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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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