UK-Côte d'Ivoire Trade & Investment Forum
This remarkably successful event was attended by some 600 delegates consisting of amongst others, high ranking government ministers from both the UK and Côte d'Ivoire; key members of the business and donor communities – many of them stakeholders in Côte d'Ivoire; and numerous potential investors in Côte d'Ivoire.
The day consisted of both plenary sessions and round table meetings; and the delegates were addressed by HE Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire, who outlined the positive impact that the day's meetings would have on his country and discussed amongst other matters his government's National Development Plan. Key speeches were also given by, amongst others, HE Claude Bouah-Kamon, Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire In the United Kingdom; Mark Simmonds, the UK's Minister for Africa; a number of ministers from the Government of Côte d'Ivoire; and senior representatives from the private sector – some of whom were sponsors of the event.
UK-Côte d’Ivoire Trade & Investment Forum
London, 30th October 2013
08.00am – 09.00am Registration and Refreshments
09.00am – 09.30am Welcoming Address
Atam Sandhu, Chief Executive, Developing Markets Associates
HE Claude S. Bouah-Kamon, Ambassador, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Rt. Hon Mark Simmonds MP, Minister for Africa
Short Video Presentation Promoting ICI 2014
09.30 – 09.45am Opening Address
HE Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
09.45am – 11.15am Session 1: Setting the Scene - Investing in Côte d’Ivoire
Chair: Haydon Warren-Gash, Director, Developing Markets Associates
· Hon Jean-Claude Brou, Minister of Industry and Mining, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
· Emmanuel Essis Esmel, Director General, Centre de Promotions des Investissements en Cote d’Ivoire (CEPICI)
· Cassandra Colbert, Côte d’Ivoire Resident Representative, IFC
· Isaac Foly, Managing Director, Diamond Bank Cote D’Ivoire
Q&A Session
11.15am – 11.25am Official Opening of the Cote d’Ivoire Promotion Stand by HE Prime Minister Duncan
11.25am – 11.45am Refreshments break
11.45am – 1.00pm Session 2: Investing in Agriculture, Agro-Processing and Manufacturing
Chair: James Duddridge MP, Chair, Africa All Party Parliamentary Group for Africa
· Hon Jean-Claude Brou, Minister of Industry and Mining, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
· Youval Raisin, Dekel Oil
· Alain Fredericq, Head of Industrial Cocoa and Cocoa Ingredients, Olam
Q&A Session
1.00pm – 2.00pm Networking lunch
2.00pm – 3.30pm Session 3: Investing in Extractive Industries
Chair: Henry Bellingham, Member, All Party Parliamentary Group for Africa
· Hon Adama Toungara, Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
· Hon Jean-Claude Brou, Minister of Industry and Mining, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
· Dr Diaby Ibrahima, Director General of Hydrocarbons, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
· Neil Woodyer, Chief Executive, Endeavour Mini
· Philippe Lietard, Randgold
· Rob Shepherd, Managing Director, Rialto Energy
Q&A Session
3.30pm – 4.00pm Refreshments break
4.00pm – 5.00pm Session 4: Investing in Infrastructure Through PPPs
Chair: Richard Dowden, Director, Royal African Society
· Hon Patrick Achi, Minister of Economic Infrastructure, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
· Hon Bruno Kone, Minister of Telecommunications & ICTs, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
· De Isaac, President, National Committee of Public Private Partnerships (PPP)
· Cassandra Colbert, Côte d’Ivoire Resident Representative, IFC
· Julien Krongrad, Business Development & Investments Africa - Middle East, APM Terminals
Q&A Session
5.00pm – 5.45pm Closing remarks
HMA Simon Tonge, British Ambassador to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
HE Claude S Bouah-Kamon, Ambassador, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Short presentation promoting ICI 2014
HE Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Prime Minister's Q & A Session
5.45pm – 7.00pm Gala networking reception – Sponsored by Geni & Kebe and Bile-Aka, Brizoua-Bi & Associates