TANCon 2009 - December 4-6, 2009 - Taia Resort, Freetown, Sierra Leone

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Welcome Note

Speakers

Why Attend?

Welcome to TANCon2009 - Sierra Leone
The annual conference of The African Network - TAN.

TANCon is the world’s sole event of its kind for entrepreneurs of African descent. The target audience includes entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 business leaders, venture capitalists, investment bankers, government policy makers and other entrepreneurial ecosystem organizations.

Our theme this year is “Virgin Territories: A New Market for Innovative Investment” to reflect the growing number of African entrepreneurs in business today, and to showcase to the world Africa's limitless intellectual and economic capital.

About TAN
TAN is a global non-profit organization with the sole mandate of fostering entrepreneurship and technology in Africa and among people of African descent worldwide.

Last Conferences

Sponsors

Access Point Africa (APA)

Office of Diaspora Affairs

OTF Group

SBTS Group

Transitional Trade

The African Opportunity Fund

World Health Alliance

Sierra Leone Business Forum

Comium

London Mining Company

Sierra Leone Commercial Bank

Sierratel

Rokel Commercial Bank

ISOC

The San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce

Yadari Enterprises

Keynote & Guest Speakers


Idris Mohammed Partner DPI	Frederick E. Jordan President F.E. Jordan & Associates	AJ Patel Founder of TIE Chairman Mara Wildlife Conservation

	Nannette Cutliff Vice President and Chief Information Officer Pacific Service

Distinguished Panel Speakers

Leah Mansaray Founder and Executive Director Fadugu Ltd.	Jerome Okolo Executive Vice Chairman GeoQinetiq Limited

Wilfred Sam-King Managing Director Sam-King Group of Companies	Jacqueline Musiitwa Esq Founder and Executive Director Transitional Trade

Charles Veach CEO World Health Alliance International Inc.	Conrad Coyanda Parkzes Founding Board Member TAN President/CEO The APA Group LTD

Ronald Tamale Associate Director Standard Chartered Private Equity-Africa	Beatrice Chaytor Managing Director The Elenchus Institute

Dr Ramadjita Tabo Deputy Executive Director Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)	Eric Kacou Managing Director OTF Group

Bimbola Carrol Managing Director Visit Sierra Leone	Omar Arouna Managing Director GoodWorks International

Katrina Manson Journalist/Author Sierra Leone Bradt Travel Guide	Leostan Ekeh Group Chief Executive Zinox Technology

Daniel Makokera Director Pamuzinda Productions	Eric M.K. Osiakwan Executive Secretary AfrISPA, GISPA

Tricia Chirumbole Managing Director Investor Without Borders	Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr Investment Promotion and Marketing Director IDEA (UK) – Promoter of The Mape Project

David Awuah-Darko Founder and CEO IC SecuritiesGroup	Sanyade Okoli Director Travant Capital Partners

Mahmoud Idriss Chief Executive Officer ITASCAP Limited	Jörgen Sandström Deputy Managing Director Addax Bioenergy Sierra Leone

Ariff Shamji Founder and Managing Director AAA Growers Ltd.	Victor E. Williams Co-head Wells Fargo Securities’ Technology, Media & Telecom M&A practice

Dr. Richard N. Hayes Assistant Professor of Management, Entrepreneurship and General Business Hofstra University	Dr. Anthony Osa Oboh Managing Director/ CEO Unique Venture Capital

Manilius Garber Vice President Sierra Leone institute of Architects	Ronald Harvey Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Marketplex International

Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani President/Chief Executive Officer Medallion Communications Limited	Gordon Williams Co-Founder, Board Member & CFO The African Network

Michael A. T. Kalainkay Agricultural Marketing Advisor Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security	Ambrose Obioha Chinagorom Senior Special Assistant Youth Development to the Governor of Imo State

David Jeromin Co-Founder Golden Mean Capital	Millicent Hamilton-Hazeley Managing Director, Solicitor England and Wales

Ladi Okuneye Marketing Director O3b Networks	Folabi Esan Partner Adlevo Capital

Joe Demby Transaction Advisor and Acquisition Expert Domestic and Expariate Nationals Investment (DENI)	Tom Carines Partner ManoCap

Roy Willis Executive Vice-President Lennar Urban	Alfred Fawundu Snr. Chairman, Advisory Board of the Anti-Corruption Commission Government of Sierra Leone

You can benefit from:

Listening to fortune 500 industry-leaders share their personal experiences in close proximity
Networking and interacting with panelist from the entrepreneurial ecosystem - Venture Capitalists, Lawyers, Investment Bankers
Learning the Dos and Don'ts of startups from serial entrepreneurs
Participating in thought provoking life lessons from business veterans
Understanding the intricacies of venture financing
Peeking into upcoming technological breakthroughs
Learning more about a virgin territory ready for investment
Networking, networking, networking.