Second edition of the International Infrastructure & Invest Convention to focus on exploring home-grown solutions for Africa’s infrastructure challenges. One of the sectors most dependent on infrastructure developments in Africa continues to be the extractive industries. In order to attract increased private investment into these sectors, their downstream industries as well as other manufacturing activity, high costs of doing business in and between African economies need to be addressed through adequate and reliable transport, power and water infrastructure.

Under the theme “African Solutions for African Challenges” the second edition of the International Infrastructure & Invest Convention 2014 will analyse current plans, project developments and progress, as well as the outlook for the region’s transport, power and water infrastructure sectors.

Organised by Deutsche Messe AG and the Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with Frontier Advisory, IIIC 2014 will be held on 16-17 September 2014 at the Expo Centre (Nasrec) in Johannesburg. As an official conference of Electra Mining Africa, the biggest mining exhibition in Africa with more than 850 exhibitors and over 44,000 visitors, IIIC delegates may participate in pre-arranged sector-specific guided tours at the Electra Mining exhibition.

Joining the IIIC programme as distinguished speakers in 2014 are: Hon. Christopher Yaluma, Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development, Zambia; Dr Falk Bömeke, Economic Counsellor – Head of Economic Division, German Embassy; Kutoane Kutoane, CEO, Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa SOC Ltd; Barbara Mommen, CEO, Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative; Busso von Alvensleben, Director for Southern Africa, Kfw Entwicklungsbank; Jaz Vanmali, Head: Construction & Cement Coverage, Standard Bank; Dr Martyn Davies, Chief Executive Officer, Frontier Advisory; Leslie Maasdorp, Former President, Southern Africa for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, CEO designate of Advtech; Wei Ming Daniel Seah, Director, International Enterprise Singapore; Jason Nagy, Africa Business Development Manager, US Trade and Development Agency; Dumsani Mndzebele, Programme Manager Water Infrastructure Development, SADC Secretariat, amongst others.

Interactive panel discussions will cover topics such as “Exploring New Financing Models for African Infrastructure Projects”; “Overcoming Transport & Logistics Challenges for Land-Locked Projects in Southern Africa”; “Unpacking the Status of Power Projects in the Southern African Region”; and “Managing SADC’s Imminent Water Challenges”. A full conference programme may be found online: http://www.iiic-africa.com/conference-program/.

Partners of IIIC include Africa Exchange, Glueckauf Mining Report, the Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative, the Daily Maverick, the Oxford Business Group, and Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal . Conference Gold sponsor is the Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa SOC Ltd.