The participants at the gathering will be a mix of leading African actors and thinkers, who are on the cutting edge of forcing change, as well as global policy actors with extensive experience.
However, the OpenForum also seeks to bring to the fore new voices in African conversations. This diversity of voices and perspectives will be carefully selected both in terms of speakers, and in terms of participants, to ensure lively, dynamic and interesting conversations.
Areyeh Neier (pictured above), the President of the Open Society Foundations, will be giving the keynote address.