The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) invites you to attend the 2006 Private Sector African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum. The Forum will take place on June 5, 2006 in Washington, DC.  As part of the program CCA will host a luncheon featuring the thirty-seven Ministers of Trade from the AGOA-qualified countries. 

The theme for the 2006 AGOA Ministerial Forum is “AGOA and the Private Sector.”   This year’s private sector session will focus on crucial policy questions confronting the U.S. private sector as it looks to invest in Africa and the qualifying AGOA countries in particular.  A series of expert panels will address issues in agriculture, manufacturing, as well as textiles and apparel. Plenary sessions on the central topics of infrastructure and financing will also be held.  

The Forum will attract African and U.S. government trade and investment policymakers, as well as business leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors. It will also provide a unique venue for discussing AGOA-related policies aimed at enhancing commercial ties between U.S. and African businesses. 
 

 Highlights of the 2006 AGOA Private Sector Forum:  

• Ministerial lunch with private sector
• Workshop panels on agriculture, textiles and apparel, and manufacturing
• Plenary sessions on financing investment and trade, and infrastructure development
• A Private Sector Report on AGOA in the Special AGOA Edition of the Africa Journal
• Expert workshop panelists
• High-level government and corporate plenary speakers
• Networking and business matchmaking opportunities
• Private Sector Forum Reception
• Ministerial Forum Reception access (provided USG security clearance is granted)