Date:
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 (All day)
Location:
Virtual Event
Lead the 22nd Century: Africa’s Future and the role of China
China has become Africa’s largest investor, biggest trading partner, preeminent digital services provider and, increasingly, a soft power influencer. It is clear that China’s role in Africa’s future will be both complex and enduring.
As part of the launch for the China-Africa Initiative at LSE, the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa is thrilled to announce the first virtual China in Africa conference, Lead the 22nd Century: Africa's future and the role of China.
Key speakers (more TBA)- Leslie Maasdorp, CFO, the New Development Bank
- Jingdong Hua, Vice President and Treasurer, World Bank Pension Finance Administrator, World Bank Group
- Dr Nkosana Moyo, Former Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the African Development Bank (AfDB), and Founder of the Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS)
ORGANIZER: LSE Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa
WEBSITE: https://www.lse.ac.uk/africa/Events/Public-Events/China-Africa-Conference