NEPAD Business Foundation. Annual General Meeting. Monday, 18 August 2014

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1 NEPAD Business Foundation Annual General Meeting Monday, 18 August 2014

2 Vision and Mission

3 Presentation Outline Vision and Mission NBF Membership and Support NBF Overview Highlights NBF Programmes Q&A

4 NEPAD Business Foundation Overview Vision and Mission Vision The NEPAD Business Foundation envisages Africa as a global economic powerhouse that utilises its resources to generate economic growth that will achieve sustainable livelihoods for its people. Mission To promote sustainable economic development in Africa through the private sector.

5 NBF Membership and Support

6 FOUNDING MEMBERS PLATINUM MEMBERS STRATEGIC PARTNERS

7 AFRICA INFRASTRUCTURE DESK (AFRI-ID) PROGRAMME PARTNERS REMOVING THE BARRIERS IN AGRICULTURE (RtB)PROGRAMME PARTNERS STRATEGIC WATER PARTNERS NETWORK OF SOUTH AFRICA (SWPN-SA) PROGRAMME PARTNERS AFRICAN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE NETWORK (ACGN) PROGRAMME PARTNERS

8 NBF CORPORATE & SMME MEMBERS AND SUPPORTING PARTNERS

9 NBF Overview

10 NEPAD Business Foundation Overview NBF Interactions With Key Stakeholders The NBF facilitates private sector investment as a mechanism to achieve social and economic development External Stakeholders AU/NEPAD Structures Regional Economic Communities (RECs) NBG/Continental chambers of commerce MoU Assembly of the African Union (AU) NEPAD HSGOC Development agencies/ DFIs / Donor agencies NEPAD Steering Committee African governments Private sector companies that inform the strategy and function of the NBF NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency The NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF) is a private sector funded, Independent Non Profit Organisation (NPO) geared towards supporting NEPAD Agency goals by mobilising private sector

11 Inception Feasibility Bankability Implementation NEPAD Business Foundation Overview Role of the NEPAD Business Foundation Who we are: Non Profit Organisation formed to achieve the New Partnership for Africa s Developments (NEPAD) vision Patrons: Graca Machel and Nkosana Moyo Public Sector What makes us unique: African based NPO with cross border mandate Neutral Multi-stakeholder party Linkages and access to African governments and key decision makers Specialist advisory assignments Up-to-date intelligence on business development issues in Africa Provide Investment Business Platforms with Govt. representatives from Africa Physical presence in multiple African countries Private Sector GVT s DFI s Donors GAP PIDA SADC PPP PICI

12 Notes: OPSCO - Operations Committee, ARC: Audit & Risk Committee, NBF: NEPAD Business Foundation NBF Board NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION ORGANIZATION NBF Board NBF OPSCO NBF ARC Mr. Stanley Subramoney Deputy CEO, Southern Africa NBF Chairman OPSCO Member - Ms. Futhi Mtoba Senior Partner, Southern Africa NBF Vice-Chairperson OPSCO Member ARC Member Dr. Reuel Khoza Chairman Board Member OPSCO Member - Mr. Geoff Rothschild Mr. Patrick Kabuya Head: Government and International Affairs Senior Financial Management Specialist Board Member Chairman of OPSCO - Non- Director - Chairman of ARC Prof. Wiseman Nkuhlu - Board member - - Mr. Cas Coovadia Managing Director Board member ARC Member Mr. Mark Williams - Board Member OPSCO Member - Mr. Roelof van Tonder Business Development Manager Board Member - - Ms. Khanyisile Kweyama Executive Director Board Member - - Mr. Sean Murphy Mr. Mark Gregg-Macdonald Divisional Manager: Sub- Saharan Africa Group Executive: Planning & Monitoring Board Member - - Board Member - - Ms. Lynette Chen CEO Executive Director OPSCO Member ARC Member

13 Highlights

14 NBF member benefits & highlights The NBF is reaching an important ten year milestone of facilitating commercial, investment and development values for its stakeholders. With private sector and donor commitment to the NEPAD mandate, the NBF has been able to achieve several key milestones in 2013:

15 NBF member benefits & highlights NBF launched the Africa Infrastructure Desk (Afri-ID) 2. NBF formed the Southern African Agriculture Partnership Platform (SAADPP) 3. NBF opened regional offices in Malawi and Zambia 4. New Membership Services 5. Strategic partnerships MoU with African Union Commission and establishment of NBF in Ethiopia

16 NBF member benefits & highlights Revised Membership benefits The NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF) now provides Members access to its portfolio of services, in addition to access to multistakeholder platforms for rapid access to market and policy intelligence, business matchmaking, networking and brand building opportunities with government and other stakeholders. Belonging to the NBF means access to proven economic development tools that directly benefit members investment strategies as well as making a meaningful impact on the communities in which they operate.

17 NBF member benefits & highlights NBF and DTI Industrial Policy Event - 26 July 2013 With recent infrastructure and industrial development in the SADC region opening up new opportunities for investors, this event aimed at informing the private sector on the DTI's recent launch of the Industrial Policy Action Plan and the establishment of designated Industrial Development Zones (IDZs), as well as the planned Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and the opportunities this presented for private sector investors.

18 NBF member benefits & highlights Nedbank-NBF Networking Forum events Focus on Kenya - 12 August 2013 Focus on Ghana - 12 November 2013 Focus on Ethiopia - 18 March 2014 Focus on Zambia - 12 August 2014

19 NBF member benefits & highlights Trade Mission to Ethiopia 2 6 June 2014 The NEPAD Business Foundation in partnership with the Ethiopian Embassy in South Africa and the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce recently led an outbound trade mission to Addis Ababa.

20 NBF member benefits & highlights NBF represents Africa at the UN in New York 17 July 2014 The overall purpose of this session is give Member states, practitioners, academic, business and other stakeholders an opportunity to discuss and exchange views on the catalytic role that investment can have in helping African countries achieve their development objectives, including those of NEPAD, particularly the eradication of poverty and the attainment of inclusive and sustained economic growth.

21 NBF member benefits & highlights NBF Publications SWPN Brochure released at WEF in Cape Town May 2013 SAADPP Brochure released at SAADPP Regional Conference June 2014 NEPAD Yearbook released at WEF Africa in Nigeria may 2014 NBF Integrated Report 2014 August 2014

22 NBF new initiatives Establishment of the NBF Investment and Capital Markets Desk Launch of the African Agriculture Project Preparation Fund (APPF) Establishment of NBF Advisory Services Upcoming events : Afri-ID/SADC PPP Network Africa Infrastructure Projects conference : October 2014, Johannesburg African Leaders in Dialogue dinner : 11 November 2014, Johannesburg

23 NBF Programmes

24 NEPAD Business Foundation Overview NBF Programme Focus Areas

25 Strategic Water Partners Network of South Africa (SWPN-SA)

26 Addressing the Water risk in SA requires partnership