Project owners and developers will gather at the Sandton Convention Centre to discuss the various business opportunities within the African continent. “The private sector has a big role to play in this sector and this event will provide the platform to network, make new business connections, and find infrastructure opportunities within the continent,” said Mbali Ndaba on behalf of Infrastructure Africa.
She said with South Africa’s economy flirting with a recession, private sector companies and investors, both local and continental, are looking at alternative destinations for business growth and infrastructure investment is an area of keen interest.
“Everyone is looking for African project opportunities, but it is difficult to understand which ones are real and which ones are still ideas,” added Liz Hart, the managing director at Siyenza, the organisers of the forum.
Ndaba said this year’s forum will be hosting senior project managers from a host of African nations who will be presenting actual projects with the opportunity for investments and partnerships. “The organisers have spent considerable time and money travelling in Africa, meeting project owners and developers and inviting them to South Africa to participate at the 2014 Business Forum,” she explained.
Hart added, “With all the events Siyenza hosts, we know that the private sector is looking for networking opportunities, to learn and to find out what infrastructure projects are out there whereby they can secure business.”
She said participation has been secured from Cameroon, Angola, Ghana, Senegal, Zambia, Rwanda, Kenya, Namibia, Uganda, Mozambique, Mauritius, South Africa, Gabon and Tanzania.
“We are encouraged by the desire for African project owners to discuss their respective investment opportunities at the forum and this will provide all participants with added value through their attendance,” added Hart.
Details: www.infrastructure-africa.com
