Strategic Partner 3 rd Managing Risk in Africa 11 February 2014, Frankfurt am Main Preliminary Program (as per 23-01-2014) www.riskinafrica.de Alterations to be reserved. Organised by Afrika-Verein Veranstaltungs-GmbH. Conference Language will be English
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Venue:, Große Gallusstr. 19, 60311 Frankfurt am Main 08:45 09:45 Registration and Welcome Coffee 09:45 10:00 Welcoming Address Master of Ceremonies Pieter Bouwer Senior Adviser Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft Christof G. Maetze Executive Vice President Member of the Divisional Board Dr Stefan Liebing Chairman Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft 10:00 10:20 Keynote Address Trade and Development: Opportunities and Risks in the Medium to Long Term Yonov Frederick Agah Deputy Director-General World Trade Organization (WTO)
10:20 11:50 Panel 1: BRICS and Africa - Perceptions of Opportunity vs. Risks Panel Sponsored by Moderator: Panelists: Christian Hiller von Gaertringen Business Editor Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Dr Zhao Changhui Chief Risk Officer China Export-Import Bank Dr Martyn Davies Chief Executive Officer Frontier Advisory Dr Rainer Schäfer Director Group Risk Research Andreas Wenzel Secretary General Southern Africa Initiative of German Business SAFRI Lanre Akinola Editor This is Africa / Financial Times Ltd. 11:50 12:20 Networking Coffee Break
12:20 13:40 Panel 2: Managing Financial and Investment Risk Moderator: Panelists: Christoph Hundack Head of Risk Control Federal Agency for Financial Market Stabilisation, Germany Anton Roux Chief Executive Officer AON South Africa and Africa Region Florian Witt Managing Director, Regional Head Africa Jean-Pierre Gerber Partner Bellevue Asset Management AG Ragnar Gerig Director Africa DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbh Judith Helfmann-Hundack Head of Foreign Trade and Development Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft 13:40 14:45 Networking Lunch Break 14:45 15:15 Afternoon Program A Große Gallusstr. 19 60311 Frankfurt am Main Managing Risk to Mitigate Crises and Disasters Afternoon Program B Hotel Frankfurter Hof Am Kaiserplatz 60311 Frankfurt am Main Risk Management: The Role of Foresight and Strategic Business Planning Derek Warby OBE Business Development Director AON Risk Solutions Andreas Neef / Maria Schnurr Z_punkt GmbH - The Foresight Company
15:15 15:45 Venue A - Panel discussion: Finding the Right Local Partner, Managing the Risks Associated with Cooperation Venue B - Presentation / Questions and Answers: Forensic Risk and Compliance Moderator: Panelists: Faith A. Chaibva Commercial and Strategy, Strategic Projects Manager SABMiller Africa Dr Rainer Herret Chief Executive Officer German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK) Markus Brinkmann Partner, Head of Forensic & Internal Audit BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Paul Ammer Head of Content Inoxico Stefan Reith Resident Representative for Tanzania Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Dr Markus Burianski Partner White & Case LLP Lai Yahaya (tbc) Team Leader Facility for Oil Sector Transparency and Reform in Nigeria (FOSTER) 15:45 16:15 Networking Coffee Break
16:15 17:15 Venue A - Panel Discussion: Finding the Right Local Partner, Managing the Risks Associated with Cooperation (Continued) Venue B - Panel Discussion: Doing Business in Africa: Personal Safety, Cultural Aspects and Social Security Considerations Panelists: Malte Roschinski Senior Consultant Result Group GmbH Frank Dissen Senior Manager - Head of Global Expatriate Services Attorney / Certified Tax Consultant (Germany) WTS Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbh Bassam Elemam Intercultural Expert ICUnet.AG 17:15 17:25 Venue A - Closing Session Florian Witt Managing Director, Regional Head Africa Christoph Kannengießer Chief Executive Officer Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft