Africa 2013 - Closing Plenary Facing Africas Future

Facing Africa's Future
Significant challenges to Africa's resilience - widespread unemployment, unstable commodity prices and rising inequality - are counterpoised with the continent's rich opportunities - youthful population, burgeoning infrastructure and rapid economic growth. How can fresh insights and innovations emerging from Africa's transformative connectivity, consumer power and dynamic talent motivate us to deliver on Africa's promise?

Dimensions to be addressed:
- Measuring and accelerating progress on new and existing initiatives
- Taking action with bold decisions and innovations
- Acting together through creative partnerships

Martyn Davies, Chief Executive Officer, Frontier Advisory, South Africa; Young Global Leader; Global Agenda Council on China
Anne Githuku-Shongwe, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Afroes Transformational Games, South Africa; Social Entrepreneur
Aminata Niang, Manager, Marketing and Sales, Tambaroua Business Farming, Mali
Rapelang Rabana, Founder, ReKindle Learning, South Africa
Younes Slaoui, Consultant, Strategy and Development, Attijariwafa Bank, Morocco

Closing Remarks by
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance of Nigeria

Chaired by
Eric Kacou, Co-Founder, Entrepreneurial Solutions Partners (ESPartners), USA; Young Global Leader; Global Agenda Council on Fostering Entrepreneurship