The East African Business Summit 2008

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The East African Business Summit 2008 brings together the region’s best business minds to engage with thought leaders, practitioners & development actors.

Top executives, development practitioners and government technocrats will this July meet to deliberate on a series of topics relevant to making East Africa globally competitive.
Anchored on the findings of the Global Competitiveness Report the theme for the 2008 Summit ‘Enhancing East Africa’s Competitiveness’ will address insights into the specific barriers that the region faces. As the region’s premier executive event, the Summit also offers an opportunity for executives to network and gain valuable knowledge to support their leadership. The Summit will expose executives to the latest management thinking from some of the foremost business minds.
2008 Summit Topics & Speakers Competitiveness

2008 Summit Topics & Speakers
Competitiveness
by Prof. Michael Porter
Gaining Competitive Advantage through Business Model Innovation
by Dr. Alexander Osterwalder
Information Communications Technology to Achieve Competitive Advantage
by Dato Lee Yee-Cheong
Ten Lessons from the Future
by Neil Jacobsohn
Building Great East African Brands
by Doug de Villiers

2008 Summit Details

Dates	: 17th to 19th of July, 2008
Fees	: US$ 1,450.00
Venue	: Kampala Serena Hotel, Uganda

Official Sponsors

Stanbic Bank - Keynote Sponsor

Stanbic Bank, a member of the Standard Bank Group, offers a full range of banking, investment and lending products and services to entities from multinational corporations to individual income earners and their families. More on Stanbic Bank »»

KCB - Entertainment Event Sponsor

Our Mission is to consistently deliver quality financial products and services in the interest of all our Stakeholders, through Best Business Practice in the Dynamic Markets in which we operate. More on KCB »»

Exim Bank (T) Ltd - Souvenir Photo Folio Sponsor

Exim Bank is a locally established and privately owned commercial bank. Operations began in August 1997 as a result of the liberalization of the banking and financial sector in Tanzania. The Bank broke even within its first 5 months of operations, which is a rare occurrence in any banking sector. More on Exim Bank »»

Official Partners

Kenya Airways - Official Carrier

Kenya Airways - the pride of Africa and official carrier of the East African Business Summit, 2008. More on KQ »»

Strathmore Business School - Knowledge Partner

Strathmore Business School provides its participants a world-class learning environment, where they can share and reflect on their experiences and develop new ideas that will lead their companies into a new era. More on SBS »»

Interbrand Sampson East Africa - Branding Partner

Behind every great brand is a great idea. Brands are an important influence on our lives. They are central to commercial markets and democratic societies. More on Interbrand »»

SkyNet Worldwide Express - Official Courier

Through understanding customers various needs and in response to market changes we have become the largest independently owned express network in the world providing flexible and reliable door to door service. More on SkyNet »»

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