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Block IV
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Jon M. Huntsman Hall - F80
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Nov 8, 2025 11:10 AM
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Infrastructure and Industry

Jon M. Huntsman Hall - F80
Jon M. Huntsman Hall - F80
Beyond Extraction: Rethinking Ownership in Africa’s Critical Minerals and Infrastructure Boom
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Charles Abedier, Senior Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation is attending WABF 32
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Gloria Mamba, Executive, Board Member and Chair of the Trade Development Bank is attending WABF 32
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Napo Ramodibedi, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Mendi Group of Companies is attending WABF 32
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Tema Shongwe
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Education and Talent Panel

Jon M. Huntsman Hall - F70
Jon M. Huntsman Hall - F70
Degrees of Disruption: Rethinking How Africa Trains Its Leaders
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Jeph B. Acheampong – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
Jeph B. Acheampong
Maua Osoro – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
Maua Osoro
Sabrina Lamb – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
Sabrina Lamb
Wale Adebanwi – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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DORIS KOMLA
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Maua Osoro
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Nov 8, 2025 10:10 AM
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Diaspora Power Panel

Jon M. Huntsman Hall - F70
Jon M. Huntsman Hall - F70
Diaspora Power: Return, Reimagine, Rebuild
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Yve-Car Momperousse – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Marc Alain Boucicault – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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