Keynote and plenary session/Séance d’ouverture

Chairperson: Professor Gerard Mikuin Leliel Balanda, Honourary First President Emeritus, Supreme Court of Justice, DRC
Modérateur: Professor Gerard Mikuin Leliel Balanda, Premier Président Emérit et Honoraire de la Cour Suprême du Justice, RDC

Opening and keynote address: DRC open for business - a five year vision, His Excellency Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi, Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Responsible for Reconstruction and Development, DRC

Investing in the DRC - gateway to Central Africa, Mathias Buabua, General Manager, National Agency for the Promotion of Investments (ANAPI), DRC

The Economic Community of Central African States: The bigger picture – a region with untapped potential, Antoine Ntsimi , Deputy Secretary General, Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Gabon*

Programmes to assist investment in Mining in the DRC, Senior representative, Ministry of Mines, DRC

Interpreting and understanding the DRC’s Mining Code, Felix Mupande, Director General, Mining Cadastre, DRC

Vendor briefing: ABB, Gary Foubert, Sales and Marketing Manager: Medium Voltage Products, ABB Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa

Investment in infrastructure projects/Investissement dans les projets des infrastructures

Chair: Vincent Ngonga Nzinga, Head of Infrastructure, Central Bank of Congo, DRC

Project development and financing in Africa, Thokoane Tsolo, Head Africa Unit, Industrial Development Corporation, South Africa

The role of CMDC in the development of external trade between DRC and Southern Africa, Jean-Marie Pwema, Director, Maritime Company of Congo (CMDC), DRC

Overview of the water sector in the DRC, Mumaka Mbulu, Director of Water, Ministry of Energy and Hydraulic Resources, DRC

Analysing and resolving challenges at CICOS, Benjamin Ndala, Secretary Geneneral, CICOS, DRC

Break/Pause