DynCorp to Take a Leading Role in 2007 U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference

17 May 2007
press release

Washington, D.C. — The Corporate Council on Africa’s upcoming U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference will be chaired by the Director of Business Development of DynCorp International, Terry Dunmire.   Dunmire, who was also recently elected to the board of directors of CCA, will lead efforts to engage key stakeholders in infrastructure development in Africa. The second annual U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference is scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C. from October 8-10, 2007.

“The infrastructure conference is a dynamic, interactive business development opportunity for U.S. businesses to meet their African peers, and to learn first hand the significant business opportunities throughout the continent in critical infrastructure sub-sectors,” Dunmire stated.

Last year’s first U.S.-Africa Infrastructure conference was a two-day event that attracted over 450 high level business and government representatives from all over the United States and the African continent. Many infrastructure projects were showcased in sector-specific workshops.

“By building on the success of last year’s conference, we intend to address the core issue of business and development through the lens of stability - all of the various aspects of stability, how they work, how they apply, why they are essential for business and what the current and future opportunities are,” Dunmire added.

As Chairman of the Infrastructure Conference, Dunmire will convene regular planning committee meetings with other private sector representatives to design the conference agenda and workshops.

Dunmire specializes in international business development projects. In the past Dunmire has initiated and executed mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. DynCorp International is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia.

Inquiries about the U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference should be directed to Tim Bergstrom or Vivienne Sequeira at 202-835-1115 or cca@africacncl.org

CCA, established in 1993, is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) membership organization of nearly 200 U.S. companies dedicated to strengthening the commercial relationship between the U.S. and Africa. CCA members represent nearly 85 percent of total U.S. private sector investments in Africa. Visit CCA's website at www.africacncl.org .

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