8AM  

SPONSORED EVENT

Breakfast sponsored by the African Chamber of Trade & Commerce @ The Grand

 

9:30AM 

Pan African Global Trade & Investment Conference Opening

Keynote Address 

His Excellency Minister Jean Lucien Bussa Tongba

Minister of External Trade Representative of the Office of the President Democratic Republic of the Congo

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10AM ​

Trade Resource Panel

International Trade Programs in Fragile Countries 

Roderick Hirsch, Director Oakland Export Assistance Center US Commercial Service 

George Tastard, Director US Commercial Service Sacramento 

T. John Keevan-Lynch, President Provident Traders Inc 

Heather Luzzi, Small Business Association 

Abbie Alugtug, U.S. Agency for International Development 

Tony Hill,  Governor’s Office and Business and Economic Development​

 

11AM

Economic Development Panels

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Sector Oriented Economic Business Model Production and Transformation of Natural Resource

Through the Value and Supply Chains for Competitive African Markets Government Corruption in Fragile Countries

Moderator: Alex Angeli Director Logosworld 50 Experts Germany

Mary C. Anchang Epse Onambele, Executive Chair African Chamber of Trade & Commerce 

Jasper Woven 

Dr. Damien L. Duchamp, Executive Director for Hospitalented.org

 

 

Lunch AT 12 NOON

 

1PM

Limiting Government Corruption in Fragile Countries

J. Wendell Addy, Chair Africa Private Sector Summit

Lucy Surhyel Newman, International Consultant & Policy Advisor

Louis Yaw Afful Executive Director AFCFTA Policy Network Group,

International Trade Practitioner Private Sector and Afcfta Expert.

Prof Nnamdi Okechukwu Nwaodu, Professor of International Relations in the

Department of International Relations and Strategic Studies, Igbinedion University Okada

Dr Rotimi Gabriel Olokodana, Banker, Realtor, Politician, Philanthropist and Theologian

Kingsley Kweku Nkansah Asha, Business Executive Country Director (Ghana) VOBISS Solutions LTD

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2PM

SAVE THE PLANET - SAVE OURSELVES: A Local Approach to a Global Solution

Dr. Denis Kamau Muthoni, Director, Board of Postgraduate Studies: Senior Lecturer,

Supply Chaim Management, Department of Entrepreneurship and Economics | The Cooperative University of Kenya

Velda Coe, President/Owner Faythe Gardens | Sacramento, California

Dr. Michael Lee Department, Chair for Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies, Cal State University |

East Bay Hayward, California

Thomas Donaldson Owner/Developer African Marketplace |  Sacramento, California

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3PM

Security and Stability in Africa, A Vision for the 21st Century

James H. Armstead Jr, Professor (retired) U.S. Naval War College

Dr. Kedibone Phago, Professor and Director in the School of Government Studies, North West University South Africa

Dr. Barend L Prinsloo, Senior Lecturer North West University South Africa

Ermias Kebreab, Associate Dean College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences| Univ of California, Davis

 

4PM

Consular Corp Panel

Mame Toucouleur Mbaye Honorary Consul of the Republic of Senegal 

James O. Omosa Rwoti, Deputy Consul General of the Republic of Kenya

 

5PM

Improving Market Access for Goods and Services from Fragile Countries

Axel Angeli, Director Logosworld 50 Experts, Germany

Jasper Bhaumick, CEO Bizpando AG & UMA SOFT

 

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6PM

Day 1: Conference & Trade Show Adjourns

 

SPONSORED EVENT

Networking Happy Hour Sponsored by AMCHAM @ TBD