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1 th 4 German-African Infrastructure Forum Hamburg December 5th 6th, 2016 Preliminary Program as of November 23rd, Venue: Hotel Hafen Hamburg, Seewartenstraße 9, Hamburg Organized by Afrika-Verein Veranstaltungs-GmbH (AVV). Alterations to be reserved. Conference languages are English and French. Translation will be provided in the main conference room.

2 We would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support of the 4 th German-African Infrastructure Forum 2016: Gold Sponsor Bronze Sponsors Media Partner

3 Monday, December 5 th 08:30 09:30 am Registration and Welcome Coffee 09:30 10:15 am Welcoming Session with Christoph Kannengießer CEO Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft, Germany Dr Rolf Bösinger State Council of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany Hon. Mohamed Abdoulkader Moussa Helem Minister of Equipment and Transport, Djibouti Keynote Address Representative Siemens, Germany 10:15 11:15 am Blue Economy: Developing African Ports & Markets Discussing the significance of ports for economic development and privat sector engagement in African countries. Ministers and High-Level Representatives of Regional Institutions* Côte d Ivoire, Djibouti, Kenya, Namibia, Togo, Tunisia, Senegal, ECOWAS and SADC 11:15 12:15 pm Networking Coffee Break 12:15 01:15 pm Future African Ports Construction and Expansion Outlook on port development in Africa opportunities and challenges. Reducing risks in African ports and marine infrastructure projects. Impulse Tobias Rosenbaum Managing Director BD Ports & Marine Infrastructure, DNV GL - Oil & Gas, Germany

4 Johny Smith CEO Walvis Bay Corridor Group, Namibia Dr Klaus Richter Director INROS LACKNER, Germany Silvester Kasuku* Director General LAPSSET, Kenya Mr Fouad Brini* President Tanger-Med Port Authority, Morocco 01:15 02:30 pm Networking Lunch Break 02:30 03:30 pm Parallel Sessions Panel Efficient Port Management & Maritime Security How to develop efficient management systems? How to manage ports in challenging environments? How to counter threats on water & land? Project Session East Africas Regional Hub Port de Djibouti : at the crossroad of 3 continents Impulse Alexander Kaptein Head of Future SAR Programs Intelligence Airbus Defence & Space, Germany Bisey Uirab* Chairman Port Management Association of Eastern & Southern Africa, Namibia By the Delegation from Djibouti followed by Q&A Dr Sokonte H. Davies* Executive Director Marine & Operations Nigerian Ports Authority Mark Whyte Senior Partner Control Risks, Germany

5 Dr Clemens Haskamp Managing Partner MEYER & MEYER Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Germany Richard Schurink Business Development EMEA Bosch Security Systems B.V., Netherlands Ingo Egloff Member of the Board Hafen Hamburg Marketing e.v., Germany 03:30 04:15 pm Networking Coffee Break 04:15 04:30 pm Keynote Thomas Silberhorn, MdB Parliamentary State Secretary Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) 04:30 05:00 pm Project Session Closing the gap between Mozambique and South Africa: Africa`s largest suspension bridge over the harbor of Maputo By GAUFF GmbH & Co. Engineering KG & China Road and Bridge Corporation 05:00 6:00 pm Parallel Sessions Expert Presentation and Dialog Inland logistics: Dry Ports, River Ports & Urban Freight Planning Processing and moving goods from water to land the importants of dry port and river ports in landlocked areas. Prof. Thomas Schlipköther Member of the Executive Board, COO/CTO Duisburger Hafen AG, Germany Project Session Digital Health Systems for Ports & Docks By Members of Databund e.v. followed by Q&A Saad Omar Guelleh General Manager Djibouti Port, Djibouti

6 06:00 pm End of the First Conference Day 06:30 pm Evening Reception Hosted by: Venue: DNV GL, Brooktorkai 18, Hamburg (Bus departure at 6:30 pm from Hotel Hafen Hamburg to the venue of DNV GL) Tuesday, December 6 th 09:00 09:30 am Registration & Welcome Coffee 09:30 09:50 am Welcoming Remarks & Keynote Tunde Kehinde* Co-Founder & Co-Managing Director Africa Courier Express (ACE), Nigeria 09:50 11:00 am How to Start: Sustainable Urban Planning Developing Intermediary Cities Coping with a growing population: supporting infrastructure development for intermedirary cities and urban areas. What are different approaches? - Successful examples. Prof. Dr Dirk Donath Emerging City Lab Addis Ababa Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany Thomas Stellmach Urban Planning UN-Habitat Mohamed Sefiani* Mayor of Chefchauen, Chair of Working Group Intermediary Cities United Cities and Local Governments, Morocco

7 Sarah Nandudu* Deputy Chair of the Board Slum Dwellers International, South Africa Mayors from Djibouti, Uganda, Senegal, South Africa, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Tanzania are invited* 11:00 11:45 am Networking Coffee Break 11:45 12:15 am How to be Smart: Project Pitches for ICT, Water & Waste Management A systemic approach on Water, Waste, Electricity, Grids, Streets: African and European Start-Ups presenting innovative solutions. Gilles KOUNOU Executive Director OPEN SI, Benin Marco A. Attisani* CEO & Founder Watly, Italy Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola* CEO & Co-Founder Wecyclers, Nigeria Florian Benz* CEO Autarcon, Germany Donald Bambara* Founder Green Act, Senegal 12:15 01:15 pm Urbanisation in Progress: Providing Infrastructural Services for Cities and Communities Improving living conditions for urban populations in Africa. What are necessary infrastructure services for communities? How to combine forces of the public and private sector? Impulse Dr Benjamin Kroymann Partner, Africa Steering Committee Squire Patton Boggs, Germany

8 Prof. Roland Dieterle CEO Spacial Solutions International GmbH, Germany Devan Kogan Pillay* Head PPP Network South African Development Community (SADC), Botswana Katesi Najiba Project Manager Africa European Institute for Sustainable Transport, Uganda Kelvin Chitumbo* Director National Water Supply and Sanitation Council, Zambia 01:15 02:30 pm Networking Lunch Break 02:30 03:30 pm Digital & Smart African Infrastructure & Logistics 4.0 Start smart: is Africa becoming a pioneer in innovative digital infrastructure & logistics solutions? How can digital infrastructure contribute to enabeling business activities in Africa? Introduction Representative Siemens, Germany Impulse Dr Gerd Leutner Partner CMS Hasche Sigle, Germany Tunde Kehinde* Co-Founder & Co-Managing Director Africa Courier Express (ACE), Nigeria Hon. Jean Philbert Nsengimana* Minister of Youth and ICT, Rwanda Michael Pittelkow* General Manager Public Services Africa SAP Deutschland SE, Germany Iyinoluwa Aboyeji* Co-founder & Managing Director Flutterwave, Nigeria

9 03:30 04:45 pm Funding Opportunities for Infrastructure Development Case-study workshops with international financial institutions and companies - providing financing and securing investments. Karsten Fuelster Country Manager for Germany, Austria & Switzerland International Finance Corporation (IFC - World Bank Group), Germany Representative MPC Industrial Projects GmbH, Germany 04:45 pm Glühwein and Wrap Up * To be confirmed Imprint: Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft e.v. German-African Business Association Association Economique Germano-Africaine Friedrichstraße Berlin, Germany T F berlin@afrikaverein.de twitter.com/afrikaverein

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