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THE 2007 U.S.-AFRICA BUSINESS SUMMIT
Nov. 14-16, 2007 - Cape Town, South Africa
CCA’s flagship event is the biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit. The next summit is scheduled for September 29-October 1, 2009, in Washington, D.C. These pages contain comprehensive information on the 2007 summit in Cape Town, South Africa.
From November 14-16 more than 800 leaders from the public and private sectors from the United States, Africa and other continents convened for the 6th biennial Corporate Council on Africa 2007 U.S.-Africa Business Summit at the Cape Town Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.
After years of hosting the Summit in the U.S., CCA took on the very courageous challenge of hosting the Summit in Africa for the first time—and like many investment opportunities on the continent, it was a high-risk venture that resulted in high returns for CCA and Summit delegates. The environment created by this Summit was conducive to participants receiving what they came for—a better understanding of the issues facing the continent, and meeting representatives who will help them make inroads into the business world in Africa.
With experts naming Africa as the world’s emerging market of the future, the Summit was a perfect time and occasion for key stakeholders to discuss the future of investment and economic growth on the continent.
The Summit kicked off with an Opening Gala Dinner which featured a line-up of esteemed business leaders, including an address by South Africa’s Deputy President, Her Excellency Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
The Summit featured six plenary sessions focusing on important timely issues facing business leaders on both sides, including a discussion between U.S. business leaders and an African Head of State, energy and power, the impact of Chinese investment in Africa, health, finance and African stock exchanges. Summit delegates also attended several of the 36 workshops offered. Workshop topics included telecommunications, tourism, bio-fuels, and many more.
H.E. Hifikepunye Pohamba, President, Republic of Namibia; H.E. Yoweri Museveni, President, Republic of Uganda; H.E. Rama Krishna Sithanen, Deputy Prime Minister, Republic of Mauritius; The Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Department of the Treasury; H.E. Mandisi Mpahlwa, Minister of Trade and Industry, Republic of South Africa; The Honorable Robert Mosbacher, Jr., President, OPIC; Mr. Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco, President & CEO, GE International; Mr. Geoffrey White, CEO, Lonrho PLC; The Honorable Thomas Pickering, Vice Chairman, Hills & Company, Professor Yang Guang, Director General, Institute of West-Asian and African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Ambassador Princeton Lyman, Council on Foreign Relations, Former United States Ambassador to South Africa and Nigeria; The Honorable Joseph Grandmaison, Member, Board of Directors, U.S. Export-Import Bank; Mr. N.N. Kitomari, Chairman, Commercial Bank of Africa; Mr. Arnold Ekpe, CEO, Ecobank Transnational Inc; and Mr. Kenneth Ofori Atta, CEO & Founder, Data Bank, Ghana were just some of the leaders who offered their opinions and expert analyses during Summit sessions.
More than 130 print and broadcast stories ran in various local and international media outlets.
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"CCA has been at the forefront of providing a platform for U.S. and African businesses to develop important trade and investment relationships. The Summit is the place where business gets done ."
Desi Lopez-Fafie
Vice President/
Managing Director
Oracle
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“CCA makes sure the importance of trade and investment with Africa stays in the public eye. Without the dedication of this organization, especially through the US-Africa Business Summit, there would not be such a keen focus on getting American businesses engaged with the emerging markets on the continent.”
Frank Fountain
Sr. Vice President Chrysler
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"The Summit is the ideal forum for beginning and maintaining lasting business relationships with African companies. Any company thinking about investing in emerging markets should attend this Summit. You’d be amazed at what can happen.”
Barbara Keating President
Computer Frontiers
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