Tuesday, 09 October 2007
| Keynote session Chairman: Stephen Pearce, Minister Councillor, South African Embassy, DRC |
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| 09h00-09h15 | Opening address HE Olivier Kamitatu Etsu, Minister, Ministry of Planning, DRC |
| 09h15-09h30 | Welcome from the Mayor of Kinshasa’s office Mr Luzolana, Provincial Minister of Economy and Finance, representing the Mayor or Kinshasa, DRC |
| 09h30-10h00 | Agence Nationale pour la Promotion des Investissement Buabua Wa Kayembe, Director General, Agence Nationale pour la Promotion des Investissements (ANAPI), DRC |
| 10h00-10h30 | Explorers and Extractors Federation, DRC Samy Badibanga, President, Federation of Explorers and Extractors, DRC |
| 10h30–11h30 | Official opening of the exhibition |
| Doing business in the region Chairman: Mr Kabawu, Director of Studies and Planning, Ministry of Industry, DRC |
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| 11h00-11h30 | Starting a business in the DRC – an American investor’s perspective Christopher S DeHappy, Chief Executive Officer, Comax, DRC |
| 11h30-12h00 | Taking environmental aspects into account when doing business in the DRC: the role of the WWF Véronique Tshimbalanga, Head of Programme, World Wildlife Fund, DRC |
| 12h00-12h30 | Economic and Commercial Attaché, Belgian Embassy in DRC Jérôme Roux, Economic and Commercial Attaché, Belgian Embassy, DRC |
| 13h00-14h00 | Break |
| Infrastructure for Development in the DRC Chairman: Roger Bossise Kataala, Director Infrastructure, Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Works, DRC |
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| 14h00-14h30 | The challenges to enhanced spending on infrastructure: the DBSA experience Solomon Asamoah, Head & Advisor International Finance, Development Bank of Southern Africa, South Africa |
| 14h30-15h00 | Transport sector overview Daniel Bikindu Ditomene, Director General, Office Nationale des Transports (ONATRA), DRC |
| 15h00-15h30 | Water sector overview Mukulayi Mwema, Director General, Régie de Distribution d’Eau de la République Démocratique du Congo (Regideso), DRC |
| 15h30-16h00 | Break |
| 16h00-16h30 | Energy sector overview Yengo Massampu, Director General, Société Nationale d’Electricité (SNEL), DRC |
| 16h30-17h00 | Security of ICT infrastructure: focus on the Government’s ICT Backbone project Prof. Eugene Mbuyi Mukendi, Head of Division: Promotion and training of ICT, Presidency, DRC |
| 17h00-17h30 | Closing remarks Mutima Sakrini, Secretary General, UPDEA, Ivory Coast |
| 17h30-18h30 | Cocktail function (by invitation only) Sponsored by De Beers |
NOTE: No simultaneous translation during the Open Conference
Tuesday, 09 October 2007
Federation of Explorers and Extractors Mining WorkshopSponsored by DRC Copper and Cobalt Project (DCP) |
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| 14h00-15h15 | Private sector overview: the relationship between mining companies and the State |
| 15h15-15h45 | Refreshment break |
| 15h45-17h00 | The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative – effects on the management of mining companies in the DRC |
| 17h30-18h30 | Cocktail function (by invitation only) Sponsored by De Beers |
NOTE: Simultaneous translation available (English and French)
Wednesday, 10 October 2007
Executive Insider Briefing: MiningModerator: Samy Badibanga, President, Federation of Explorers and Extractors, DRC |
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09h00–09h30 |
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09h30-10h00 |
The new mining code and the implications for mining companies |
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10h00-10h30 |
Social responsibility for mining companies: suitable mechanisms for a durable development |
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10h30-11h00 |
Refreshment break |
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11h00-11h30 |
The contribution of telecommunications in the mining sector |
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11h30-12h00 |
Taxations |
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12h00-13h30 |
Networking lunch |
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13h30-14h00 |
Administrative and dominial taxes |
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14h00-14h30 |
Rights and taxes of the central government, the decentralized provinces and entities |
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14h30-15h00 |
Tax exemptions granted to mining companies |
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15h00-15h30 |
Closing remarks |
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15h30-16h00 |
Refreshment break |
NOTE: Simultaneous translation available (English and French)
*invited
Thursday, 11 October 2007
Executive Insider Briefing: Energy & InfrastructureModerator : Mutima Sakrini, Secretary General, UPDEA, Ivory Coast |
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| 09h00–09h30 |
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| 09h30-10h00 | The SNEL experience of public/private partnerships Yengo Massampu, Director General, Societe Nationale d’Electricite (SNEL), DRC |
| 10h00-10h30 | Public Private Partnership for the refurbishment and rehabilitation of INGA II Turbines Stéphane A. Rigny, Vice President & Director, MagEnergy, South Africa |
| 10h30-11h00 | Refreshment break |
| 11h00-11h30 | The increase in the rate of electricity services in Africa offered by new and renewable energies Beyoko Loku, Permanent Secretary, National Energy Commission, DRC |
| 11h30-12h00 |
A pre-electrification study using bio-energy Emmanuel Ngoyi Malangu, Ingenieur d’Etudes, Cellule de l’Electrification Rurale, SNEL, RDC |
| 12h00-13h30 | Networking lunch |
| INFRASTRUCTURE Moderator: Mazunga Kimbembe, Presidential Advisor on Regional Planning and Infrastructure, Presidency, DRC |
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| 13h30-14h00 | Financing trends and risk mitigation in the DRC and CEMAC region: an overview of access to funds for trade and projects Jon Marks, Editor, African Energy, United Kingdom |
| 14h00-14h30 | Water, technology, electricity: an irrevocable and fundamental trilogy for infrastructure development in the DRC Rev. Dr. Bodard Budimbu, Director General, Gecomex, DRC |
| 14h30-15h00 | The DRC: challenges of the new telecommunication services Gabriel Lema, Head of Corporate Development, Celtel, DRC |
| 15h00-15h30 | Refreshment break |
| 15h30-16h30 |
Strategies for infrastructure development: a vision for the next 5 years Panellists:
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NOTE: Simultaneous translation available (English and French)
*invited
