EVENT SYNOPSIS
On Thursday 2nd February, co-convened with the British High Commission in Libreville, DMA led the UK- Francophone West and Central Africa Trade and Investment Mission to Libreville. Over £200m of MoUs and commitments to investment were signed at an extraordinary event with ten ministries. This included a bi-lateral country engagement agreement between the UK and Gabon.
Our sincere thanks to event sponsors ERG and Planet One plus, UKEF, the British High Commission in Libreville, DIT Africa and the Government of Gabon for their incredible support.
PROGRAMME
DAY 1 – Thursday 2nd February. Venue: the Radisson Blu Okoume Palace, Libreville
09:00 - 09:50: Registration & Refreshments
10:00 - 10:15: Welcome & Opening Remarks
- Atam Sandhu, Mission Lead and CEO, DMA Invest
- Christian Dennys-McClure, HM High Commissioner to Gabon
- Steve Gray, Head of West Africa, UKEF
10:15 - 10.20: Opening Keynote
- Minister of Investment Promotion and Public-Private Partnerships in charge of Improving the Business Climate
10:20 - 12:20: High-Level Panel on the Gabon Offer
Moderator: Christian Dennys-McClure, HM British High Commissioner to Gabon
- Representative of National Investment Promotion Agency
- Representative of the Ministry in charge of Agriculture
- Representative of the Ministry in charge of the Economy
- Representative of the Ministry in charge of Public Works
- Representative of the Ministry of Water, Forests, the Sea and Environment
- Representative of the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources
12.30 – 13.30: Networking Lunch
13:30 - 15:00: View from The Private Sector
Moderator: Atam Sandhu, CEO, DMA Invest
- Sovereign Wealth Fund
- Gabon Chamber
- ARISE
- Colas Construction Company
- Local Bank
Q&A Session
15:00 - 18:00: One-on-one Meetings at the Radisson Blu Okoume Palace
19:00 - 21:00: Evening Reception hosted by the Government of Gabon
DAY 2 – Friday 3rd February
9:00 -10:00: Audience with the Minister, Secretary General of the Presidency
10:30-12:20: Business meetings, one-to-ones and bilateral engagements
12:30 - 14:00: Lunch Break
14:00 - 17:00: One-to-one meetings and key infrastructure site visits in Libreville
- Team A: Visit urban road network project financed through UKEF with Colas
- Team B: Visit Special Economic Zone Project at Nkok
17:30 - 19:00: VIP Reception hosted at the Radisson Blu Okoume Palace by the British High Commission
