After centuries of colonization and imposed miracle solutions that were to save developing nations, the importance of ownership in development cannot be overstated. However, the question of “whose ownership” is far from straightforward. With millions of Africans spread across the globe from China to Australia to the United States, Africa is no longer limited to the physical boundaries of the continent. Many young Africans whose parents have left in search of a better future are now faced with the question of who will help develop Africa. What does ownership in development mean? Is development a shared responsibility? Or is it the responsibility of Africans? Does it include the Diaspora? What can the Diaspora do? How can we increase the role of Diaspora in African development? Who are the other actors and what role should they play? What is the role of African people and how can that be enhanced?
Co-sponsors: Africa House, Stern in Africa (School of Business), International Public Service Association (Wagner), Black Student Association (Wagner) and African Law Association (Law School) at NYU.

Executive Director Jacqueline Musiitwa will participate in a panel discussion with

- Ambassador Joy Mukanyange, a former Ambassador to Rwanda

- Andrew Garza, founder and Director of   Titaguya Schools in Ghana. 

- Ambassador Isaiah Z. Chabala, former Zambian Ambassador to Belgium. 

Professor Barbara Borst, former UN correspondent for The Boston Globe and Paris correspondent for IPS News Agency, will moderate. 

March 29, 2010, 6-8 pm Rudin Forum, Puck Building, 295 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor

As Africa celebrates it’s Golden Jubilee, it is particularly timely to consider role of law and legal institutions in the continent’s economic development. The goal of this panel is to discuss: (1) the prioritization of the rule of law and the legal reforms necessary for economic growth, (2) the impact of corruption on economic development, and (3) the implementation and enforcement of legal norms. Your knowledge and perspective will be critical to our dialogue as we examine how best to move our continent forward. Executive Director Jacqueline Musiitwa will be moderating.
African Economic Forum
March 26-27, 2010
Columbia University New York, NY

Executive Director Jacqueline Musiitwa will be giving a lecture and presentation.
Mulungushi University  
Tuesday 23rd March 2010 in Chalabesa Hall at 15.00 hrs

Cameroon Professional Society New York Symposium at Columbia University 

The Cameroon Professional Society is a not-for-profit organization of Cameroonian professionals with the goal of nurturing a robust generation of leaders and keen on effecting positive change in the lives of Cameroonians in the diaspora and in Cameroon. A distinguished group of panelists has been put together to lead the discussion. 
They include among others,
Emmanuel Mbi, PhD – Former Country Director, World Bank, Washington, DC.
Jacqueline Muna Musiitwa, Esq. – Founder & Executive Director, Transitional Trade, New York, NY
Samuel Bong, BA – Graduate Student, International Development, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
Executive Director Jacqueline Musiitwa will be moderating.
Cameroon Professional Society
Columbia University
2960 Broadway New York, NY 10027  
Saturday March 13, 2010 4PM - 8PM

Investing in Business in Post-Conflict Countries in Africa
AfribizTalk starts off the 2010 season with an interview with Transitional Trade's Jacqueline Muna Musiitwa.

This radio show is a part of an ongoing series, “Doing Business in Conflict and Post-Conflict Zones in Africa.” To access the full series and to get additional information on African countries, visit the Afribiz portal.

Wharton Africa Business Forum

This year's conference will event which brings together a This year's conference will address twelve key issues that are pertinent to Africa’s development and renaissance.
• African Women in Business
• Private Equity and Legal Investing
• Capital Markets: Next Steps for Development
• Real Estate Development
• Post-Conflict Countries and Potential Opportunities
• Agribusiness
• Infrastructure
• Brain Gain: Africans going back home
• Alternative Funding, Microfinance, VC, PE: The evolving growth catalysts
• African Banking in the face of turmoil
• Successful regional business model
• Social Entrepreneurship
Jacqueline Muna Musiitwa will be moderating the Post-conflict countries panel.
November 6-8, 2009
Hilton Inn at Penn, Philadelphia, PA

Executive Director of Transitional Trade, Jacqueline Musiitwa, will be presenting a paper at the 21st Annual Cheikh Anta Diop International Conference, where this year's theme is African Self-Reflection in the Contemporary Moment. Visit the Diopian Institute for more information.

October 9 -10, 2009
Holiday Inn Historic District
Philadelphia, PA

The AngelAfrica Enterprise Conference is an annual event which brings together a diverse group of professionals to discuss innovations and opportunities in private sector investment, economic development and entrepreneurship on the African continent.  This year's conference will include a West African Investment Forum, focused on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and an Africa Social Enterprise Forum (ASEF), the first event of this scale to focus exclusively on social entrepreneurship in Africa.
Executive Director Jacqueline Muna Musiitwa will be speaking at the legal/regulatory panel. 

September 25 and 26, 2009
Desmond Tutu Center, 180 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10011

- H.E. Dr. Elmi A. Duale, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary Representative for Somalia to the UN
- Ambassador David Shinn, former U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso and Adjunct Professor International Affairs George Washington University, Elliot School of International Affairs
- Ambassador Lila Ratsifandrihamanana, Permanent Representative of the AU in New York (TBC)
- Ambassador Phillip Carter III, Acting Secretary Bureau of African Affairs USA Department of State(TBC)
- Mohammed Hassim Keita Research Associate Africa, Committee for the Protection of Journalists

May 21, 2009, from 6 – 9 p.m.
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York "Meeting Hall" at 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY
Video: part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12