Africa: A Continent of Opportunities

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Africa A Continent of Opportunities Building
Partnerships for Success
July 17- 20, 2006 Abuja
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July 17- 21, 2006 Abuja
I had heard and headed the call from God and from
Africa and from African Americans and others of
the black Diaspora to try at last to unite people
of African heritage with Africa, to make a link,
to build a bridge from America and other parts of
the world to Africa, among peoples of African
heritage that would never be broken again. The
building of this bridge would lead to a series of
landmark African- African American Summits...
Rev. Leon H. SullivanMoving Mountains, 1998
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Sullivan Summit Goals
July 17- 21, 2006 Abuja

• Gather leaders in order to focus attention and
  resources on Africa

• Support efforts by Africans to become
  self-sufficient and to participate more fully in
  the global economy

• Build a bridge from America and other parts of
  world to Africa among peoples of African heritage
  and Friends of Africa that would never be broken

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Summits I-VI1991- 2003
July 17- 21, 2006 Abuja

• Abidjan I -forum to connect
  African and African American
  leaders
• Libreville II -practical ways to
  improve the quality of life
• Dakar III -education
• Harare IV -trade and investment
• Accra V -business competitiveness
  
• and
  social responsibility
• Abuja VI -trade, investment and
  energy

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What makes the Sullivan Summits special?

• real partnership between host countries and the
  conveners
• largest delegation of African Americans to
  Africa
• marketing tool for host countries and continent
  at large in the United States
• sizable, diverse forum for the accomplishment of
  multiple agendas

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Africa A Continent of Opportunities Building
Partnership for Success
AFRICA

DIASPORA
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
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3 Objectives -to marshal resources in order to
expand the private sector, build more economic
infrastructure and transfer technologies to
African nations -to leverage the resources and
investment power of the Diaspora And Friends of
Africa -to promote Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) and the Global Sullivan
Principles (GSP) among participants
3 Themes -creating facilitative conditions for
the growth of the private sector -connecting
people with technologies to support the
development of a productive population -promoting
international policies and business practices
that advance Africas development
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The Team
Conveners
Partners
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Schedule of Major Events
Monday, July 17, 2006 Theme Private
Enterprise Key to Africas Renaissance
800-845 Opening Ceremony
Priorities and Partnerships for Success
900-1030 Plenary
Financing and Investing in Africas
Private Sector 1100-1230 Forums
A. Remittances Bringing the
Capital Back Home B.
Empowering African Entrepreneurs
C. Assessing African Market Investment
Bankers Perspective 100-200
Lunch 230-400 Special Forum
Strengthening US-Africa
Trade Relations 600-700 Reception
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 Theme Global
Partnerships for Success 800-930
Plenary Corporate Social Responsibility
Doing Well, Doing Good,
Stimulating Development 1000-1145
Forums A. Trade After the
Doha Round What is Possible?
B. Sustainability in the Energy
Sector The Emergence of the Gulf of
Guinea 1200-100 Lunch 130-400
Presidential Plenary 700-800 Summit
VII State Reception 800-1030 Summit VII
State Banquet
Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Theme Africas Future
People and Technologies 800-930 Plenary
NEPAD Marshalling Human
Resources and Technology 1000-1130 Forums
A. Brain Gain Programs to
Reverse the Drain B.
Training Africas Workers C.
Farmers and Agribusiness Skill and
Technology Transfer
D. A Technology Booster Reviving Africas
Higher Education Forum 1200-100
Lunch 200-330 Special Forum Liberia Open
for Business 600-700 Reception
Thursday, July 20, 2006 Theme Africa A
Continent of Opportunities 900-10 30
Closing Plenary Building Partnerships for
Success 1100-1130 Summit Charter
Delegates Group Photo 1200-100
Lunch 230- 400 Special Summit Event
Durbar 730- 830 Summit Closing
Reception 830-1100 Summit Gala and
Closing Dinner