Key Speakers at the US-Africa Business Forum

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, from left, Phuti Mahanyele, chief executive officer of Shanduka Group, Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric Co., Aliko Dangote, president and chief executive officer of Dangote Group, Doug McMillon, president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and Andrew Liveris, president and chief executive officer of Dow Chemical Co., participate in a panel discussion at the US-Africa Business Forum in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. A two-decade surge in growth in Africa suggests the poorest continent is starting to come to grips with its challenges and has raised the prospect of the "African lions" emulating the "Asian tiger" economies in the 21st century. Photographer: Drew Angerer/Bloomberg via Getty Images