1. Integrating African, Chinese and
Global Perspectives
How can African societies benefit from intensified economic
and political ties with China? How can China benefit from
socially and political sustainable investments into African
economies? To integrate African, Chinese and global
perspectives, Yale University is partnering with leading
business schools in Africa and China to host a series of high-
profile conferences on Africa-China relations.
A Network of Thought Leaders
The conferences will bring together established and rising
thought leaders on Africa-China relations, including
scholars, experts, entrepreneurs, policy makers, activists and
opinion leaders. Rather than reiterating well-known
problems, the conferences will move beyond existing
debates. The objective is to mobilize novel ideas, arguments
and solutions to promote balance, sustainability and growth
in Africa-China relations.
Planned Conferences
Lagos, Nigeria, March 15-18, 2016
Beijing, China, date to be determined, 2017
Contact africa-china@yale.edu @YaleAfricaChina
Program Co-Chairs
IBRAHIM GAMBARI
Professor Gambari is
Nigeria’s Former Minister
of External Affairs and Under-Secretary General of
the United Nations. Currently, he serves as the
chancellor of Kwara State University, an important
new Nigerian institution that was established in his
home state in 2009. He is also the Founder of the
Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and
Development (“SCDDD”), based in Nigeria’s
capital Abuja. SCDDD is a research and policy-
making institution, which seeks to promote the
evolution of Africa into a prosperous, politically
stable and globally respected continent which is
motivated by the culture of good governance.
LI ANSHAN
Professor Li is the
Director of the Center
for African Studies at Peking
University and a Professor at the School of
International Studies. He has published major
works on African history, China–Africa relations,
colonialism, overseas Chinese, and developmental
studies. He is currently serving as Chair of the
Chinese Society of African Historical Studies, Vice
Chair of China Asia-Africa Association, Vice
President of International Scientific Committee of
UNESCO General History of Africa Vol. IX. In
recent years, he was invited to give lectures about
Africa to top CCP leaders, as well as globally on
Africa-China relations. He was invited as
distinguished guest at the Forum on China–Africa
Cooperation (FOCAC)-Beijing Ministerial
Conference in 2000, Sino-African Education
Minister’s Forum (2005) and the FOCAC-Beijing
Summit (2006). In 2010, he led a delegation to
Cameroon, Kenya, and Tanzania for the assessment
of follow-up action of FOCAC.

2. Sponsorship Opportunities
Selected corporate sponsors are invited to assist in defraying
costs. Sponsor privileges include:
Preferential access to conference registration
Exclusive networking events with renowned thought leaders,
decision-makers and entrepreneurs from China and Africa
In-depth exposure to key issues, current trends and leading-
edge analyses in Africa-China relations
Verbal recognition and branding on conference and
promotional materials
Copies of post-conference publications
Corporate Contacts:
International: Mark Ogden (mark.o@aftrade.ch)
Nigeria: Baba Epega (baba@emc3.eu)
CONFERENCE THEMES
Business Partnerships
What is the potential of different business models to mutually
benefit African and Chinese interests?
Social Acceptance of Chinese Projects
How can Chinese firms invest in the social sustainability of
their African projects?
Corporate Social Responsibility
What institutional approaches can enhance the corporate social
responsibility of Chinese firms in Africa?
Diaspora Communities
What do African and Chinese overseas communities contribute
to their host countries, and what are they bringing back?
Chinese Financial Assistance
What forms of Chinese assistance have the most sustainable
impacts on African development and Africa-China relations?
China’s “Going Global” Strategy
What are the risks and opportunities of relocating Chinese-
owned manufacturing and heavy industry to Africa?
Resolving Africa’s Infrastructure Crisis
How will China’s role in the African infrastructure sector
evolve?
Politics and Governance
How will current political trends in Africa affect Chinese
investors and Chinese foreign policy?
Africa-China Relations in the Media
What can be learned from the contrasting media coverage of
Africa-China relations in African, Chinese and Western media?
Africa-China Relations:
Balance, Growth, and a
Sustainable Future
Lagos Business School
March 15-18, 2016
PRESENTERS & PARTICIPANTS
Yale University is making targeted invitations
to exceptional, high-profile panel chairs and
contributors.
A maximum of 60 presenters will be selected
via competitive calls for proposals, targeted at
academic and practitioner communities.
Panel contributors will be identified based on
the quality, originality and novelty of their
proposals.
Conference participation is open to non-presenters at all
levels of seniority, but on a selective basis. The
registration criteria ensure high quality participants
and a balance of African, Chinese and international
backgrounds.
The organizing team is assembling an integrated
service, hospitality and accommodation package for
conference attendees. Travel and accommodations for
conference presenters will be fully funded.