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2007 PAN AFRICAN TRADE & INVESTMENT SUMMIT
INFORMATION SHEET
OCTOBER 4TH – 6TH, 2007
 
 
Name of Event: The Pan African Trade & Investment Summit
 
Dates: October 4th through October 6th 2007
 
Venue: The University of Minnesota, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
 
Theme: Trade and Investment Opportunities in Africa
 
Mission/Purpose: 
 
1. To give African countries and individual companies from Africa an opportunity to showcase their trade and investment opportunities.
2. To give American companies an opportunity to explore trade and export opportunities in Africa.
3. To give Africa a chance to present itself as the investment destination of the future. 
4. To give the event sponsors an opportunity to market their products and services.
5. To give participants an opportunity to network and share ideas and opportunities on trade, business and investment.
 
Format
 
1. Participating countries and individual companies will have a booth to provide country specific or company specific information and present trade and investment packages.
2. There will be breakout sessions and seminars where expert speakers will speak on specific topics, trade and investment opportunities.
3. Cocktail sessions to provide an opportunity for networking.
4. On each day there will be a plenary session where all will participate with a key note address.
 
 
Partnerships
 
This event is an initiative of the Pan African Business Alliance (PABA) in collaboration with:
1) The International Leadership Institute (ILI) 
2) The Roy Wilkins Center of the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the
 University of Minnesota,
3) The Minnesota Trade Office 
4)  Mshale Newspaper
 
Other collaborating organizations include:
 
5) The Institute for Advancement of Democracy 
6) The Minnesota International Center (MIC)
7) Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (NIDO)
8) Minnesota South African Business Council
 
 
 
Guest Speakers
 
1) The Governor of the State of Minnesota. (Invited)
2) The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. (Invited) 
3) Former US Vice President, Walter Mondale. (Invited)
4) The African Union Ambassador to the US in Washington DC.
5) The Kenyan Ambassador to the US in Washington DC.
6) The South African Ambassador to the US in Washington, DC.
7) The Ghanaian Ambassador to the United States
8) The Liberian Ambassador to the United states
9) Dean Brian Atwood - Dean of the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. – Former USA Deputy Secretary of State and former director of USAID.
10) Mr. Michael Yost, Administrator of the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service 
 
 
Note: Expert speakers on particular topics and individual presenters will also be included. (These will speak during the breakout sessions/seminars featuring particular topics, trade & investments opportunities).
 
 
Contact Persons
 
Joash Maangi: 
Chairman of the Organizing Committee
Consultant – Legal, ABC GROUP, LLC.
Telephone: 952 697 3690
Fax: 952 697 3630
Email: [log in to unmask]
 
Judge (Rtd) LaJune Thomas Lange:
President, International Leadership Institute (ILI), Senior Fellow at the Roy Wilkins Center of the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
Email: [log in to unmask]
Telephone: 612 387 9808
 
 
Jennifer Kocs:
International Trade Representative
Minnesota Trade Office
Tel: 651 259-7488
Fax: 651 296-3555
Email:  [log in to unmask]
 
 
Chuck O.N. Chuckuemeka:
Chairman, Institute for Advancement of Democracy 
Telephone: 952 858 8383
Fax: 952.854.8383
Email: [log in to unmask]
 
 
Kevin Monroe:
The Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota
Telephone: 612 625-9821
Fax: 612 625-3513
Email: [log in to unmask]
 
 
Henry Ongeri:
Executive Director
The Pan African Business Alliance (PABA)
Telephone: 952 5441039
Fax: 952 5441039
Email: [log in to unmask]


       
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