SADC-UK 2013 Prosperity Event

The SADC-UK 2013 Prosperity Event took place at Lancaster House in London on 13th March where representatives of SADC, supported by Ernst & Young, outlined SADC's new Infrastructure Master Plan. The event was organised as a cooperation between the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) supported by Developing Markets Associates.

120 pre-selected delegates, including private sector bodies and members of the home and overseas diplomatic corps, were briefed on the opportunities and projects available under the Master Plan. The key presentations were made by Eng João Caholo,  Deputy Executive Secretary of SADC; Eng Remmy Makumbe, Infrastructure and Services Director, and Ms Brunhilde Barnard of Ernst & Young who spoke about specific projects in the fields of Energy, Transport and Water (three of the six sectors covered under the Plan). Feedback from delegates, both on the day and subsequently, has been very positive.  SADC are planning a second event to take place in Maputo, Mozambique, in June 2013.

Agenda

0945-0950
⁠Welcome to participants
⁠Richard Dowden, Director, Royal African Society

0950-1000
⁠Official opening and UK business opportunities in Southern Africa
⁠Andrew Henderson, British Trade Commissioner, UK Trade & Investment-South Africa

1000-1015
⁠Official opening by SADC
⁠Hon Paulo Zucula, Mozambican Minister of Transport-SADC Chair representative

1015-1030
⁠Presentation of SADC Regional Infrastructure Master Plan 2012 – 2027
⁠Eng João Caholo, Deputy Executive Secretary-SADC Regional Integration

1030-1100
⁠Tea and coffee break

1100-1120
⁠Overall presentation of projects from the SADC Regional Infrastructure Master Plan 2012 – 2027
⁠Eng Remmy Makumbe, Infrastructure and Services Director, SADC

1120-1220
⁠Ernst & Young presentation of selected SADC projects
⁠Energy
⁠Transport
⁠Water
⁠Brunhilde Barnard, Partner, Ernst & Young Africa

1220-1240
⁠Questions and Answers

1240-1245
⁠Wrap up and closing of plenary session
⁠HMA Shaun Cleary, UK High Commissioner to Mozambique