DAY 1: FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2015
PRE-OPENING SESSION
9:30-10:00 - Opening speech by His Excellency Ali Bongo Ondimba, President, Gabonese Republic
10:00-11:00 - Give me a job!
11:00 - 12:00 - What’s my role in the society?
12:00 – 12:15 - Future flash
12:15 – 13:15 - FROM EDUCATION TO ENTERPRISE: Give me a chance
OFFICIAL OPENING SESSION
16:00 – 19:30 - The Energy OF Africa’s leadership
16:00 – 16:30 - Opening speech
16:30 – 17:15 - AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE: our continent, our legacy
17:15 – 17:45 - Address from the leaders

17:45 – 18:25 - In conversation
18:25 – 19:15 - EMERGING ECONOMIES - How to build an emerging economy
19:15 – 19:30 - Award presentation of the Inaugural African start-up award
20:30 – 22:00 - OFFICIAL DINNER: By invitation only
DAY 2: August 29, 2015 - GABON 360
09:00 – 09:40 - THE MINISTERS’ SESSION: Transforming Gabon
10:20 – 10:25 - Special announcement
WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP
10:25 – 10:55 - Women in leadership
10:55 – 11:20 - Leadership in action
THE CLIMATE SOUTH INITIATIVE PRESENTS - PLENARY TENT
11:20 – 11:30 - In conversation
11:30 – 12:05 - AFFORDABLE ACCESS POWER TO THE MASSES: Affordable access to all
12:05 – 12:15 - In conversation
12:15 – 12:25 - Future flash
12:25 – 13:00 - GREEN BUSINESS - Green is the colour of success
13:00 – 14:15 - Networking lunch, Marketplace
14:30 – 16:00 - TASKFORCES: Resource management
14:15 – 16:15 - PLENARY HALL SPECIAL SESSIONS: The climate south initiative
16:30 – 16:45 - In conversation
16:45 – 17:30 - DEBATE: The digital evolution
17:30 – 17:45 - FUTURE FLASH: invented and made in Africa
17:45 – 18:35 - REVERSE INNOVATION: Africa’s big opportunity
19:00 – 21:00 - Cultural evening
DAY 3: August 30, 2015
09:00 – 10:50 - REPORT BACK: African citizens’ summit plenary tent
AFRICAN CITIZENS’ SUMMIT SESSIONS
09:00 – 09:50 - REPORT BACK REPORT BACK: can we fix it? from where will the jobs come
09:50 – 10:50 - DEBATE- is the African education system broken?
10:50 – 11:30 - LEGAL FRAMEWORK - creating a legal framework for a NEW Africa
11:30 – 11:45 - In conversation
11:45 – 12:05 - In conversation
12:05 – 12:45 - Investment beyond the boom
12:45 – 14:00 - Lunch and networking break
14:00 – 15:30 - TASKFORCES DAY 3: Human resources
OFFICIAL CLOSING SESSION OF THE NEW YORK FORUM AFRICA 2015 THE ENERGY OF AFRICA’S IMAGE
16:00 – 19:00 - PARTNERSHIPS WITH AFRICA: Profits must equal jobs
16:00 – 16:15 - In conversation
16:15 – 16:55 - HEAD TO HEAD: EAST AND WEST AFRICA: The bridge between East and West
16:55 – 17:25 - EGYPT THE FUTURE EGYPT THE FUTURE: The new African champion
17:25 – 17:55 - MIGRANTS HOT TOPIC: Migrants
17:55 – 18:30 - LEADERSHIP THE LEADERSHIP ROAD MAP: The years ahead
18:30 – 18:45 - Closing speech