AFRICA

INFRASTRUCTURE

EXPO 2009

J O H A N N E S B U R G

Introduction

The way forward for Africa…..

-To look at the future development of it’s infrastructure,

-Using a bi-ennial global platform,

-Namely the Africa Infrastructure Expo

-To facilitate increased infrastructure development across the African continent.

Introduction

A myriad of strategies, programmes and Campaigns are underway to develop governance styles and policies that seek to enable a developing future for the world’s poorest nations.

Economic development blocs, trading treaties and political groupings from the G8, responding to Nepad with its Africa Action Plan, to local municipal structures in almost every city and town across Africa, are charting a new course for the continent whose potential is being reinvented despite seemingly insurmountable challenges.

Introduction

Most recently:

The British Department for International development announced a new collaborative initiative bringing together senior representation

“Infrastructure consortium for Africa” , comprising

-G8,

-The African Union,

-The New partnership for Africa’s Development (AU/NEPAD),

-The African Development Bank,

-The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),

-The World Bank

and The European Commission

Introduction

It is to give full voice and delivery to such initiatives that the concept of a global African exposition (conference and exhibition platform) is conceived.

A Global African Development Exposition of the scale described here with focus wholly on facilitating delivery.

During the last 5 decades, Africa, and indeed its global partners, has proven an unerring ability to get around a table to negotiate agreements that are most remarkable for their unrealised potential as well as their lack of delivery.

Sector

There is no doubt that those sectors that provide enabling infrastructure across the continent are the sectors on which Africa’s growth must now be focused.

Imbalances in infrastructural platforms from country to country within Africa are the primary cause of the lag in integrated growth internally, within economic blocs and across the continent.

Multinationals interested in investment in one state where infrastructure is sophisticated are often doubtful of their ability to realise the potential of that investment as a direct result of the lack of resources in the country next door.

Sector

The delivery focus of the Exposition is on scaling-up

– Responding to urgent needs by assisting to bring together players that can mobilise additional funds and more effective use of existing financial sources.

Finally, as it is intended as a recurring event the Exposition can play a meaningful role in

- Monitoring and evaluating whilst, incidentally, providing a host-city opportunity each time, thus making its own contribution to tourism and local economic development in a different country each hosting.

Stakeholders

1 The President’s Office especially the Chief Directorate on International Relations, Peace and Security and the

2 Chief Directorate for the Economic Cluster

3 The International Investment Advisory Council

4 The International Cabinet Cluster

Department of Trade and Industry;

Department of Foreign Affairs,

Government communication and Information Service.

Stakeholder’s Africa

AFRICAN UNION

NEPAD

SOUTH AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY

SOUTH AFRICAN CUSTOMS UNION

ECOWAS

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Stakeholders International

WORLD BANK

INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION

DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

AFRICA INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUM

S A D C

The 14 SADC member states are:

Angola Botswana Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lesotho Madagascar MalawiMauritius

Mozambique Namibia South Africa Swaziland

Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe

Sector development

Profiles on the exposition would also be guided by those earmarked as priorities by the consortium, including:

Energy

Transport

Water and Sanitation

Telecommunications

Urban Infrastructure

Infrastructure sectors

Transport Aerospace, Airports, Rail, Roads, Ports

Energy Electricity, Oil, Gas, Refineries

Government Spatial Development Initiatives, Free Economic Zones, Trading Blocs, Customs

Water & Sanitation Treatment Plants, Distribution

Construction Bridge and Dam Building, Manufacturing Plants

Telecommunications Satellite and Signal Infrastructure

Africa Infrastructure Expo

Event Profile

A bi-ennial global platform, providing a platform through conferences, summits and workshops focused on infrastructure themes.

The Global Africa Infrastructure Expo brings the world’s leading turnkey infrastructure providers together with the decision makers involved in infrastructure delivery within the international finance, donor, African Government and private sector environment.

Platform profile

Networking opportunities between

-global players in political and financial donor groupings,

-governments,

-investment funds and private investors,

-capital markets,

-infrastructure providers including utility operators

-development and investment banks

and

-institutional investors.

platform profile…

Development of infrastructure

and the

involvement of the private sector

are the two key points of focus …

Infrastructure development is seen as a pre-requisite foreconomic growth and the private sector is seen to be best able to identify and manage risks associated with such development in many sectors so as to ensure assets and services perform over time.

African infrastructure consortium

The Exposition supports the consortium’s role

to

boost the efficacy of existing infrastructure providers through enabling personalised communications and co-ordination amongst donors which remains one of the most pressing challenges to infrastructure development on the continent.

The Entire platform, its branding and marketing would serve the consortium by being on an on-site and tangible platform for advocacy and awareness required to reflect the scale of the challenges faced by Africa’s developing infrastructure.

reach and coverage

In terms of reach and coverage, the Exposition launched as it would be by and in South Africa, would focus on

continent-wide, cross-border and regional projects while taking into account the most pressing needs that exist in sub-Saharan Africa.

Regional Projects: East AfricaNorth AfricaSouthern AfricaWest Africa

EXHIBITORS

Global Suppliers

Global Government Representation

USA Europe India China SA

BUYERS

All African Countries

The event mix

Solution Facilitation

Financing

Turnkey

Heads of Agreement

Needs Determination

Conferences & Workshops

Plenary Sessions

EVENTPLATFORM

Plenary sessions & workshops

Airports & AviationBusiness Practices & TransparencyCredit Risk MitigationEnergy, Electrical Grids, and DamsFinancing Your ProjectsHousing & ConstructionInformation TechnologyLogistics & DistributionManaging Commercial RiskPortsPublic-Private PartnershipsRailways Regional Projects: East AfricaRegional Projects: North AfricaRegional Projects: Southern AfricaRegional Projects: West AfricaRoads & BridgesTelecommunication