Africa: Prominent Speakers Confirm for The Corporate Council on Africa's U.S.-Africa Private Sector Health Conference

20 September 2010
Corporate Council on Africa (Washington, DC)
press release

Washington, DC — Africa's health sector is thriving as it continues to outperform other business sectors across the continent.  To highlight private sector successes and opportunities in the health sector, The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) presents the 2010 U.S.-Africa Private Sector Health Conference, on October 4 – 6, 2010, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C.  This premier event for private and public sector leaders, top investors, and entrepreneurs, offers a chance for businesses to maximize investment in Africa's expanding private healthcare market, where innovation is booming.

"We bring to the table something refreshing and new with this conference", said Stephen Hayes, president and CEO of CCA. "Where else can you learn from a Nigerian doctor who developed the 'hospital in a box' phenomenon, or meet a businesswoman who created an association that trains female dental assistants and is now reaching 2,000 patients and making quality dental health care affordable to everyone, in Africa?"

Themed "Integrating Business Solutions for Expanding Access," the conference features outstanding panelists from the African private health sector, multilateral institutions, and U.S. and African government officials, including: Richard Sezibera, Rwanda's Minister of Health; Alice Albright, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Export-Import Bank; Ronald Williams, CEO & President, AETNA; Patrick Geragthy, CEO, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Minnesota; Onno Schellekens, Managing Director, PharmAccess Foundation; Jonathan Broomberg, Deputy CEO, Discovery Health South Africa; Lynn Brown, President & CEO, Omma Healthcare; Luis Sambo, Regional Director, World Health Organization – Africa; Jerry Vilakazi, CEO, Business Unity South Africa; and Alexander Preker, Lead Economist - West Africa, World Bank.

The event provides a unique platform for networking opportunities and sessions led by U.S. and African leaders whose expertise stems from their own successful, ongoing ventures in Africa.  During the conference, company representatives will have the opportunity to interact with public and private financial institutions that fund health projects, and learn about available instruments for project finance in a specially designed room deemed, "The Vault."

The conference enjoys the sponsorship of Chevron; the United States Agency for International Development; Danya International/ZebraJobs.com; AED; Development Finance International; Medtronic; Northrop Grumman; allAfrica.com; Jeune Afrique; IC Publications; and The Africa Report.

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