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The East African Community is the most advanced regional economic community in Africa; a market of 150m people with a combined GDP approaching $100bn and a GDP growth rate in excess of 6% in the past decade. As the EAC continues on its upward growth path, we offer you a closer look at economic activity in the region and associated infrastructure development and investment opportunities, particularly in transport and energy.
Guests are invited to attend a morning of fascinating insights from local and global infrastructure development and investment experts. After their presentations opportunities for practical networking will be available to meet potential partners in the region.
Registration: 9.30am
10.00am Welcome & Introduction
Grant Thornton
10.10am Keynote Presentation: The State of Infrastructure Investment within the East African Community. Who’s Investing and in What Projects?
Eng. Stanley K. Kamau, Director of the PPP Unit, National Treasury, Government of Kenya
10.35am Financial Risks & Modelling of PPP’s - Insights from a financial advisor
Grant Penrose, Director – Project Finance, Grant Thornton
10.50am Panel discussion - Deal Flow in EAC & Funding of Infrastructure Projects – lessons learnt and recommendations
Moderated by: Christelle Grohmann, Grant Thornton
Ralph Gunn, Head Debt Products East Africa, Investment Banking, Stanbic Bank
Kurt Simonsen, Head of Regional Representation for East & Central Africa, European Investment Bank
Koffi Klousseh, East Africa Infrastructure Hub Leader, International Finance Corporation
Question & Answer Session
11.35am Improving PPP Bankability: Mitigating Technical and Commercial Risks
John Seed, Head of Infrastructure Finance – Europe, Russia and Africa, Mott MacDonald
12.00pm Coffee Break
12.15pm Energy Projects in EAC – Pitfalls and Opportunities
Robert Futter, Director, CRESCO Project Finance
12.35pm Partnerships between Local & Foreign Firms to Boost Local Content, Skills Transfer and Capacity Building
Eng. James N. Mwangi, Chief Executive Officer, Kurrent Technologies Ltd
1.00pm Closing Remarks
Grant Thornton
1.10pm IPFA Update
John Seed, Mott MacDonald; IPFA Board Member
1.20pm Networking Lunch Reception kindly hosted by Grant Thornton
For further information, please contact Jessica Jenkins: jjenkins@ipfa.org