African Union Chairperson to open Africa investor (Ai) CEO Infrastructure Investment Summit
Cape Town, South Africa; 6 May 2013: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group, today announces that Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, will deliver the keynote opening address at the Africa investor (Ai) CEO Infrastructure Investment Summit and Awards.
The Ai CEO Infrastructure Investment Summit is the calendar event and premier business development forum for infrastructure investors, fund managers, project developers, project sponsors and PPP policy makers.
The African Union is an institution at the forefront of mobilising not only political will, but leadership, on creating a conducive framework and environment for infrastructure development and investment across Africa.
Commenting on the announcement, Hubert Danso, CEO and Vice Chairman of Africa investor, said; “We are delighted to be able to welcome Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC). The AUC has a formidable champion under the leadership and vision of Dr Dlamini Zuma, who is playing a pivotal role in, amongst other things, promoting the participation of the private sector in infrastructure development across the continent.”
The Ai CEO Infrastructure Investment Summit and Awards will take place on the 7th of May 2013 at the Table Bay Hotel, in Cape Town, South Africa. Summit partners include: The African Development Bank, The NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, The World Bank, Bunengi Group, Central Energy Fund, Rand Merchant Bank, USAID, Rand Water, Emerging Stars and Frost and Sullivan.
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For more information on the Ai CEO Infrastructure Investment Summit and Awards, contact Catherine Wright on +27 11 783 2431 or cwright@africainvestor.com.
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Africa investor is a specialist investment and communications firm advising governments, international organisations and businesses on strategies for capital market and foreign direct investments in Africa. Africa investor publishes Africa investor, the leading international newsstand magazine for Africa’s investment decision makers; maintains the Africa investor 40 Investors’ Index, hosts the Ai Index Series Summit & Awards and the Africa investor Infrastructure Projects Summit & Awards, among other events.
