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Wed 3rd May
Thu 4th May
Fri 5th May

Wednesday 3rd May

13:00

13:30 - 14:30 GMT+2

Leadership in an Era of Disruption

15:00

15:00 - 16:00 GMT+2

Agenda 2063: Infrastructure Update

15:00 - 16:00 GMT+2

Update on South Africa and Nigeria

16:00

16:30 - 17:30 GMT+2

Unlocking Africa’s Industrial Corridors

16:30 - 17:30 GMT+2

Unemployed and Unemployable

17:00

17:45 - 18:15 GMT+2

An Insight, An Idea with Minister Malusi Gigaba

Thursday 4th May

8:00

08:00 - 09:00 GMT+2

Eye on Fragile States

9:00

09:30 - 10:30 GMT+2

Fast-Tracking Economic Unification

09:30 - 10:30 GMT+2

Africa's Food Paradox

11:00

11:00 - 11:45 GMT+2

Africa in the New Global Context

11:45 - 12:00 GMT+2

Africa Social Entrepreneurs of the Year Award Ceremony

14:00

14:00 - 15:00 GMT+2

Green, Growth or Both?

14:00 - 15:00 GMT+2

Electrifying All of Africa

14:00 - 14:30 GMT+2

Famine Crisis

15:00

15:00 - 15:30 GMT+2

Scaling Social Entrepreneurship

15:30 - 16:30 GMT+2

Africa Economic Outlook

17:00

17:00 - 18:00 GMT+2

African-Led Health Systems

17:00 - 17:30 GMT+2

Forest Whitaker on Saving Lives in South Sudan

17:00 - 18:00 GMT+2

Building Trust through Sustainable Institutions

18:00

18:15 - 19:15 GMT+2

Empowering Africa’s Digital Disruptors

Friday 5th May

9:00

09:00 - 10:00 GMT+2

Africa's Unicorn Effect

09:00 - 10:00 GMT+2

Banking on Youth

09:35 - 09:55 GMT+2

Facing Up to Fragility: The Future of Zimbabwe

10:00

10:30 - 11:30 GMT+2

Laying the Groundwork for Research and Innovation

11:00

11:45 - 12:15 GMT+2

Achieving Inclusive Growth

12:00

12:15 - 12:45 GMT+2

Closing Remarks

12:45 - 13:15 GMT+2

Closing Performance

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