The first sub-forum of the 11th Meeting of the China-Africa Think Tank Forum, jointly organized by the Institute of African Studies of Zhejiang Normal University and the Foreign Affairs Office of the Jinhua Municipal People's Government, will be held on July 21 in the form of online and offline. The topic of the forum is "The Belt and Road" initiative and China-Africa Cooperation on Financing for Development. Please pay attention to it.

Political, academic, media and business representatives from China and six African countries, including South Africa, Mali, Senegal, Nigeria, Tanzania and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, will meet online to share their wisdom and offer advice to promote China-AfricaCooperation on Financing for Development together.

Program

14:45-15:00 Warm-up activities

1.Group photo;

2.Visit to theJinhua Africa-related achievements exhibition;

3.PlayVideos: publicity film of Jinhua City: Jinhua, the City of Faith and 

Harmony, publicity film ofZhejiang Normal University Africa-related work, 

the videosof “Belt & Road Initiative and China-Africa Cooperation on Financing

forDevelopment-A People to People Discussion”and “Made in Africa Exhibition” .

15:00-15:42 Opening Remarks

Chairedby Mr.Zhong Yijun,Vice President of Zhejiang Normal University

Addressby:

1.Mr.ZhengMengzhuang, President of Zhejiang Normal University

2.Mr.MoussaMara, Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Mali

3.Mr.Ling Zhifeng,Secretary of the CPC Jinhua Municipal Committe

4.Mr.Antonio Serifo Embalo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Guinea Bissau to the People’s Republic of China

5.Mr.Gu Jianxin,Secretary of the CPC Party Group and Director-General of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government

6.Ms.Christine Musisi,Resident Representative, UNDP Tanzania

7.Mr.Tong Qing, Executive Vice President of Siyuan Investment Co.Ltd.; Executive Vice President of China-Africa Fund for Industrial Cooperation

8.Mrs.Yetunde Aina,CEO and Creative Director of Jadeas Trust

15:42-15:45  Launching Ceremony of China-Africa Exchanges Museum

15:50-17:30  Panel Discussion I

Moderators：

1.Mr.Yoro Diallo, Executive Director of the Centre for Francophone Studies of the Institute of African Studies at Zhejiang Normal University; Director of African Museum

2.Mr.Li Zhibiao, Vice President of Chinese Society of African Historical Studies; Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of West Asian and African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social SciencesSpeakers (7 minutes for each speaker)：

1.Mr.Efem N.Ubi, Associate Professor, Acting Director of Research and Studies, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs

Topic: China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Whither Africa in China-Africa’s Financing for Development?

2.Ms.Yao Guimei, Chief and Senior Research Fellow, Center of Southern African Studies, China-Africa Institute of CASS

Topic:The Characteristics of Africa's Development Under COVID-19 Pandemic

andCountermeasures of China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation3.Ms.Chinyere Almona, Dr. Director-General of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Topic:Partnership for Development: the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) and the China Africa Business Council (CABC)

4.Ms.Huang Meibo, Director, Professor, International Development Cooperation Academy, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

Topic:China-Africa Cooperation on Climate Change: Opportunities and Challenges

5.Mr.Amon Manyama, Coordinator of Programme, UNDP Tanzania

Topic: China-Africa Cooperation on Financing for Development: Opportunities and Options for Human-Centered Development and A Community of Shared Future for Humankind

6.Mr.Gou Haodong, Member of China Public Diplomacy Association; Former Minister Counsellor of Chinese Embassy in Tanzania

Topic:The Prospect of China-Africa Cooperation in Movie Industry

7.Mr.Abdou Diaw, Professor&Economist, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal

Topic: The Establishment of A Joint Technology Transfer Policy Between China and Africa

8.Mr.He Liehui, Chairman of Touchroad Group

Topic: The Africa Outside of Africa

9.Mr.Gert Grobler, Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of African Studies at Zhejiang Normal University; Former Acting Deputy Director of Europe and America Department of South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation

Topic:The Belt and Road Initiative and the Global Development Initiative: Engines Towards Enhanced Sustainable Development: Towards a Belt of Prosperity

10.Ms. Diana Chen, Chief Representative of the China-Africa Business Council (CABC), Nigeria Representative Office

Topic: Market Power and Private Sector’s Role in China-Africa Cooperation: A Case Study of Choice International Group, Nigeria

11.Mr.Ikenna Emewu, Editor-in-Chief of Africa China Economy Magazine

Topic: CCECC and Nigeria’s Transport Infrastructure Development Funding Between 2012 and 2021

12.Mr.Zhao Haoxing, Professor, Director of China-Africa Economic and Trade Research Institute, Zhejiang Gongshang University

Topic:The Construction of Supply Chain System of Marketing “African Goods” in China

17:45-19:20 Panel Discussion II 

Moderators：

1.Mr. Efem N. Ubi, Acting Director of Research and Studies, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs; Non-Resident Fellow, Institute of African Studies at Zhejiang Normal University

2.Ms. Zhou Qian, Professor, Institute of African Studies at Zhejiang Normal UniversitySpeakers (7 minutes for each speaker)：

1.Mr. Wang Wen, Executive Dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China 

Topic: China’s OFDI and Africa-China’s Future

2.Mr. Jakkie Cilliers, Chair of Board and Program Head, African Futures & Innovation Program, Institute for Security Studies

Topic: Global Platform to Forecast the Future of Africa

3.Ms. Lin Yun, Professor of China-Africa International Business School, Zhejiang Normal University

Topic: Challenges and Solutions of Sino-African Digital Technology Innovation Industry Cooperation

4.Mr. Yoro Diallo, Executive Director of the Centre for Francophone Studies of the Institute of African Studies at Zhejiang Normal University; Director of African Museum

Topic:China-Africa Cooperation Under Belt and Road Initiative: the New Challenge for the Common Prosperity in the New Era

5.Mr. Hao Rui, General Manager, Research & Development Department, China-Africa Development Fund

Topic:Strengthening Africa-China Investment Cooperation Under the "Nine Programs"  

6.Ms. Liang Xiaoyan, Lead Education Specialist, World Bank

Topic:Strategic Partnership for Skills Development in Africa

7.Mr. Xiao Hao, Professor, Deputy Dean of School of Economics and Trade, Hunan University; Executive Secretary-General of China-Africa Economic & Trade Research Institute

Topic: Opportunities and Challenges of China-Africa Industrial Chain Cooperation Under Uncertainty

8.Mr. Bonaventure Okhaimo, Chief Operating Officer of Development Bank of Nigeria Plc

Topic:The Belt and Road Initiative and the Next Frontiers in Financing for Development   9.Ms. Wang Heng, Professor, Secretary of CPC General Branch of the Institute of African Studies at Zhejiang Normal UniversityTopic: New Trends and Measures of China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation10.Mr. Li Zhibiao, Vice President of Chinese Society of African Historical Studies; Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of West Asian and African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social SciencesTopic: African Securities Market: the Investment and Financing Opportunities and Route Choices  

11.Mr. Michael Ehizuelen, Executive Director and Associate Professor, Center for Nigerian Studies, Institute of African Studies at Zhejiang Normal University

Topic:The Importance of Creative Approaches in Solving African Finance Constraints

12.Ms. Lin Chen, Ph.D.Candidate, Institute of African Studies at Zhejiang Normal University; M&E Fellow, UNDP Tanzania

Topic: China-Africa Think Tank Cooperation: Providing Innovative Knowledge Products for Cooperation on Financing for Development

19:20-19:30 Wrap-up and Vote of ThanksMr. Liu Hongwu, Professor, Director of the Institute of African Studies at Zhejiang Normal University

Host

Secretariat of the Chinese Follow-up Committee of the FOCAC

0rganizers

Institute of African Studies at Zhejiang Normal University

Foreign Affairs Office of Jinhua Municipal People's Government

China-Africa Fund for Industrial Cooperation

UNDP Tanzania

Nigerian Institute of International Affairs

Jadeas Trust

Co-organizers      

Nelson Mandela University      

Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry         

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