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Draft Agenda The Ghana Investment Forum 2014 “Where investors meet politicians and companies to drive successful FDI” A oneday conference, 19 th 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. Nonkeynote 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.

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Draft  Agenda  

   

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.    

         

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 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  

               

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   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?  

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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  

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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