Participate virtually in the 19th World Economic Forum on Africa through direct interaction on numerous social media platforms with world leaders who will gather in Cape Town from 10 to 12 June.

You can engage with participants by directly addressing them at press conferences that will be live streamed as well as plenary sessions. Simply use the chat function of our Livestream channel forum to send your questions to panellists.

With one year to the kick-off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the meeting will explore the economic and social impact of this major international event. Participants as well as the public are invited to join the Davos Debates in Africa and send their video response to the following question: “Will the whole of Africa benefit from the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa?”

The meeting will begin with a highly interactive session engaging over 350 leaders in a brainstorming exercise. Leaders will examine the current changing global landscape and determine the major challenges that African countries need to be most prepared for in the coming year. The Forum has invited the public to help shape the debate and vote on the key challenges. Results and video responses will be presented in the session, which will be broadcast on http://www.weforum.org/africa2009/webcasts.

Key quotes from plenary sessions will be tweeted on the Forum’s Twitter account – http://twitter.com/davos - which has over half a million followers. Ashley Judd, Actress and Member of the Board, PSI, USA, will give her first Twitter interview from the meeting. The public will be invited to send questions to her and vote on the top five they would like her to answer. Finally, follow the meeting’s key outcomes right here on the Forum’s blog! Send your comments and views and join the discussion on the future of the African continent.