The 4th IREN Africa Think Tank and Business Leadership Training August, 6-8 2009, Nairobi, Kenya  

Participation is by invitation only  

For last three years Inter Region Economic Network (IREN) has hosted 85 delegates from across Africa for the annual IREN Think Tank and business Leadership Training. The trainings are aimed at promoting think tank culture in Africa as part of the strategy to involve Africans in getting solutions to the problems affecting the continent.  

The 4th IREN Africa Think Tank and Business Leadership Training will be held on August 6-8 2009 in Nairobi. This year IREN has requested a leading training company in the region to take the delegates through basic skills required to run a successful think tank under difficult circumstances.  

For more information contact

Anne Mugoya Business Development Manager

Inter Region Economic Network (IREN)

Nyaku House Mezzanine Flr.

Argwings Kodhek Rd. Hurlingham.

Box 135 GPO Nairobi Kenya,

Phone 254-20-2731497

Fax 254-20-2723258,

Email [email protected] , [email protected] 

7th ARB Meeting

Theme:   Probing Governance and Prosperity in Africa

Date:      November 11 - 14, 2009

Venue:    Arusha Tanzania

Background

Founded in 2001, IREN has organized over 72 high profile forums and hosted over 4,500 delegates from across the globe with varied professional background. These have included high school and university students, farmers, civil society leaders, journalists, policy makers and business leaders who met to discuss issues focused on Africa’s economic development.

The economic and governance crisis in Africa has been blamed on colonialism, poor institutions and bad leadership. Africa’s founding fathers are blamed for having adopted a ‘forgive and forget policy’ as opposed to focusing on restitution. African challenges have also been blamed on questionable measurement benchmarks, ethnic clashes and lack of indigenization of the African economy.

The 7th ARB meeting will address the theme “Probing Governance and Prosperity in Africa” by seeking to answer the following fundamental questions:-

* How has political leadership in Africa affected governance and prosperity on the continent?

* What role have foreign countries played in the governance and prosperity dilemma facing Africa?

* Do we need new institutional structures to better govern African countries?

* What is the role of the private sector in building governance and prosperity structures in Africa?

* What standards of measurement should Africa adopt in its quest for better governance and prosperity?

* What impact will current global economic slow down have on Africa’s governance system? 

IREN invites scholars, politicians, policy makers, civil society members and business leaders among others to the 7th African Resource Bank Meeting to brainstorm on the above theme.