Leadership (Abuja)
Alu Kingsley
27 September 2008
A forum for government and business to meet and explore opportunities for developing and investing in the infrastructure of Nigeria and greater part of West Africa, tagged, IPAD, 2008, would hold from 25 to 27th November , 2008 , in Abuja.
According to the organisers of the conference and the 3-day exhibition event, participants would, among other things, choose from a multi-track programme, offering inside expertise and gaining balanced perspectives - both from the public and private sectors ,and learn through strategic keynote addresses, focusing on the state of the industry as well as emerging trends in addition to discovering and evaluating products and services to help make sound business decisions in a vendor neutral environment.
The conference would also unite government, development agencies, finance institutions, utilities, mining houses, transport, construction and telecommunications concerns at a single meeting, in order to accelerate and stimulate investment in development of regional infrastructure, as well as the building of a valuable database of contacts. Models of success and best practice will be showcased to illustrate progress in the implementation of infrastructure projects.
Government representatives in infrastructure departments, exploration companies,financial institutions interested in expanding operations in Africa, multilateral institutions, the United Nations, World Bank Group and African regional integration groupings (NEPAD, AU, COMESA, SADC, CEMAC, WAEMU, ECOWAS), business development managers, beneficiation officers, chambers of commerce and industry, businessmen looking for joint venture opportunities, funding agencies and managers have been tipped to grace the event .Which has been strategically tailored in line with the priorities of the government, to develop the country's infrastructural base and provide solutions for long-term economic growth and development.
President Yar'Adua had earlier hinted that, businesses need to drive the infrastructure investment process to meet Nigeria's infrastructure financing deficit, which is estimated at about $6-9 billion per year over the next two years.
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