Rwanda Convention 2010

The New Age of Rwanda
"Defining Rwanda through Good Governance, Investment, Tourism, and Dynamic Diaspora"

On behalf of Rwanda Convention Association, I welcome you to our seventh annual convention taking place on May 28th to May 31st at the Hilton Hotel in Dedham.

May 28th
8:00 pm Welcoming Cocktail
8:30 pm Keynote Speech by Iqbal Z. Quadir, Founder & Director of the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT*
9:00 pm Fashion by Rwandan Designer Nadia Uwase
9:20 pm Screening of Comedy by Rwandan Filmmaker Gilbert Ndahayo
10:00 pm Q&A
10:30 pm Close of Ceremony

May 29th
10:00 AM Opening ceremony by Urusaro Bakuramutsa, President of RCA
10:10 AM Welcoming Speech by Ambassador
10:25 AM Guest of Honor Michael Strong, Chairman and Founder of Flow Idealism
10:50 AM Keynote Speech Michael Fairbanks, Chairman and Founder of OTF Groups

11:30 AM East African Community: Capacity Building, Investment, Management
Moderator: Jacqueline Muna Musiitwa, Executive Director of Transitional Trade
James Gatera, Managing Director, Bank of Kigali
Maggate Wade, Founder of Adina for Life
Dr. Michael Porter, Harvard University*
Thomas Gibain, Chairman, Emerging Capital Partners*
Heidi Cuppari, Director of Investor Relations, International Development Enterprise
12:45pm Q&A

11:30 AM Education and Emerging Capacity Building Program
Moderator: Carol Rugege, Education Director at Embassy of Washington, Dc
Maki Park, World Teach at Harvard University
Video Conferencing: Burl Waits Rwanda School Project
Brendan Kennealey, Executive Director, Mission School International
David Mwabari, Executive Director, Sanejo Organization
12:45PM Q&A

LUNCH BREAK
2:00 PM Leadership and Good Governance
Moderator: Roger Rushemeza
Stephanie Nyombayire: Leadership and Youth Empowerment
2:30 PM Q&A
2:45 PM Junior Chamber International Rwanda: Entrepreneurship/ Free Enterprise
3:15 PM Q&A
3:30 PM Discussion Format: Teddy Mugabo, Charles Muhizi Desmarais,

2:00 PM Media Executive Round Table
Mark Walton, Africa Channel
Eric Mugisha, Promota Magazine
Aziz Albou, Afrique Expansion
Patrick Mureithi, Documentarist
3:00 PM Q&A
3:30 Strategic recommendations for Media development (closed room)

4:00 PM Diaspora and Community Development
Moderator: Urusaro Bakuramutsa
Olivier Mullens, President of WAF
Alain Nkurunziza, Executive Director, Rwanda Business Exchange
Team Heart, Representative

4:45 PM Q&A
5:00 PM AWARD CEREMONY
5:30 Close of Conference
6:00 PM “ICYIZERE” Screening of Patrick Mureithi Documentary
7:30 PM Q&A
9:00 PM CULTURAL SHOW

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE GO TO: www.rwandaconvention.org