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Sunday 6th June |
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Registration opens |
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Opening ceremony |
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| Day 1 |
Monday 7th June |
8:50 – 9:10 |
Opening Address :
Opening Remarks and introductions
About Ghana’s infrastructure vision and the impact of investments entering primary infrastructure in Ghana and West Africa; policies and strategies that could strengthen international investors’ positions in sustainable private public partnerships with countries and people in the region. Governments and investors benefits including state revenues, budgets, transfers of technologies and experiences, employment creation, improved labour skills, promotion of domestic production, increased profits and deeper integration in regional and global economy.. |
09:10 - 10:10 |
Opening Plenary:
Integrating Infrastructure in the sub regions
Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Bank, General Electric, Small Business Alliance (regional platform) |
10:15 - 11:15 |
Second Plenary:
Interactive Session
Interactive Session; speakers taking questions and responding to audience of investors, experts, financiers, technologists and other experts |
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| 11:15 - 11:45 |
Coffee and network break |
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| 11:45 - 13:00 |
First Panel Discussion:
Regional Infrastructure - Centre of Excellence
Building an Africa Centre of Excellence (COE), new built or laid out inside an existing commercial structure (regional chamber of
commerce or business institute) to integrate and add value to information about infrastructure provided by national and regional
governments, private and public sector organizations, including AU, developmental banks and other stakeholders: COE would promote
and track Africa infrastructure initiatives, programs, and projects and provide clear and transparent data about them and related funds,
consultancies, prospective investors, feasibility studies, and toolkits, on an interactive website accessible from internet terminals from
around the world.
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| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Network Lunch |
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| 14:30 - 16:20 |
Devising National and regional Infrastructure Policies to attract and compliment investments entering natural resources, the major
focus of foreign investors in Africa, and using the revenues and profits to leverage investments into other less attractive infrastructure
(rail and road networks). Also how are governments working with provincial authorities and other stakeholders to reduce fallouts
(deep poverty, environmental degradation, homeless, and unemployment) caused by under investments or absence of investments in
critical or marginal areas? |
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| 16:20 - 16:30 |
Coffee and network break |
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| 16:30 - 17:30 |
second Panel Discussion:
Towards a Regional ICT Centre (Pan African ICT Observatory)
Towards a pan African ecommerce industry Observatory to coordinate ICT, projects, and data, and propel the development of ICT and
ecommerce across the continent by contributing to an enabling environment capable of bridging the digital divide between African nations
and the rest of the world. The roles played by ICT/ telecom and satellite providers in the formation of the ICT Pan African Observatory,
and how they could partner with governments and regulators to facilitate implementation of the program, which was laid out at the 2nd
EU-Africa Business Forum in Accra, Ghana in 2007. |
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 - 11:05 |
third Plenary:
Partnerships and alliances contributing towards sustainable supplies of resources for building infrastructure and capacity, bringing value
to impoverished communities, degraded environments, governments and the MDGs, which end in 2015, 5 years away. How can the
world’s biggest sporting event, the FIFA World Cup be exploited to contribute to these developments and the MDGs? |
| 11:20 - 11:50 |
Coffee and network break |
| 11:50 - 12:50 |
PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS FOR AFRICA:
Information regarding Private Infrastructure Funds for Africa. |
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| 12:50 - 14:10 |
Network Lunch |
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SPONSORS WORKSHOPS
Representatives from governments and businesses in discussions about progressing specific live projects,
in private sector sponsored workshops. |
FUNDING FOR BUSINESSES IN AFRICA – For businesses seeking Funding and Project Finance
OBJECTIVE: Open session with Finance Brokers dealing with sources of finance for businesses in Africa –SMEs and corporations;
financial options available, conditions required to access finance, preparation of business plans and feasibility studies.
POWER WORKSHOP
OBJECTIVE: Focus upon strategies used in comparable economies to build capacity and increase power production and distribution to impact upon industrial production and living conditions. Chaired by Dr Sidney Zikuzo Gata, Managing Partner of EMC Continental Africa, Zimbabwe
OIL AND GAS WORKSHOP
OBJECTIVES: Identify and discuss new thoughts and ideas about how to exploit national oil and gas industry (revenues, technology,
and skills) to leverage other less developed industries and create alternative sustainable self sufficient communities and economies
outside capital cities - perspective West Africa Oil and Gas.
Chaired by Mr Bruno Picard, Senior Vice-President, SNC-Lavalin Construction, Canada
WATER CYCLE WORKSHOP
OBJECTIVE: To identify national and regional water and related environment programs and projects, their capacity in terms of
water provision and supplies of clean water especially in critical areas – agriculture, rural areas, shanty towns and slums, and water for
industry and sanitation purposes.
Chaired by Mr Nicholas Igwe, CEO, Zenith Water Projects, South Africa
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
OBJECTIVE: How to create affordable housing stock for the masses, through regeneration of urban areas, renewal of dilapidated
stock, construction of affordable housing for the masses and empowering owners and employees of SMEs and micro enterprises to
create the capabilities and capacity required to qualify for low cost housing stock and subsequently continue the building process of
housing and surrounding infrastructure. |
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Third Panel Discussion
Appraisal of conference and passing of a Motion or Declaration about the event’s intent, future and how it should influence existing and prospective partners in Africa and the global economy. Audience and panel involved in a review of the event and explanation of the role of chair persons in preparing reports for inclusion in final communiqué; preferred and latest dates to submit reports to organisers, the focus and purpose of report and finally about the Declaration, its purpose and where the next event should be held and what the agenda should be. |
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NETWORK PARTY AT HOTEL POOLSIDE LOUNGE |
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