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ETHIOPIA SUMMIT
DRIVING CONTINUED GROWTH
February 4th & 5th 2015
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Sheraton Addis, Ethiopia
With the next federal elections scheduled to take place in May 2015, The
Ethiopia Summit will take place
Ethiopia Summit 2015 at an optimum time. Join more than 150
senior experts
February 4-5 from a variety of different industry sectors to discuss the vast
array of opportunities on offer.
Sheraton Addis Ababa
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With a population of about 92 million, a government
aspiring to reach middle income status within the next
decade and real GDP growth forecast to average 7% a
year in 2014 - 2018, Ethiopia offers enormous growth
potential across all sectors.
HEAR FROM OUR EXPERT SPEAKERS INCLUDING:
Khalid Bomba
Chief Executive Officer
Ethiopian Agricultural
Transformation Agency
Mark Green
Executive Vice-president,
Global Supply Chain
PVH
Tewolde GebreMariam
Chief Executive Officer
Ethiopian Airlines
Reg Hankey
Chief Executive Officer
Pittards
Albert Essien
Group Chief Executive Officer
Ecobank Group
Davinder Sikand
Partner
The Abraaj Group
In 2010, the government set out its ambitious five
year Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) in a bid
to foster broad-based development in a sustainable
manner and has subsequently seen agricultural
exports grow by 9% in the first three quarters of
2013/2014 and the manufacturing sector grow by
11.4% in the same period.
OFFICIAL AIRLINE:
O F F I C I A L P R AG E NC Y:
S U P P O R T I NG O RG A N I S AT I O N :
Discover the real opportunities for growth in Ethiopia:
Join the country’s leading policy makers and business
leaders; other international executives active or
interested in expanding in Ethiopia; investors; and
influential thinkers to explore the many opportunities
and tackle the challenges.
The Ethiopia Summit, organized by the Economist
conferences will take place on 4th February 2015 at
the Sheraton Addis Ababa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The conference will cover areas like the reasons for
their interest in entering the Ethiopian market as well
the challenges that they foresee and how they hope to
overcome these.
Ethiopia is a land of natural contrasts; with its vast
fertile West, jungles, and numerous rivers, the world’s
hottest settlement of Dallol in its north, Africa’s largest
continuous mountain ranges and the largest cave in Africa
at Sof Omar. Ethiopia has the most UNESCO World
Heritage Sites in Africa.
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Africa Energy Indaba 2015
February 17-18
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
www.africaenergyindaba.com
The Africa Energy Indaba receives global recognition
as the foremost African energy event for energy
professionals from across the globe. Adopted by the
World Energy Council (WEC) as the African regional
event of the WEC and presented by the South African
National Energy Association (SANEA), the Africa
Energy Indaba is supported by the African Union
and the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency.
As such, the Africa Energy Indaba has achieved the
highest level of endorsement and support for an
energy conference on the continent.
The Africa Energy Indaba brings together international
and continental experts to share their insights and
solutions to Africa’s energy crisis, while simultaneously
exploring the vast energy development opportunities
on offer in Africa! Delegates come from across the
continent to attend what has become known as the
business networking forum of choice for energy industry
players on the continent. The conference is the forum
for delegates to debate and exchange solutions to Africa’s
energy challenges, whilst the exhibition component is
a significant marketplace for African and international
stakeholders looking for and doing business in Africa’s
energy sector.
Highlights of the 2015 event
• 8 African Energy Ministers confirmed to attend
• World class steering committee
• Complimentary Business Matchmaking Programme
• 120 Speakers confirmed
• Over 200 decision-makers confirmed to attend to date
• CEO Forums on Leadership in Power and Africa’s
Natural Gas
• Inaugural Women in Energy Conference