Africa Development Impact Forum (Event 7, ADIF…

Master of Ceremonies: Economic Affairs Officer, Sustainable Development and Integrated Planning Section, Macroeconomics, Finance, Governance and Planning Division, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Oyebanke Abejirin Session F: Thematic solution session on industries of the future: transformative and labour-intensive sectors Moderator: Non-resident Senior Fellow in Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative, Brookings Institution, Ahmadou Aly Mbaye Panellists: · Economist, Regional Office for Africa, International Labour Organization, Andrew Allieu · Former Senior Special Adviser on Industrialization to the President of the African Development Bank, Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka · Founder of AthenaFundX, Angie Madara (online) · Chief, Regional Integration and Economic Diversification Section, Regional Integration and Trade Division, ECA, Laura Páez Heredia

Master of Ceremonies: Economic Affairs Officer, Sustainable Development and Integrated Planning Section, Macroeconomics, Finance, Governance and Planning Division, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Oyebanke Abejirin

Simulation Roundtable

Moderator: Director of the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning, ECA, Karima Bounemra Panellists: · Adviser to the Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy of the Congo, and Coordinator of the African Centre for Research in Artificial Intelligence, Eric Armel N'Doumba · Co-founder of Growth Teams, Chema Triki · Joint Managing Director and Partner, Pemandu Associates, Aida Azmi · Former Senior Special Adviser on Industrialization to the President of the African Development Bank, Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka