Programme Sub-Saharan Africa Symposium: “Africa’s Turn?”
Thursday, 23th January 2014
State Museum of Ethnology Munich (Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde)
Maximilianstraße 42, 80538 Munich
9:30 am
Registration
10:00 - 10:30 am
Welcome Address and Introductory Remarks
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The representative of the Bavarian Government
Dr. Horst Mahr, Chairman Foreign Affairs Association (FAA)
Charlotte Huebner, Programme Coordinator, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
10:30 - 12:30 pm
Panel A: Enduring Conflicts, External Interventions and Refugees
Panellists:
Chair: Dr. Michael Birnbaum, former Africa Correspondent of Süddeutsche Zeitung: Introductory
Presentation
 H.E. Christine Nkulikiyinka, Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda in Berlin
 Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schomburg, former Judge at the UN International Criminal Tribunal for
Rwanda
 Dr. Annette Weber, Head of Research Division Middle East and Africa, German Institute for
International and Security Affairs (SWP)
Open Question & Answer Session
12:30 - 2:00 pm
Lunch Break
Free Entry to Exhibition of African Art at the State Museum
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2:00 - 4:00 pm
Panel B: Economic Development and Prospects for Industrialization
Panellists:
Chair: Dr. Jonathan Di John, SOAS, Crisis States Research Centre at London School of Economics
(LSE): Introductory Presentation
 H.E. Amadeu Paulo Samuel Da Conceição, Ambassador of the Republic of Mozambique in Berlin
 Andreas Proksch, Head of Africa Department, German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ)
 Fulvia Farinelli, Deputy Chief of Enterprise and Investment Division, United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Open Question & Answer Session
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Coffee Break and Networking
4:30 - 6:30 pm
Panel C: Africa’s Extractive Industries and Natural Resources:
A New Great Game?
Panellists:
Chair: Dr. Beatrice Bischof, Member of the FAA Board: Introductory Presentation
 Christoph Eibl, CEO Tiberius Asset Management AG, Chairman Supervisory Board TMT Metals
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 Georg Reichl, Head of Foreign Trade Division Africa, Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs
 Dr. Stefan Mair, Member of Executive Board, Federation of German Industries (BDI)
 Solomon Kusi Ampofo, Programmes Officer Extractive Industries, Friends of the Nation, Ghana
Open Question & Answer Session
6:30 - 7:00 pm
Closing Panel and Concluding Remarks: Looking Forward
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Live Performance: Jojo Abot and Band
Famous Afrobeat and Jazz singer from Accra, Ghana
Reception
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