IPAD Central Africa: Conference program 2007

Oct 15, 2007

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Tuesday, 09 October 2007

	Keynote session Chairman: Stephen Pearce, Minister Councillor, South African Embassy, DRC
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
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
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 Workshop Sponsored by DRC Copper and Cobalt Project (DCP)

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: Mining Moderator: Samy Badibanga, President, Federation of Explorers and Extractors, DRC

09h00–09h30	Welcome address: His Excellency, M. Martin Kabwelulu Labilo, Minister, Ministry of Mines, DRC, RDC Mining policy in the DRC: His Excellency, M. Martin Kabwelulu Labilo, Minister, Ministry of Mines, DRC, RDC
09h30-10h00	The new mining code and the implications for mining companies Jean Félix Mupande, Director General, Mining Cadastre, DRC
10h00-10h30	Social responsibility for mining companies: suitable mechanisms for a durable development Raymond Kabongo, Secretary General and EITI Expert, Federation of Explorers and Extractors, DRC
10h30-11h00	Refreshment break
11h00-11h30	The contribution of telecommunications in the mining sector Albert Kabeya, Head of Business Solutions, Celtel, DRC
11h30-12h00	Taxations Sam Bokolombe, Director General, General Direction of Taxes, DRC
12h00-13h30	Networking lunch
13h30-14h00	Administrative and dominial taxes Senior representative, General Direction of Administrative and Dominial Receipts, DRC
14h00-14h30	Rights and taxes of the central government, the decentralized provinces and entities Delly Sessange, Independant Legal Expert, DRC
14h30-15h00	Tax exemptions granted to mining companies Deo Rugwiza, Director General, Taxation and Excise Office (OFIDA), DRC
15h00-15h30	Closing remarks
15h30-16h00	Refreshment break

NOTE: Simultaneous translation available (English and French)
*invited

Thursday, 11 October 2007

Executive Insider Briefing: Energy & Infrastructure Moderator : Mutima Sakrini, Secretary General, UPDEA, Ivory Coast

09h00–09h30	Ministry of Energy Welcome address: HE Salomon Banumuhere, Minister, Ministry of Energy, DRC* Energy policy in the DRC: Leon Ntondo Lumuka Nantole, Secretary General, Ministry of Energy, DRC
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
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 A panel of government officials, experts and industry leaders will give an overview of progress made as well as challenges to reconstruction in the DRC. The session will conclude with the next steps approach to establishing greater cohesion between government and private sector for the development of the region Moderator:Mazunga Kimbembe, Principal Presidential Advisor on Regional Planning and Infrastructure, Presidency, DRC Panellists: Senior representative, Ministry of Housing and Urbanisation, DRC Leon Ntondo Lumuka Nantole, Secretary General, Ministry of Energy, DRC Roger Bossise Kataala, Director of Infrastructure, Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Works, DRC Senior representative, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, DRC Jerome Roux, Economic and Commercial Attache, Belgium Embassy, DRC* Lindi Toyi, SBU/Directeur du Departement Partenariats Publics Prives, Afrique du Sud