07:00 – 08:20

Registration and Breakfast

08:20 – 08:30

Welcome Address
TANCon USA 2009 Theme
TAN President & CEO – Paschal Iwuh

08:30 – 09:20

Morning Keynote Address
Frank Greene: “Leadership in Entrepreneurship”

09:20 – 9:30

Networking Break

9:30 – 10:30

PANEL 1:  Entrepreneurial Innovations in Technology & Information Systems

• Hazel Gachoka (Moderator)
• Faye Biggs
• Victor Mbarika
• Kunle Olukotun
• Kannan Pashupathy

10:30 – 10:40

Networking Break

10:40 – 11:40

PANEL 2: Deep Dive Into the Angel Investment World

• Barry Kramer  (Moderator)
• Carol Sands
• William Guyster
• Tricia Chirumbole

11:40 – 12:30

Noon Keynote Address
Sean Maloney: “An Outsider's View of Africa”

12:10 – 13:30

Lunch & Speed Networking Session

• Venture Capital
• Angel Investment
• Biotechnology
• Telecommunication/ICT
• Intellectual Property Protection
• Microfinance
• Import-Export / International Trading
• Social Entrepreneurship.
  

13:30 – 14:30

PANEL 3: Social Entrepreneurship: a Fad or a Reality for Africa?

• Linda Jenkinson (Moderator)
• Brian Lehnen
• Steve Yencho
• Chad Larson
• Martin Fisher

14:30 – 14:40

Networking Break

14:40 – 15:10  

Firechat on “Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Biotechnology – Taking the Lead”
Guest Speaker: Hortense Dodo

15:10 – 16:10

PANEL 4: Protecting Your Intellectual Property: Letting your Ideas Make Money and Attract Investors

• Isaac Rutenberg (Moderator)
• Shantanu Basu
• David Gilson
• Anatole Krattiger
• Rajiv Patel

16:10 – 16:15

Networking Break

16:15 - 17:15

PANEL 5: Insights from Current Entrepreneurs:  The Trivial Secrets That Are Not Often Talked About

• Tricia Chirumbole (Moderator)
• Fred Swaniker
• Ashifi Gogo
• Hortense Dodo
• Ikechukwu Nnamani
• Guy Kamgaing-Kouam

17:15 – 18:00

Evening Keynote Address
Lawrence Spinelli: “Investing in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities"

18:00 – 18:15

Conference Closure
TANCon09 Closing Comments and Key Learning
TANCon09 USA Chair – Marie-Ange Eyoum

18:00 – 21:00

Networking - Cultural Exhibition