Into Africa Conference

World Trade Center
World Trade Center of New Orleans
of New Orleans

Louisiana World Trade Web

Speech

presents

“Into Africa”

An All-Day Conference

Friday, May 11, 2001

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Conference

The Plimsoll Club, 30th Floor
World Trade Center of New Orleans
The WTC parking lot, across from the WTC and adjacent to the Hilton Hotel on Poydras St., offers a $5 “early bird” special for those who park their cars by 9:00 a.m.

"Into Africa" is designed to introduce area companies to trade and investment opportunities in Africa. The conference will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a plenary session, where the Ambassadors from Angola, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, and the Republic of Congo will discuss business opportunities in their countries. These speakers will be followed by representatives from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the Export-Import Bank, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, and the African Development Bank outlining their respective Africa initiatives. Congressman Jefferson will address the luncheon that follows, and sector breakouts led by the Ambassadors and finance agency representatives will conclude the program in the afternoon.

AGENDA

Morning

Plenary session on "Doing Business in Africa" with a panel of African Ambassadors and representatives from major financing organizations

Presentations by a panel of African Ambassadors: Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, and The Republic of Congo

Presentation by a panel of major financing organizations: African Development Bank, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, U.S. Export-Import Bank, and U.S. Trade and Development Agency

Luncheon

Keynote address by Congressman William Jefferson, U.S. House of Representatives

Afternoon

Corporate Council on Africa Presentation

Sector Breakout Sessions: Agriculture/Fisheries, Mining, Oil/Energy, and Ports

About the Corporate Council on Africa

CCA is a non-partisan membership organization of 180 U.S. companies dedicated to improving trade and commerce between the U.S. and Africa. CCA members represent nearly 85 percent of total U.S. private sector investments in Africa.

CCA is an invaluable resource for your work in Africa, and we hope you take advantage of their invitation to join them in May and learn more about CCA and current business opportunities in Africa. The "Into Africa" road show will precede CCA's US-Africa Business Summit, scheduled for September 16-20 in Philadelphia. The biennial Summit is the premier business event in the United States that highlights commercial opportunities for American businesses in Africa.

This event is proudly sponsored by:

McDermott Inc.
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Ocean Energy
Triton Energy
Kellogg, Brown and Root
The Schaffer International/AfricaGlobal Group
Guinea Aluminum Products Corporation

In cooperation with:

City of New Orleans

French-American Chamber of Commerce (Louisiana Chapter)

Fulton Johnson Newman & Pittman Insurance, Inc.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère and Denègre

Louisiana Department of Economic Development

New Orleans U.S. Export Assistance Center

Seapoint LLC

Walk, Haydel & Associates, Inc.

World Trade Center of New Orleans

For additional information regarding this event please contact Dan Hendy at dhendy@africacncl.org or Chris Alion at calion@africacncl.org, or by phone at (202) 835-1115. Additional information on CCA can be found on our website at www.africacncl.org.

Advance registration required by May 10, 10:00 a.m.
Registration Fee: $75 includes continental breakfast, lunch, and all conference materials. If you are a WTC New Orleans member, the registration fee can be charged to your account number noted on the registration form.

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