The Greek Delegation to AfricaCom

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Who and why should attend

GREEK DELEGATION

17-19 November 2015 CTICC, Cape Town

Some figures about this specific market

WHY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

• About 1 Billion Ppl

• 722M Mobile Connections

• 5% Annual Economic Growth Rate

• Similar Timezone

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2015 2017 2019 2020

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4657

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286413

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Smartphones in millions Broadband % of total

Some more figures about the specific market

IF THESE ARE NOT ENOUGH

Africa is big! Africa is not one country

CHALLENGES

• Nigeria has 80x the population of Botswana

• Cameroon has 6x less GNI than Namibia

• Rwanda has 18x less mobile connections than Nigeria

Economy

CHALLENGES

• Economic slowdown with growth dipping in 2015 to 3.7% from 4.6% in 2014

• Fiscal deficits across the region are now larger than they were at the onset of the global financial crisis

• Domestic demand generated by consumption, investment, and government spending will boost economic growth to 4.8% in 2017

World Bank

THAT’S WHY WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER

• 10.000 Attendees• 4500 Decision Makers • 2750 Companies • 140 Countries• 375 Exhibitors• 350 Speakers

70%

4%

18%

3%

5%

PARTICIPANTS

• Mainly Operators and Broadcasters from 50+ African Countries

MORE THAN 10 PARALLEL EVENTS

• Participate in some of the events or just the exhibition?

• Costs between $1500 and $4000

• Exhibition is FREE but don’t forget to register

EXHIBITIONDifferent ways to participate

GREEK DELEGATIONEstimated Budget

Expense Quantity

Cost

Air Tickets 1 €1000

Accommodation 3 €300

Meals etc 6 €400

Misc  1 €500

Total €2200

GREEK DELEGATIONPreparation

• Search everything about logistics, flights, visas, accommodation

• Contact Hellenic Authorities in SA

• Learn more about Cape Town, neighbourhoods, transportation, places to eat and stay

• Organise a networking event between Greek and African entrepreneurs

Send your interest at international@hamac.gr or talk to a member of the team afterwords

INTERESTED?