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6th Annual West Africa Trade & Export Finance Conference Lagos, Nigeria | Eko Convention Centre February 4-5, 2015 Delegate pack #GTRWA Name: Company: SPONSORS PLATINUM SPONSORS LUNCH SPONSOR EVENING RECEPTION SPONSOR DELEGATE BAG SPONSOR GOLD SPONSORS AFRICA FINANCE CORPORATION SILVER SPONSORS CO-SPONSORS KOFA INTERNATIONAL CO. Export .Import .Consulting .Financing INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS OFFICIAL PR PARTNER MEDIA PARTNERS WELCOME LETTER 6th Annual West Africa Trade & Export Finance Conference Lagos, Nigeria | Eko Convention Centre February 4-5, 2015 Dear delegate, Welcome to GTR’s 6th Annual West Africa Trade & Export Finance Conference. We do hope that you find the meeting to be both interesting and informative. Please read the following notes to ensure that you get the most out of this event. Documentation Submitted speaker presentations from the conference are available online in PDF format following the event. If you wish to download the presentations, please follow the instructions below: 1. Go to www.exportagroup.com 2. Select ‘Events’, past events, and select the correct conference 3. Click on ‘delegate packs’ 4. Enter the password CHXP008 Registration desk GTR staff at the registration desk are happy to deal with any queries you may have. If we receive any messages for you they will be announced at the break of each session and can be collected from the desk. Name badges You have been issued with a name badge upon registration. For security reasons, please ensure that you wear your badge throughout the conference. Q&A sessions Please wait for the microphone to reach you and state your name and company before asking your question. You can also send your question to the chairman via Mobile – details will be displayed on the screen in the conference room. Evaluation forms – win a tablet! Complete the evaluation form for your chance to win a Samsung Tablet. Please ensure you submit your form to the registration desk once completed – or hand to a member of GTR Staff. You will find this form in the delegate bag. We would appreciate your help in completing this, as it is an important source of information on how we can improve our service. An honest appraisal is encouraged! Personal belongings Please keep your valuables and working materials with you at all times. We would advise you to keep your name on the conference notes, as these cannot be replaced if lost. We regret that neither GTR nor the venue can be held responsible for any loss or damage to your property. Should you have any questions or problems, please do not hesitate to contact a GTR representative. Kind regards, ANNA VILKA PAUL GREETHAM Event Coordinator Senior Conference Producer [email protected] [email protected] AGENDA Conference Day One: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 08.00 ReGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS 10.50 NETWORKING BREAK 09.00 Chairman’s opening remarks 11.35 Emerging oil and gas opportunities in West Obinna Nwosu, Deputy Group Managing Director, Africa Access Bank Rolake Akinkugbe, Vice-President & Head, Energy & Natural Resources, FBN Capital 09.05 Keynote address: Sustaining Nigeria’s ●● How is the global economic climate defining the scale of oil and gas opportunities in the region? growth ●● Capital considerations for players in West Africa’s oil and Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria gas sector ●● What are the major factors that have helped Nigeria ●● Beyond IOC and Independents: New opportunities and become Africa’s largest economy? How can the country challenges for early stage oil and gas firms in the region sustain this enviable growth rate? ●● The emerging regional competition for finance and likely ●● How are the bank’s policies, which have been developed winners around Nigeria’s 2020 Vision, shaping the current trading environment? 12.05 Nigeria: West Africa’s sleeping agro- ●● To what extent is the diversification away from oil into non-oil sectors essential for future economic growth? industrial giant ●● The wider context: Do African countries need to Edward George, Head of Research, Ecobank transform their economic structures to generate inclusive ●● Analysing Nigeria’s current food consumption & and sustainable growth? production, with emphasis on the countries role as ●● Considering the impact of the 2015 Nigeria general world’s largest cassava & yam producer elections on trade ●● Cocoa, palm oil, NR, maize/rice, nuts: The impact of 09.35 caSE STUDY Nigeria’s cash crop sector ●● Evaluating the food processing sectors, such as maize flour, Global construction firms in Africa palm oil products, sugar & rice milling, and consumer goods Pedro Neves, Managing Director, Structured ●● A heavy dependence on food imports: Focussing on rice Business, Europe, Africa & Asia, AG-Dangote smuggling from Benin and Niger, and imports of wheat from the US Henrique de Azevedo Avila, Head of Export Credit ●● Changing food flows: How Nigeria is set to become a key Division, Transaction Support in Africa, BNDES exporter of sugar to sub-region, and potentially of rice too AG-Dangote was established in Lagos and is a joint ●● What are the key challenges & opportunities within venture between Brazil’s Grupo Andrade Gutierrez and Nigeria’s food and agro-industrial sectors? Nigeria’s Dangote Group and specialises in construction and infrastructure projects. This case study will explore the growing impact of Brazilian construction firms in 12.35 The growing demand for power in West Africa as well as the support available for such West Africa companies. It will also look at the projects currently being Moderator: Jason Barrass, Head of Africa Trade, undertaken and others in the pipeline, whilst examining Barclays Africa Group the financing structures used in such projects. Charles Darku, Managing Director, Tullow Ghana 10.05 lIVE INTERVIEW Batchi Baldeh, Senior Vice-President & Head, Power, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) The CEO interview: The future of Nigeria’s Benjamin Todd, Business Development for Africa, oil and gas Global Business Development, US Ex-Im Bank Adewale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive, Oando Moustapha Sow, Regional Manager, Africa, ICIEC Kola Karim, Group Managing Director & Chief Tosin Adewuyi, Managing Director, Senior Country Executive Officer, Shoreline Energy International Officer, Nigeria, J.P. Morgan This onstage interview will host two of the most ●● Outlining the current capacity and future demands of the influential leaders within Nigerian oil and gas. Adewale power sector in West Africa Tinubu has been referred to as the, “King of African Oil,” ●● What is the danger to regional trade should the by Forbes Africa and was listed second within AskMen’s necessary projects not be built quick enough? Which list of Top 10 Global CEOs. Kola Karim was recently projects are a priority? named in Forbes’ The 10 Most Powerful Men In Africa ●● Which sub sector (generation, transmission and 2014, and was named within the Young Global Leader distribution) requires most investment? class of 2008 by the World Economic Forum. ●● How will such projects be funded? Considering the role This onstage interview will look at the strategies the oil and relationships between public and private financial and gas sector is developing to maintain its position as institutions and foreign direct investment Africa’s leading producer. The interview will be hosted ●● Considering the challenges and policy implications by Rolake Akinkugbe, Vice-President & Head, Energy & associated with the Nigerian power sector that investors Natural Resources, FBN Capital. need to be aware of AGENDA 13.30 NETWORKING LUNCH HOSTED BY 16.20 Optimising the global and African supply chain: Technology and cost reduction Geoffrey de Mowbray, Chief Executive, Dints International ●● An update of global supply chain trends: What is the current situation and where does Africa stand in this 14.30 New strategies for West Africa gold mining dynamic? Chris Andoh, Managing Director, Star Africa ●● What supply chain solutions are available in the market? Commodities & Minerals How can these be optimised by bringing together technology, logistics and financing services? ●● How can mining ventures develop strategies to counteract the slump in gold prices? ●● How can this be used to drive cost-reduction and what are the additional benefits? ●● What best practices can be employed when losing money in gold mining due to market conditions? ●● Considering the positives and negatives when setting up 16.35 West Africa-Asia trade flows and a mining project in Africa investment ●● Finding the right operator and what that means to the success of a mining project Moderator: Jean Craven, Head of Corporate Finance, Export Trading Group (ETG) ●● What are the funding challenges unique to the gold mining sector? How can banks and investors navigate Tunji Owoeye, Group Managing Director, such challenges? Elephant Group Geoffrey de Mowbray, Chief Executive & Managing 15.00 Project financing and opportunities within Director, Dints International West Africa Tosin Adewuyi, Managing Director, Senior Country Officer, Nigeria, J.P. Morgan Moderator: Mark Norris, Partner, Sullivan & Worcester UK Gregory Havermahl, Head, Trade & Working Capital, Rand Merchant Bank Mike Creighton, Head of Africa, Sace Grace Asemota, Legal Director, Clyde & Co Ed Harkins, Head of Export Credit Financing, Fieldstone Private Capital Group ●● How does China’s economic situation affect the region? Has constant reports of slowdowns and plateauing Nicholas Oliver, Head of Business Development, economic levels affected confidence