Thursday, November 20th
Guests arrive
2 PM Registration
7 PM - Reception/Welcoming Dinner
Lt. General Arthur Gregg, Chairman, OFC Board of Directors
The Honorable Sharon Pratt, Director, OFC Forum
Consul General Gregory Slayton, U.S. Consul General to Bermuda
Representative, Office of the Premier of Bermuda
Friday, November 21st
8 AM - Plenary Session: Thriving in a Flat World: The State of the African Diaspora
10 - 11:30 AM
Break-Out Sessions
- Royalties, Remittances & Post Commodities Boom
- Infrastructure Opportunities
- Urban Assets and Public Funds
11:30 AM - Buffet Lunch
1 PM - Plenary Session: Global Finance
3 PM - Break Out Sessions (60 minutes each):
- Health Technology and Finance
- Energy - Fueling Change and Opportunities
- Global Media - Opportunities in the Digital Age
- Defense Technologies/Security Solutions
7 PM - Reception/Dinner - "Leadership" a conversation with Dr. Heidi Brooks, Yale School of Management
Saturday, November 22nd
8 AM - Plenary Session: Creating Convergence for the Purpose for a New Reality
12 noon - Buffet Lunch
12:30 Special Session: The US Bailout: Details and Opportunities
7 PM - Reception/Dinner "Insights of a Successful Entrepreneur, featuring Robert l. Johnson, Founder & Chairman, RLJ Companies
Sunday, November 23nd
8 AM - Continental Breakfast
Adjourn
Participants and Sponsors
The Honorable Dr. Ewart F. Brown , JP, MP,
Premier of Bermuda, Minister of Tourism and Transport
The Honorable Sharon Pratt,
Executive VP and Co-founder, BI Solutions,
Director, 2008 OFC Bermuda Forum
Former Mayor of the District of Columbia
Ernie A. Bates, M.D.,
Founder and CEO, American Shared Hospital Services
Philip Butterfield,
CEO, Bank of Bermuda
Joe R. Caldwell,
Baker Botts, LLP, Partner, chair of the litigation department of the Washington office of Baker Botts and Chair of the firm's diversity committee
N. Anthony Coles, M.D.,
President and CEO & member of the Board of Directors - Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Teresa Clarke Ellis,
Managing Director, Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs
Paulo F. Gomes,
President of The Constelor Group, Former Executive Director on the Board of the World Bank Group representing 25 African Nations.
Eric-Vincent Guichard,
Chief Investment Officer – Gravitas Capital
Robert L. Johnson,
Founder and former Chairman and CEO of BET, Founder and Chairman of RLJ Companies Inc, Founder and majority-owner of the Charlotte Bobcats
Magic Johnson – Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr.,
Retired Basketball Player of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Magic Johnson Enterprises.
Wendell J. Knox,
President and Chief Executive Officer – Abt Associates
Claudine B. Malone,
President and CEO of Financial Management Consulting, Inc.
Vada O’Hara Manager,
Director of Global Issues Management for Nike Inc.
Londell McMillan,
Partner, Chairman of Entertainment, Media and Sports Practice, LeBeouf, Lamb, Green & McRae, LLP
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,
Managing Director, World Bank (Invited)
R. Donahue Peebles,
Owner, Chairman and CEO, The Peebles Corporation
Foluso Phillips,
Founder of Phillips Consulting Limited. Also Chartered Accountant of the UK
Tracey L. Pinson,
Director of Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Secretary of the Army
Salaam Coleman Smith,
Executive Vice President, Style Network
Johnny C. Taylor,
President and CEO Rushmoredrive.com
Damion E. Wicker, MD,
Managing Director, Panorama Capital
Bennie Wiley,
Principal, The Wiley Group
Herbert P. Wilkins Sr.,
Founder & Chairman of Syndicated Communications, Inc.
Juan Williams,
News Analyst, NPR, author, political analyst – fox news channel
Itinerary and Schedule are Subject to Change.
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