East – West Business Forum 2013: EMERGING AFRICA

více než 300 účastníků z 25 zemí světa, na 50 vystupujících, více než 20 zahraničních spíkrů

Záštitu konferenci udělili: Jiří Rusnok, předseda vlády, Jan Kohout, ministr zahraničních věcí, Jiří Cienciala, ministr průmyslu a obchodu, Miroslav Toman, ministr zemědělství, a Přemysl Sobotka, první místopředseda Senátu Parlamentu ČR.  Letošní East-West Business Forum má otevřít nové možnosti pro další rozvoj obchodní, hospodářské a finanční spolupráce České republiky se zeměmi Afriky, a to za účasti více než 300 zástupců businessu, nevládních organizací a vlád 25 zemí světa.

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Program:

DAY ONE:

08:30 - 10:30

PANEL I.A: EMERGING AFRICA

Opening Dignitaries

• Tomaš Dub, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
• Přemysl Sobotka, First Vice-President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
• Milan Hovorka, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
• Jaroslava Beneš Špalková, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Czech Republic
• Milan Urban, Shadow Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
• Mirek Topolanek, Former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
• Radek Špicar, Vice-President responsible for economic policy and competitiveness, Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic
• Godknows Igali, Deputy Minister of Power in Nigeria
• H.E. Mrs. Christine Nkulikiyinka, Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda

Trade and Investment Cooperation, Financing Trade between the Czech Republic and African Countries: Potential and Challenges

• Michal Mejstřík, Chairman of ICC Czech Republic, Member of National Economic Council of Czech Government
• Zdeněk Drábek, External Adviser for WTO
• Michal Nebeský, Managing Director Czech Republic & Slovakia, Citibank Europe plc
• Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman of Microsoft Europe, Microsoft Ltd.

PANEL I.B: EMERGING AFRICA

International Development Cooperation  programme

• Michal Kaplan, Director of Czech Development agency

Supporting African Opportunities

• Milan Ráž, Director of Export Services, CzechTrade
• Jan Procházka, Chief Executive Officer, EGAP a.s.

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 13:00

PANEL II: GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES AND BUSINESS PROSPECTS IN AFRICA

Overview of Economic Development on the African Continent, Capacity Building

• Henri-Bernard Solignac-Lecomte, Head of Unit - Europe, Middle East and Africa, OECD Development Centre 

Analytical Mapping of Competences and Opportunities for Development and role of the Czech Embassies

• Ivan Jukl, Chief Director of Economic Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Michal Minčev, Deputy Director in Department of Multilateral Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Czech Export Bank – Project Financing of Investment Opportunities, Cooperation with MFA

• Petr Križan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Czech Export Bank a.s.

Success Story

• Martin Štrupl, Chief Executive Officer, Hamé s.r.o.

13:00 - 14:00 Buffett lunch

14:00 - 15:00

PANEL III: DOING BUSINESS IN AFRICA, KEY SECTORS FOR CZECH TRADE AND INVESTMENT

Sponsor of this Panel: VEBA, a. s.

Agribusiness, Water Treatment, Medical, Textile etc. Opportunities in African Countries

• Dunstan Mrutu, Past Vice Chairman of TPA, Tanzania Ports Authority
• Safae Sijilmassi Idrissi, Head of the Department of International Cooperation, Moroccan Investment Development Agency

Presentations by Czech and foreign Companies from Agribusiness/Water/Medical/Textile etc. Sector

• Josef Novák, Chief Executive Officer , VEBA  a.s. and Siaka Koné, Representative of VEBA, a.s. in Mali
• Jiří Plecitý, Regional Sales Manager - Middle East and Africa, LINET s.r.o.
• Marek Jechumtál, Regional Sales Manager, JUTA a.s.
• Jiří Belinger, Chief Executive Officer, VARI a.s.

15:00 - 16:00

PANEL IV: DOING BUSINESS IN AFRICA, KEY SECTORS FOR CZECH TRADE AND INVESTMENT

Sponsor of this Panel: B.G.M. export, a. s.

Energy, Oil, Gas, Machinery and Engineering Projects and Opportunities in African Countries

• Bhavik Jayendrakumar Shah, Chief Executive Officer, Niveda Group Kenya - Kenya Vision 2030
• Tsadkan Gebre Tensae, Chairman of the Board, RAYA Brawery s.c, Ethiopia
• Yasmina Benmayouf,Director of Foreign Direct Investments, Algerian Agency for Investment Development (ANDI)

Presentations by Czech Companies/Institutions from Energy/Machinery Sector

• Milan Máša, Business Director, Czech Blades s.r.o.
• Štefan Paluba, Member of the Supervisory Board, Vítkovice a.s.
• Ladislav Adamec, Chairman of the Board B.G.M. export a.s
• Vilém Růžička, Chairman of the South African - Czech Chamber of Commerce

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break

16:30 – 18:00

PANEL V: FINANCING TRADE IN AFRICAN REGION

Moderated by: Eva Anderová, Deputy Minister of Finance of the Czech Republic (Section International Relations and Financial Policies)

Financing Trade and Projects in African Region

• Rudolf Putz, Deputy Director, Financial Institutions, Head Trade Facilitation Programme, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
• Stefan Koeberle, Director, Operations Risk Management, The World Bank
• Jose Morte Molina, Division Manager - Credit Risk Management, African Development Bank
• Yusuf Khan, Africa Trade Head, Citibank Europe plc

Legal Terms for Financing Trade in Africa

• Tom Eldridge, Partner, Dentons

Closing Remarks

18:00 - 20:00 Reception

DAY TWO:

09:00 - 11:30

PANEL 1: CONDITIONS OF DOING BUSINESS IN AFRICA, MATCHMAKING, MEETINGS, NETWORKING..

Rwanda

• H. E. Mrs. Christine Nkulikiyinka, Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda
• Jacques Nshimyumukiza, Consultant

Tanzania

• Dunstan Mrutu, Past Vice-Chairman of TPA, Tanzania Ports Authority

Angola

• Dr. José Gama Sala, Senior Technician, National Agency for Private Investments

Ethiopia

• General Gebretsadkan Gebretensae, RAYA Brewery s.c.
• Winta Yohannes, RAYA Brewery s.c.
• Dewitt Gebre-Egziabher, RAYA Brewery s.c.
• Fikru Gebretsadik, Managing Director, Enquye Import Export
• Abenet Debebe Ayele, Business Development Executive, Enquye Import Export

Nigeria

• Mohammed Dahiru, Chairman, Nigeria-Czech Trade & Investment Council

Reference

"We would like to thank you for the excellent management in the conferences and we will keep touch with for any informations thanks" - M.F.

 

"Congratulations for the successful event, I was impressed by the quality of the speakers. Unfortunately, not many countries from North Africa attended the event (from the capitals)." - S.I.S.

 

"Touto formou bych chtěl ICC a celému jeho týmu podílející na přípravě EWB fóra poděkovat za vynikající práci a organizaci této výjimečné události." - P.N.

 

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