Date: Saturday, 5 May 2012 (9am-5pm)
Venue: University of Oxford, UK

The Oxford African Society is proud to announce that early bird registration for the the pan-African conference is now open:
http://www.oxfordafrica.eventbrite.co.uk/

We warmly encourage young Africans from Dakar to Dar es Salaam, from Cairo to Cape Town to join us.

The 2012 Conference focuses on building the type of leadership Africa needs to successfully face challenges in the 21st century. The conference will bring together young and emerging academics, students, entrepreneurs, activists, and politicians to discuss and debate the challenges of the day in Africa. These discussions will help develop concrete strategies to nurture and sustain youth leadership in Africa and in African communities worldwide.

Speakers include:

Vera Songwe (World Bank Country Director)
Arthur Mutambara (Deputy Prime Minister, Zimbabwe)
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria)
He Liehui (Chairman, Touchroad International Holdings Group, China)
June Arunga (CEO, Open Quest Media, 100 Most Creative People in Business)
Matthew Hassan Kukah (Human Rights Activist & Social Exponent)
Gbenga Sesan (Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative, Nigeria)
Patrick Awuah (Founder, Ashesi University, Ghana)
Hadeel Ibrahim (Director of Strategy and External Relations, Mo Ibrahim Foundation)

We are proudly sponsored by Google, Business Connection, Think Africa Press, and the Oxford African Studies Centre.

Be sure to visit our website for all the latest news: http://www.oxfordafrica.org/