Africa Ports, Logistics and Supply Chain Conference
The 2nd Annual Africa Ports, Logistics and Supply Chain Conference will build on the tremendous success of the inaugural event and provide the industry once again an ideal platform to discuss the many challenges facing the sector today.
As was with the inaugural event, this year’s conference will feature excellent opportunities for investment, finance, trade and deal structuring when the vital elements of the industry and market come under the spotlight.
There will be an excellent platform to network, source and evaluate state-of-the-art port, logistics, supply chain and maritime technology, as well as secure partnerships with providers of key services – including finance, port design, operating expertise and technology and to address the crucial internal issues of infrastructure funding and optimised capacity.
Leading speakers and decision makers will address the following key themes in depth:
- Regulating the port and maritime industry
- Challenges and emerging issues in port development
- Short and long term port development plans
- Port reforms, privatisation, new roles
- Port financing, investment and risk management/control
- Making the private sector the engine for port growth, modernisation and productivity
- Innovation, technology developments and solutions for ports and the shipping industry
- Addressing road and rail systems connectivity as component part of logistics
- Current trends in regional/international trading and shipping patterns
- Port operations, logistics and supply chain security
- Improving security systems, technologies and arrangements in major as well as secondary ports
- Port infrastructure development and maintenance of existing ones
- Port efficiency and operational capacity
Date: 3 – 4 November 2010
Location: Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana
Contact: Cynthia Tan
Email: cynthia.tan@magenta-global.com.sg
Website: www.magenta-global.com.sg/aplsc10/index.php
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