Day One:Interactive business networking and discussions on consolidating business relationship and development between African countries and the G.C.C. countries. Day Two:Investment Opportunities session with;
(i) Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
(ii) Platinum sponsor of the conference. Day Three:Conference delegates visit
to major industrialLocations in UAE. Day Four:African Business Award presentation ceremony under the
patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid AlMaktoum.
Theme,Highlight,Objective
Theme:Consolidating Afro-Arab
Business Ties. Highlight:>Reviewing trade between Africa and the GCC.
Opening up Africa for Arab Investors.
Investment Opportunities in Africa. Objective :To provide platform for networking between Africa & Arab Business Executives.
Enhance and promote joint ventures between Africa and Arab investors.
Create awareness among businesses
on both sides, i.e. Africa and UAE.
Topics
I.Tackling the challenges of current
global economic recession in Africa
II. Economic Advantages of Cultural & Socio-Economic Similarities.
between Africa and the Arab World
III. Africa as veritable continent of investment for foreign investors.
IV. Imperative of Afro Arab Economic and Industrial Co-operations.
V. UAE Investments in Africa.
Benefits
I. Coming in direct contact with
decision makers from various
business sector of participating
African countries and the Gulf region.
II. Establishing good and enduring business and investment contact.
III. Get listed in the Conference Programme Guide circulated free to all delegates for unlimited
opportunity to be linked with potential business contacts.
upcoming Events
African Business Forum
African countries are becoming more attractive to UAE investments with DP World port project in Djibouti and upgrade of Port of Dakar with newly built container terminal in Senegal, acquisition of Cape Town’s V & A Waterfront by Istithmar. It may be contended that with this over $1 billion acquisition of Cape Town's V&A Waterfront there is bound to be more investment from the Arab world to the continent. In the latest of its investments in Africa, Dubai World is investing over $230 million in eight tourism facilities in Rwanda. In less than five years Africa has witnessed the presence of Etisalat in Tanzania, Nigeria, Benin Republic, Central Africa, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Togo while plan is agog to register its presence in more African countries.
In many of these places investors from UAE are developing projects with equity participation of both local business men and government agencies. The UAE government has also indicated its interest to invest about $16 billion in the development of Nigeria’s oil and gas sector and other infrastructural development. With this development, it becomes imperative that constant business networking is necessary to attract more investment to the continent. The encouragement of the UAE government as enthused by Her Highness Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi UAE Minister for Foreign in her speech to the first edition of this conference has been a moving force and source of encouragement to ensure that this forum is conducted yearly.
This year’s edition is holding on Monday October 25, 2010, at Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai, UAE.
SPONSORSHIP
Platinum
Gold
Silver
Business Dinner Host
Sponsorship in kindness
Benefits For Platinum
As sponsor in this category, you have the monopoly of your trade sector in addition to ;
1. High profile branding and signage at the conference venue
2. Ten Complimentary delegates reserved seats.
3. Profiling in the exclusive media campaign
4. Logo Insertion in the event Programme Guide
5. Two coloured full page advert in African Forum Magazine published in the UK.
6. Inclusion of your corporate promotional items in the conference delegates pack
7. Key speaker role for your Chief Executive or delegated member of your company
8. Presentation facility for showcasing company's profile.
9. Logo at the registartion desk
10. Free corporate exhibitor stand
As a sponsor in this category, you only share with one other company from your trade sector, with
1. High profile branding and signage at the conference venue.
2. Profiling in the extensive media coverage
3. One coloured page advert in the African Forum Magazine published in the UK.
4. Inclusion of some of your promotional items in the conference delegates pack.
5. Logo at the registartion desk.
6. Free corporate exhibitor stand
7. Logo insertion in conference's program guide.
8. Seven complimentary delegates reserved seats.
Benefits For silver
This category is opened to all businesses willing to position its trade with the ultimate objective of reaching out to Africa and Arab business community. Benefits are;
1. Branding and signage at the conference venue.
2. One coloured page advert in the African Forum Magazine published in the UK.
3. Inclusion of some of your promotional items in the conference delegates pack.
4. Free corporate exhibitor stand
5. Logo insertion in conference's program guide.
6. Five complimentary delegates reserved seats.
1. Sole hosting and high impact branding at the dinner venue
2. Profiling in the extensive media coverage
3. One coloured page advert in the African Forum Magazine published in the UK.
4. Inclusion of some of your promotional items in the conference delegates pack.
5. Logo at the registartion desk.
6. Key speaker role for your Chief Executive or delegated member of your company
7. Free corporate exhibitor stand
8. Logo insertion in conference's program guide.
Benefits FOr Sponsorship in kindness Sponsorship in kindness – Payment for hall, Printing, Payment for Adverts, TV, Radio, etc
(1) Branding and signage at selected places of conference venue
(2)
Free Exhibitor Stand/ Space.
(3) One page advertisement on African Forum Magazine
(4) Four Complimentary delegate seats. (click here to download pack) (click here for sponsorship)
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Delegates
(1)
Business Executives, Decision makers of various economic sector from Africa/UAE.
(2) Members of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture & Mines from Africa/UAE.
(3) Top African countries Government Executives from the rank of Director.
(4) Stake holders in African Economic development.
Agenda
(1) Welcome address by HE Alhaji Bashir Yuguda,Nigerian Ambassador to UAE.
(2) Forum formally declared open by HH Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasmi,UAE Minister for Foreign Trade.
(3) Forum Chairman address by H.E. Jerry Rawlings,Former President of Ghana.
(4) Paper presentation by High profile speakers.
(5) Networking and Interactive session.
