The 2nd annual Aid & Development Africa Summit will be held in Nairobi, Kenya. Once again uniting leading humanitarian aid and development experts to provide an outlook on how technological innovations and best practice can improve aid delivery and development strategy in sub-Saharan East Africa. For more information, visit here.
The Summit agenda will include innovation’s policies and initiatives to support emergency response and community resilience, health Sustainable Development Goals, as well as best practice in humanitarian logistics, infrastructure & camp management, health & WASH innovations, technology & data strategy, as well as financing of development and aid programmes in East Africa. For detailed agenda, click here
Register now to join engaging and inspiring discussions with 60+ expert speakers and mingle with over 300 senior representatives from regional governments, UN agencies, NGOs, Red Cross, development banks, civil society organisations and the private sector.
- Discover the lessons learned from the recent drought crisis with all actors involved in humanitarian aid and development programmes in the region
- Hear latest trends in procurement in East Africa, supplier management and supply chain challenges, including getting aid to areas of reduced infrastructure or conflict
- Lean about data strategy to support SDGs and best practice in emergency communication, connectivity and social networks
- Find out what is needed to build a culture of resilience and strengthening disaster preparedness, including innovations, partnerships and policy updates to improve livelihoods and safety of displaced people
- Build long lasting partnerships and discover new innovations and solutions via structured networking opportunities, knowledge exchange and debates that influence regional development and humanitarian goals
The Aid & Development Africa Summit 2017 is an exclusive platform uniting regional and global expertise and offering a unique opportunity for cross-sector engagement between UN and government agencies, NGOs, donors and the private sector.
To get a better idea of what to expect, please see the post event report and participants testimonials here http://africa.aidforum.org/highlights
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, a top-ranked German business school, offers a broad range of executive education programmes. Cutting edge insights on leadership, strategy, banking and finance are available as high-level classroom training in Frankfurt or flexible and affordable e-learning courses completely online.
The online programmes are offered through Frankfurt School Development Finance e-Campus. The following 6 month Certified Expert online courses start on March 1st , 2017:
- Microfinance
- Islamic Microfinance
- Microinsurance
- SME Finance
- Risk Management
- Financial & Managerial Accounting
- Climate & Renewable Energy Finance
- Climate Adaptation Finance
Frankfurt School also offers an academic online programme, the Online Master of Leadership in Development Finance (starting on September 1st, 2017). This degree programme focuses on the financial industry and provides an excellent understanding of the major competitive and management challenges in this sector. The Online Master of Leadership in Development Finance (MA) is exclusively tailored to the needs of working professionals and prepares the next generation of financial leaders who will embrace the complex inter-dependencies of financial markets in a responsible and proactive way in the near future.
For more information on Frankfurt School’s programmes, please have a look at the attached brochures or visit one of the following websites or contact us:
Frankfurt School Development Finance e-campus (certification courses):
Online Master of Leadership in Development Finance:
www.frankfurt-school.de/online-master
Energy Ministers from South Africa, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Democratic Republic of Congo to address investors at the 3rd Powering Africa: Summit
Press release: for immediate release 24/02/17
H.E. Hon.Tina Joemat-Pettersson MP, Minister of Energy, South Africa, H.E. Patrick Sendolo, Minister for Energy, Land and Mines, Liberia, H.E. Hon Irene Muloni, Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda, H.E. Hon. Henry Macauley, Minister of Energy, Sierra Leone and H.E. Hon Pierre Anatole Matusila, Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Democratic Republic of Congo are the latest speakers to confirm attendance at the 3rd Powering Africa: Summit, taking place from 9-10 March 2017 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Washington D.C.
The Ministers will join over 400 investors and 50 speakers in this investment forum exploring global opportunities within Africa’s energy & infrastructure sectors. U.S. Representative Congressman Ed Royce, Chairman, House Foreign Affairs Committee has also confirmed to address delegates at the 2017 Summit.
Chairman Royce worked tirelessly to pass the Electrify Africa Act, which was successfully signed into law in early 2016. The bill seeks to address the significant electricity shortage in Africa that affects the everyday lives of millions of people. His participation will provide an insight into the act and how it will continue to maintain competitiveness in Africa whilst increasing global security and social stability.
The Summit will take the form of panel discussions and roundtables focusing on sector-specific topics and addressing how bottlenecks can be overcome to drive forward projects. Maintaining U.S. competitiveness in Africa will be a key theme, setting out how commercial partnerships can deliver energy, create jobs, build capacity and spur industrial growth.
26 countries will be represented at the Summit to date, including 16 African countries. A networking reception will take place on the evening of 9th March, and delegates will have the opportunity to arrange meetings with other attendees using an onsite networking app. This meeting will be co-located with the Growing Economies: Latin America Energy Forum, focusing on investment opportunities in Latin America’s energy & infrastructure sectors.
For more information about this meeting:
Meeting dates: 9-10 March 2017
Venue: Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C., USA
Website: www.poweringafrica-summit.com
Contact: Amy Offord – Marketing Manager
Email: Amy.offord@energynet.co.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7384 8068
Online learning stream aiming to demystify the complex humanitarian financing landscape. The stream specifically targets NGO staff, including field, policy and HQ staff. Short videos and briefing papers will help simplify complex topics. Webinars are open to anyone interested in improving their understanding of humanitarian financing. Our topics include:
Topic One: The Humanitarian Financing Landscape – Realities and emerging trends for NGOs
Topic Two: UN humanitarian funding – demystifying NGO access
Topic Three: Pooled funding – how can NGOs engage? (coming soon to Kaya)
Topic Four: Bilateral funding – trends, challenges and opportunities for NGOs (coming soon to Kaya)
Topic Five: Private funding – a growing source for NGOs? (coming soon to Kaya)
Interest in East Africa’s Oil & Gas market remains higher than ever, despite the current challenges in the world’s oil and gas market.
The 6th East Africa Oil and Gas Week will explore the industry’s most topical issues through extensive presentations and in-depth panel discussions, examining areas such as the region’s latest licensing rounds, offshore security, transparency and accountability, operating efficiency and local content. The two day event also comprises a first-class exhibition where the world’s leading companies meet to engage their key audience and showcase the latest in cutting-edge technology. The Summit also acts a platform offering extensive networking opportunities for the sector’s leading players to establish valuable business connections with government representatives, local and international operators, and solutions and technology providers.
What to expect for 2017
Interest in East Africa’s Oil & Gas market remains higher than ever, despite the current challenges in the world’s oil & gas industry.
Featuring
- 25+ Booth Exhibition of world-leading 300+ technology & solution providers
- Attended by 300+ industry leaders
- A multi-streamed Conference covering all the latest developments and opportunities in East Africa’s Oil & Gas industry
- Have fun and network on a pre-event Safari Day in beautiful Kenya
- Participate in the exclusive Meet the Government & Contractors VIP sessions
- Relax and unwind at the East Africa Themed Networking Party at the Safari Park Hotel
- Extensive and high-level networking opportunities in the comfort of a 5 star venue
The Fifty-eight Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank and the Thirty-second Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Investment Corporation will be held in Asuncion, Paraguay, from March 30 to April 2 2017.The meeting will take place at the Comite Olimpico Paraguayo (COP).
Each spring, thousands of government officials, journalists, civil society organisations, and participants from the academia and private sectors, gather in Washington DC for the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. Seminars, regional briefings, press conferences, and many other events focused on the global economy, international development, and the world’s financial markets will also be featured. This year’s Spring Meetings events will take place in Washington, DC, April 21-23, 2017. The plenary session of the IMF and World Bank Group’s Boards of Governors is scheduled only during the Annual Meetings in autumn.
The Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Governors is a premier forum to discuss economic and social development issues facing Asia and the Pacific and explore solutions to challenges. The meeting provides opportunities for member governments to interact with various stakeholders; and gives guidance on ADB administrative, financial, and operational directions.
Over 3,000 finance and development ministers, central bank governors, and other government officials, business leaders, investors, journalists, and civil society representatives will gather on 4-7 May 2017 at Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan, for the 50th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors. The theme is “Building Together the Prosperity of Asia”.
The 4-day meeting provides an excellent opportunity for networking and developing innovative solutions and new partnerships in a wide range of events.
Seminars will provide a vibrant platform for top-level panelists from government, private sector, academia, and civil society to discuss economic, finance, and development issues of current interest to ADB stakeholders. Civil society organizations will come together for dialogue, knowledge sharing, and networking. Local, regional, and international media organizations will cover discussions and interview key Annual Meeting delegates.
The ADB Annual Meeting is a sustainable event. ADB received ISO 20121 certification in 2015 for implementing an event sustainability program. ADB partners with the host country to assess and improve the environmental, social, and economic aspects of the event.
ADB, based in Manila, is dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific through inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional integration. Established in 1966, it is owned by 67 members—48 from the region.
INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS:
For accreditation to register, e-mail requests to annualmeeting@adb.org
For the schedule of events and other information, visit our website: www.adb.org/annual-meeting/2017
BUILDING TOMORROW’S AFRICA TODAY:
Financing Infrastructure in the World’s Final Frontier Market’
The second edition of AFC Live also comes at a time of great global changes and shifting priorities. The time for fresh strategies is now. The event will provide an invaluable platform to public and private sector players to convene, interact, exchange inside knowledge, view opportunities, review recent success stories, study innovative solutions and chart the way forward.
If you are involved in any capacity in the African infrastructure space, you cannot afford to miss this unique opportunity.
AFC Live 2017 announcement by Andrew Alli
As this is the only conference on African infrastructure being organised by an active and key player in the sector, the focus will be on finding practical, business-oriented solutions to Africa’s infrastructure challenges.
The theme of the Summit, Building Tomorrow’s Africa Today, is a call to the public and a private sectors African as well as foreign – to intensify efforts and work out practical solutions, such as how to scale up and fast-track investment, reduce lead times and ensure healthy returns on investment in order to build the Africa we want.
A clear case of doing well while doing good.
According to the recent Bloomberg New Energy Finance report, India is making strides in the clean energy targets and is on track to install 10GW of renewables per year from 2017. Tata Power has announced to invest in renewable plants in India as it plans to increase its clean energy footprint to 30-40 per cent by 2025.
There has never been a more exciting time to be part of India’s power sector.
Under the Patronage of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy World India will bring together industry experts to exchange knowledge and showcase new renewable energy technology developments that will ultimately help transform India’s power generation system into one that is low carbon.
IRENA predicts that India will become world’s 4th largest renewables consumer by 2030, so now is the time to make important business connections in this market. Renewable Energy World India will provide the opportunity to make long-lasting business connections with high-level dignitaries, officials and executive management from government, utilities and private enterprises from India and around the world.
Renewable Energy World India will become the leading platform for professionals to share ideas to promote and support the greater use of renewables in India’s power generation mix. To learn more about participating as a delegate, visitor or exhibitor, please visit www.renewableenergyworldindia.com