FOSTERING INVESTMENT, TRADE AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP BETWEEN AFRICA AND ASIA
International Enterprise (IE) Singapore's Africa Singapore Business Forum (ASBF) is the premier platform for fostering investment, trade and thought leadership between Africa and Asia.
Hosted in Singapore since 2010, the forum has brought together close to 2,000 business and government leaders from 30 countries to develop opportunities and partnerships between these two dynamic regions.
ASBF 2016 will address critical issues and identify opportunities for the strategic growth of both regions through presentations, panel discussions, and numerous networking opportunities.
PROGRAMME*
Forum Day 1
Date: 24th August 2016, Wednesday
| 0800-0900 | Registration |
| 0900-0910 | Welcome Address by Mr Lee Ark Boon - CEO, IE Singapore |
| 0910-1010 | Keynote Panel with Guest of Honour - Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister & Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies, Singapore - Mr. Bonang Mohale, Chairman & Vice President, Shell Downstream South Africa (Pty) Limited Moderated By: Mr. Viswanathan Shankar, Chief Executive Officer & Partner, Gateway Partners |
| 1010-1030 | Announcements & Signing Ceremonies |
| 1030-1050 | Morning Tea Break |
| 1050-1110 | Lions on the move 2.0 : The continuing progress of Africa’s economies - Presentation by Mr. Omid Kassiri, McKinsey & Company, Kenya |
| 1110-1220 | Panel 1: The New African Consumer - Mr. Charles Brewer, Chief Executive Officer, DHL eCommerce - Mr. Pardon Makumbe, Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer, CRE Venture Capital - Mr. Saw Ken Wye, Chief Executive Officer, CrimsonLogic - Mr. Sunil Kaushal, Regional Chief Executive Officer, Africa & Middle East, Standard Chartered Bank - Mr. Vikramm Chand, Chief Executive Officer, Vega Foods Moderated By: Mr. Alexander Benard, Chief Executive Officer, Schulze Global Investments |
| 1220-1330 | Panel 2: "Made in Africa" - Prospects for Manufacturing in Africa - Mr. Prakash Kejriwal, Director, Indorama Corporation Pte Ltd - Mr. Robin Smith, Group Commercial Director, Libstar - Mr. Tony Stenning, Managing Director, East & Southern Africa, Bolloré Africa Logistics - Mr. Venkataramani Srivathsan, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Africa & Middle East, Olam International Moderated By: Mr. Karim Anjarwalla, Managing Partner, Anjarwalla & Khanna |
| 1330-1430 | Networking Lunch |
| 1430-1540 | Panel 3: Spotlight Asia - Riding the Growth - Mr. Neal Chandaria, Director, Comcraft Asia Pacific - Mr. Richard Pike, Chief Executive Officer, Adcorp Holdings Limited - Dr. Shahzad Nasim, Group Executive Chairman, Meinhardt Group - Mr. Tony Soh, Chief Corporate Officer, The Ascott Limited Moderated By: Prof. Annie Koh, Vice President, Office of Business Development; Professor of Finance (Practice); Academic Director, Business Families Institute & International Trading Institute @ Singapore Management University |
| 1540-1650 | Panel 4: Urbanisation in Africa - Cities as Growth Engines - Dr. Kevin K. Kariuki, Head of Infrastructure, Industrial Promotion Services (Kenya) Ltd. (Aga Khan Group) - Mr. Kum Mun Lock, Group Senior Managing Director, Business Development, Hyflux - Mr. Oliver Andrews, Chief Investment Officer & Executive Director, Africa Finance Corporation - Mr. Teo Eng Cheong, Chief Executive Officer, Surbana Jurong Moderated By: Mr. Mark Rathbone, Asia Pacific Infrastructure Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Singapore |
| 1650-1710 | Afternoon Tea Break |
| 1710-1820 | Panel 5: Africa Oil & Gas - Positioning for the Future - Mr. Bonang Mohale, Chairman & Vice President, Shell Downstream South Africa (Pty) Limited - Dr. Bryant (ABC) Orjiako, Chairman, Seplat Petroleum Development Company PLC - Mr. Humphrey Kariuki Ndegwa, Founder, Dalbit Petroleum - Tan Sri Hassan Marican, Chairman, SembCorp Marine Moderated By: Mr. David Hewitt, Co-head of Global Oil & Gas Research, Credit Suisse |
| 1820-1825 | Closing remarks by Mr/ V. Srivathsan, Chairman of Advisory Committee, Africa Singapore Business Forum 2016 |
| 1830-2030 | Networking Cocktail |
Forum Day 2
Date: 25th August 2016, Thursday
| 0830-0900 | Registration |
| 0900-1230 | Country Presentations Grand Ballroom 1: West Africa Cote d’Ivoire, by Centre for Promotion of Investments In Cote d'Ivoire Equatorial Guinea, by Ministry for the Economy, Planning and Public Investment Gabon, by Gabon Special Economic Zone Ghana, by Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Nigeria, by Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission Grand Ballroom 2: Southern Africa Angola, by Agency for Investment Promotion and Export Mauritius, by Financial Services Promotion Agency South Africa, by Department of Trade and Industry Galleria Ballroom: East Africa Ethiopia, by Ministry of Industry Rwanda, by Embassy of Rwanda, Singapore Uganda, by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives |
| 1230-1330 | Networking Lunch |
*Programme is correct as of 23th August 2016 and is subject to change
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
// Identify numerous growth opportunities
// Network with key public policy makers and top business executives
REGISTRATION
Registration Fee:
SGD 1425.00
*Prices are exclusive of the prevailing Goods & Services Tax of 7%.
USD 950.00
*Exclusive of Goods & Services Tax, Bank transfer charges etc.
(For credit card payment billing would be done in Singapore dollars)
ENQUIRIES
For enquiries, please email the ASBF secretariat at ASBF@iesingapore.gov.sg.
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