AFRICA EUROPE WEEK

26 – 29 May 2019 - IHK Frankfurt

Program Overview

In Cooperation with

Norwegian Agency for

Development Cooperation

With kind support

A Project of

Monday, 27 May 2019 Tuesday, 28 May 2019

Development Finance Day Mittelstandstag Afrika /DEUTSCH Digital Africa 9.00 Registration 9.00 Registration 9.00 Registration 9.00 Registration

9.30 Welcome Addresses 9.30 Introductory Presentation 9.30 Begrüßung 9.30 Welcome Address

Dr. Nader Maleki Dr. Thomas Schäfer Frank Behrends Karsten Fuelster

CEO, MALEKI CORPORATE GROUP, Frankfurt am Main Hessischer Staatsminister der Finanzen Sprecher Außenwirtschaftsausschuss der IHK Frankfurt am Main Country Manager, Austria, Germany

Mitglied des Vorstands, ODDO BHF AG, Frankfurt am Main and Switzerland, IFC International Finance Corporation

Dr. Jürgen Ratzinger Compact with Africa

Managing Director, IHK, Frankfurt am Main Jakob von Weizsäcker Mark Weinmeister Norway and Fintech: a view to the African market

Chief Economist Staatssekretär für Europaangelegenheiten Liv FreihowKarsten Fuelster German Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin Hessische Staatskanzlei, Wiesbaden Director of Industry Policy, ICT Association of Norway, Oslo

Country Manager, Austria, Germany

and Switzerland, KfW in Africa – Current Activities and Perspectives Keynote Introductory Presentations

IFC International Finance Corporation, Frankfurt am Main Dr. Thomas Duve Afrika - Chancen für den deutschen Mittelstand Digital Skills - Transorming the Workforce in Sub Saharan Africa

Director, Southern Africa and Regional Funds Prof. Dr. Heinz-Walter Große Tania Lozansky

Africa changes for SME KfW, Frankfurt am Main Vorsitzender, Subsahara-Afrika Initative der Deutschen Wirtschaft Global Head Advisory Services, IFC, Nairobi

Dr. Stefan Liebing (SAFRI), Berlin

Chairman, Boosting small scale farmer productivity in Africa- Panel Discussion -

Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft e.V., Hamburg an integrated value chain approach Präsentationen Leap-Frogging in Africa:

Paul Wade Energiewirtschaft How digitally skilled labour will push growth in Africa

The relationship between Africa and Europe Assistant Director, Head of Private Sector Development Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Wiese Liv FreihowEtienne Giros Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, Oslo Geschäftsführer, intec Director of Industry Policy, ICT Association of Norway, Oslo

President, European Business Council for Africa, Paris – GOPA International Energy Consultants GmbH, Bad Homburg Valentina Sara Consiglio

Development of Finance Education Sector in Africa Project Manager, Program Rethinking Work

Fatma Dirkes Präsentation Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh

Presentation Vice President and Member of the Board Unternehmen und deutsche Entwicklungszusammenarbeit - Mustapha Meloui

Faman Touré Head of International Advisory Services (IAS), Gemeinsam für Jobs und Wachstum in Afrika Head of Information & Brand Management

President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Côte d'Ivoire Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt Thomas Rolf Maroc Télécom

Auftragsverantwortlicher BMZ-Sonderinitiative „Ausbildung und Beschäftigung“, Ebenezer G. Buckman

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Director of External Relations & Special Assistant to the President

Ellen Michel Ashesi University, Berekuso

Programmleiterin, develoPPP for jobs / Entwicklungspartnerschaften mit der Wirtschaft Moderator:

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Tania Lozansky

Global Head Advisory Services, IFC, Nairobi

11.00 Coffee Break 11.00 Coffee Break 11.30 Kaffeepause 11:00 Coffee Break

11.30 Africa, continent of opportunity for Europe 11.30 Financing Growth in Africa - Risks and Opportunities Markteintritt Afrika: Erfahrungen und Fallstricke 11.30 PRESENTATIONS

Günter Nooke Heinz Hilger Christoph Kannengießer Digital Africa - Support programs & services for market access -

Personal Representative of CEO, Standard Chartered Germany AG, Geschäftsführer, facilitated by development cooperation

the German Chancellor for Africa, Berlin Frankfurt am Main Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft e.V., Hamburg Diana Kraft-Schäfer

EZ-Scout, seconded to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) Karlsruhe

Panel Discussion - Panel Discussion - Podiumsdiskussion I Deutsche Gesellschaft für international Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

EU-Africa relations after the European elections Fachkräfte für Afrika - Qualifizierung

Christian Bevc Strategic Partnership Digital Africa—

Jaloul Ayed Global Head of Infrastructure, KfW IPEX-Bank Alhaji Allie Bangura Digitalisation as an opportunity for business and development

Former Finance Minister, Tunisia Robert Elsen Vorstand, Afro Deutsches Akademiker Netzwerk (ADAN) e.V., Frankfurt a.M. Christina Gossmann**

Etienne Giros Regierungsdirektor, Referat IFR 1 Technische Kooperation Robert Malzacher Projektmanagerin, Strategische Partnerschaft Digitales Afrika,

European Business Council for Africa, Paris und Bilaterale Beziehungen, Bafin, Frankfurt Geschäftsführer, Geschäftsfeld International, IHK Gießen-Friedberg, Gießen Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Dr. Stefan Liebing Heinz Hilger Rachel Njau

Chairman, Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft, Hamburg CEO, Standard Chartered Germany, Frankfurt am Main Projekt "Fachkräfte in Afrika", VDMA e.V., Frankfurt am Main 12.30 Innovative Digital Solutions in Africa

Günter Nooke Jean-Marie Paintendre Alexandra van der Ploeg Accessing Africa’s untapped consumer

Personal Representative of the German Chancellor for Africa, Berlin Counsellor International, IPEMED, Paris Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, SAP SE, Walldorf Philipp Neub

Olga Sclovscaia Moderator: COO, Awamo, Frankfurt am Main

Moderator: Sector Manager, Multilateral Investment Dr. Susanne Geipert

Karsten Fuelster Guarantee Agency, Washington EZ-Scout Hessen, HIHK, IHK Gießen-Friedberg, Gießen Facilitating access to finance for SMEs

Country Manager, Austria, Germany and Switzerland Moderator: Gilles-Komi Maglo

IFC International Finance Corporation, Frankfurt am Main Alexander Göbel Vortrag MES & DAK Corporation, Ingelheim am Rhein

Politikredakteur, hr-info Recht haben und Recht bekommen:

Überlegungen für das Afrika-Geschäft Digital tax stamps or how to generate reliable tax revenues for African governments

Lutz Hartmann Jérôme Duperrut

Rechtsanwalt, Partner Associate Director, SICPA SA, Prilly, Switzerland

Belmont Legal, Frankfurt am Main

Questions & Answers

Awamo & MES & DAK Corporation & SICPA SA

13.00 Lunch 13.00 Lunch 13:00 Mittagessen 13.30 Lunch

End of Conference Digital Africa

Wednesday, 29 May 2019

Morning Programme

Africa Europe Week

Mittelstandstag Afrika

Video Conference

Frankfurt meet Lagos - Lagos meets Frankfurt

14.00 Creating an Integrated Space between Africa, 14.00 Frankfurt Welcome Address 14:00 Einführung

the Mediterranean and Europe Frankfurt - Lagos Connection "Have tea with me and we shall see!" - Herausforderungen von

Jean-Louis Guigou Stephan Siegler Geschäftsbeziehungen mit afrikanischen Partnern

President, IPEMED, Paris Head of City Council, City of Frankfurt Dr. Emmanuel I. Ede

Member of 400 Minutes Geschäftsführer, Emmanuel Ede Consulting, Bonn

How to do business in Africa 14.15 Lagos Welcome Address

Eric Diamantis Eme Essien Podiumsdiskussion I

Lawyer, Partner, Clyde & Co., Paris Country Manager Nigeria, IFC Lagos Finanzierung und Risikoabdeckung

Martin Baart

15.00 Panel Discussion I: Renewable Energy in Focus 14.30 Connecting professionals CEO, ecoligo GmbH, BerlinWalter Englert in Europe and Africa Jan Müller, CFAManaging Partner, E&P Focus Africa Consulting GmbH Christiane Laibach Head of AfricaConnect, DEG- Deutsche Investions- undAndreas Hoffmann Chairwoman, DEG Invest, Köln Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, Köln

CEO, Greencells GmbH, Saarbrücken Philipp Laass

Karl Benno Nagy Firmenberater Region Frankfurt, Euler Hermes AG, Frankfurt am Main

Founder & CEO, KABENA GmbH, Hamburg 15.00 Joint Panel Discussion Frankfurt - Lagos Chiara-Felicitas Otto

Tobias Panofen Mobilising Private Finance for the African Growth Story Geschäftsführerin, exficon GmbH, Frankfurt am Main

Senior Project Manager, Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre Christian Toben

for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance Nina Bowyer Regional Head of Africa, Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt Partner, Global Co-Head Africa, Herbert Smith Freehills Paris LLP Moderator:

Moderator: (from Frankfurt) Basel Chaban

Thomas Kessler Ike Chikoe Project Manager, Competence Center Risk Management ( IAS),

Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Germany LLP, Frankfurt am Main Afrinvest (from Lagos) Frankfurt School of Finance & Management gGmbH, Frankfurt am Main

Christiane Laibach

16.00 Coffee Break Chairwoman, DEG Invest, Köln (from Frankfurt)

Marc Lucassen Podiumsdiskussion II

16.30 Panel Discussion II: CEO, AHK Nigeria, Lagos (from Frankfurt) Sourcing in Afrika

New Approaches and Financing Option for the Health Industry Elie Nkamgueu Matthias Boddenberg

Manuel Batz President, Club Efficience, Paris (from Frankfurt) Geschäftsführer, AHK Südliches Afrika, Johannesburg

Director Middle East & Africa, Merck Group, Darmstadt Mirko Plath Olaf Holzgrefe

Dr. Jan Peter Böttcher CEO, Weststar Asscciates Ltd. (from Lagos) Bereichsleiter International, Bundesverband

Senior Berater Gesundheitswirtschaft, Abubakar Suleiman Materialwirtschaft Einkauf und Logistk e.V., Eschborn

Agentur für Wirtschaft und Entwicklung, Berlin CEO, Sterling Bank Nigeria (from Lagos) Wolfgang Kreher

Dr. Barbara Drexler Moderator: Global Purchasing Director, JOST-Werke Deutschland GmbH, Neu-Isenburg

Associate Dean, Frankfurt School Sustainable World Academy Dr. Jeremy Gaines Frank Maul

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt Nigerian-Germany Energy Partnership (from Frankfurt) Leiter (komm.), Import Promotion Desk, BerlinStephan Jacob Dr. Souleymane Labity Ouoba

Senior Underwriter, Munich RE, Epidemic Risk Solutions, München Official Representative Messe Frankfurt

Moderator: 16:30 End of Video Conference & Conference Day 2 for West Africa, Frankfurt am Main

Dr. Michael Rabbow Moderator:

Member of the Advisory Board, German Health Partnership 18.30 Reception City of Frankfurt - Kaisersaal - Römer Dr. Marcus Knupp

Senior Advisor, E&P Focus Africa Consulting GmbH, Hamburg Senior Manager Afrika und Mittlerer Osten

Welcome Address Germany Trade & Invest GmbH

17.30 Reception Peter Feldmann - Gesellschaft für Außenwirtschaft und Standortmarketing mbH,

hosted by HESSEN GOVERNMENT Lord Mayor, City of Frankfurt Berlin

AFRICA EUROPE AWARD to

Dr. Uwe Lauber 15.00 Ausblick: Afrika und Deutschland - Partnerschaft mit Potenzial

CEO, MAN Energy Solutions SE Andreas Wenzel

Laudator Referatsleiter Subsahara-Afrika, DIHK, Berlin

Dr. Stefan Liebing im Gespräch mit:

Managing Director, Conjuncta GmbH Matthias Boddenberg

Geschäftsführer, AHK Südliches Afrika, Johannesburg

20.00 End of Reception Houseine Diabaté

Direktor Afrika, GOPA Consulting Group, Bad Homburg

Isabella Groegor-Cechowicz

Senior Vice President, Global General Manager Public Services, SAP SE, Walldorf

Dr. Bernhard von der Haar

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH,

Eschborn

16.00 Ende des Konferenztages 3

Monday, 27 May 2019 Development Finance Day

Tuesday, 28 May 2019 Wednesday, 29 May 2019

Afternoon & Evening Programme Africa Europe Week