Private Sector Liaison Officer (PSLO) Network Retreat
Johannesburg, South Africa
March 27-31, 2006
Sunday, March 26 Lobby, Rosebank Hotel19:00 Get together in the Rosebank hotel lobby followed by dinner for those interested.
Monday, March 27 WBG office, Johannesburg8:30 Meeting at the WBG office in Johannesburg.
9:00 Welcome by Ritva Reinikka, World Bank Country Director for South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland and presentation of the :
- World Bank’s strategy for Africa
- Africa Action Plan with a focus on HIV/AIDS and Corruption
- South Africa country program, including the recently concluded South Africa Investment Climate Survey.
10:45 Coffee break
11:15 Business Environment in Africa
Nigel Twose, Manager, Foreign Investment Advisory Services
- Doing Business in Africa 2006 : Regional Profile
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service
- Investment Climate Assessments
The example of Mozambique by Gilberto de Barros, Senior Private Sector Development Specialist
13:00 Lunch at the office
14:00 How the Private Enterprise Partnership (PEP) program is supporting SME development in Africa
Rubin Japhta, Deputy General Manager, Private Enterprise Partnership (PEP) program for Africa:
- SME business linkages
- PEP synergies with IFC investments
- PEP support to business organizations on advocacy and business development
15:45 Coffee Break
16:15 Financing Africa’s Infrastructure Needs
Kogan Pillay, Director Business Development Public Private Partnership Unit, National Treasury, South Africa
18:00 End of the day’s sessions
20:00 Dinner at Wandi’s restaurant in Soweto
Tuesday, March 28 WBG office, Johannesburg9:00 Project Financing in Africa: a Review of Business Opportunities in the Region
Richard Ranken, IFC Regional Director
10:45 Coffee break
11:15 Investment risk mitigation in Africa and how the PSLO Network can work with MIGA in Africa
David Bridgman, Operations Team Manager, MIGA
- WBG political risk guarantees
- Investment Marketing Services
- SME Trade Facility
13:00 Lunch at the office
14:00 Sharing of best practices among PSLOs (session 1)
- WBG “business club” concept (i.e. Intoba) : Alan NG, PSLO for Singapore
- Investors’ Forums : Krzysztof Czaplicki, PSLO for Poland
- Business delegations to Washington : Rasoul Mikkelsen, PSLO for Denmark
16:00 Coffee break
16:30 Sharing of best practices among PSLOs (session 2)
- Business delegations to field countries : Johan Malin, PSLO for Belgium
- Procurement seminars : Wilfried Maus, PSLO for Germany
- Private Sector Consultations on WBG policies / reports : Mike Timmermans, PSLO for the Netherlands
18:00 End of the day’s sessions; Free Evening
Wednesday, March 29 SACOB, Johannesburg9:00 South Africa in a Global World : a program of meetings with representatives of the South African business community jointly organized by Deidre Penfold of the South African Chamber of Business (SACOB) and Nwabisa Matoti of the Business Unity of South Africa (BUSA).
11:00 Transfer to the airport : South Africa Airways flight #144 leaving Johannesburg at 13:50 and arriving in Maputo at 14:55.
Wednesday, March 29 Maputo, Mozambique18:00 Networking gathering with leading representatives of Mozambique’s private sector jointly organized by Sergio Chitara, PSLO for Mozambique based at the Confederation of Mozambique Industry (CTA) and Rafique Jusob, Director of the Mozambique Investment Promotion Center (CPI). The focus will be on the following sectors :
- food, agri-business, fishing and forestry
- energy and minerals
- tourism
- infrastructure
Thursday, March 30 WBG office, Maputo9:00 Mozambique’s past progress and future challenges, and the role of the World Bank Group and the donor community in meeting these challenges Michael Baxter, World Bank Country Director for Mozambique, Angola, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia
10:45 Coffee break
11:15 Business Opportunities in Mozambique and IFC’s role in helping investors seize these opportunities
Tunde Onitiri, IFC Country Manager for Mozambique and Angola
13:00 Lunch and afternoon at Mozambique Aluminum (Mozal) with WBG teams (Tunde Onitiri& Issufo Caba)
- visit of the Mozal facility
- discussion with Mozal management on challenges and lessons learned from Mozal project
- SME business linkages achieved with Mozal
18:00 End of the day’s sessions
19:00 Donor Harmonization and Alignment with Mozambique’s development objectives: reception with representatives of the Private Sector Working Group organized by the World Bank on behalf of the Private Sector Working Group.
Friday, March 31 WBG office, Maputo9:00 Procurement opportunities in WB-financed projects in the Southern Africa region
Slaheddine Ben-Halima, World Bank Senior Procurement Specialist
- portfolio description
- analysis of competitors
- key issues facing bidders
10:45 Coffee break
11:15 How can business organizations contribute to SME development in Mozambique
Issufo Caba, Business Development Officer, Private Enterprise Partnership (PEP) program for Africa
12:00 Wrap up of the Africa PSLO retreat and visit of a citrus or banana plant organized by Sergio Chitara of CTA, PSLO for Mozambique
20:00 Farewell dinner at Costa Da Sol
Hotels
Johannesburg: Maputo:
Rosebank Hotel Polana Hotel
Corner Tyrwhitt & Sturdee Avenues 1380 Julius Nyerere Ave.
Rosebank, P.O. Box 52025 Maputo P.O. Box 1151
Rosebank Gauteng Johannesburg 2132 tel: +258 21 491 001/7
tel: +27 11 447 2700
World Bank Group Offices
Johannesburg: Maputo:
14 Fricker Road Avenue Kenneth Kaunda, 1224
Illovo 2196 Maputo
Johannesburg tel: +258 21 482 324
tel: +27 11 731 3087
Gilles Garcia : portable tel # : 33-6 1001 7480
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