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2020 Event Agenda
(All times are in EST)
Week 1: Friday, September 25, 2020
11:00 - 11:20am
Opening Keynote
Week 2: Friday, October 2, 2020
Part I
9:00 - 9:20am
Keynote speech from Carlos Lopes on "Africa’s Economic Recovery: The Role of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in Building Back Better"
9:20 - 10:30am
Panel 2: Implementing African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement as an Economic Stimulus
The session aims to explore what role the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will play in Africa’s economic recovery post-COVID.
Part II
Part III
2:50pm
Keynote speech by Dr Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission fo Africa, Addis Ababa
3:15pm
Announcement of Pitch Competition prize winners
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