The World Economic Forum on Africa will be held in Cape Town, Africa, from 10 to 12 June 2009 with the support of the Government of South Africa. Over 700 of the most prominent leaders from Africa and other parts of the world will gather to deliberate under the theme “Implications of the Global Economic Crisis for Africa”.
Faced with the prospect of a prolonged economic slowdown, global leaders are assessing the health and future of their respective economies. The birth of a new era is calling for an overhaul of governance and financial systems and a return to responsible and accountable leadership.
The 19th World Economic Forum on Africa provides an important platform for world leaders to address the global and regional implications of the economic crisis and develop a new roadmap for Africa’s future. "During our meeting in Cape Town, African and other world leaders will focus on how Africa’s economies have been affected by the global crisis and how they are working together to overcome it. The meeting will be an opportunity to connect these political leaders with leaders from the business and non-governmental sectors as they seek innovative and Africa-based solutions to the current economic turmoil,” said André Schneider, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, World Economic Forum.
The programme is based on the following main pillars: Global Shifts, Regional Effects; Drivers of the Economy; Change Leadership; Collaboration across Borders; and Growth through Innovation. These pillars will reflect on how to capitalize on continued African economic growth during a general global economic downturn.
The distinguished Co-Chairs of the 2009 World Economic Forum on Africa are Kofi Annan, Secretary-General, United Nations (1997-2006); Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum; Soud Ba'alawy, Executive Chairman, Dubai Group, United Arab Emirates; Jiang Jianqing, Chairman of the Board, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, People's Republic of China; and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director, World Bank, Washington DC.
Faced with the prospect of a prolonged economic slowdown, global leaders are assessing the health and future of their respective economies. The birth of a new era is calling for an overhaul of governance and financial systems and a return to responsible and accountable leadership.
The 19th World Economic Forum on Africa provides an important platform for world leaders to address the global and regional implications of the economic crisis and develop a new roadmap for Africa’s future. "During our meeting in Cape Town, African and other world leaders will focus on how Africa’s economies have been affected by the global crisis and how they are working together to overcome it. The meeting will be an opportunity to connect these political leaders with leaders from the business and non-governmental sectors as they seek innovative and Africa-based solutions to the current economic turmoil,” said André Schneider, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, World Economic Forum.
The programme is based on the following main pillars: Global Shifts, Regional Effects; Drivers of the Economy; Change Leadership; Collaboration across Borders; and Growth through Innovation. These pillars will reflect on how to capitalize on continued African economic growth during a general global economic downturn.
The distinguished Co-Chairs of the 2009 World Economic Forum on Africa are Kofi Annan, Secretary-General, United Nations (1997-2006); Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum; Soud Ba'alawy, Executive Chairman, Dubai Group, United Arab Emirates; Jiang Jianqing, Chairman of the Board, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, People's Republic of China; and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director, World Bank, Washington DC.
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