Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium
Where Ideas and Action Meet
April 19th, 2008
On April 19th, 2008 Harambe Endeavor gathered at the historic Mount Washington Hotel to reveal our strategic plan to lead African development through a pan-African network of business incubators geared towards Africa's youth. The Harambe members, attending schools such as Harvard, Yale, MIT, Stanford, Dartmouth, and Columbia, signed the Harambe Bretton Woods Declaration in the Gold Room of the hotel, where the Bretton Woods Agreements establishing the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, were signed in 1944.
Harambe Endeavor members declared their intention to "work together as one to unleash the potential of Africa's people, pursue the social, political and economic development of our continent and fulfill the dream of our generation."
Susan Stout, World Bank Result Secretariat, who retired from the Bank the day before, after 25 years of service, noted in her remarks, at the inaugural banquet, that this was the kind of "bold action" that Africa has been missing from its people. Nigerian, Joseph Okpaku, president of Africa Telecom, advised the group to learn from the "mistakes" of his generation, while Nadim Matta, Director of the Rapid Results Institute, remarked "this could be the beginning of a new deal for Africa."
Jim Roche, president of the New Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, Todd Neumann, South African Airlines VP of Sales, former US Ambassador Dick Swett, representatives from African Embassies in the US as well as other members of the HWBS Host Committee were at hand for the event, which was the first annual Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium.
The energy and enthusiasm of the group was captured by the inspirational speech of group president, Okendo Lewis Gayle. At sunset, the Harambe Endeavor president remarked that he could not think of a better day to launch an endeavor "to lead a continent towards economic freedom" as Harambe's Jewish friends started Passover festivities, which he noted, in words reminiscent of Dr. Martin Luther King speeches, was the remembrance of "the beginning of the long trek from the dark dungeons of Egypt… on towards the Promised Land" and added that like the journey of the Jewish people, Harambe's would be arduous, "but like the Sons of Abraham, we will persevere."
•Obiageli Ezekwesili – Vice President for Africa , World Bank
• H.E. Welile Nhlapo – South African Ambassador to the United States
• H.E. Amina Salum Ali – African Union Ambassador to the United States
• H.E. Josefina Pitra Diakite - Angolan Ambassador to the United States
• Ngozi Iweala - Managing Director, World Bank
• Dr. William Easterly – Co-Director, Development Research Institute
• Sthu Zungu- President of South African Tourism USA
• Tony Barclay – President, Development Associates Incorporated
• Susan Stout -Manager of Results Secretariat, World Bank
• Richard Cambridge Manager, African Diaspora Affairs, World Bank
• Fred Oladiende – President, Center for Democracy in Africa
• James Thangaraj - Action Plan, World Bank
• Bridget Wagner – Director, Coalition Relations, Heritage Foundation
• Carol Adelman – Director, Hudson Institute, Center for Global Prosperity
• Daniel Anagho – President, African Investment Corporation
• Joseph Okapaku – President, Africa Telecom
• Nadim Matta – Director, Rapid Results Institute
• Nichelle Gainey – President, Silverstone International
• Ian Vasquez – Director, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute
• Marian Tupy – Policy Analyst, Cato Institute
• Jason Boxt – Director of National Advocacy , Center for US
Global Engagement, Impact 08
• Gordon O.F. Johnson - Businessman/Center for Privatization (ret.)
• Helene Gayle – President/CEO, CARE International
•Luke Weinstein – Director, Innovation Accelerator,
University of Connecticut School of Business
•Fikile Magubane – Consul General, South Africa
•Valerie Cunningham – UNH Black Heritage Partnerships
• Derrick Kayongo - Regional Coordinator, CARE International
• Ambassador Dick Swett – Former United States Ambassador to Denmark
• Jim Roche - President , New Hampshire Business and Industry Association
• Fergus Cullen – Chairman, New Hampshire Republican State Committee
• Ray Buckley – Chairman, New Hampshire Democratic Party
• Janet Rebman – President, Hanover Chamber of Commerce
• Amb. Kenneth Yalowitz - Director, Dickey Center, Dartmouth College
• Lew Feldstein – President, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
• Dr. Robert Myers – President, Daniel Webster College
• Brenda Marotto – Executive Director, Minority Health Coalition
•Robert Baines - President, Chester College
• Heather Thalheimer – Board Chair, Service for Peace
• Dr. Charlotte Broaden – Professor, International
Business, Southern New Hampshire University
• Dr. Charles Phillips – President, Service for Peace
• Kelly LaFlamme – Program Director, Endowment or Health
• Fred Kocher – President, New Hampshire High Tech Council
• Dawn Wivell – Director, International Trade and Resource Center
• Dr. Masood Sammi – Chairman, International
Business , Southern New New Hampshire University
• Manzi Murenzi – Co-Founder, New Hampshire African Information Center
• Tom Horgan – President, New Hampshire Colleges and University Council
• Phil Suter – Executive Director, World Affairs Council of New Hampshire
