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Students and Business Leaders Look to Africa's Future
Topics: Economics-Developing Countries and Economies
"Africa in the New Millennium: Invest in the Future" was the theme of the 2000 HBS Africa Business Club conference, held on campus the first weekend in April. More than six hundred students and representatives from over two hundred organizations around the world participated in the event. The conference examined the business potential inherent in Africa's unparalleled natural resources, awe-inspiring geography, unexplored markets, and population of over seven hundred million.
Maurice Templesman, chairman of the Corporate Council on Africa, and The Monitor Company's Michael Fairbanks were featured speakers. Panel discussions focused on topics such as information technology, financial services, agribusiness, media and communication, infrastructure development, and social enterprise.
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