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Business Simposium on Angola May 8th 2013 HOUSTON-TEXAS USA
07:30 AM Registration & Coffee
08.00 AM Opening Ceremony
Master of Ceremony – Hamilton Marques da Costa – ANIP Representative
Opening Remarks:
08:05 H.E. Júlia Machado J.D.- Consul General of Angola in Houston 08:10 H.E. Annise Parker - Mayor of Houston 08:15 Maurice Templesman - President - Lazare Kaplan Internacional 08:20 H.E. Alberto Bento Ribeiro - Ambassador of Angola to the United States 08:25 H.E Georges Rebelo Pinto Chicoti- Angolan Minister of Foreign Affairs
08:30 Coffee Break Panel 1: Angola/USA-Diplomatic Relations: Progress and a new perspective
08:40 African Dance Group Batoto Yetu - Traditional Angolan Dance group performance 08:45 Intervention: H.E. José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos- Minister of Petroleum of Angola 08:50 Moderator Neandra Salvaterra Journalist, The Wall Street Journal Guest Speakers:
H.E. Rúben Brigety - Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Dr. Reuben Brigety H.E. Ângela Bragança- Representative of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Edmund T. De Jernette -First US Ambassador to Angola Exxon Mobil Corporation - Representative H.E Florizelle Liser(Florie) - Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa Norman Hanems - Strategic and Planning General Manager-Chevron África e América Latina
09:50 Coffee Break
Panel 1: The Petroleum Sector and the challenges of diversification
10:00 Intervention: Miguel Bondo Júnior - Secretary of State for Geology and mines 10:05 Moderator: Jeannine B. Scott President – USACC
Guest Speakers:
Joseph Bryant - President and CEO - Cobalt International Maria Luísa Abrantes J.D.- President – ANIP Pedro Pinto Coelho - Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Standard Bank Angola Victoria Costa - Business Unit Director- Sonangol EP Rick Angiuoni - Regional Director for Africa, Ex Im bank 11:05 Closing Remarks: H.E. Bento Ribeiro Angolan Ambassador to the US 11:10 Opening of photo exhibit on the 20 years of Bilateral Relations between Angola and USA Opening remarks by Ambassador Bento Ribeiro 11:15 Introduction of exhibit H.E. Bento Ribeiro Ambassador of Angola to the United States
Venue: Hotel Crowne Plaza- 8686 Kirby Dr. Houston, Texas 77054
DINNER & CULTURAL EVENT
Master of Ceremony - Jeannine B. Scott President – USACC
18:00 Arrival of guests and Networking
19:45 Opening Remarks Jeannine B. Scott President USACC
18:50 Batoto Yetu Traditional Angolan Dance Group
18:55 H.E. Rodney Ellis Texas State Senator
19:00 H.E. Rúben Brigety, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Dr. Reuben Brigety
19:05 H. E. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chicoti Minister of Foreign affairs of Angola
19:15 Remarks/ sponsor appreciation Jeanine B. Scott President USACC 19:25 Batoto Yetu Traditional Angolan Dance group 20:15 Closing remarks by Vanda Almeida – Chevron Venue Hotel Crowne Plaza- 8686 Kirby Dr. Houston, Texas 77054

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