15/10/2014 | |||||||||||
08:00 - 08:45 | Registration and Refreshments | ||||||||||
08:45 - 08:55 | Welcome Remarks Lanre Akinola, Editor, This is Africa, FT Group
Robert van Zwieten, President & Chief Executive Officer, EMPEA | ||||||||||
08:55 - 09:25 | Opening Keynote Address
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09:25 - 10:15 | Panel Session: Exploring Africa’s Place in the Global Economic Landscape Panellists: Euvin Naidoo, Head of Strategy, Barclays Africa, Regional
Management
Diana Noble, Chief Executive Officer, CDC Group plc
Fagmeedah Petersen-Lurie, Chief Investment Officer, Eskom Pension and Provident Fund
Sev Vettivetpillai, Partner, The Abraaj Group
Moderator:
Lanre Akinola, Editor, This is Africa, FT Group
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10:15 - 10:40 | Networking Coffee Break | ||||||||||
10:40 - 11:30 | Risk and return in Africa’s most buoyant sectors
Panellists:
Souleymane Ba, Principal, Helios Investment Partners
Stuart MacKenzie, Chief Executive Officer, Ethos Private Equity
Soula Proxenos, Managing Partner, International Housing Solutions
Moderator:
Solomon Mugera, Africa Editor, BBC | ||||||||||
11:30 - 12:00 | Keynote Interview: A Corporate View
Honore Dainhi, President, Commercial Africa Division, Supreme Group Interviewer: John Authers, Senior Investment Columnist, Financial Times and Author, The Fearful Rise of Markets | ||||||||||
12:00 - 12:40 | Panel session: Shining a spotlight on Africa's energy sector
Panellists:
Khaled Abu Bakr, Executive Chairman, TAQA Arabia
Mónica Arévalo, Investment Manager, EIB GEEREF
Chinesom Ejiasa, Director, Private Equity, Overseas Private Investment Corporation Scott Mackin, Managing Partner and Co-President, Denham Capital
Moderator:
Solomon Mugera, Africa Editor, BBC | ||||||||||
12:40 - 13:40 | Networking Lunch | ||||||||||
13:40 - 14:00 | Keynote: LP Spotlight
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14:00 - 14:35 | CONCURRENT SESSIONS
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14:35 - 15:10 | Panel Session: Spotlight on creating value and harnessing opportunities
Panellists:
Runa Alam, Co-Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Development Partners International
Patrycja Kula, Business Development Manager, Capital Markets, Johannesburg Stock ExchangeSulanji Siwale, Managing Director, Global Environment Fund Graham Stokoe, Africa Private Equity Leader, Ernst & Young
Advisory Services (Pty) Ltd
Moderator:
Bridget Uku, Group Manager, Treasury & Investments, London Borough of Ealing
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15:10 - 16:00 | Panel Session: Appraising and Mitigating Country Risk in African Private Equity Investments
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16:00 - 16:20 | Networking Coffee Break | ||||||||||
16:20 - 16:45 | Fireside Chat: Africa’s calling – where are you?
Vijay Mahajan, University of Texas at Austin, and Author of Africa Rising and The Arab World Unbound Interviewer: | ||||||||||
16:45 - 17:20 | Presentation & Discussion: The Role of Local Pension Capital in Africa EMPEA presents findings from Pension Funds and Private Equity – Unlocking Africa’s Potential, a joint report from the African Development Bank’s Making Finance Work for Africa, the Commonwealth Secretariat and EMPEA on the evolution and state of pension fund reform across the continent. Panellists:
Chris Hammond, Deputy Managing Director, Petra Trust
Eyamba Nzekwu, Independent Pensions Expert, Nigeria
David Uduanu, Managing Director, Pensions Alliance Limited
Moderator:
Nadiya Satyamurthy, Director, Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA)
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17:20 - 17:45 | Interactive Q&A: Ask the Limited Partners During this interactive session, GPs are encouraged to submit their questions to the LPs to uncover valuable information about LP appetites, motivations and pain points. Panellists: Paul Boynton, Head, Alternative Investments, Old Mutual Investments Stephan Breban, Director, Dean Weeton Advisory
Kevin Njiraini, Principal Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Daniel Schoneveld, Principal, Hamilton Lane
Moderator:
Robert van Zwieten, President & Chief Executive Officer, EMPEA | ||||||||||
17:45 - 17.50 | Closing Remarks
Robert van Zwieten, President & Chief Executive Officer, EMPEA | ||||||||||
17:50 - 19:00 | Networking Drinks Reception Sponsored by Qalaa Holdings |