The following have been confirmed as Speakers.

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WELCOME AND INAUGURATION OF THE U.S.-AFRICA BUSINESS FORUM
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  • Florizelle Liser, President & Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Council on Africa
  • Suzanne P. Clark, President & Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • H.E. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal and Chair of the African Union

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PARTNERSHIP AS A PATH TO HEALTH AND PROSPERITY: UNLEASHING THE POWER OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN AFRICA
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  • Dr. Albert Bourla, Chief Executive Officer, Pfizer

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CHARTING THE COURSE: THE FUTURE OF U.S.-AFRICA TRADE & INVESTMENT RELATIONS
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Panelists

  • H.E. William Ruto, President, Republic of Kenya
  • H.E. Aziz Akhannouch, Prime Minister, Kingdom of Morocco
  • Tony O. Elumelu, Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA Group) 
  • Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Visa Inc.
  • Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General, AfCFTA Secretariat
  • Ambassador Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Representative

Moderator

  • Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair, Export-Import Bank of the United States

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SIGNING OF MCC REGIONAL TRANSPORT COMPACT WITH BENIN AND NIGER
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  • Alice Albright, Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation
  • T.H. Antony Blinken, Secretary, U.S. Department of State
  • H.E. Patrice Talon, President, Republic of Benin
  • H.E. Mohamed Bazoum, President, Republic of Niger
  • T.H. Romuald Wadagni, Minister of Economy and Finance, Republic of Benin
  • T.H. Massoudou Hassoumi, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Republic of Niger

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SIGNING OF MOU BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA SECRETARIAT
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  • Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General, AfCFTA Secretariat
  • Ambassador Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Representative

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BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: PARTNERSHIPS TO FINANCE AFRICAN
INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE ENERGY TRANSITION  
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Panelists

  • H.E. João Lourenço, President, Republic of Angola
  • H.E. Aïmene Benabderrahmane, Prime Minister, People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
  • Portia Derby, Group Chief Executive Officer, Transnet
  • James Mwangi, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Equity Group Holdings
  • Mark Widmar, Chief Executive Officer, First Solar
  • Bill Killeen, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Acrow Corporation
  • Julie Monaco, Global Head, Public Sector Group,Banking, Capital Markets, and Advisory, Citi

Moderator

  • Amos Hochstein, U.S. Special Presidential Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII)

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GROWING AGRIBUSINESS: PARTNERSHIPS TO STRENGTHEN FOOD SECURITY AND VALUE CHAINS
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Panelists

  • H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye, President, Republic of Burundi
  • H.E. Patrick Achi, Prime Minister, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
  • Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited
  • Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
  • Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank
  • Cheryl Mills, Chief Executive Officer, BlackIvy Group
  • Jason P. Brantley, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Agriculture and Turf Division, Africa, and Asia, Deere & Company

Moderator

  • Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture

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ADVANCING DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY: PARTNERSHIPS TO ENABLE INCLUSIVE GROWTH THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
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Panelists

  • H.E. Hage G. Geingob, President, Republic of Namibia
  • H.E. Faure Gnassingbé, President, Togolese Republic
  • Hardy Pemhiwa, Group President & CEO Cassava Technologies
  • Funke Opeke, Chief Executive Officer, MainOne
  • Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, Microsoft
  • Dr. Thierry Wandji, Chief Executive Officer, Cybastion Institute of Technology

Moderator

  • Enoh T. Ebong, Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency

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LUNCH KEYNOTE REMARKS
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Introduction
Scott Nathan, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. International Finance Corporation

Keynote Remarks
Antony Blinken, Secretary, U.S. Department of State

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PRESIDENTIAL CLOSING SESSION
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Introduction
Gina M. Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce

Keynote Address
Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States