11/09/2016
Opening & Welcoming Remarks
https://youtu.be/eg2EywRjLsE
Prof. Michelet Montina, President of SNCIDA and CEO of US-African and European Business Group, SL.
- H.E. Mr. Oscar Matondo Muanda, Ambassador of Democratic Republic of Congo.
- H.E. Mr. Charles Darius ATCHIMON AKE, Ambassador of Ivory Coast.
- Mr. Pascal Belda, Founder & President of World Investment News
Session 1 – Connecting Africa: Logistics and Transport
The African continent is ideally located as a global logistics and transport hub. Easily accessible by air, sea and land, this natural advantage attracts a rising movement of goods and people through and inside African countries. The African Governments have early recognized the need for efficient logistics and transportation structures for any kind of economic activity, and hence substantially invested in their establishment and modernization. As a global transit hub for multiple means of transport, the African continent offers various business opportunities for internationally operating enterprises.
- Mr. Sebastiano Cirnigliaro, Sales Manager of Grimaldi Logistica
https://youtu.be/fSPqXvcOFrk
- Mr. Fernando Losada Feijoo, Sales Manager of Alfinter Forwarding
https://youtu.be/XK1Ej72NZKk
Session 2 – Construction and Housing: Trends & Projects
The value of construction and infrastructure contracts in Africa has been raised up, and all the African governments having publicly committed to the improvement of infrastructure, there are numerous infrastructures for investment and business cooperation. The commitment has also to be seen with the larger determination of governments to continue the process of diversification away from oil.
- Mr. Jose Maria Medina Villaverde, Head of Marine Division of Monje & Partners
- Mr. Jesús Amaro Garrido, Manager of Monje & Partners
https://youtu.be/hajAV3Cng6o
- Mr. Ivon Hermane Calo, Counsellor of Embassy of Ivory Coast
https://youtu.be/Zlpc9i3Wr18
- Mr. Fernando Igual, General Director of IDESIE Business School
https://youtu.be/f9x1EgZ9K1w
- Mr. Javier Llaneza Lago, Sales Manager of Nueva Gestión Informatica
https://youtu.be/XbHirmSmFms
- Mr. Fernando Cañavate Vega, General Manager of Africa Supply
https://youtu.be/ieh7ekKmXHo
Session 3 – Development of the Health Sector in Africa
The African governments have made healthcare a priority and taken proactive steps to improve and expand healthcare infrastructure, decrease dependence on expatriate medical professionals and seek increased avenues for private sector participation. In the near future, African’s healthcare sector is expected to exhibit brisk growth owing to increased populations, and income levels, insurance pe*******on, medical tourism and prevalence of lifestyle related diseases.
- Mr. Julián Rodríguez Fernández, CEO of Emergencia 2000
https://youtu.be/6jm6mofzJkU
- Mr. Julio Gutierrez Miera, Financial Director of Comitas Comunicaciones
https://youtu.be/2Yo5E9saISY
Session 4 - Knowledge Exchange: Education and Vocational Training
The education sector in Africa has in recent years undergone vast growth and development. The number of students graduating with a bachelor’s degree is expected to increase 11 million by 2020 with African governments and companies investing large resources into raising their educational talent, developing key relationships with leading universities and other higher education institutions worldwide and promoting local managerial talent to play an active role in their national economies. African countries are all aware of the need to improve the quality of education, enhance skills of local population and reduce dependence on expatriate labor in order to support economic development.
- Mr. Lluis G. Renart, Associate Professor of IESE Business School University of Navarra
- Mr. Fernando Igual, General Director of IDESIE Business School
- Mrs. Grace Obado, President of Africa 2.0.
https://youtu.be/DZTLU0aFDBY
Session 5 – Towards Sustainability: Cooperation Projects in Energy, Water and Environment
Africa is one of the fastest growing consumers of energy, driven by its rapidly growing population and large-scale development projects. African countries have begun to invest in the post-petrol era as a mean to assist economic diversification efforts, as well as to profit from their competitive advantage in many critical energy sectors. Africa lacks modern efficient power efficient technologies, and the power generation efficiency is low and distribution losses are above global average.
- Dr. Karl Reinhard Kolmsee, Managing Director/CEO of Smart Hydro Power GmbH
https://youtu.be/pmeJSU960-g
- Mr. Juan Enriquez Paraled, Sales Manager of Dynamic & Security Computations
https://youtu.be/m08k2AmZKLU
- Mrs. Ines Azpeitia González, International Manager of Creatividad y Tecnologia
https://youtu.be/J0zGGXTDGuU
Session 6 – Diversifying African Economy: Industrialization & Investment Opportunities
Industrialization is one of the key priorities in the African continent; many African governments have paved the way for strengthening the industrial sector in their respective countries by focusing on specific sectors with comparative advantages and creating industrial zones. The focus is here on opportunities and challenges for industrial clusters of importance and relevance. In the industrial sector, there are vast chances for Spanish small and medium sized as well as large businesses to enter the African project market.
- Mr. Juan Luis Jiménez Gordo, General Director of IREÑA Global
https://youtu.be/2oxXK-XLL5I
- Mr. Raúl Rodriguez Blas, CEO of Urbana Global
https://youtu.be/ciExTXDb0bo
Session 7 – Opportunities Unfolding: Food Security & the Retail Sector
Food Security plays a growingly important role in Africa. With a scarce domestic supply of agricultural goods, many African countries are designing strategies how to best guarantee a stable and constant food supply. African governments have to decide on the mix of food imports and local production, bearing in mind the trade-off between saving water and irrigation for boosting a local agriculture.
- Mr. Oscar León, CEO of NUTRIMENTEC
https://youtu.be/_PVEFXu8Fn4
- Mrs. Catharina Zwitser, Agricultural Advisor at Netherlands Embassy
https://youtu.be/2gWZnRdSMjs
Opening & Welcoming Remarks - Prof. Michelet Montina, President of Spanish Nigerian for Commercial and Industrial Development Association. - H.E. Mr. Oscar M...
