German WB Forum 2007 - VIDEOS

Monday, May 21, 2007

OPENING PLENUM, Morning Session

Welcome and Setting-the-Stage

- Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Federal Republic of Germany
- Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili, Vice President Africa, The World Bank

    
 

Realizing Opportunities for Sustainable Development in Africa

- Festus Mogae, President, Republic of Botswana

    
 

Africa is on the Rise

- Thomas Boni Yayi, President, Republic of Benin
- Mo Ibrahim, Founder and Chairman, Celtel Group
- Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Freelance Journalist
- Jürgen Schrempp, Chairman, SAFRI
- Mandisi Mpahlwa, Minister of Trade and Industry, Republic of South AfricaComing soon

    
 
Video by the Mo Ibrahim foundation (also featuring Bill Clinton, Kofi Annan, Nelson Mandela)

    

PLENUM, Afternoon Session

Reflections on the Main Results From Thematic Sessions

- Michael Klein, Vice President, The World Bank; Chief Economist, IFC
- Bethuel Kiplagat, Panel of Eminent Persons, African Peer Review Mechanism
- Shirley Ayorkor-Botchwey, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and NEPAD, Republic of Ghana

Sustainable Investment - Making the Economy Work for the Future of Africa

- Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili, Vice President Africa, The World Bank
- Bamanga Tukur, President, African Business Roundtable
- Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Federal Republic of Germany
- Jochen Zeitz, CEO, Puma
- R.M.V. Raman, Special Advisor, Exim Bank of India    

EVENING PROGRAM & Dinner at Zeughaus

Keynote: Making Development Work

- Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Laureate 2006

    

 

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

AFRICA BUSINESS DAY

Setting-the-Stage & Keynotes

- Bianca Buchmann, President, German-African Business Association; CEO, Hospital Engineering
- Bernd Pfaffenbach, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology; G8-Sherpa
- Michael Klein, Vice President, The World Bank; Chief Economist, IFC

    
 

Panel: New Business Opportunities in Africa: Trade, Services, and Investment.

- Richard Stern, Regional Program Coordinator Africa, Foreign Investment Advisory Service, The World Bank Group
- Thierry Tahno, Director Africa, International Finance Corporation, South Africa
- Bamanga Tukur, President, African Business Roundtable- Gerhard P. Gauff, CEO, H.P. Gauff Engineers Gmbh & Co.KG - JBG
- Wolfgang Kroh, Member of the Board, KfW Bankengruppe
- Wolfgang Schmitt, Managing Director, GTZ