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| Day 1 |
Monday 7th June |
| 09:10 - 10:10 |
Opening Plenary:
Integrating Infrastructure in the sub regions
Sustaining development into primary infrastructure of the sub regions of Africa, to connect, integrate and build communities and economies, through targeted investments, partnerships, and collaborations between governments, multilateral developmental agencies, regional and international investors, and community organisations; working to devise projects and programs that could build capacity in key infrastructure and bring opportunities to people and societies - The work of the African Union, NEPAD, Africa Development Bank, international investors, ECOWAS Bank, and World Bank. |
10:15 - 11:15 |
Second Plenary:
Interactive Session
Members of panel discussion taking questions and responding to the audience of investors, experts, financiers, project managers, technologists and other experts. |
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| 11:15 - 11:40 |
Coffee and network break |
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| 11:40 - 13:00 |
First Panel Discussion:
Regional Infrastructure - Centre of Excellence
A centre of excellence (COE) that could be new built or inside an existing commercial structure (regional Chamber of Commerce) could integrate and add value to information about infrastructure provided by national, regional, private and public sector organizations, including AU, developmental banks and agencies. COE would track all infrastructure initiatives, programs, and projects across Africa and provide clear and transparent databases on an interactive portal (africainfrastructurecentreofexcellence.com) which can be accessed from internet terminals from anywhere. COE content would include data about Africa infrastructure funds, funds to support training, preparing feasibility projects, and access to consultancy. COE could also offer training courses on how to prepare feasibility projects, identify and access Africa infrastructure funds, and how to engage consultants and prepare infrastructure specific toolkits capabilities into the databases, allowing for participation of international investors and to access specialized data required to make bids and presentations.
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| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Network Lunch |
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| 14:30 - 16:00 |
Benefits of National Infrastructure Policies that are resource lead and can exploit the resources and skills inherent in major industries to spearhead the development of critical infrastructure needed to connect communities and economies in the sub regions. |
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Workshop 1:
NIGERIA |
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Workshop 2:
GHANA |
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Workshop 3:
Côte d'Ivoire |
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Workshop 4:
CAMEROON |
Towards a National Resource-Infrastructure policy in pursuit of developing national and regional infrastructure.
Oil and Gas Nigeria: Governments and businesses in partnerships, building infrastructure, across communities, states, and regions, through the exploitation of national oil and gas resources, industry, and competence. |
A National Resource-Infrastructure policy to pursue development of national and regional infrastructure.
Minerals mining, oil and gas Ghana: Governments and businesses in partnerships to build infrastructure using minerals and newly discovered oil and gas resources to leverage development across communities, states, and region. |
Building a National Resource-Infrastructure policy to pursue development of national and regional infrastructure.
Cocoa and Oil Côte d’Ivoire: Governments and businesses in partnerships, leading the acquisition of infrastructure, across communities, governments, states, and region, through the exploitation of oil, and cocoa resources, industry, and competence. |
A National Resource-Infrastructure policy to pursue development of national and regional infrastructure. Timber, Oil, and Agriculture - Cameroon: Governments and businesses in partnerships, leading the field to build capacity in primary infrastructure through smart exploitation of existing resources and access to finance through smart investment models. |
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| 16:00 - 16:15 |
Coffee and network break |
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second Panel Discussion:
Towards a Regional ICT Centre
A strategic centre to prepare and build an Africa wide Ecommerce industry in the 21st century and to facilitate the acquisition of the necessary communication infrastructure needed for its realization; also to aid the continent’s global competitiveness. Issues include, a regional centre for developing ICT infrastructure, standardization of ecommerce action plans, regional ecommerce projects and initiatives, building security for an ecommerce culture and industry, awakening the potential of ecommerce in Africa. |
18:00 - 20:00
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Network Liaison in Hotel Sports Bar |
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| Day 2 |
Tuesday 8th June |
| 8:50 - 9:50 |
third Plenary:
Challenges surrounding private and public financing of infrastructure in Africa, and alternative sources of investments including local, international, and institutional bonds, and other resources. |
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9:50 - 11:20 |
Governments to Businesses Infrastructure Projects
Representatives from governments and businesses in conversations about progressing specific live projects, in private sector sponsored workshops; looking at funding, design, implementation, progression, and completion. |
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Workshop 8: |
| Building Construction, urban development, and regeneration. |
| Power generation, transmission, distribution. |
Energy projects - pipelines, petroleum and LNG terminals. |
Mining mineral projects. |
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| 11:20 - 11:50 |
Coffee and network break |
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| 11:50 - 13:30 |
third Panel Discussion:
Governments and G8 Investors
Private Public Partnerships between governments and international investors in the critical infrastructure mix of urban development and regeneration, power generation, transmission, distribution, energy projects, including pipelines and LNG terminals, water and waste management projects, transportation sector projects (ports, airports, aviation systems, roads and rail systems), mining projects and rural telecommunications. Focus upon how the private sector is contributing to the development of infrastructure in Africa: Lessons and experiences from major resource investors working in partnerships with local and national governments, their achievements, challenges and what measures could be added to make experiences transferable to toher projects and countries. |
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| 13:30 - 14:40 |
Network Lunch |
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| 16:15 - 16:30 |
Network break |
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fourth Panel Discussion
Regional Declaration and Memorandum of Understanding for progressing infrastructure in Africa sub regions and future G8 Africa Infrastructure Investment conferences. |
| 20:00 |
NETWORK PARTY AT HOTEL POOLSIDE LOUNGE |
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