Launch of the Inaugural Africa Entrepreneurship Platform

Ryan Baebler — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:45:38 -0500

Start: Feb 28 2008 - 18:00

End: Feb 28 2008 - 20:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

Location:
New York (The Harvard Club of New York)

description:

Launch of the inaugural Africa Entrepreneurship Platform

Recently featured by Forbes, the Africa Entrepreneurship Platform, a pan-African focused initiative, represents an unprecedented gathering in New York. This ground breaking initiative is created as a forum to showcase innovative ideas and businesses from Africa that have the ability to scale internationally driving job creation and sustainable economic development between Africa and the Americas.

The launch of the Africa Entrepreneurship Platform follows the honoring of the program at the 2007 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) where, with the support of the CGI, the Platform was featured on a global stage to audiences around the world.

Thursday, February 28th, 6pm - 8:30pm (5:30 - 9pm for the full networking session) at The Harvard Club of New York

The Harvard Club of New York City is located at 35 West 44th Street between 5th Avenue and the Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue) in Manhattan.

Evening Showcase:
"African Investment Horizons"
Carol Pineau, the award winning filmmaker of "Africa Open for Business" (winner of BBC Documentary of the Year), will host a special preview and showcase of her new documentary "African Investment Horizons".

Keynote Speakers:
Nancy Barry, President of Women’s World Banking 1990-2007
Tom Barry CEO of Zephyr Capital
Teresa Clarke Ellis, Managing Director, Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs
David J.P. Meachin, Chairman and CEO, Cross Border Enterprises

Attendence is limitted. To view the full agenda or to register for the event, click here.

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Launch of the Inaugural Africa Entrepreneurship Platform