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The Ghana Investment Forum 2014, Agenda and Speakers
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The Ghana Investment Forum 2014
“Where investors meet politicians and companies to drive successful FDI”
A one-‐day conference, 19th June 2014, Adelaide House, London Bridge, London EC4R 9HA
Sponsored by:
This unique one day event brings together some leading politicians, CEOs and business leaders, investors and expert commentators, to discuss how investment conditions are evolving in Ghana and the key issues that will drive successful – and sustainable – investments which will deliver for both
Ghana and foreign investors
The audience will be a mixture of investors, companies and other interested parties. Non-‐keynote sessions will be held off the record under the Chatham House Rule.
The conference will take place in two parts: A morning section to cover the big issues and macro
perspective, followed by an afternoon session of closed door private breakout groups, each led by a senior minister or leading investor/company in that particular sector.
Confirmed speakers for the Ghana Investment Forum 2014 include:
• Hon Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Trade and Industry • Hon Alhaji A.B. Inusaa Fuseini (MP), Minister of Lands and Natural Resources • Alex Mould, CEO, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation • Hon Rashid Pelpuo, Minister of State for Private Sector Development and Public-‐Private
Partnerships • Kirk Koffi, Chief Executive, Volta River Authority • Dr Toni Aubynn, CEO, Ghana Chamber of Mines • Hon Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Health • Hon Nayon Bilijo, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture • John Mason, Chief Executive Officer, Nature Conservation Research Centre • Wayne Dunn, Professor of Practice in Corporate Social Responsibility, McGill University, and
Board Member, Canadian Council on Africa • Jonathan Berman, author, "Success in Africa: CEO Insights from a Continent on the Rise" • Dr Peter Davis, author, “Corporations, Global Governance and Post-‐Conflict Reconstruction”.
2006-‐2009, co-‐chair, David Cameron’s Working Group on Responsible Business Practice
Note: All speakers are 100% confirmed. More will be added to the agenda shortly.
18th June 7.30 – 9.30pm: Invitation only speakers and sponsor dinner The evening before the conference we’ll host a speakers and sponsors drinks and dinner event at the Hilton Tower Bridge Hotel
Available: One on one private meeting opportunities with leading Government and Corporate Figures
Our program staff will help you to organise the private meetings that will make this conference create more value for you. Let us know whom you would like to meet with and when you can be available to meet and we will help you to organize one on one meetings and provide the meeting space for you. Please email Oliver.Bamford@innovation-‐forum.co.uk to set up meetings
Forum Agenda – 19th June 2014 7.30 – 9.00 INVITATION-‐ONLY BREAKFAST FOR FUND MANAGERS AND INVESTORS Before the conference begins Innovation Forum will host a breakfast discussion for a limited number of investors to meet speakers in a closed-‐door session. 9.15 Conference begins: Welcome Remarks by Innovation Forum founder Tobias Webb followed by an introduction by conference chair Professor Wayne Dunn OPENING REMARKS: High Commissioner, Ghana High Commission in the UK In these opening remarks Ghana’s High Commissioner in the UK will discuss how Ghana’s place as an investment centre for West Africa is evolving and offer an overview of the key opportunities for investors. This will be followed by Q&A. 9.30 GOVERNMENT OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Ghana’s competitive advantage as an investment destination in West Africa
Hon Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Trade and Industry will discuss Ghana’s general business environment and sectors where sustainable and profitable opportunities. There will also be a focus on how the country plans to maximise these opportunities for investors and will seek to manage risk in 2014. This will be followed by Q&A.
10.00 THE INVESTOR AND COMPANY PERSPECTIVE: LIVE INTERVIEWS ON STAGE WITH THREE EXECUTIVES
We’ll ask some leading players to comment on two key questions and then have discussion:
1) Is Ghana’s institutional framework meeting the priorities of international investors?
2) Which are the top sectors investors are looking at in Ghana’s economy – where are the opportunities for growth?
In this session we’ll also ask our speakers from leading corporate, institutional and fund management executives to make short statements on where they see risks to investors and how they can be mitigated. Most of this session will be in interview style and Q&A format with the audience. We’ll also ask senior government figures present if they would like to respond to comments made. Moderated by: Jonathan Berman, author, "Success in Africa: CEO Insights from a Continent on the Rise"
11.00 Networking Coffee Break 11.30 MINISTERIAL PANEL DISCUSSION AND Q&A: HOW HAS THE GOVERNMENT MADE PROGRESSIVE CHANGES AND HOW CAN
THE STATE OF PLAY BE IMPROVED? This keynote session will cover the key changes the Ghana Government has made recently to improve prospects for foreign investment and to discuss how they plan to respond to current and upcoming challenges. Each speaker will make brief remarks and these will be followed by Q&A. Confirmed speakers include: Hon Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Trade and Industry Alex Mould, CEO, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation Kirk Koffi, Chief Executive, Volta River Authority Hon Rashid Pelpuo, Minister of State for Private Sector Development and Public-‐Private Partnerships
Moderated by: Dr Peter Davis, author, “Corporations, Global Governance and Post-‐Conflict Reconstruction”. 2006-‐2009, co-‐chair, David Cameron’s Working Group on Responsible Business Practice
1pm Networking Lunch
1.30: Lunchtime press conference for the media to meet conference speakers/ministers 2.30 – 4.30 BREAKOUT SESSIONS: In-‐depth discussions with corporate, finance and political experts focusing on the key sectors of the Ghanaian economy and the opportunities for investment and innovation Sectors include:
• MINING Led by: Hon. Alhaji A.B. Inusaa Fuseini (MP), Minister of Lands and Natural Resources and Dr Toni Aubynn, CEO, Ghana Chamber of Mines
• OIL & GAS
Led by: Alex Mould, CEO, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation • CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Led by: Hon. Rashid Pelpuo, Minister of State for Private Sector Development and Public-‐Private Partnerships
• FISHERIES Led by: Hon. Nayon Bilijo, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture
• AGRIBUSINESS • HEALTHCARE
Led by: Hon. Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Health • POWER GENERATION
Led by: Kirk Koffi, Chief Executive, Volta River Authority
4.30 CLOSING KEYNOTE SESSION: Learning from experience and finding solutions for Ghana’s development challenges
In this final session our speakers will address the main conference audience and respond to some of the key questions and points raised in the breakout sessions. We’ll also be asking them, and the audience to comment on some of the medium to long-‐term changes needed in how companies, the government parties such as NGOs should approach corporate sustainability and responsibility challenges. Confirmed speakers include: Dr Toni Aubynn, CEO, Ghana Chamber of Mines Hon Alhaji A.B. Inusaa Fuseini (MP), Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Hon Nayon Bilijo, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Hon Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Trade and Industry Moderated by: John Mason, Chief Executive Officer, Nature Conservation Research Centre
5.30 – 7.30 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION