1. Sir John Kaputin, Secretary General of the ACP secretariat

2. H.E. Ambassador Pierre Vaesen, Chief of Cabinet, Ministry of Development Cooperation, Belgium

3. Mrs. Aisha Dankani, Director, Ministry of Industry, Federal Republic of Nigeria

4. H.E. René Makongo, Ambassador of the Republic of Gabon and President of the African Group of Ambassadors

5. Dr. Hamed Sow, Director, Centre for the Development of Enterprise

Day1:

June 29, 2006

Session 1: Africa’s investment prospects: opportunities & challenges

1. Maurice Vermeesch, CBL-ACP, Brussels, Belgium

2. John Page, Chief Economist, Africa region, World Bank, Washington, USA

3. Jasmina Gasnolar, Regional Director – asset finance, Small business and emerging markets, ABSA Bank, South Africa

4. Vincent Okele, Managing Partner, IMS  and President, African Axis

Session 2: Show-casing diaspora investment initiatives and projects in Africa

1. Bwalya Mwali (Zambia – Jewellery, fashion accessories), Managing Director, Bantu Styles

2. Beatrice Gakuba (Rwanda – Flowers), Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Flor, Kigali, Rwanda

3. Jean-marie Rumirije (Burundi – Finance), President, Mutualités de Grands Lacs, Burundi

4. Theo Ubani, TheoProjeks Ltd, London, United Kingdom

5. Jacques Massart, ASPAC International, Brussels, Belgium

Session 3: Enabling (diaspora) investment in Africa: role of multilateral institutions

1. Yves de Rosee, Senior projects officer, International Finance Corporation, Brussels, Belgium

2. Bram schim van der Loeff,  Communication & Information manager – ACP Investment Facility, European Investment Bank, Brussels, Belgium

3. Patrice Dufour, Communication  and External Relations officer, Centre for the Development of Enterprise, Brussels, Belgium

4. Dina Ionescu, Research officer, International Organization for Migration, Geneva, Switzerland

Session 4 : Meeting the challenges of fostering (diaspora) investments in Africa -  Role of governments

1. Yves Dricot, Adviser, Policy advisory unit (private sector), Directorate-General for Development Cooperation, Kingdom of Belgium

2. Nosimo BALINDLELA, Premier of the Eastern Cape Region, south Africa

3. Sunil Prasad, Secretary General, Europe India Chamber of Commerce and President, Global organization of people of India origin (GOPIO), Belgium

4. Amar Sinha, Minister, Embassy of India, Brussels, Belgium

Day2:

June 30, 2006

Session 5: Financing investments in Africa through the private sector: microfinance, joint partnerships and equity investment.

1. Loic de Canniere, Managing Director, Incofin - Impulse Microfinance Investment Fund, Belgium

2. Cécile Carlier Parnotte, Industrial adviser, United Nations Organisation for Industrial Development, Paris, France

3. Paul Goosens, Senior Investment officer, Belgian Investment Organisation (BIO), Brussels, Belgium

Session 6:  Opportunities in Key sectors of the African economy

1. H.E. Deo Rwabita, Ambassador of Uganda, Rome, Italy

2. M’Hamed Cherif, Director, ACP Private sector enabling environment facility, Brussels, Belgium

3. Barbara Kasekende, International and Corporate Marketing Manager, Akright Projects, Ltd, Uganda

4. Ze Belinga, Consultant, International commerce, Paris, France

5. Désiré  Nawezi, Manager, SOS industrie (Brussels, Belgium) and African consulting and Construction polymers solutions, Kinshasa, Congo

Session 7: Investment promotion into Africa – best practices

1. Stéphane ROMANS, Attaché, Agence Wallonne à l’Exportation, Brussels, Belgium

2. Rita Saeys, Director business development (SAM, CEE, AME), Flanders Investment and Trade, Brussels, Belgium

3. Frances B. Marshoff, Premier, Free State Province, South Africa

4. Daden Venkatasawmy, Chargé de mission,  Board of Investment of Mauritius, Paris, France

5. Edward Ashong-Lartey, Deputy Director, Ghana Investment Promotion Center, Accra, Ghana