German-African Day on Mobility. Berlin, 3 December Draft Program. (as of 15 November)

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1 German-African Day on Mobility Berlin, 3 December 2018 Draft Program (as of 15 November) Venue: Hotel NH Collection, Friedrichstr. 96, Berlin Organized by Afrika-Verein Veranstaltungs-GmbH. Alterations to be reserved. Conference languages are English and French. Translation will be provided in the main conference room.

2 We would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support of the German-African Day on Mobility 2018: Silver Sponsors: Bronze Sponsors: Strategic Partner: Supported by: Media Partner:

3 8:30 9:30 am Registration and Welcome Coffee 9:30 9:45 am Welcome Session Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (AV), 9:45 10:00 am Keynote Hon. Samuel Atta Akyea Minister of Public Works and Housing, Ghana 10:00 10:15 am Impulse: Mobility in Africa Abdelouahed Rahal Director Automotive Industry Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Investment and Digitalization, Morocco 10:15 11:00 am Networking Coffee Break 11:00 12:00 am The bigger picture Movement of Goods & People A Pan-African free trade zone, free movement of Africans in Africa and a growing middleclass is redefining Mobility in Africa. How these factors will influence infrastructure development on our neighboring continent and how will it change the face of moving goods & people in Africa? Let s look at the bigger picture! Abdelouahed Rahal Director Automotive Industry Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Investment and Digitalization, Morocco Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, Kenya European Investment Bank, Luxembourg Amadou Diallo* CEO DHL Global Forwarding,

4 Dr Noannee Botha* Director South Africa DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH, South Africa 12:00 01:00 pm Discussion: Smart Urban Mobility African cities are growing rapidly and need innovative mobility concepts. How will the future African city look like? And what solutions can German industry offer? Dr Gerd Leutner Partner CMS Hasche Sigle, Markus Delfs Coordinator of the Secretariat MobiliseYourCity Partnership Africa, Belgium Yssouf Cissé Head of Africa Regional Office International Association of Public Transport (UITP), Côte d Ivoire * Siemens AG 01:00 02:15 pm Networking Lunch Break 02:15 03:30 pm Managing the flow of Goods The perfect logistics mix African logistical challenges need a differentiated mix of solutions in order to manage the flow of goods. How are African entrepreneurs changing the face of transportation and what solutions can be provided by German and international players? Justine Letard Business Development Empty Trips, South Africa Wenzel Catima Route Development Manager Southern Africa Transworld Cargo, Namibia Digital Infrastructure Data Networks What impact does the expansion of digital networks have on African economies and governments? How will digitalization in the public sector influence the doing business environment in African countries? Ingo Radatz* CTO HSH Soft- und Hardware Vertriebs GmbH, Guido Schwartz Senior Innovation & Business Development Manager Airbus Defence and Space GmbH,

5 Magalie Cottier Belhad* Africa Business Development Manager Bolloré Logistics GmbH, * MTN, South Africa * Marlink SAS, France Daniel Tilahun* Acting Center Director African Railway Education and Research Institute, Ehtiopia 03:30 04:15 pm Networking Coffee Break 04:15 05:30 pm Development of Infrastructure Planning Building Financing How can companies and governments plan, build and finance infrastructure projects in Africa? What are the do s and don ts and who is taking the leading role in infrastructure developments? GAUFF GmbH & Co. Engineering KG, Commerzbank AG, Moving people Mobility Regional Integration Public Transportation is still a blank spot in many African countries. How will cross border transportation look like for African citizens? How will the growing regional integration in Africa influence the movement of people? Filipe Ferraro* Executive Director Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa, South Africa DEG Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbh, The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa, Côte d Ivoire followed by Get-together Imprint: Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft e.v. Friedrichstraße Berlin, T berlin@afrikaverein.de