The conference, set to take place from 20-21 November 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland, will bring together almost 300 CEOs from all over Africa, together with 100 bankers and investors, and numerous decision-makers from Africa's public sector for two days of dialogue and debate.
A press conference to launch the African CEO Forum will be organised at the AfDB Annual meetings in Arusha, Tanzania between 28 May and 1 June 2012.
For Donald Kaberuka, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), co-organiser of the event, The Africa CEO Forum fits perfectly into the AfDB's mission, which is to foster an environment conducive to business and private sector development. It will, he says, "highlight the initiatives of African enterprises, allow entrepreneurs to share their experiences, and promote regional and intra-African trade."
Several leaders of the largest African companies are confirmed as participants, including Aliko Dangote, CEO of Dangote Group, Nigeria; Jean-Louis Billon, president of Sifca, Cote d'Ivoire; Issad Rebrad, CEO of Cevital, Algeria; Terrab Mostafa, CEO of OCP, Morocco; and Mark Cutifani, head of AngloGold Ashanti, South Africa.
Leaders of international groups who have also announced their attendance at the Geneva meeting include, Tidjane Thiam, CEO of British insurance group, Prudential, and Sunny Verghese, CEO of Olam, the multinational agribusiness based in Singapore.
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