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1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Registration and Networking

1:30 pm - 1:40 pm Welcome

• Avril Cole, Chair, The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business and

Partner and Co-Lead, Africa Desk, Gowling WLG

• Bruce Shapiro, President, The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business & MineAfrica Inc.

1:40 pm - 1:50 pm Opening Remarks

• Paula Caldwell St. Onge, Director General, Pan-Africa Bureau, Global Affairs Canada

1:50 pm - 2:20 pm Keynote Address: Lions on the Move

• Tania Holt, Partner, Mckinsey & Company, Johannesburg Office

2:20 pm - 2:40 pm Networking Refreshment Break

2:40 pm - 4:00 pm Panel Discussion

MODERATOR • Avril Cole, Chair, The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business and

Partner and Co-Lead, Africa Desk, Gowling WLG

• Gilles de Vignemont, African Tax Group – Principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

• Steven Faulkner, Head of Global Network Management, VFX Financial PLC

• Yofi Grant, Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre

• Deepak Dave, Riverside Advisory Capital

• John Seddon, Principal & Market Director, Canada, Control Risks

4:00 pm Wrap Up

• Avril Cole, Chair, The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business and

Partner and Co-Lead, Africa Desk, Gowling WLG

• Bruce Shapiro, President, The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business & MineAfrica Inc.

Gowling WLG

100 King Street West, Suite 1600

Toronto, ON M5X 1G5

PROGRAM

AFRICAMonday October 16, 2017 • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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