NEPAD Infrastructure Conference 2011 (This event has been postponed)

NEPAD INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE

Emperors Palace Conference Centre, Kempton Park, Johannesburg from 26 to 27 October 2011

The NEPAD Agency and NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF) will be hosting the 2011 NEPAD Infrastructure Conference.

The conference is meant to develop an understanding of continental infrastructure programmes and together with financiers, engineering firms, construction companies and development agencies, review and discuss current infrastructure projects which are in pre-feasibility, feasibility and project packaging stage in order to coordinate these key infrastructure players within these programmes.

The conference will highlight the processes of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), Presidential Infrastructure Championing Initiative (PICI) and the Institutional Architecture for Infrastructure Development in Africa (IAIDA). This important event will allow the private sector, government and development partners to reflect on infrastructure in Africa under NEPAD in the past 10 years while reviewing recent developments of private sector engagements on PIDA across the continent towards the future. This two day initiative will feed into and support PIDA and PICI programmes, and provide a necessary platform for relevant stakeholders to become part of the future of infrastructure on the continent.

Draft Programme

DAY 1 – 26 October 2011

08h00 – 08h30 – Registration and morning tea
08h30 - 08h45 - Welcome address

NEPAD Business Foundation, Chairman Stanley Subramoney

 NEPAD Agency, CEO Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki

08h45 – 09h15 – Keynote Address
Minister Trevor Manuel, Minister in the Presidency: Head of  the National 

Planning  Commission, Minister Trevor Manuel (tbc)

09h15 - 10h20 -  Transnet Address - Launch of Africa Strategy
                                 Transnet speaker (tbc)

10h20 – 11h00   Coffee/Tea break

11h00 – 11h30 – A Decade of Infrastructure Development under NEPAD – Challenges and Successes”

                                 NEPAD Agency, CEO Dr Ibrahim Mayaki

11h30 - 12h15 - Defining PIDA, PICI AND IAIDA

                                  PIDA - Alex Rugomba (AfDB) (15 min)

                                  PICI - Dr. John Tambi (NPCA) (15 min)

                                  IAIDA - Bella Moussa (AUC) (15 min)

12h30 – 13h30 – Outcomes of PIDA Validation Private Sector Workshop

                                  NEPAD Business Foundation Director, Roelof van Tonder

13h30 – 14h30   Lunch break

14h30-16h30 - Financing PIDA projects: AfDB, IDC, ABSA and DBSA: current, potential funding structures

16h30 – 16h45 – Recap and Closing of Day 1

NEPAD Business Foundation Director, Roelof van Tonder

DAY 2 – 27 October 2011

08h30 – 09h00 Opening and Recap

NEPAD Agency, Dr. John Tambi

09h00 – 12h30   Panel Discussion: Breakaway sessions (defined by potential PIDA priority projects)

Transport

ICT

Energy

Trans boundary Water

QUESTIONS (30 minutes)

12h30 – 13:30 Lunch break

13h30 – 14h00   Findings and ways forward

NEPAD Business Foundation Director, Roelof van Tonder

14h00 – 14h30 – Closing and Thanks

NEPAD Agency, CEO Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki

NBF Members:                             R4 500.00 per delegate
Non-NBF Members:                     R5 500.00 per delegate

To book your participation please complete the attached conference registration for and send to Siyenza Event Management’s Liz Hart on liz@siyenza.za.com or Margaret Agocs on margs@siyenza.za.com by Monday, 3 October 2011.