
12h30 – 12h45
Madagascar – Island of Opportunities: Facts and Opportunities
Fidy Raharimanana, Deputy General Director, Economic Development Board of Madagascar (EDBM), Madagascar
12h45 – 13h00
Ghana – Gateway to West Africa: Facts and Opportunities
George Aboagye, CEO, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Ghana
13h00 – 14h00
Lunch & Networking
14h00 – 17h00
Five topic-specific breakout-sessions held in parallel
A) Health development and life sciences:
- Dr. Alexandra Graham, COO, LaGray Chemical Company Ltd, Ghana
- Prof. Patrick Nef, Chief Business Officer, Medicines for Malaria Venture MMV, Switzerland
- Tuberculosis Detection by means of Giant African Pouched Rats; Bart Weetjens, Founder, APOPO, Tanzania
- Dr. Med. Christophe Bron, Chief Medical Officer, Emergency Medical Care, a member of the AXA group, Nigeria
- Dr. Stefan Metzker, PrionTex Medical Textiles,South Africa
- Essential medical devices: perspectives for a social business; Dr. Klaus Schönenberger, CEO, The Essential Medical Devices Foundation, Switzerland
- Swiss Medtech & Medical Services Cluster; Ruedi Büchi, Senior Consultant IMEA, Osec, Switzerland
Moderation: Dr. Solomzi Makohliso, CEO, Ayanda Biosystems SA, Switzerland
B) Infrastructure:
- Reconstruction and expansion of the Ghana railway network; Eben Mireku, Managing Director, Peatrak Limited, Ghana
- It’s time to end the digital divide; Dov Bar-Gera, CEO, Wimax Africa AG, Switzerland
- The wireless industry in Central Africa, a potential market; Bernard Male Nyembo, CEO, NVI Finance Trading & Services
- Open slot for 1-2 additional company / project presentations
-
Moderation: Bernhard Utters, BLU Consult, Germany
C) Energy:
- Developing the world’s first sustainable biomass driven economy in Liberia;Terence de Pentheny, Associate,Buchanan Renewables B.V., Switzerland
- Bernhard Steiner, CEO, Genesys Wind AG, Switzerland
- Carbon-finance-mechanism to make possible renewable energy and energy efficiency-projects; René Estermann, CEO, myclimate,Switzerland
- Nicholas Draeger,Director, Algae Biotechnology Products Limited, Switzerland
- Andrew Kamanga, CEO, Enfin Solutions, Zambia
- Thormas Bongba, Directeur de l’Industrie et de la Logistique Pétrolière, Société National d’Opérations Pétrolières de la Côte d’Ivoire (PETROCI), Côte d’Ivoire
- Bex Nwawudu, Director, CBO Capitals Partners, Nigeria
Moderation: Georg Umbricht, President, SwissCham Southern Africa, Switzerland
D) IPSSA programme (Focus Agriculture / agri-business):
Madagascar:
- Patrick Gilabert, Representative for Madagascar, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Fidy Raharimanana, Deputy General Director, Economic Development Board of Madagascar (EDBM)
- Andriankoto H. Ratozamanana, General Manager, Megaseeds
- Dr. Alexis Rabemananjara, Spirofina
Ghana:
- Felix Quansar, Projcet Manager, IPSSA Ghana
- George Aboagye, CEO, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre
- Kwabena O. Akyeampong, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism
- David Sampong / Eric Leuenberger, BLS Agro Ltd
- Winfried Kpodo, Kabakaba Mineral Water
Moderation: Cyril Lyner, IPSSA Programme Coordinator, Osec, Switzerland
E) Breakout-session for financial investors:
Introduction and moderation: Hartmut Sieper, Founder and CEO, Trans Africa Invest, author of the book “Investieren in Afrika”
Introduction and moderation: Hartmut Sieper, Founder and CEO, Trans Africa Invest, author of the book “Investieren in Afrika”
African Stock Markets:
- Securities Africa Limited
African Funds:
- Jean-Francis Dusch, Co-Head of Project Finance, Compagnie Benjamin de Rothschild, Switzerland
- Mark Whitfeld, Principle Capital Group, UK
- Malek Bou-Diab, Portfolio Manager Emerging Markets, Bellevue Asset Management, Switzerland
Private Equity:
- Private Equity in West Africa; Mr Mawuli Ababio, Private Equity specialist and investment banker, former Managing Director of the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA), Ghana
- J-P Fourie, Executive Officer, South African Venture Capital and Private Equity Associations, South Africa
- Andrea Heinzer, Investment Manager, Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (Sifem), Switzerland
Microfinance:
- Investing in Microfinance in Africa – Opportunities & Challenges; Dr. Modibo Camara, Managing Director, FASO Investments / A2F Consulting
- Lynn Mukonoweshuro, CEO, Kingdom Financials Holding Limited, Zimbabwe
A) to D) are sector-specific sessions aimed at entrepreneurs / decision makers from companies looking for market entry, partners for joint ventures and/or know-how exchange.
E) is a session specifically aimed at financial investors and includes the main asset classes.
Coffee break for all sessions: 15h15-15h45
17h00 – 17h15
Roundup – Résumé of the day
17h15 – 17h30
Launch of the new Swiss-African Business Circle (SABC)
Launch of the Swiss-African Entrepreneur of the Year Award
17h30 – 19h00
African farewell cocktail / networking
Thursday 25 March 2010
09h00 – 16h00
All day Thursday 25 March 2010, World Trade Center Zürich: possibility for one-on-one appointments with speakers/presenters from the Swiss-African Business Exchange (appointments to be arranged on info-desk throughout 24 March 2010)