Introduction: John Shoven and Fred Swaniker

John Shoven, SIEPR director, and ALA founder, Fred Swaniker, introduced the conference on Africa.  Tapping Africa's Potential

Opening Address: Jeffrey Sachs

Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University via video link about Africa's present and future.  For more info see Part 2 and Part 3.

The Dawn of a New Era: Why Africa Matters

Acha Leke, Director of McKinsey & Co in Johannesburg talked about why McKinsey decided to do a study on Africa--to get real facts about the economy.

Shantayanan Devarajan, Chief Economist of the World Bank's Africa Region, spoke about Africa's growth and what it created.

Teresa Clarke, Chairman and CEO of Africa.com LLC spoke about corporate interests in Africa.

Fred Swaniker asked the panel about the linkages between Silicon Valley and Africa.
 

An Emerging Global Player: Africa on the World Stage

Donald Gips

Donald Gips, U.S. Ambassador to South Africa described his thoughts and shared facts about the untapped potential of Africa.

Click here for a transcript of Mr. Gips speech. 

For more see part 2 and Q/A

Leadership: The Missing Ingredient

New Horizons: Africa's Uncharted Investment Environment

Richard Okello, Principal at Mekena Capital Management talked about investment in Africa.

For more see Q/A.

Ngozi Edozien, Head of West Africa for Actis described why she believes West Africa is a great investment opportunity.

For more see Q/A.

Tayo Oviosu, Founder and CEO of Pagatech talked about mobile technology.

Evening Address: Paul Romer

Paul Romer, the Henry Kaufman Visiting Professor at the NYU Stern School of Business; Senior Fellow at SIEPR; Senior Fellow at SCID; and Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development discussed School is Work; Work is School.