Diaspora Affairs

Tentative Program April 21st or 23rd

Presidential Reception/ Gala For Home comers‘Investing in Sierra Leone: Harnessing the Diaspora’ 6pm-9.30pm
( by invitation)

Programme:

6:00 – 6:30pm – Arrival of Guest

6:30 – 7:00pm – Arrival of Dignitaries

7:00pm – Arrival of the Hon. Vice President

7:15pm – Arrival of His Excellency the President

National Anthem

Prayers

Chair – Dr. K. Marah – Chief of Staff

Remarks -- Director, Diaspora Affairs Unit

Entertainment ---

Statement – Diaspora Representative

Ist annual Diaspora Honors: recognizing individuals and organizations in several categories who have made great

contributions towards our development as a nation

Entertainment –

Launching of The Remittance (Securitizing and Formalizing) Framework – H.E. Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma

Vote of Thanks –
Networking

Programe

DAY I

9-9:30am -Registration

10:00am - Welcome by - Director of Diaspora Affairs Unit – Role of the Diaspora Unit in supporting the Sierra Leone Diaspora -

10:15am - Opening statement by Office of the President, Chief of Staff

Investing In Sierra Leone (Investment opportunities)

1ST Panel 10:30am – 12:00pm

Moderator – Evelyn Lewis

Opening statement - Richard Konteh – Minister of Trade and Investments

Investment opportunities for SMEs- What are the investment / market opportunities in Sierra Leone?

Q & A

Lunch 12:30 – 1:30

2nd Panel – 1:30 – 3:00pm

Moderator – Chukwu- emeka Chikezie

Financing Business Ventures- What are the options for raising finance for business ventures in Sierra Leone?

Q & A

Discussions/ Networking

Key objectives

Create and support diaspora investment forums to share information and promote further investments
Establish mechanisms to connect risk takers with entities that can help them grow
Encourage access to capital through competition and business loans for start ups
Identify policies that could facilitate ease of movement between host country and country of origin for investors
Assess critical issues which will assist in business imports and exports to help businesses grow and keep costs down
Identify diaspora perceived barriers to their contributions: bureaucratic measures, lack of infrastructure, corruption etc

DAY 2 -- 8:00 – 3.00pm

Re-branding Sierra Leone: the role of the Diaspora in Tourism

Visit to tourist sites within Freetown area: historic sites, nature sites to be routed by tourist board
Approx. 3 buses to be organized; pre-registration highly recommended

Lunch will be at one of the facilities visited, where we will also host an information exchange session on: ecotourism businesses, hospitality sector, and share tourist board information

Opening statement, Ministry of tourism or tourist board; 4pm – return to town

Key objectives:

Identify, target, and develop tourism-related areas of interest among diasporas
Identify products and services with high local value added to exploit the nostalgic trade niche
Collaborate with and strengthen international government and private trade organizations
Encourage genealogy [heritage] tourism

DAY 3 – 10:00 – 4:00 pm

Morning: half a day job fair 9am – 1.00pm

Targeting: London Mining, ADDAX, Cape Lambert, African Minerals, commercial banks, and other financial institutions, larger NGOs

Key objectives:

To enable private companies to identify Sierra Leonean expertise for employment / contracts
To leverage on diaspora in country presence to offer their services in other areas
To assist diaspora wanting to return home with job opportunities

2.00 – 4.00pm

Social Investments

Working with local NGOs to maximize development impact- Presentation by SLANGO

Key objectives:
To encourage collaboration between diaspora associations and local NGOs and community based organizations
To ensure diaspora initiatives are aligned with local priorities

Close out session

Schedule of Activities

Diaspora Affairs Unit
Office of the President
in association with Sierra Leone at 50
Invites you to a forum on

‘Investing in Sierra Leone, Harnessing the Diaspora’

with participation from Sierra Leone Association of Non Government Organizations (SLANGO); Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency(SLIEPA); The Sierra Leone Indigenous Business Association (SLIBA); The Private Sector Advisor, State House; AFFORD & Business Bomba; The Sierra Leone Stock Exchange; Ministry of Tourism; Private Sector; The Sierra Leone Commercial Banks;
Visit SierraLeone.org;

Monday 18th– Wednesday 20th April 2011
Venue: Miatta Conference Center,
Time: Registration at 9am
Forum: 10:00am PROMPT

ODA on OGI Hour

OPEN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE (OGI)
MINISTRY OF PRESIDENTIAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
PROGRAMME PLAN FOR SATURDAY 11 JULY 2009

YOU ARE LISTENING TO OGI HOUR – HAVE YOUR SAY IN GOVERNANCE OPEN DIALOGUE WITH THE PUBLIC SEVENTH SESSION ON SLBS TV IN FREETOWN

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