Africa Trade & Investment

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The event has now firmly established itself as the leading trade, commodity and export finance gathering of its kind on the African continent. Attendees heard speakers on varied subjects such as economic outlooks; commodity finance; infrastructure and project development; collateral management; telecoms; political risk and insurance; power and energy; China's role in Africa; logistics and ports; private equity; government reform; and several panel discussions of experts opening up to questions from the floor.

We shall be returning to Africa later this year and Cape Town next year. Keep an eye on this website for more details or email events@exportagroup.com.

Description

Areas covered will additionally include financial and risk services, infrastructure, private equity, collateral management and security, agribusiness, corporate governance and legal issues.

Delegates will also be treated to a wine tasting evening at South Africa's oldest vineyard, the Groot Constantia. Click here for more details.

Billed as Africa's leading trade, commodity and export finance gathering within Africa itself, this event is crucial if you have business dealings with the continent. Join us at the beautiful Bay Hotel and surrounding area for the African event of the year.

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Programme

2nd Africa Trade & Investment 2008
The Bay Hotel
Cape Town
April 3-4, 2008

Day One, April 3, 2008

08.30 Registration

09.15 Chairman's welcome address & opening keynote speech
Razia Khan, Regional Head of Research, Standard Chartered Bank

09.40 Risks and opportunities in the changing economic landscape of Africa
Karanta Kalley, Regional Managing Director, Africa, Global Insight
• Changing landscapes: GDP growth, CPI inflation, external debt, infrastructural growth, political environment
• Real risks: dependence on primary commodity exports, slowdown in global economy, fragile democracies, lukewarm commitment to reform
• Real opportunities: infrastructure development, mining, energy, transport and communication, manufacturing to support infrastructure development

10.20 Investing and managing risk in Africa
Daniel Oades, Partner, Credit, Political & Security Risk, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Ltd
• Resource nationalism: the past year
• Where new investment opportunities will come from: infrastructure projects
• Effectively managing challenges of investing and trading in Africa
• China in Africa: the impact on the risk landscape

11.00 Networking break

11.30 Protecting your investment
Carol Searle and Ben Ogden, Partners, Ince & Co
• The contract
• BITS
• Minimising exposures: understanding your insurance
• Maximising recoveries: understanding some insurance problems
(i) Disclosure
(ii) Warranties
(iii) Perils
(iv) Conditions precedent

12.10 Africa's new levels of governance: panel discussion
Chair: Ann Grant, Vice-Chairman, Standard Chartered Capital Markets
Hon Kwadwo Baah Wiredu, Minister of State, Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning,

13.10 Lunch

14.10 Things can only get better? China's economy to 2010: Africas"s role
Stephen Green, Head of Research, China, Standard Chartered Bank
• China"s macroeconomy
• Demand for raw materials
• FDI trends developing

14.50 Sustainability of Africa’s resource investment boom
Ben Ford, Senior Economist, Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC), Australia
• How durable are recent improvements in political and economic stability?
• Are commodity prices really going to be 'stronger for longer’?
• Will credit markets retreat from Africa?
• Will state-backed investment dry up?

15.10   ECA Finance
Fabio Fritelli, Head of Global Business, SACE

15.40  Networking break

16.00 The African bandwidth: telecoms and services panel discussion
Chair: Martin Edge, Executive Director, First Africa
Gerald Zadikoff, CEO and President, 3 Tel Holdings Ltd
Stephen Wiseman, Chief Operating Officer, Eltek Valere
• Telecoms development in Africa
• How telecoms development is supporting local infrastructure
• Telecoms development as economic and trade growth

17.00 Close of Day One

17.30 Coaches depart for wine-tasting and dinner at Groot Constantia Wine Estate

Day Two, April 4, 2008

Chairman:
Mark Drummond-Brady, International Chairman, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group Plc

09.30 Infrastructure: ports, roads, transport and logistics
Lindi Toyi, ESBU Head, Public Private Partnership, Industrial Development Corporation

10.15 Hot spots in Africa: managing your risks
Don Oliphant, Managing Director, Drum Resources South Africa Pty Ltd
• Collateral management of commodities under structured trade finance deals
• Logistics management of the supply chain

11.00 Networking break

11.30 Fuelling Africa: power and energy panel discussion
Kola Karim, Group Managing Director, Shoreline Power Company
Toks Abimbola, Managing Partner, Shoreline Power Company

12.00 Private equity into Africa
Nkosana Moyo, Managing Partner, Africa, Actis
• Developments and opportunities in African private equity markets
• How Africa compares to international markets for private equity
• Assessing the impact of international funds and cashboxes
• What are the areas of future growth?
• Overcoming the challenges to private equity investment

12.30 New approaches to project finance
Alassane Ba, Manager, Industries and Services Division, Private Sector and Microfinance Department, African Development Bank (AfDB)
• The final frontier in project finance
• Advisor, partner and financier
• Risk mitigation

13.00 Lunch

14.10 Financing infrastructure projects in Africa: Is there a role for the private sector
Jeff Midzuk, Director, Project & Export Finance, Standard Chartered Bank

14.40 Financial solutions: panel discussion
Chris Haden, Global Head, Risk Management Advisory, Standard Chartered Bank
Louis Koen, Head, Western Cape Corporate Marketing Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities, Rand Merchant Bank
Tony Uzoebo, Business Development Director, Zenith Bank
• Local currency financing
• Derivatives and hedging
• Risk mitigation techniques

15.10 Investment and development: panel discussion
Jean Louis Ekra, President, Afreximbank
Michael Fischer, Regional Director, Southern Africa, DEG
Peter Jones, Chief Executive Officer, ATI
Ben Ford, Senior Economist, EFIC
Alassane Ba, Direct Lending Division Manager, African Development Bank
Nazeem Noordali, Head of Africa Trade Finance, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, member of the Islamic Development Bank Group

16.00 Close of conference

Venue

Accommodation

Delegates are responsible for the arrangement and payment of their own travel and accommodation.

A preferential rate has been negotiated for you at The Bay Hotel subject to availability. Upon registration, details will be provided so you may take advantage of a special discount available at The Bay Hotel. Please reserve your room directly with the hotel.

Please find below a list of alternative hotel options:

Protea Hotel North Wharf
1 Lower Bree Street
Cape Town 8002
Western Cape
www.proteahotels.com

All reservations can be made on +27 (0) 21 443 4600, quoting Exporta when making the booking.

Hotel LeVendome
20 London Road
Sea Point
Cape Town 8005
www.le-vendome.co.za

Reservation made via reservations7@le-vendome.co.za, quoting Exporta when making the booking.

Westin Grand Cape Town Arabella Quays
Lower Long Street
Cape Town 8001
www.starwoodhotels.com

Contact reservations, quoting Exporta,  for the best available rate when making the booking.

Sponsors

Sponsorship opportunities including exhibition stands are available for this event.

To become a sponsor, please contact Tom Whitehead, Head of Sponsorship Sales at twhitehead@exportagroup.com.

Exporta's events have a global reputation, renowned for superb networking opportunities and educational presentations by high-profile speakers.

Time after time our events attract the leading companies in our market as sponsors.

See below for a full list of our Event Sponsors, Institutional Partners and Media Partners and click on the logo to visit their web site. 

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