Africa in the World, the World in Africa: 
Making regional integration and South-South relations work for growth and equality

Tuesday 1 July 2014, 17.30 - 20.30, followed by a reception

Westin Cape Town|, Convention Square, Lower Long Street, Cape Town, South Africa.

In July 2014, LSE is hosting an evening conference in Cape Town examining how African countries can meet the challenges of delivering sustained economic growth and eradicating inequality by strengthening links within their region and with the Global South.

The full programme| is now available.

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Programme

17.30 - 18.00 Registration

• Tea and coffee available

18.00 – 18.20 Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Professor Craig Calhoun, Director and President, LSE.

18.20 – 18.45 Keynote One

Africa Rising – Assessing the role of South-South cooperation

• Chair: Jean September, Director, British Council in Cape Town.
• Speaker: Profesor Chris Alden, Professor of International Relations, Co-Head of the LSE IDEAS Africa International Affairs Programme and Head of the Global South Unit, LSE.
• Powerpoint slides now available.

18.45 – 19.15 – Questions from the floor

18.20 – 18.45 Keynote Two

Events, Institutions and Political Will  - The political economy of regional integration

• Chair: Professor Edgar Pieterse, South African Research Chair in Urban Policy and Director, Africa Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town.
• Speaker: Professor Thandika Mkandawire, Chair in African Development and Head of the African Intitiative, LSE.
• Powerpoint slides now available.
  

19.45 – 20.15 – Questions from the floor

20.20 – 20.30 Closing Remarks

• Professor Craig Calhoun, Director and President, LSE.

Followed by a reception

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Feedback from LSE Cape Town Conference

• "The conference was a thought provoking one worthy of attendance by both academics and country developers."
• "The LSE Cape Town Conference was a most stimulating and thought-provoking experience, both the presentations and the question and response sessions. It is a privilege to be associated with the remarkable work being done by LSE in its diverse programmes, and especially in its focus on Rising Africa."
• "Thank you for a wonderful event, it was really inspiring and the speakers were of excellent quality."
• "Thank you very much for allowing me to participate in the conference. I found it most enlightening and insightful. The presentations and the question sessions were stimulating and promoted further discussion and subsequent reading which I look forward to doing."
• "Thank you so much for this very interesting and inspiring session last night. I learnt a lot."

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