The African Development Forum 2018

"Sustainable Economies & Responsible Investments"

(Berlin; March 6th - 9th, 2018)
Held Parallel to the Berlin Tourism Fair ITB
Tuesday, March 6th, 2018
  Arrival Day
Visits to ITB
Wednesday, March 7th, 2018
9:30 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 The African Development Forum
Opening Address
Mark C. Donfried
(Director General, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy)
10:30 Lesotho Event
Keynote Address
H. E. Minister Retselisitsoe Masenyetse
(Minister of Tourism of Lesotho)
12:00 Lesotho Catered Reception & Break
14:00 Keynote Address & Interactive Discussion
Minister Hamat Bah
(Minister of Tourism of Gambia)
15:00 Botswana Event
“Botswana, A place to Visit, Invest and Trade”
(Keynote Address)

Moemedi Mokgosi
(Executive Director, Brand Botswana, Responsible for Promoting Investment and Exports in the UK and EU Market)
16:00 Madagascar Event
Madagascar's investment opportunities, culture, tourism and people”
Mrs. Rafaravavitafika RASATA
(Head of unit Nation branding, Bureau of the State Secretary for the Cooperation and Development/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Madagascar)

Mr. Edmond Marie RANAIVOSOLOARIMALALA
(Director of External Communication, Bureau of the State Secretary for the Cooperation and Development/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Madagascar)
16:45 Coffee Break
17:00 Bulgaria Event
Keynote Address
Minister Nikolina Angelkova
(Minister of Tourism of Bulgaria)
18:00 “Sustainable Economies & Responsible Investments in Africa”
(Interactive Discussion)
Chairperson:
Rui Duarte Barros
(Former Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau)
19:00 Conclusion Day one
Thursday, March 8th, 2018
10:30 Coffee, Tea, Refreshments
11:00 Keynote Address
Rui Duarte Barros
(Former President of Guinea Bissau)
12:00 Lunch Break
14:30 Welcome Note
Kellys Kaunda 
(Press Attaché, Embassy of Zambia to Berlin)


Cultural Heritage, Nation Branding and Tourism of Zambia“
Kagosi Mwamulowe
(National Heritage Conservation Commission Regional Director for East Central Region)
15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 Keynote Address
H.E Prof. Minister Ephraim Kamuntu
(Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities of Uganda)
18:00 Conclusion of the Day
Friday, March 9th, 2018
  Participation in the Berlin Economic Forum 2018
Program will be sent separately