October 19-21, 2022 | New York City
Overview
The Trade, FDI, and Innovation for Sustainable Development in Africa (TFi4SD Africa) Summit is a senior-level, invitation-only forum. As Africa rides the wave of the digital revolution to transition from the margins to the mainstream of global commerce, the Summit is curated to foster commercial and policy solutions in a collaborative environment.
Held every year since 2017, TFi4SD Africa convenes stakeholders from government, industry, academia, and the global development sector to explore and harness best practices from around the world – to help cultivate a deeper understanding of Africa’s position in the changing global economic order.
The 2022 Summit will be hosted by the Economic Club of Africa in New York from October 19-21 in New York City. With both domestic and external financing drying up in the aftermath of COVID-19, there is a need for fresh ideas and new strategies for financing sustainable development in Africa in the post-pandemic era – just like other regions of the world. This informs the broad theme of the 2022 Summit.
An invitation-only forum – with exciting networking opportunities – TFi4SD Africa brings global leaders to the doorstep of participants!
Speakers
Her Excellency Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
Former President of Mauritius
Kathryn Wylde
President & CEO, Partnership for New York City
Dr. Fred Olayele
Director, Sprott Centre for African Research and Business, Carleton University, Canada & Board Chair, Economic Club of Africa in New York
Dr. Robin L. Garrell
President, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York
Dr. Witney Schneidman
Senior International Advisor for Africa Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC, United States
Ambassador Charles Ray
Chair, Africa Program, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia
Pradip Madan
Managing Partner, Great North Ventures Silicon Valley, California, United States
Dr. Lourdes Casanova
Academic Director, Emerging Markets Institute Cornell University, New York, United States
Tunde Fafunwa
Managing Director, Kitskoo & Member, African Union, Digital Transformation Strategy
Dr. Marit Kitaw
Interim Director, African Minerals Development Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Modibo I. Toure
Special Envoy on Shareholder Relations to the President of the African Development Bank; Former Malian Minister of Telecommunications; & Board Director, Economic Club of Africa in New York.
Joshua Soloway
Chief Legal Officer & Head of Capital Markets, CarbonEthic & Board Secretary, Economic Club of Africa in New York
Dr. Mima S. Nedelcovych
Chairman, AfricaGlobal Schaffer, Washington, DC, United States
Karen Bhatia
Faculty, Stanford University
Dr. Bartholomew Armah
Acting Director, Macroeconomics and Governance, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ambassador Johanna Svanikier
Founder & President, Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa Foundation, Accra, Ghana
Eric A. Clement
SVP, Fund Manager, Social Impact & Sustainability Investments, RXR, New York
Jaclyn Kelly
Director, NYC Labor Market Information Service (LMIS), Center for Urban Research, The CUNY Graduate Center, New York
Dr. Akolisa Ufodike
Assistant Professor, York University, Canada
Amaha Kassa
Executive Director, African Communities Together, New York
Dr. You Zheng
Senior Research Associate, NYC Labor Market Information Service (LMIS), Center for Urban Research, The CUNY Graduate Center, New York
Daniel Clark
Director of Business Development, New York City Economic Development Corporation
Fergus Maclaren
Director of Knowledge Mobilization, Economic Innovation Institute for Africa, Canada
Agenda
DAY 1: OCTOBER 19, 2022
Networking Cocktail (5:00 to 8:00 PM)
Venue
Skylight Conference Room
Graduate Center, City University of New York 365 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10016-4039, United States
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