Africa 2007 - Opening Plenary (Part 2)

http://www.weforum.org/africa 13.06.2007
Opening Plenary Session (Part2)
Unlocking the Potential: Building Capacity for the Future
For success to breed success, societies need the capacity to create a prosperous future. As Africa looks to "Raise the Bar", how can the necessary institutional capacity to move to the next stage be ensured?
1) What are the biggest challenges facing Africa in capacity building?
2) How can we learn from and apply the successes of leading industries and countries more widely?
3) What can leaders in the private and public sectors do to share resources and act innovatively to create the needed capacity?
Cynthia Carroll, Chief Executive, Anglo American, United Kingdom; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on Africa;
Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili, Vice-President, Africa Region, World Bank, Washington DC
Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa
Tokyo Sexwale, Executive Chairman, Mvelaphanda Holdings, South Africa; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on Africa
Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal
Opening Remarks by
Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum

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[Malifx]

Great information, I think it will really promote peoples understanding of the positive aspects of developing countries which will make invesment decisions easier to make.