Guinea Trade and Investment Mission 2023
Mission Programme
DAY 1 - Tuesday 25th April, Venue the Noom Hotel, Conakry
10:00 - 10:30: Registration & Refreshments
10:30-10:50: Welcome & Opening Remarks
- Simon Tonge, Mission Lead and Director, DMA Invest
- H.E John Marshall, British Ambassador to Guinea
- H.E Aly Diallo, Guinean Ambassador to the UK
- Prime Minister’s Office Representative
10:50–11:00: Presentation – Business Climate and Investment Code in Guinea
- Diana Kouyaté, Managing Director of the Private Investment Promotion Agency
11:00 – 11:10: Spotlight on the Supply Chain
- Samuel Gahigi, Interim General Manager, Rio Tinto Guinea
11:10-12:40: The Private Sector View
Moderator: Samantha Callender, Business and Diplomacy Lead, DMA Invest
- Kemoko Toure, Advisor to the CEO, Topaz Group of Industries
- Diawadou Bah, Director General, Ecobank Guinea
- Philip Foster, CEO, AB Africa Camilla d’Abo, Group Head of Marketing and Communications, Axendo
- Steve Gray, Head of West Africa, UKEF
- Aly Kaba, Managing Director Guinéenne de Prestation et de Construction (GPC)
- Mohamed Sidiki Sylla, Managing Partner, Sylla & Partners
- Q&A Session
12.40 – 14.00: Networking Lunch
14:00 - 16:00: High-Level Panel on the Guinea Offer
Moderator: Ismael Nabe, Advisor to the Prime Minister in charge of Investment and Public
Private Partnership
- Minister of International Cooperation and Planning
- Secretary General, Ministry of Economy and Finance
- Secretary General, Ministry of Energy, Hydraulics and Hydrocarbons
- Secretary General, Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Works
- Secretary General, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and SMEs
- Secretary General, Ministry of Mines and Geology
- National Director, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
- Deputy Administrator General, Administrator and Control of Major Projects (ACGP)
- Eric Benjamin Colle, Guinean Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts
- Balsa Dia Sy Savane, General Business Confederation of Guinea
16:00: Coffee and Networking
17:00: Close
19:00 - 21:00: Chamber of Commerce and General Business Confederation Evening Reception and Dinner
DAY 2 – Wednesday 26th April
Meetings with the Guinean Government and key infrastructure site visits in Conakry
08:30: Visit to the Minister of Foreign Affairs for African Integration and Guineans Living Abroad
10:00: Visit to the Office of the Prime Minister
11:30: Visit to the Minister of International Cooperation and Planning
12:30: Visit to the Minister of Economy and Finance
13:30: Visit to the Minister of Trade, Industry and SMEs
14:00: Visit to the Minister of Energy, Hydraulics and Hydrocarbons
15:00: Visit to the Minister of Infrastructure and Public Works
16:00: Visit to the Minister of Mines and Geology
17:00: Visit to the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock
18:00 - 20:00: VIP Reception hosted by the British Embassy
DAY 3 – Thursday 27th April, Venue Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts HQ
09:00 - 09:30: Registration & Refreshments
09:30 – 12:30: B2B engagements with the Guinean Private Sector including members of the Chamber of Commerce and Patronat
12:30 – 15:30: Site visit to Topaz Industries and working lunch
14:00 – 16:00: One-to-one meetings with the Guinean Government