Summit Details

Date & Time: Saturday, October 23, 2010.  Noon – 5:00pm.

Location: The Desmond Tutu Center.  180 10th Avenue (btwn 20th & 21st). New York, NY 10011

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About the Africa Platform

This year’s Africa Platform will focus on the SME finance gap (the “Missing Middle”), featuring expert panels of investors, intermediaries and entrepreneurs discussing the challenges and innovations of operating within this space. This year’s theme stems from SACCA’s role in supporting the Missing Middle Initiative, launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The Missing Middle represents the segment of capital which is larger than microfinance, yet smaller than institutional financing, and is largely absent in emerging markets. Financing targeted at small to medium enterprises (SMEs) is the next wave of capital development following microfinance, with the potential to create significant social impact as well as competitive market rate returns.

Summit Agenda

Opening

Welcome: Claude Roxborough III, US-President, SACCA

Introduction to Missing Middle: J. Skyler Fernandes, COO, SACCA

Entrepreneur Panel

Creating a Buzz on Both Sides of the Atlantic

Identifying entrepreneurs which have trans-Atlanticor scalable business models

Moderator:

Delilah Rothenberg, Board Member, Business Council for Peace (Bpeace)

Panelists:

Selena Cuffe, President & CEO, Heritage Link Brands

Nvalaye Kourouma, CEO, Afric Xpress

Dean Levitt, Chief of Culture, MadMimi.com 

Magatte Wade, CEO, Tiossano Tribe, & Founder, Adina World Beverages

Intermediary Panel

The Search For High Impact Entrepreneurs & Investors

Financial Intermediaries, Institutions & Non-Profit Organizations 

Moderator:

Randall Kempner, Executive Director, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE)

Panelists: 

Joel Montgomery, Director of International Expansion, Endeavor

Mitchell Strauss, Special Advisor, Socially Responsible Investment Finance, OPIC

Andreas Widmer, Co-Founder, SevenFund

Stuart Yasgur, Managing Director, Ashoka

Investor Panel

Broadening SME Finance Options: Why Investing in Africa Matters & Makes Sense

Social Impact Investing/Returns Driven Investing/Balanced Investing (Social + Returns)

Moderator:

Teresa Clarke, CEO, Africa.com 

Panelists:

Steve Beck, CEO, SpringHill Equity Partners

Gustavo Eiben, Head of North America Investor Relations, Aureos Capital

Peter J. Malika, Director of East Africa, E+Co

Thomas McPartland, Executive Vice President, ELMA Philanthropies Services

Closing

Keynote: Michael Fairbanks, Co-Founder, SevenFund

2010 Summit Attendees Will Include:

- Corporate Executives - Social Investors

- Investment Bankers - Non-Profit Organizations

- Venture Capitalists - Policy Makers / Development Institutions

- Private Equity Firms - Business Consultants

- Institutional Investors - Academics / Thought Leaders

- Entrepreneurs - Students

Host Committee Members

Adam Blumenthal VP, SACCA

Amini Kajunju President, Angel Africa

Ammanuel Zegeye  VP, SACCA

Andrea Bohmert Co-Managing Partner, Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa

Andreas Zeller  Managing Partner, Open Capital Advisors

Ankur Jain Chairman & CEO, Kairos Society

Bahiyah Yasmeen Robinson  Principal, Universal Creativ Solutions, Community Mobilizer, Ashoka's Changemakers

Bart Meijs  Founding Partner, InReturn Capital

Ben Stone Senior Vice President & General Council, Indego Africa

Ben White  Founder, VC4Africa.com

Delilah Rothenberg  Board Member, Bpeace

Donna Katzin  Executive Director, Shared Interest

Edward Chidothe  VP, SACCA

Glenn D. Dunmire III Board Member, EarthWaterResources

James Manyika Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

Jerryanne Heath  CEO, ConceptLink Consulting

John R. Dilyard  Ph.D  Associate Professor, St Francis College

Keet van Zyl  Executive Director, PoweredbyVC

Lauri Elliott  Founder, AfriBiz Media

Lena Sene Partner, Impact Capital Partners

Linda Rottenberg  Co-Founder & CEO, ENDEAVOR

Magda du Preez  Advisory Board, SACCA; President, Informed Talent Decisions LLC

Magogodi Makhene  Co-Founding Managing Director, Zenzele Circle

Malcolm Elvey  Advisory Board, SACCA, Chairman, Collaborative Capital

Mark Agterdenbosch  General Manager; Southern African Netherlands Chamber of Commerce

& Industry

Martin Ganda  President, Seeds of Africa Foundation

Michael Strong  Chief Visionary Officer, Conscious Capitalism, Inc.

Paul Mansour Co-Managing Partner, Archway Business Partners

Roger Frank  Founder & Managing Director, i3 Advisors LLC

Sean Kane Board Member & Strategic Advisor, Heart Social Investments

Tim Bergstrom Director, South African International Business Program, Corporate Council on Africa

Trevor S. Harris Co-Director, CEASA - Columbia Business School

William Foote Founder & CEO, Root Capital

Yana Ayesha Watson  Board Member, MFCNY; Manager, Dalberg Global Development

Advisors

Event Sponsor

HeritageLinkBrands.com

Media Partners

               Africa.com     Africa-investor.com     AfriBiz.org     VC4Africa.com     AfriqueExpansion.com

About SACCA

The South African Chamber of Commerce in America (SACCA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the encouragement, facilitation and expansion of business, trade, tourism and investment opportunities between South Africa and the Americas, and to promote sustainable economic growth and job creation across the two continents.

To implement it's mission, SACCA has developed the Africa Platform, which is the foundation for SACCA´s key initiatives including the Africa Business Leader Platform, the Africa Entrepreneurship Platform, the MBA Africa Alliance, and the Missing Middle Initiative. These core pillarsof the Africa Platform create the links between the US and Africa´s top business executives, academic thought leaders, and innovative entrepreneurs.

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