1. APRIL
2011
AFRICA & SOUTHEAST ASIA BUSINESS FORUM 2011
“BRINGING AFRICA TO SOUTHEAST ASIA”
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 19 & 20 April 2011  Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
FINAL PROGRAMME
DAY 1: TUESDAY: 19 APRIL 2011
8:00 am – 9:00 am Arrival and Registration of Delegates
Venue: Foyer, Diamond Ballroom
9:00 am - 9:10 am REMARKS:
(9:00 am - 9:03 am)  WELCOME REMARKS
Dato’ Dr Michael Yeoh
CEO & Director, Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI)
(9:03 am - 9:10 am)  INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Mr Paulo Gomes
Founder & Managing Partner, Constelor Investment Holdings, Senegal
9:10 am - 9:45 am SPECIAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS & OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY
H.E. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
President, Republic of the Equatorial Guinea & Chairperson, African Union
9:45 am Presentation of VIP Memento / Mementos / Group Photography
9:50 am - 10:30 am End of the Official Opening Ceremony / Morning Coffee & Tea / Contact Break
10:30 am - 11:30 am PLENARY SESSION 1:
AFRICA & SOUTHEAST ASIA: A NEW BUSINESS VENTURE FOR A NEW PARTNERSHIP
- Is Africa the final business frontier?
- Mapping the business opportunities
- What is your African strategy?
- Why is Southeast Asia a prime partner for Africa?
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2. APRIL
2011
DAY 1: TUESDAY: 19 APRIL 2011
Panellists:
 The Hon. Alexandre Barro Chambrier
Minister of Mining & Oil, Gabon
 The Hon. Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua
Minister of Energy & Hydraulic, Congo
 Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas
Secretary-General, The African, Caribbean & Pacific Group of States
 Datuk Dr Nicholas S. Zefferys
President, AMCHAM Malaysia
 Mr Jean-Louis Ekra
President, Afrexim Bank
 Mr Albert Zeufack
Khazanah Nasional Berhad
 Mr Albert Essien
Group Executive Director, Ecobank Group
11:30 am - 12:45 pm PLENARY SESSION 2:
DOING BUSINESS IN AFRICA & SOUTHEAST ASIA
- Identifying and mitigating risk
- Accessing the right market and finding the best partner
- Best practices, technology, innovation and planning
- Education, skill development and capacity building, what partnership?
Panellists:
 Mr Cheikh Ibrahima Diong
Ambassador / Director-General , International Cooperation Department, Senegal
 Mr Jean-Louis Billon
President, Chamber of Commerce of Ivory Coast
 Mr Seelan Singham
Managing Partner, McKinsey Malaysia
 Mr Roland Amoussou
Asia-Africa Foundation & President, Asian Institute of Technology
 Dato’ Syed Amin AlJeffri
President, KL Malay Chamber of Commerce
 Mr Lassine Diawara
President, Chamber of Commerce of Burkina Faso
 Ms Ng Su Fun
General Manager, Malaysia South-South Corporation Berhad (MASSCORP), Malaysia
 Dato’ J. Jegathesan
CEO, JJ International Consultants Sdn. Bhd.
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3. APRIL
2011
DAY 1: TUESDAY: 19 APRIL 2011
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm Buffet Luncheon & Contact Break
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS:
WORKSHOP 1: WORKSHOP 2: WORKSHOP 3:
BANKING & FINANCE ENERGY, OIL & GAS CONSUMER MARKETS
(Venue: Jade Room) (Venue: Opal Room) (Venue: Pearl Room)
Panellists: Panellists:  Mr Paul-Harry Aithnard
 Mr Albert Essien  The Hon. Alexandre Barro Director of Research, Ecobank
Group Executive Director, Ecobank Chambrier Partnership
Group Minister of Mining & Oil, Gabon  Mr Roland Amoussou
 Mr Nicholas C. Ashby  The Hon. Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua Asia-Africa Foundation & President,
CEO & Founder, Celadon Capital (M) Minister of Energy & Hydraulic, Congo Asian Institute of Technology
Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia  Mr Pascal Agboyibor  Mr Shahridan Faiez
 Mr Christian Adovelande Managing Partner, Orrick Law Firm The World Bank
President, West African Development  Mr Hamed Sow  Mr Stephane Eholie
Bank President, AMIC Investment CEO, SIMAT Logistics
 Mr Vincent Le Guennou  PETRONAS  Mr John Lim
President, Emerging Capital  Mr Bocar Tall Thierno Sales Director for Asia, Safmarine
Partnership Head of Project, African Biofuels & Container Lines
 Mr Serge Ekue Renewable Energy Fund (ABREF)  Mr Ashok Gupta
Natixis Executive Director, Getax Ocean Trades
 Representative Pte. Ltd
Maybank
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Afternoon Coffee & Tea / Business Networking & Contact Break
4:30 pm – 6:30 pm One-on-One / B2B Meetings
(Venue: Parkview 4 & 5, 2nd Floor)
6:30 pm End of Day 1
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm WELCOME DINNER
Venue: Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur
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4. APRIL
2011
DAY 2: WEDNESDAY: 20 APRIL 2011
8:00 am - 9:00 am Arrival & Registration of Delegates
Venue: Foyer, Diamond Ballroom
9:30 am - 12:00 pm PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS:
WORKSHOP 1: WORKSHOP 2: WORKSHOP 3:
AGRI-BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE PROPERTY, REAL-ESTATE &
HOUSING
(Venue: Jade Room) (Venue: Opal Room) (Venue: Pearl Room)
Panellists: Panellists:  Mr Alassane BA
 Mr Jean-Louis Billon  Mr Lassine Diawara President, Shelter Afrique
President, SIFCA Vice President, Chamber of  Representative
 Mr Idelphonse Affogbolo Commerce, Burkina Faso REHDA
President, African Capital  Mr Etienne Bafai  Mr Kdahim Kebe
 Mr Claude Monthe CEO, BTCI Bank CEO, Focus SA
President, Socapalm  Mr Madani Tall
 Mr Cyril Nkontchou Economic Adviser to the President of
President, Liquid Africa Mali
 Mr Ranveer S. Chaunan  Mr Albert Zeufack
Managing Director, OLAM Khazanah Nasional Berhad
 Mr Bashir Ifo
Vice President, EBID
 Mr Victor Ndiaye
President, Performance Management
Consulting PMC
12:15 pm - 2:00 pm Buffet Luncheon & Contact Break
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5. APRIL
2011
DAY 2: WEDNESDAY: 20 APRIL 2011
9:30 am - 12:00 pm PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS:
CENTRAL AFRICAN COUNTRIES WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES COUNTRIES FOCUS
ECONOMIC ORGANISATION ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION Congo
Gabon
Business & investment opportunities Business & investment opportunities Togo
within within
Regional economic projects in Regional economic projects in
infrastructure, transportation, infrastructure, transportation,
energy and education energy and education
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm One-on-One / B2B Meetings
(Venue: Parkview 4 & 5, 2nd Floor)
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm PLENARY CLOSING SESSION
5:00 pm End of the forum / Afternoon Coffee & Tea
Notes:
 The Organiser reserves the right to alter the content and timing of the programme in the best interest of the forum and is not
responsible for cancellations due to unforeseen circumstances
 The Organiser accepts no responsibility for statements made orally or in written material distributed by any speakers or
panellists at the forum. In addition, the organiser is not responsible for any copying, republication or redistributions of such
statements
 Copyright © A&G Group 2011 ® All Rights Reserved
 Tentative Programme as of 4/15/2011 3:03 AM
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