| 3 November - Thursday |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Registration and Buffet Lunch |
1:00 p.m.
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Opening Session
- Welcoming Remarks
General J. H. Binford Peay III, U.S. Army (Retired),Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute
- Keynote Remarks
- Ambassador Vicki Huddleston, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa in the Office of the Secretary of Defense
- Todd Moss, Ph.D., Vice President for Programs and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
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2:25 p.m.
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Panel One
Africa’s Interest: What the U.S. and China mean for Africa’s Development
Chair: Donald L. Sparks, Ph. D., Professor of International Economics, School of Business Administration, The Citadel
- H.E. Sheila Siwela, Ambassador of Zambia to the United States
- Soji Adelaja, Ph. D., Professor, Land Policy, Director of the Land Policy Institute, Michigan State University
- Discussant: Narcisse Tiky, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Residence, University of Connecticut at Storrs and Research Associate, John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies, Southern Methodist University
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4:00 p.m.
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Panel Two
U.S. and Chinese Interest in Africa: Competitors or Collaborators?
Chair: Charles Horner, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
- Raymond Gilpin, Ph. D., Associate Vice President, Sustainable Economies Centers of Innovation, United States Institute of Peace
- Howard Sanborn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, International Studies and Political Science, Virginia Military Institute
- Yun Sun, visiting fellow at the Center for Northeast Asia Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC.
- Discussant: Ambassador Priscilla A. Clapp (Retired)
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| 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. |
Reception: Cultural Music and Marketplace from Sub-Saharan Africa (extra registration)
Performance by Mamadou Diabate, kora master musician and 2009 GRAMMY Award winner.
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| 7:45 p.m. |
Keynote Remarks
Major General Donald Christopher Leins, Deputy Director,
Politico-Military Affairs (Africa), Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, J5
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| 4 November - Friday |
8:00 a.m.
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Breakfast and Registration
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9:00 a.m.
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Panel Three
U.S. Approaches to Sustainable Development in Africa
Chair: Paul Hebert, Ph. D., Winner of the Jonathan M. Daniels Humanitarian Award, VMI 2011
- Christopher LaMonica, Ph. D., Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at the United States Coast Guard Academy
- Lieutenant Colonel Nancy Jean-Louis, US Army , U.S. Africa Command Military Representative, USAID
- Discussant: Aaron Tesfaye, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, William Patterson University
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10:00 a.m.
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Panel Four
War & Peace in Africa
Chair: Ambassador Louis J. Nigro, Jr., (Retired), Ph.D., Former U.S. Ambassador to Chad, 2007-1010
- Reuben Brigety, Ph. D., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, U.S. Department of State
- Colonel James Hentz, Ph. D., Professor and Chair, Department of International Studies, Virginia Military Institute
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11:00 a.m.
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Panel Five
China and U.S. Strategic Relationships with Africa
Chair: Hongchu Fu, Ph.D., Professor of Chinese Language & Literature and Chair of the Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures, Washington and Lee University
- Ian Taylor, Ph.D., Professor, School of International Relations, University of St. Andrews, U.K.
- Colonel Tom Sheperd, USA, Director of African Studies, Department of National Security and Strategy, US Army War College
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12:00 p.m.
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Luncheon - Keynote Speaker
Ambassador Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, U. S. Department of State
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1:30 p.m.
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Panel Six
U.S. and China in Africa: Advancing the Diplomatic Agenda
Chair: TBA
- J. Peter Pham, Ph. D., Director, Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, Atlantic Council
- David Shinn, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University
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2:45 p.m.
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Panel Seven
Chinese Approaches to Sustainable Development in Africa
Chair: Yoon Jung Park, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate,
Rhodes University
- Deborah Bräutigam, Ph. D., author, The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa (Oxford University Press, 2009)
- Joseph Riley, Jefferson Scholar, University of Virginia, Class of 2013
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4:30 p.m.
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Parade - VMI Corps of Cadets
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