Program announced for Africa Economic Forum 2012
Dr Duncan Clarke, chairman and CEO at Global Pacific & Partners, says, "Our focus is on Shaping Africa's Future, as Africa holds great commercial promise, its destiny to be unlocked by local and foreign investment, enhanced trade and development partnerships, along with competitive business strategies across its landscapes".
He continues, "The forum will address leading-edge shifts in Africa's evolving economies, critical investment and business concerns, and the continent's emerging role and strategic position within a highly competitive and rapidly globalising world".
Shaping Africa's Future
The 6th Annual Africa Economic Forum will bring together Africa's leading industries, companies, state players, senior executives, and government officials to interface in a content-rich meeting, including players from countries outside Africa, and so connect fast-growth core industries inside and outside Africa's economies.
Global Pacific & Partners also announced CNN International as the exclusive international broadcast partner for the 2012 program.
The Annual Africa Economic Forum will include the 13th Southern Africa Oil, Gas & Energy Conference, as three intensive break-away sessions. These will focus on oil/gas exploration/development both offshore and onshore, shale gas/oil resources, power projects, renewable energy and energy efficiency, downstream oil markets and Southern Africa's future fuels mix.
The conference features keynote ministerial addresses from Hon Dr Rob Davies, Minister of Trade & Industry (South Africa) and Hon Elizabeth Dipuo Peters, Minister of Energy (South Africa).
Featuring 40+ senior-level presentations from across industry and the continent including presenters from: Comesa, Brenthurst Foundation, GE Corporate, Ecobank, DHL Global Forwarding, Agricultural Buisness Chamber, Dupont, Industrial Development Corporation, Gordan Institute of Business Science, Petroleum Agency SA, PetroSA, Shell, Engen, Galana Petroleum, Forest Exploration SA and many others.
Issues and agenda
This gathering will discuss Africa's Economic Future over an intensive three-day programme (including the 5th Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategy Briefing) based on the following issues and agenda:
Sub-Saharan Africa Business Briefing
In addition, the 5th Sub-Saharan Africa Business Briefing takes place one day prior the 6th Africa Economic Forum, on Monday 5 March 2012, with insights provided on the prospects, potential and future economic outlook for business and investment across the continent. This will be presented by Clarke.
Clarke has been an advisor to African governments and oil companies while the company runs an annual oil and gas management meeting, the landmark Africa Oil Week, now in its 19th year, held in Cape Town, South Africa.
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