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www.ethiopiasummit.economist.com @EconomistEvents #ethiopiasummit ETHIOPIA SUMMIT DRIVING CONTINUED GROWTH February 4th & 5th 2015 | 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 http://10times.com/ethiopia-summit 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. 12 africandesignmagazine.com 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