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The first Japan-Africa Business Forum, 10-11 June,2014

With the collaboration of African Diplomatic Corps (ADC) and the African Development Bank External Representation Office for Asia (ASRO), the first Japan-Africa Business Forum 2014 was held in June 10th and 11th in Tokyo with the theme, “Succeeding In Africa: Unlocking Growth & Opportunities.” More than 100 business leaders and officers of public sector who represent Africa joined the Forum to present recent business trends. There were also more than a thousand Japanese participants who are involving in African Business and  its development. Participants had lively discussions over various topics and fields to further enhance business partnership between Japan and Africa and also to expand business opportunities in Africa.

The forum program, power points, and videos etc. are available below. (Please note that we only uploaded the power point presentations with presenters’ official permission.)

 

Succeeding In Africa: Unlocking Growth & Opportunities

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Organizers

African Diplomatic Corps（ADC） / African Development Bank（AfDB）

Co-organizers

JICA / JETRO

Supporting Organizations

Ministry of Finance / Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Keidanren / Keizai Doyukai / JOGMEC / JBIC / UNIDO / UNDP / World Bank Group / The African Society of Japan / Association of African Economy and Development Japan / Alliance Forum Foundation / Africa Business Promotion Support Network

Planning & Operation

Nikkei Business Planning and Editorial Center


 

 
June 10th (Tue)
9:00〜9:30Opening Session
Welcome by Dr. Mohau Pheko (Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa; Forum Chairperson)
  • Mr. Katsunobu Kato (Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary)
  • Dr. Florence A. Chenoweth (Minister of Agriculture of Liberia）
  • Mr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki (CEO NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency）
  • Mr. Yutaka Kase (Joint Chairman. Committee on Sub-Saharan Africa; Chairman of the Board,Sojitz）
9:30〜10:00Setting the Stage:"Succeeding In Africa: Unlocking Growth & Opportunities"
Introduced by Dr.Mohau Pheko (Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa; Forum Chairperson)
  • Mr. Adam Kendall (Partner, Mc Kinsey & Company’s sub-Saharan Office South Africa)
  • Ms. Daphne Mashile-Nkosi (Executive Chairperson, Kalagadi Manganese (Pty) Ltd, (South Africa)
  • Mr. Zate Zoukpo (Director,Office of First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, AfDB)
  • Mr. Yoshifumi Okamura (Director General of African Affairs Department, MOFA)
  • Mr. Mamoru Sekiyama (Chairman of Committee on Africa-Japan Relations, Keizai Doyukai; Senior Executive Vice President,Marubeni)
10:00〜12:30Plenary Session 1：Energy and Infrastucture
Investing in Energy, Power and Natural Resource

Moderator

  • Prof. Hiroyuki Hino (Senior Advisor to the Presidency of the Republic of Kenya)

Panelist

  • Mr. Davis Chirchir (Cabinet Secretary, Kenya Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya)
  • Mr. Jean Paul Nemoyato Bagebole (Minister of the Economy and Commerce of Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Mr.Shinji Fujino (Executive Director,Member of the Board, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC))
  • Ms. Daphne Mashile-Nkosi (Executive Chairperson,Kalagadi Manganese (Pty) Ltd, South Africa)
  • Mr. Yasushi Yoshikai (Managing Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Energy Business Unit II, MITSUI &CO., LTD)
  • Dr.Oba Otudeko (Chairman, Honeywell Group; FBN Holdings PLC, Nigeria)
  • Mr. Eiji Hijikata (Senior Operating Officer /Power Project and Infrastructure Division, Marubeni Corporation)
11:20〜12:30Transportation, Water, Social Infrastructures

Moderator

  • Mr. Helmut Reiner Bahrs (Global Head, Financial Institutions, Investec, South Africa)

Keynote Speaker

Panelist

12:30〜13:30Networking lunch reception
Introduction of The African Lions -Younger Generation of African entrepreneurs

Greeting

  • Mr.Masamori Takayanagi (Publisher, Nikkei Business)

Panelist

  • Mr. Darryl Naidoo (PhD Student Researcher, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) National Laser Center, South Africa)
  • Prof.Bruno G. Pollet (Director, HySA, Hydrogen, South Africa)
  • Mr. Yaw Owusu (Managing Director, Gateway Innovations, Ghana)
  • Ms. Natsuko Shiraki (CEO, HASUNA)
13:40〜14:55Plenary Session 2: Agribusiness

Moderator

Panelist

15:00〜15:40Presentations by METI and Representative of Japanese Enterprise：How Japanese enterprises can contribute to Africa’s move to more advanced industrial structure? (1)
15:45〜16:55Plenary Session 3: Healthy Africa

Moderator

  • Mr.George Hara (Ambassador and Chairman, Alliance Forum Foundation)

Panelist

  • Dr. Oladapo Walker (Coordinator, World Health Organization (WHO) IST /West Africa)
  • Mr. James Kuria (Head of Africa Business Development, Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting Co., Ltd. ,Japan)
  • Dr. Paul Mwaniki (Vice Chairman, Kenya Healthcare Federation)
  • Dr. Yasuhiko Toride (Group Executive Professional, Ajinomoto Co., Inc) 
  • Mr. Yukishige Sanada (TERUMO Europe General Manager, TERUMO Corporation) 
17:00〜18:10Plenary Session 4: Risk Management

Moderator

Panelist

  • Hon.Robert Kaponda Sichinga M.P (Minister of Commerce Trade and Industry, Zambia)
  • Ms. Valentine Sendanyoye Rugwabiza (Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Development Board (RDB))
  • Ms. Rendani Neluvhalani (Partner,E Y South Africa,International Tax Services -Pan-African Tax Desk, Asia Pacific Tax Center) 
  • Mr. Ken Poonoosamy (Managing Director, Board of Investment, Mauritius)
  • Dr. Nathaniel Agola (Associate Professor,Doshisha University,Graduate School of Global Studies. Japan) 
  • Mr. Lies Kerrar (CEO, Humilis Finance, Algeria)
  • Ms. Mina Arai-Ito (in Japanese) (Middle East and Africa Group Representative, Baker & Mckenzie, Attonery at Foreign Law) 
  • Mr. Yasumitsu Himeno (Representative & Senior Business Development Officer, MIGA Tokyo) 
18:10〜18:15Day 1 Closing
 
June 11th (Wed)
9:30〜10:00Presentation by Representative of Japanese Enterprise(2)
10:00〜11:30Plenary Session 5: Finance: Investment Value and Raising Fund

Moderator

  • Mr. Masayuki Tamagawa (Head of External Representation office of Asia(ASRO). AfDB)

Keynote Speaker

  • Mr. Tatsuo Yamasaki (Director General of International Bureau, Ministry of Finance)

Panelist

  • Mr. Ebenezer N.Essoka (Vice Chairman-Africa Region, Standard Chartered Bank,South Africa)
  • Peter Munga (Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Equity Bank Ltd & CEO of Equatorial Nut Processors, Kenya)
  • Mr. Joseph Ogutu (Director of Strategy and Innovation, Safaricom, Kenya) 
  • Ms. Minoush Adbel-Meguid (Managing Director, Union Capital Partners, Egypt)
  • Mr. Amadou Hott (CEO, Sovereign wealth fund for strategic investments of Senegal)
  • Mr. Muneo Kurauchi (Senior Managing Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Tokyo UFJ)
  • Ms. Yukiko Omura (Advisor, Amatheon Agri Holding) 
  • Mr. Shigeki Kimura (Managing Executive Officer, JBIC) 
11:30〜12:00Closing Speech
  • Dr. Mohau Pheko (Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa, Forum Chairperson)
  • Mr. Zate Zoukpo (Director, Office of First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. AfDB)
  • Mr. Hiroshi Yamamoto (Parliamentary Secretary for Finance)
  • Mr. Estifanos Afeworki Haile (Ambassador of the State of Eritrea,Dean of ADC)
 
Business Opportunities of individual regions of Africa(Main Auditrium)
13:00〜14:00Doing Business in West Africa
  • by Mr. Umoessien Enobong
14:00〜15:00Doing Business in North Africa
15:00〜16:00Doing Business in Central Africa
16:00〜17:00Doing Business in Southern Africa
17:00〜18:00Doing Business in East Africa
 
Business Partnership seminar
  • Presentation of Countries
  • Presentation of Enterprise
  • Sector, Theme
  • Presentation of Japanese Enterprise
Simultaneous Transration
Room A-1
12:30Rwanda
  • by Ms. Valentine Sendanyoye Rugwabiza
13:00Djibouti
Strategic Location
13:30Uganda 
Investment Opportunities in Kenya
  • by Mr. Samuel Majwega Musoke
14:00Kenya
Investment Opportunities in Kenya
14:30ZAMBIA 
ZAMBIA – Land of OPPORTUNITIES & PROFITS
15:00Madagascar
15:30South Africa
Doing business in South Africa
16:00Mauritania
  • by Mr. Regragui BENZA
16:30Algeria
Algeria Economic Environment and Business Opportunities
17:00Tunisia
17:30Egypt
  • by Mr. Mahmoud Ahmed Ahmed ElMahgoub
 
Room A-2
12:30Gateway Innovations
13:00NEC
  • Mr. Masahiro Ikeno
13:30Safaricom
  • by Mr. Joseph Ogutu
14:00Bolloré
14:30 SMBC
15:00Amatheon Agri
15:30YAMAHA
16:00Senegal
16:30Togo
Les opportunités d’investissement au Togo
Burkina Faso
Benin
  • by Mr. Jean-Baptiste SATCHIVI
Côte d’Ivoire
  • by Mr. Nicolas Djibo
17:00
17:30
 
Room A-3
12:30Partnership
13:00Invest Africa and African Capital Investments
13:30Ethiopian Airlines
14:00Mauritius
  • by Mr. Ken Poonoosamy
14:30Partnership with India
15:00 Standard Chartered Bank
  • by Mr. Ebenezer Essoka
15:30Morocco
16:00ABE Initiative / JICA
16:30 Introduction to "CSV Africa"
17:00Mozambique
17:30Angola

Presentations for the Related Events are available below:

◆The Forefront of BOP & Inclusive Business: Innovation in Africa  (June 12th)

◆East African Community (EAC) Business Seminar  (June 12th) (in Japanese)

◆Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa (EPSA) Seminar  (June 13th)

 

 

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