With an estimated 2,000 expected in attendance in February 2012 for the International Rugby Tournament in Las Vegas, this pre-game Diaspora Event, held immediately before the weekend rugby festivities, will bring together Kenyan individuals, businesses, entrepreneurs, and professionals; potential investors; US companies with business and investment interests in Kenya, prominent representatives of government entities, as well as Kenyan business and industry leaders.
The suggested & tentative agenda will include a keynote welcome, industry focused panel discussions, themed breakout sessions, a business vendor expo, and a number of networking functions. A golf tournament and welcome reception are also part of the agenda.
THURSDAY
Champagne Ballroom – Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
5PM Registration
6PM Welcome Reception & the 3rd Annual Kenya Rugby Sevens ‘Meet & Greet’
Chief Guest: Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u, Governor Central Bank of Kenya
The Infrastructure Bond – An Investment opportunity for the Diaspora
Business Expo, Raffle Prize
FRIDAY
Celebrity Ballroom – Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
8AM Registration
9AM Keynote: Kenya’s Second Corridor and the opportunities for the Diaspora
H.E. Ambassador Elkanah Odembo, Embassy of Kenya, Washington DC
Political & Community Engagement – in the U.S. and Kenya
Kenya as the Gateway to Africa
Dr. Titus Naikuni – Group Managing Director and CEO, Kenya Airways
11AM Kenyans Connect Town Hall – ‘Speak Up & Shape the Conversation’
**Immigration & Dual Citizenship Myth Busters
**Business & Leadership
**Lifestyle & Entertainent
Brunch Sponsored by Chase Bank
Relationship Banking
Keynote: Ms. Maggie Kimani, Head of Diaspora Banking, Chase Bank Kenya
Business Expo, Raffle Prize
SATURDAY
8AM Kenyans Connect 2012 Golf Invitational – Revere Golf Club
**Tentative agenda subject to change
INTERNATIONAL USA SEVENS RUGBY TOURNAMENT (Sam Boyd Stadium)
Friday / Saturday / Sunday
INTERNATIONAL USA SEVENS RUGBY TOURNAMENT (Sam Boyd Stadium)
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