U.S.-Africa Private Sector Health Forum

November 20-21, 2008
The Washington Court Hotel
Washington, DC

The Corporate Council on Africa is pleased to invite you to participate in the U.S. - Africa Private Sector Health Forum, which will take place at The Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C., November 20 and 21, 2008.

Participants

• Senior U.S. and African private and public sector leaders
• Leading companies and entrepreneurs with investments in African health
• Financial institutions facilitating private sector investments in Africa
• International, regional and bilateral institutions supporting private sector partnerships

Plenary and Breakout Sessions

Sessions to highlight investment opportunities in and resources for:

• Medical Franchising
• Innovative Financing Mechanisms
• Policy and Regulatory Incentives
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Private Health Care Facilities
• Medical Technology Sales
• Pharmaceutical Sales and Distribution
• Leveraged Partnerships
• Risk Pooling / Health Insurance
• Human Capacity Development
• Pharmacology and Biotechnology
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• E-Health Solutions
• Profits from Ethical Leadership

Confirmed speakers include:

• Barbara Addy, Chief of Party, Health Initiatives for the Private Sector, USAID/Uganda
• Patrick Alubbe, Country Director/Kenya, WaterPartners International
• Dr. Paul Antony, Chief Medical Officer, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
• Dr. Ladi Awosika, CEO, Total Health Trust (HMO in Nigeria)
• George Baguma, Marketing Director, Quality Chemical Industries
• Alex Banful, Managing Director, Ghana Social Marketing Foundation International
• Dr. Andrew Barrer, Executive Director, U.S. Coalition for Child Survival
• Dr. Vander Plaetse Bart, CEO, Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS (ALAFA)
• Dr. Iain Barton, CEO, Pharmaceutical Healthcare Distributors - A Division Of The Fuel Logistics Group (Pty) Ltd
• Dr. Ruth Berg, Project Director, Private Sector Partnerships-One (PSP-One), Abt Associates
• Paurvi Bhatt, Director of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care, Levi-Strauss & Co.
• Dr. Peter Botha, CEO, Liberty Health
• Patrizia Carlevaro, Head of the International Aid Unit, Eli Lilly and Company
• Dr. Adel Chaouch, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, Marathon Oil Corporation
• Mark E. Chiaviello, Director, Corporate and Investment Bank, Standard Bank of South Africa
• Dr. Ian Clark, CEO, International Hospital Kampala (IHK)
• Michelle DeMoor, Senior Director of International Policy, Philips Electronics
• Guy Ellena, Director, Health and Education, IFC
• Dr. Gunther Faber, CEO, HealthStore Foundation
• Dr. Frank Goodrich Feeley, Associate Professor, Department of International Health, Center for Health and Development-Boston University School of Public Health
• Leslie Flinn, Managing Director of Healthcare & Human Capacity Practice, Emerging Markets Group
• Renuka Gadde, Director of Corporate Giving, Becton, Dickinson and Company
• Michael Gehron, Public-Private Partnerships, USAID/Tanzania
• Charles C. Griffin, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, The Brookings Institution
• Marianne Guerin-McManus, Senior Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, U. S. Department of Commerce Commercial Law Development Program
• Trevor Gunn, Director, International Relations, Medtronic
• Tom Haslett, CEO, Seven Seas Capital Management, LLC
• Dr. E. K. Hiadzi, Medical Director, Lister Hospital and Fertility Centre, Ghana
• Osagie Imasogie, Senior Managing Partner, Phoenix IP Ventures LLC
• Omer Imtiazuddin, Health Portfolio Manager, Acumen Fund
• Dale Jones, CEO, PlayPumps International
• Hank Kearney, President, PHM International
• Dr. Hannah Kettler, Director Global Health Policy & Advocacy, Gates Foundation
• Petra B. Krauledat, Chief Executive Officer, Point Care Technologies
• John Larkin, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton
• Alice T. Liu, Principal and Founder, Emerging ICT Group
• Elaine C. Mackenzie, Founder and Chief of International Operations, Health Careers of America
• Dr. Ernest Madu, Founder, Heart Institute of West Africa
• Thomas Maeder, Executive Director, Medical Technology Learning Institute (MTLI), AdvaMed
• Steve Maina, Group Head of Strategy, AAR Holdings Limited
• Marty Makinen, Managing Director, Results for Development
• Dr. Leslie Mancuso, President and CEO, Jhpiego
• Michael Matsiko, Executive Director, Uganda Private Midwives Association
• Romuald Mbwasi, Senior Technical Advisor, MSH
• Joe McKee, Head of Research and Idea Generation, Cause Investments
• Dr. Jeffrey Moe, Senior Director, Business Development, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
• Nazeem Mohamed, CEO/General Manager, Kampala Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
• Dr. Joe Molete, CEO, BioPAD
• Stavros Nicolaou, COO, Aspen Pharmaceuticals
• Onike Nicol-Houra, Information and Communication Officer, Private Sector Operations, African Development Bank
• Prof. D.A.O. Orinda, Regional Manager, Abbott Diagnostics Division, Phillips Healthcare Technologies Ltd.
• Conrad Person, Director of International Programs and Product Giving, Johnson & Johnson
• Fran Quigley, Director of Operations of the IU-Kenya Partnership, Indiana University School of Medicine/Moi University School of Medicine
• Jeff Richardson, Vice President, Abbott Fund
• Daniel Runde, Head of Partnership Development, IFC
• Dr. John Sargent, President & Co-founder, BroadReach Healthcare
• Onno Schellekens, Managing Director, PharmAccess Foundation
• Michael Seid, Founder/Managing Director, Michael Seid & Associates
• Nii Simmonds, African Blogger, Nubian Cheetah Health Blog
• Dr. Peter A. Singer, Senior Scientist and Professor of Medicine, McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health, University Health Network, University of Toronto
• Dr. Jeffrey Sturchio, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Merck & Company, Inc.
• Madiké Seye, Vice President - Sub Saharan Africa, GSK
• Claire Thwaites, Head of The Vodafone Foundation & United Nations Foundation Technology Partnership, United Nations Foundation
• Diane Willkens, President and CEO, Development Finance International (on behalf of Philips Electronics)
• Holly Wise, President, Wise Solutions, LLC
• Christy L. Wistar, Vice President, Abbott Fund Tanzania
• Prashant Yadav, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Zaragoza Logistics Center, MIT Center
• Debrework Zewdie, Director, Global HIV/AIDS Program, The World Bank

Conference Fees

Early Bird Rates Until October 17, 2008

CCA Member                                   $ 550
Non-member                                   $ 750
Government (Africa and U.S.)    $ 400

Regular Rates Starting October 18, 2008

CCA Member                                   $ 750
Non-member                                   $ 900
Government (Africa and U.S.)    $ 600

Online Registration Ends November 17, 2008

Cancellation Policy

Register Today

Interested persons can register online or mail or fax forms Fax Registration (pdf) to CCA. Find mailing address and fax number at www.africacncl.org.

Registration forms must be accompanied by full payment. Payment includes all scheduled meal functions, refreshments, receptions and registration materials. Please see conference brochure for detailed policies regarding registration, payment and cancellation.

* Venue

The Washington Court Hotel
525 New Jersey Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tel. (202) 628-2100
Fax (202) 879-7918

www.washingtoncourthotel.com

Contact Information:

The Corporate Council on Africa: 202-835-1115

Registration/General    Victor Barnes

Sponsorship                 Victor Barnes

Workshop/Plenaries     Marie Baptiste

Media Inquiries              Adina Ellis

Cancellation policy

All cancellations must be submitted in writing. A written cancellation received on or before October 31, 2008 will be eligible for a 50% refund. Cancellations received on November 1, 2008 will not be eligible for any refunds; however, registrations may be transferred to other qualified individuals upon written request before November 14, 2008. Transfer requests received after that date will not be honored.

Payment policy

Pre-registration closes on November 14, 2008. Payment includes all scheduled meal functions, refreshments, receptions and registration/forum materials.

Terms of payment

Registration forms must be accompanied by full payment. Your conference registration is not guaranteed until payment has been received and confirmed.