G20 Investment Summit – German Business and the Cwa Countries

G20 Investment Summit – German Business and the Cwa Countries

G20 Investment Summit – German Business and the CwA Countries Under the Patronage of Dr Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft Breite Straße 29 · 10178 Berlin Conference languages are German, English, French and Arabic. Simultaneous trans lation will be provided. Programme alterations to be reserved. Hosted by With support of We would like to thank the following companies and institutions for their generous support of the G20 Investment Summit – German Business and the CwA Countries: Strategic Partner Silver Sponsors Bronze Sponsors Conference Program Tuesday, November 19th 08.00 – 09.45 a.m. Registration 08.00 – 10.00 a.m. Welcome Coffee 10.30 – 11.00 a.m. Welcome Prof. Dr Heinz-Walter Große Chairman Subsahara-Afrika Initiative der Deutschen Wirtschaft (SAFRI) / Sub-Saharan Africa Initiative of German Business Opening Keynote H.E. Dr Angela Merkel Federal Chancellor Federal Republic of Germany Keynote H.E. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Chairperson of the African Union President of the Arab Republic of Egypt 11.00 – 12.30 p.m. German Direct Investment in Africa – The Rise of the Compact with Africa Introduction Prof. Dr Stefan Liebing Chairman Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (AV) / German-African Business Association Presentation of German Lighthouse Projects in the Presence of the African Heads of States Projects in the Renewable Energy Sector Ethiopia Joe Kaeser, CEO, Siemens AG in cooperation with FruitBox Africa GmbH & Member of the Government, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Benin Heike Bergmann, Senior Vice President Sales Africa, Voith Hydro Holding GmbH & Co. KG & Hon. Romuald Wadagni, Minister of Economy and Finance, Republic of Benin Senegal Peter Magauer, Managing Director, ANDRITZ Hydro GmbH & H.E. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal Conference Program Tuesday, November 19th 11.00 – 12.30 p.m. Guinea Marcus Miller, CEO, CleanPower Generation GmbH & H.E. Prof. Alpha Condé, President of the Republic of Guinea Projects in the Manufacturing Sector Tunisia Otto Kirchner, President, Fränkische Rohrwerke Gebr. Kirchner GmbH & Co. KG & Hon. Sabri Bachtobji, Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Tunisia Togo Martin Schoeller, Co-Chairman, Schoeller Group GmbH & H.E. Komi Sélom Klassou, Prime Minister of the Republic of Togo Ghana Hendrik Reimers, CEO, fairafric GmbH & H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana Rwanda Thomas Schäfer, Chairman & Managing Director, Volkswagen Group South Africa, Volkswagen AG & H.E. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda Projects in the Infrastructure Sector Morocco Coenraad Vrolijk, Regional CEO Allianz Africa, Allianz SE & H.E. Saadeddine Othmani*, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco Burkina Faso Torsten Reinecke, Vice President – Head of Subregion Africa, Sysmex Europe GmbH / Member of Board of Directors, Sysmex-Partec Burkina Faso S.A.R.L & H.E. Roch Marc Kaboré, President of the Republic of Burkina Faso Côte d´Ivoire Uwe Gauff, Principal Shareholder and Chairman of the Advisory Board, GAUFF GmbH & Co. Engineering KG & H.E. Dr Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d´Ivoire Egypt Martin Herrenknecht, Founder and CEO, Herrenknecht AG & H.E. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Followed by Group Photo Conference Program Tuesday, November 19th 12.30 – 01.35 p.m. Networking Lunch Break 01.35 p.m. Keynote Speech Hon. Tito Mboweni Minister of Finance Republic of South Africa 01.45 p.m. Keynote Speech Hon. Peter Altmaier Federal Minister Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Followed by Signing Ceremony Republic of Côte d´Ivoire Exchange of Documents – Establishment of a German Delegation of Industry and Commerce Republic of Tunisia Signing Joint Declaration of Intent – Institutional Partnership Tunisia – Improving Public Procurement Access for SMEs Arab Republic of Egypt Signing Joint Declaration of Intent – Manager Training Programme Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Signing Joint Declaration of Intent – Manager Training Programme Signing Joint Declaration of Intent – Two Projects on International Energy Cooperation Signings in the Presence of Hon. Peter Altmaier 02.00 – 02.30 p.m. Panel Discussion Market Access Africa – Between Challenges and Opportunities! Hon. Peter Altmaier Federal Minister Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Désiré Tohouri President SEWACARD Industrie S.A. Isabel Knauf Member of Group Management Geb. Knauf KG Conference Program Tuesday, November 19th 02:00 – 2.30 p.m. Dr Martin Wansleben Chief Executive Officer Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag (DIHK) / Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry Moderation Gregor Wolf Member of the Executive Board Bundesverband Großhandel, Außenhandel, Dienstleistungen (BGA) / Federation of Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services 02:30 – 3.00 p.m. Keynote Speech Hon. Dr Gerd Müller Federal Minister Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Followed by Signing Cooperation Agreement with the World Bank – Reform Financing with CwA Reform Partner Countries AfricaGrow: Agreement Allianz Global Investors with KfW AfricaConnect: Project Examples Special Initiative on Training and Job Creation Pan-African Mobility Alliance Signing – SDG Compact: Sustainable Value Creation – Partnership for Organic Farming with Martin Bauer Group Digital Economy with SAP SE 03:00 – 3.30 p.m. Panel Discussion Cooperation for Growth – Benefit of Partnerships between Investors and Development Institutions Dr Akinwumi Adesina President African Development Bank Mateja Dermastia Chief Executive Officer Phy2Trace Dr Michael Gotsche Vice President Market Area Africa BASF SE Olaedo Osoka Chief Executive Officer Daystar Power Conference Program Tuesday, November 19th 03:00 – 3.30 p.m. Moderation Dr Stefan Mair Member of the Executive Board Bundesverband der deutschen Industrie e.V. (BDI) / Federation of German Industries Edith Kimani Moderator and Master of Ceremony *tbc Unlocking the potential of an African Nation Siemens adds value to society across Africa through our products and solutions, sustainable and responsible business practices, strategic partnership activities, and targeted community initiatives. www.siemens.co.za Untitled-1 1 2019/10/25 17:11:56 Lighthouse Initiative The Power of to Electrify Ethiopia a Promise 100 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 90 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Electrifying rural communities 80 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– to boost economic growth 70 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 60 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 50 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 40 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 30 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––100% +200 20 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––by 2025* 10 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– new jobs created through FruitBox ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ‘13 ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 ‘17 ‘18 ‘19 ‘20 ‘21 ‘22 ‘23 ‘24 ‘25 Historic Rate of Electrification Targeted Rate of Electrification FruitBox and Siemens Collaboration Working towards Driving entrepreneurship Fostering training and Ethiopia’s Goals and job creation skills development 56% of the Ethiopian population does Investing in remote communities like Empowering the local community to not have access to electricity. Through Sodo is what the Compact with Africa is operate and maintain the solar-hybrid our agreement with the Ethiopian all about. Providing clean and affordable micro grid. To this end, we cooperate Investment Commission, we support the energy to German start-up, Fruitbox will with the Wolaita Sodo University to train Government’s objective of reaching 100% empower the company to grow from the engineering students and develop skills access to electricity by 2025. Our solar- existing 100 employee base to create an in renewable energy technology. hybrid micro-grid solutions provide clean additional 200 new jobs. and affordable energy in remote areas. *Initiative strives to support the Growth & Transformation Plan ll _GAUFF Engineering Consulting and engineering, procure- we have realized infrastructure projects Americas as well as in several countries ment, project control and contract man- very successfully and continuously on the African continent. However, Africa agement as well as site supervision and strengthened and expanded our expertise is and has always been the center of our training: GAUFF Engineering offers sup- in the fields of transport, water, sewage activities and the heart of our company. port in each phase of a project. and energy as well as project financing. We have been able to create many im- As a reliable and esteemed partner, we portant infrastructures that have played From planning to construction services, put great emphasis on a constant pres- a decisive role in the socio-economic supervision and final acceptance, we are ence on-site. development of the countries concerned. your reliable and loyal partner when it comes to ensuring the mobility and the This corporate philosophy is nurtured and With our technical know-how and dec- supply for whole regions. Our business practiced by the founder of our company, ades of experience in the implementation philosophy goes beyond traditional engi- Helmut P. Gauff, who began his extraordi- of international infrastructure projects, we neering and includes additional services nary

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