Conference Agenda

8:30 - Welcome

• Dr. Harry Lee Williams, President, Delaware State University

8:40 - Opening Keynote

• U.S. Senator Chris Coons of Delaware, Chair, Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs

9:00

Workshop A: Doing Business in Africa: An Introduction

• David Mathé, Delaware Office of International Trade
• Lawrence Spinelli, Overseas Private Investment Corporation 
• Matt Meyer, Ecosandals
• Bill Craft, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
• Moderator: Scott Eisner, Delaware State Chamber of Commerce 

Workshop B: Child Health, Safety and Survival: A Holistic Look at Challenges Children Face Across Africa

• Ambassador Michael Klosson, Save the Children
• Dr Nomonde Xundu, Health Attache, South African Embassy to the U.S.
• Martin Rendón, U.S. Fund for UNICEF
• Moderator: Ken Grant

10:30 - Keynote

• His Excellency Elkanah Odembo, Kenyan Ambassador to the United States

11:15

Workshop A: Delawareans Impacting Africa: Stories from the Frontlines

• Erastus Mong’are, Executive Director, StartUp Africa
• Dr. John Kilama, President, Global Bioscience Development Institute
• Carol Cunningham, Founder, Power Up Gambia
• Dr. Steve Dentel, Engineers Without Borders
• Moderator: Dr. Michael Casson, Director, University Center for Economic Development & International Trade, Delaware State University

Workshop B: Security, Hunger, and Meeting Human Needs Across Africa

• Faustine Wabwire, Bread for the World/1,000 Days
• Lystra Antoine, Global Director of Agricultural Development for DuPont/Pioneer
• Jeremy Konyndyk, MercyCorps/USGLC
• Moderator: Timi Gerson, American Jewish World Service

12:30 - Lunch Break

1:30 - Keynote

• Michael Gerson, Author, Columnist, Senior Advisor to the ONE Campaign

2:15

Workshop A: Town Hall Conversation on Africa

• U.S. Senator Chris Coons of Delaware, Chair, Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs
• Ambassador Eric Goosby, United States Global AIDS Coordinator
• Michael Gerson, Columnist, Author, and Senior Advisor to the ONE Campaign
• Ambassador Elkanah Odembo of Kenya
• Moderator: Dr. Marshall Stevenson, Dean, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Delaware State University

Workshop B: Careers in Africa and Beyond: Tips from Professions in the Field

• Halie Soifer, Foreign Policy Advisor, Office of U.S Senator Chris Coons
• Curt Reintsma, Mission Director, USAID/Malawi
• Cassidy Regan, Kenya Project Associate, Friends Committee on National Legislation

3:15 - Program Ends