Cape Town to host 10th Africa PPP conference
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by gami tadanyigbe5 others are judith nyakawa acting director of ppp unit national treasury kenya ben brimble project manager windlab lucy chege head energy environment and information communications technologies ict1 ms justine delvoux ame trades marketing executive disclosed this in a statement on monday in abuja1 according to the statement ame trades business to business events provides vital practical information for companies looking to diversify and realign their business strategies to keep up with global trends1 delvoux revealed that the event was sponsored by nedbank cib almar water solutions allen and overy and kukuza with the support of nepad group1 the forum brings together various ppp units project developers financiers multilateral institutions legal advisors and other international key ppp stakeholders1 the 10th edition of africa ppp will be focusing on energy transport and water partnerships1 executive mayor of the city of cape town patricia de lille and the chief executive officer of wesgro tim harris will be addressing at the opening ceremony1 47 expert speakers from private and public sector will share their expertise present project opportunities and debate current and future state of ppp in the african continent1 the specialised conference has already over 130 confirmed high-level delegates from the related industries1 ame trade limited an independent business to business event organiser has concluded plans for the 10th africa public private partnership ppp conference and showcase scheduled to hold from oct. 24 to oct. 25 in cape town south africa1 she said that the projects would be presented by different ppp units from 12 african countries1 the marketing executive said that since its inception in 2009 africa ppp had become a key platform for industry stakeholders to meet discuss debate and share ppp plans1 she said that to commemorate the completion of a decade there was a new addition to the agenda1 there will be a pre-conference cpd certified training focusing on project preparation skills development for bankable ppps on oct. 23rd1 delvoux said that the workshop would be addressed by norma sephuma ppp consultant sheila galloway group chief executive officer utho capital kantha rattay legal consultant kr consulting and mari bruwer founder mca consulting1 according to her the workshop will enable the participants to delve into practical case studies and learn the essentials of how to develop project assessment methodology1 she added that that ame trade was one of the leading providers of strategic business intelligence for the african middle eastern and south american regions1 our guest speakers include keeta shisholeka director ppp unit ministry of finance zambia samuel joseph chief general manager export-import bank of india1 also in the guests list are shaheed alli principal infrastructure private sector and tmt finance nedbank symerre grey johnson head of regional integration infrastructure and trade nepad1 the africa ppp conference will showcase over 48 ppp projects spanning across the african continent1