Lead the 22nd Century: Africa’s Future and the role of China
China has become Africa’s largest investor, biggest trading partner, preeminent digital services provider and, increasingly, a soft power influencer. It is clear that China’s role in Africa’s future will be both complex and enduring.
As part of the launch for the China-Africa Initiative at LSE, the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa is thrilled to announce the first virtual China in Africa conference, Lead the 22nd Century: Africa's future and the role of China.
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Key speakers
- Leslie Maasdorp, CFO, the New Development Bank
- Jingdong Hua, Vice President and Treasurer, World Bank Pension Finance Administrator, World Bank Group
- Dr Nkosana Moyo, Former Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the African Development Bank (AfDB), and Founder of the Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS)
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Agenda
(British Summer Time/BST)
9:00-9:50am Unlocking Africa’s Economic Potential: Innovation and Sustainability
- Phillip Thigo, Senior Adviser, Data, Innovation and Open Government, Office of the Deputy President of Kenya; Senior Director for Africa, Thunderbird School of Global Management
- Professor Kevin Urama, Chief Economist/ Vice President, African Development Bank
- Blake Goud, CEO, RFI Foundation
- Chair: Professor Shirley Ze Yu, Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, LSE
10:00-10:50am Game Changer: AfCFTA for One World Market
- Ambassador Alan Wolff, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute, former Deputy Director-General of the WTO
- Dr Knosana Moyo, Former COO, African Development Bank
- Hannah Ryder, Founder, Development Reimagined
- Moderator: Professor David Luke, Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, LSE
12:30-1:30pm Lunch Dialogue: China-Africa Trade and Investment Future Roundtable
- Jingdong Hua, Vice President and Treasurer, the World Bank
- Dr Martin Kimmig, Chief Risk Officer, Asian Infrastructure Development Bank
- Leslie Maasdrop, COO, New Development Bank
- Dr Rania A. Al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation, Egypt
- Moderator: Shirley Yu, Director, China-Africa Initiative, FLIA, LSE
2:45-3:30pm Delivering the Promise of Africa’s Youth, in China
- Ruth Kagia, Deputy Chief of Staff (Policy & Strategy) in the Executive Office of the President of Kenya
- Siddharth Chatterjee, UN Resident Coordinator, China
- Professor Haifang Liu, Director of the Center for African Studies, Peking University
- Moderator: Shirley Yu, Director, China-Africa Initiative, FLIA, the LSE
4:45-5:30pm China: Friend or Foe?
- Dr Knosana Moyo, former COO, African Development Bank
- Professor Stephen Chan OBE, Chair in World Politics, SOAS University of London
- Moderator: Shirley Yu, Director, China-Africa Initiative, FLIA, LSE
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