En stor konference primo marts om investerings- og forretningsmuligheder i Afrika for danske virksomheder åbnes nu også for NGO-repræsentanter, oplyser arrangøren, Danmarks Eksportråd, tirsdag til u-landsnyt.dk
De kommer ind for en favørpris af 650 kr. pr. person, mens firmaerne må betale 2.450 kr. pr. deltager, medmindre de er medlem af “Suppliers Network” og slipper 300 kr. billigere.
Det skyldes, at Danmarks Eksportråd driver såkaldt indtægtsdækket virksomhed. Altså tager den pris, det koster at holde arrangementet.
Der er mange ting at komme efter, også for NGOerne. Udover en perlerække af internationale navne fremlægger udviklingsminister Ulla Tørnæs (V) Danidas nye erhvervsstrategi, “Erhverv, Vækst og Udvikling”. Der er tillige adgang for pressen.
Konferencen finder sted:
Tid: Tirsdag den 7. marts kl. 9.00 – 16.30
Sted: Eigtveds Pakhus, konferencesal III, Udenrigsministeriet, Asiatisk Plads 2, Christianshavn, 1448 København
HER programmet i sin helhed:
Udenrigsministeriet har hermed fornøjelsen at invitere til konference med fokus på erhvervsmuligheder i Afrika. Konferencen henvender sig både til store og små danske virksomheder med interesse for at gøre forretning i Afrika.
Formålet er at give forståelse, inspiration og konkrete forslag til bæredygtige samarbejdsprojekter, enten via direkte investeringer eller ved gennemførelse af internationalt finansierede projekter.
Konferencen indledes af Udviklingsminister Ulla Tørnæs, der offentliggør Danidas nye erhvervsstrategi ”Erhverv, vækst, udvikling” med fokus på Afrika.
Herefter vil Den Internationale Finansieringsorganisation (IFC) i Verdensbankgruppen (bankens erhvervs-vindue), den Afrikanske Udviklingsbank (AfDB), den Europæiske Investeringsbank (EIB), EUs bistandsprogram for Afrika (EDF) og Verdensbanken præsentere deres respektive indsatser for Afrika samt projekttyper, der finansieres.
Programmet indeholder videre indlæg fra Kenyas regering, pensionskassen PKA, GoGlobal initiativet samt cases fra henholdsvis en dansk og afrikansk virksomhed, der har set mulighederne og etableret forretning i Afrika.
Hvorfor deltage?
Få inspiration og hør nærmere om, hvordan du sikrer dine forretninger.
Afrika er kommet på top 10 listen på den internationale dagsorden. Verdensbanken, EU, den Afrikanske Udviklingsbank og ikke mindst Danmark støtter gennem en lang række programmer og kreditfaciliteter initiativer, der kan sætte gang i den økonomiske vækst.
Der er brug for opstart af nye virksomheder, overførsel af teknologi og knowhow, infrastruktur, sundhedsvæsen, uddannelse, offentlige reformer og meget mere. Investeringer og forretningsmuligheder i Afrika er derfor interessante for danske virksomheder og organisationer.
Samtidig er erhvervsklimaet i flere afrikanske lande blevet forbedret, hvilket har tiltrukket regionale investeringer, ikke mindst fra Sydafrika. Konferencen vil samtidig fokusere på, hvordan man sikrer sine forretninger og dermed skaber bæredygtige resultater.
Konferenceprogrammet består af 2 dele.
Første del fokuserer på de mere overordnede vurderinger, strategier og politikker for de enkelte organisationer og myndigheder.
Anden del er mere praktisk orienteret med fokus på virksomhedernes konkrete muligheder for at opnå finansiel støtte.
Prisen for at deltage i konferencen er kr. 2.150,- pr. deltager for medlemmer af Suppliers-Network.
For andre virksomheder er prisen kr. 2.450,-. Prisen dækker organisering af konferencen, frokost og konferencemateriale.
Tilmelding sker ved at udfylde og returnere et tilmeldingsskema til Danmarks Eksportråd SENEST tirsdag den 28. februar.
Tilmelding kan ligeledes ske elektronisk via Udenrigsministeriets hjemmeside på følgende link: www.tilmelding.um.dk/africa
Yderligere informationer om konferencen hos Michael Hillmose, Tlf.: 33 92 01 51 eller e-mail [email protected].
Du kan læse mere om organisationerne på www.projekteksport.dk
Conference PROGRAMME
Investment and Business Opportunities in Africa
Chairman, Early Morning Session: Mr. Ib Pedersen, Under-Secretary for Bilateral Affairs, Ambassador (Danidas bilaterale chef)
Chairman: Ms. Anne Steffensen, Under-Secretary for Foreign Trade &Investment , Ambassador
08:30
Registration and Coffee
09:00
Welcome – New Programme for Danish Support to Private Sector Development in the Developing Countries, By Ms. Ulla Tørnæs, Minister of Development Cooperation.
The minister will present “Business, Growth and Development”, the new Danish programme to promote economic growth in development countries through trade liberalisations and Business- to- Business programmes and strengthened private sector instruments such as the Mixed Credit Scheme.
09:30
New Strategy for Africa – the International Finance Corporation Experience (IFC), By Mr. Michael Klein, Vice President, IFC
The IFC-Vice President, Chief Economist and architect of the World Bank Groups “Doing Business” indicator system will outline the African reform processes and present the new IFC strategy for economic attention to Africa, including the creation of IFCs “Private Enterprise Partnership for Africa”.
10:00
African Countries Business Climate – seen from Kenya, By Mr. David Nalo, Permanent Secretary of Trade and Industry, Kenya
The High-Level official will give an outline of reforms, economic growth and investment posibilities in Africa seen from the perspective of Kenya – a major development collaboration partner for Denmark.
10:30 Q & A
10:40 Break
11:05
Case I: The European Private Investor in Africa – Challenges and Possibilities, By Mr. Jørgen A. Engell, Executive Vice President, A. P. Møller – Mærsk A/S
The Executive Vice President will elaborate on the challenges, opportunities and concerns in connection with investments in Africa.
11:30
The Investment Facility – European Investment Bank (EIB), By Ms. Flavia Palanza, Head of the Portfolio Management and Policy Division
The Head of Division will present the scope of the Investment Facility as well as other EIB financing instruments for Africa. The intervention will cover sector priorities, application procedures, appraisal methods, as well as risk uncovering.
11:55
Danish Investment Strategies – Go Global, By Mr. Sven Riskær, Managing Director, Industrialisation Fund for Developing Countries (IFU)
The Director will explain how the Export Credit Fund, IFU, Danida and the Trade Council of Denmark (TCD) have joined forces to give Danish Trade and Industry the best opportunities when setting up a business in e.g. Africa. Opportunities involve investment guarantees, loans, equity capital and seed funding.
12:20
Commercial AND SOCIAL Investments in Africa – Danish Pension Funds, By Mr. Peter Damgaard Jensen, Managing Director, PKA
The Fund Director will present a recently launched scheme for ethically and commercially motivated private sector investments in Africa and Asia in collaboration with Pension Fund PBU, Bankinvest and Danida.
12:45 Lunch
13:45
The African Investment Perspective – African Development Bank (AfDB), By Mr. Luciano Borin, Director for Private Sector Department
The Banks PSD Director will give a short presentation of products and services that the Bank is offering to the foreign investor in Africa. Mr. Borin will also outline sectors that the African Development Bank is focusing on. Possibilities of partnerships between AfDB and Danish investors will be discussed.
14:35 Break
14:50
Africa Seen from the Perspective of the European Union – European Development Fund (EDF), By Mr. J. ten Bloemendal, Director of Operations Quality Support including Business, Trade and Regional Integration, EDF (to be confirmed)
The Director will elaborate on the EU Africa strategy, the funding opportunities, sector priorities and application formalities of the EDF.
15:15
Strategy and Portfolio in Africa – World Bank, By Mr. Gobind Nankani, Vice President of Africa Regional Office, World Bank (to be confirmed)
The Vice President will outline the World Banks future policy and strategy for Africa. Current commitments, portfolio and country and sector strategy for Africa will also be discussed.
15:40
Case II: The Challenge of Entrepreneurship in Africa – Experiences from Zambia, By Mr. David Nama, Managing Di rector, Dana Holdings, Zambia
The Managing Director will elaborate on his experiences with African Business and also provide an assessment of the investment setting in Africa and of the significance of the increased South-South investment scenario.
16:05 Q & A
16:15 Closing Remarks
