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
The Africa Construction Summit 2017 taking place on the May 30th & 31st at Sofitel, Munich. It provides a unique opportunity to meet in Europe with hundreds of construction leaders and ‘movers & shakers’ from across all 4 corners of Africa.
The Africa Construction Summit is the largest-ever African infrastructure & construction event in Europe and features: an Exhibition (50 booths), a Conference, Meet the Buyer sessions & One-to-One Meetings, plus extensive levels of network in a prestigious 5-star venue.
- Attended by hundreds of senior level delegates from Africa´s construction industry (government, contractors, developers and more)
- Featuring 50+ booth exhibition
- A multi-streamed conference covering the latest projects and opportunities in Africa
- `Meet the Buyer` sessions and one-to-one meetings providing the opportunity to meet and do business with buyers
- Extensive networking opportunities with Africa´s infrastructure and construction
Conference Highlights
- Presentations & briefing sessions from African government ministries about forthcoming infrastructure & construction projects.
- Panel Discussions of contractors about their strategies for Africa
- Round-table discussions with the project developers of a wide range of large-scale infrastructure & construction projects
- Detailed insight into all the latest infrastructure opportunities in Africa (covering all of north, south, east and west Africa)
- Presentations & panel discussions of investors, contractors, developers, architects and government into opportunities in African infrastructure & construction
Area covered – East Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa, Central Africa, Infrastructure, Residential and Commercial Construction.
For more information on the event email kaltrina@oliverkinross.com. Visit our website www.africaconstructionsummit.com
What to expect in 2017
The Responsible Business Summit is Europe’s leading CSR and Communications conference. It brings together the leading minds in responsible business to debate the key issues and opportunities in responsible and sustainable business. Take a look at why you need to attend the 2017 event…
2017’s Top Issues:
The Responsible Business Summit EU is bringing the best, most innovative and inspiring brands in responsible business together, with a focus on ‘Social Purpose and quantified Impact’. Some of the sessions taking place at #RBS EU include:
- Social Purpose Keynote: It’s all about Social Purpose and Impact now with Dell and Rockwool
- The challenge of hard data and data comparability – What does real impact look like? with McDonalds
- UN-Award Winning case study – How Walgreens Boots Alliance has successfully integrated SDGs into business operations with Walgreens Boots Alliance
- How to generate real enthusiasm for sustainability across the workforce…whilst adding to complexity and expectation! with Unilever
- How Vodafone leverages the growth of corporate transparency to restore trust between company and public with Vodafone
View full agenda here.
The Africa Energy Forum (AEF) is the global investment meeting for Africa’s power, energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors. Nineteen years in the running, AEF brings together senior-level representatives from governments, utilities, regulators, power developers, financial institutions, technology providers, consultants, law firms and large energy consumers to form partnerships, identify opportunities and collectively move the industry forward. AEF has a loyal following of credible players working in the power space, and a track record of delivering a valuable networking experience.
The 19th AEF will be hosted in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2017 to capitalise on the wealth of Nordic companies investing into Africa’s power sector. Undoubtedly the most respected and established gathering of power players, the Africa Energy Forum is the global investment meeting for Africa’s power, energy, infrastructure & industrial sectors.
Five major deals and mergers took place onsite at AEF 2016, indicating the market position of AEF as a legitimate deal-making platform. Such activities also demonstrate the real achievements of our partners working on the continent over the last decade, as more and more projects reach financial close and begin to light up homes across the continent. For more information please contact AEF@energynet.co.uk
The 3rd annual Aid & Development Asia Summit will take place on 14-15 June 2017 in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital city of Myanmar (Burma).
Gathering 250+ humanitarian and development professionals, The Aid & Development Asia Summit will bring together regional and global expertise to discuss innovations and partnerships for aid and development programmes in Asia, with a particular focus on Myanmar.
The Summit will offer an unparalleled opportunity for knowledge exchange, cross-sector engagement and collaboration between UN, government agencies, local and international NGOs, Red Cross, development banks, investors, associations, media and the private sector.
Be part of this year’s Aid & Development Asia Summit and:
- Compare your approaches with peers and build long lasting partnerships and alliances with UN and government agencies, NGOs, donors, and the private sector
- Hear latest policy and project updates and influence the debate on improving humanitarian aid operations and infrastructure resilience – especially in Myanmar
- Exchange best practice and discover innovations in health & WASH, agriculture and infrastructure resilience, humanitarian logistics, use of (mobile) technology for development programmes
- Gain first hand insights from development banks, donors and government agencies on their financing priorities and funding guidelines
Agenda Topics:
- Improving health resilience & addressing current health threats (dengue, Zika, malaria, TB, HIV)
- Ensuring access to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Building resilient infrastructure to better support SDGs
- Improving lives and livelihoods and the safety of displaced people
- Utilising mobile technology to better reach and engage communities
- Improving connectivity, social networks and data exchange
- Financing of development and aid programmes in Myanmar
Bringing together the Francophone and Anglophone markets of West Africa, the event offers a VIP environment in the telecommunications, ICT, digital and enterprise sector. Uniting the West African Francophone and Anglophone telecoms, media and technology markets.
“Cross Border Collaboration to Power West Africa’s Development”
In July 2017, Dakar, Senegal will play host to West Africa’s No.1 Business to Business Green Power event, which will bring together the senior decision makers from across the ECOWAS region.
The West Africa Power Summit hosted by Vale Media Group, the Sub-Saharan African B2B events company, will provide a platform to address some key challenges of investments for green energy power initiatives, developing new green power infrastructure, integrating green power assets to aging grid infrastructure, regional power pooling and much more. The Summit will bring together Ministries of Power & Energy, State Power providers, Public – Private partnerships (PPP), Independent Power Producers (IPP’s) and key solution providers to tackle some of the most pressing issues within the African Power industry.
More information is available by visiting www.wafpower.com
Or to register your interest, please contact Vale Media Group by emailing: Natalie Stone, natalie.stone@valemediagroup.com
End to End Power Technology and Knowledge
POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa conference and exhibition is the platform for industry experts and key players to come together to exchange knowledge and encounter technology capable of creating a brighter future for African power. The event covers the entire power generation spectrum, renewable, fossil fuels, nuclear and addresses the technology needs of utilities and power distributors. End-to end, it is the must attend event for all those generating and delivering power as well as large scale users of electricity.
Since 2012, POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa has grown year on year to become a leading knowledge-sharing platform for energy industry professionals across Africa. “In 2016, the attendee numbers rose from around 2,000 the year before to over 3,000, with 95% saying they planned to return in 2017,” says Event Director Feraye Gurel. “We see this as an indication that our high-level presentations, advanced networking opportunities and the fact that the events encompass end-to-end power technology and knowledge, meet the needs of the African power sector.”
Delegate research revealed that the 2016 POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa conference drew considerable praise for its comprehensive content and the high quality of presentations. The exhibition saw 75+ companies from Africa and around the world showcase their products and services for advanced power generation and distribution.
In 2017, POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa will offer the latest learnings, practical insights and strategic advice from African and international power generation and distribution experts and high profile power users. It will also offer exhibitors and conference delegates the opportunity to meet 70 key decision makers across Africa as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa VIP Delegation.
POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa will take place from 18-20 July 2017 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. For more information, please visit www.powergenafrica.com.
AIDF To Host Global Debate On Improving Disaster Relief And Development
More than 300 decision-makers from leading NGOs, UN and disaster relief agencies, global aid and development donors, heads of military and government emergency operations and private sector companies will gather at the Global Disaster Relief & Development Summit in Washington D.C. on 6-7th September to discuss how to address global development challenges and strengthen disaster resilience.
Sustainable and innovative solutions in emergency communication, humanitarian logistics, health & WASH and financial inclusion are fundamental for the successful achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Hosted by the Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF), the Global Disaster Relief & Development Summit aims to examine disaster response activities to recent global emergencies and get insight into innovative solutions that can help implement technically sound humanitarian and development assistance. The conference presents two days full of learning, interactive sessions, topic-specific discussions, themed roundtables and opportunities for cross-sector collaboration.
“AIDF provides a productive and collaborative environment to discuss, debate and problem-solve global issues surrounding humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations worldwide” – John Anderson, CEO, World Panel Inc.
Over 70 key practitioners and expert speakers will discuss challenges and opportunities surrounding aid delivery and development strategy internationally. An opening keynote address will be given by Christopher Smith, Director of Individual Assistance, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Day one at the Summit will offer an update on emergency procurement strategy, best practice and innovations in humanitarian logistics and field operations. Participants will once again take part in a virtual disaster response simulation which recreates post-crisis supply chain challenges for humanitarian and development professionals. The day will conclude with a panel discussion on the future of humanitarian funding and alternative means of financing aid and development programmes. Amongst others, on day one, participants will get to hear from Bobby McCane, Head of Contracting, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Kenny Cheung, Chief of Procurement, World Bank Group; Vimlendra Sharan, Director, Liaison Office for North America, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Anna Spindler, Head of Supply Chain Management Logistics Service, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Paolo Sison, Director, Innovative Finance, Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance.
On the second day participants will get a chance to look into innovations and technologies that support health Sustainable Development Goals and emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) practices. It will also explore latest trends in data and ICT with a focus on emergency communication and payment applications as tools for effective financial relief delivery. The closing panel will look at how effective partnerships for aid and development programmes can be successfully achieved. On day two, some of the expert panellists include Dr Ciro Ugarte, Director, Health Emergencies, Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization (WHO); Ugochi Daniels, Chief of Humanitarian Response, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); Joseph Burton, Counselor for Technology and Security Policy, U.S. Department of State; Dr Jordan Tappero, Senior Advisor, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Keith Kall, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, World Vision USA and Henri Dommel, Director, Financial Inclusion, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF).
A selected number of mobile applications that support disaster response and global development will be displayed at the Planet of the Apps in the exhibition and networking area during both days of the Global Disaster Relief & Development Summit. To nominate your app please email Alina O’Keeffe at marketing@aidforum.org
Participants of the conference will benefit from unparalleled networking opportunities with humanitarian leaders, business leaders and representatives from NGOs, government and UN bodies. They will also get a chance to discover new initiatives, programme updates and practical advice, as well as foster existing relationships and establish new partnerships.
For more information or to reserve your place at the Summit, please visit http://disaster-relief.aidforum.org
AidEx Africa was launched in 2014 as a satellite event focussed on aid and development within Africa. It is a two-day high-profile conference attracting over 350 delegates.
The theme for 2016 will be ‘Localisation’. Recognising the need to focus on the evolution of development activities, including the role of developing countries in transition – the conference will look at local supply chains in East Africa, local capacity building and local partnerships under the umbrella of “Localisation”.
Who visits AidEx Africa?
The high-level audience that attends AidEx Africa includes the Government of Kenya, UN agencies, Kenyan Red Cross and leading NGOs, with input from the British High Commission and UKTI.
AidEx Africa is free to attend for all non-profit organisations. Participants include buyers of equipment and services and representatives from suppliers to the sector, A&D agencies including: NGOs – local and international, UN, Red Cross and government.
Networking functions are a fundamental feature of the conference, and delegates are encouraged to meet and interact through the welcome coffee breaks, conference lunches and a networking drinks reception after the first conference day.