iPAD Central AfricaTuesday 7 October – Thursday 9 October 2008
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Pre-Conference Round Table: Government – Extractive Industries DialogueTuesday 7 October 2008
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| Session: 0.1.1
Government overview Seminar leader: Samy Badibanga Ntita, President, Federation of Explorers and Extractors, DRC |
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09h00 – 09h15 Mot d’ouverture |
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09h15 – 09h30 La nouvelle orientation de la politique minière de la RDC – Attentes, défis et contraintes (Presentation not available – For further information please contact the web manager: natasha.johnson@spintelligent.com) |
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09h30 – 09h45 Mining Cadastre inventory (Presentation not available – For further information please contact the web manager: natasha.johnson@spintelligent.com) |
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09h30 – 10h30 Exchange between His Excellency the Minister of Mines, the Managing Director of Mining Cadastre and the mining operators (trade and employers’ associations) within the framework of the periodic meetings with the government |
| Session: 0.1.2 |
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11h00 – 11h20 La Décentralisation (Presentation not available – For further information please contact the web manager: natasha.johnson@spintelligent.com) |
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11h20 – 11h40 Réflexions de la Commission Nationale des Mines sur la Revisitations des Contrats Miniers (Presentation not available – For further information please contact the web manager: natasha.johnson@spintelligent.com) |
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11h40 – 12h00 Pillars of mining project finance |
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12h00 – 12h30 Procedure of the observation, the liquidation of the administrative receipts of the mining sector and the mechanisms (Presentation not available – For further information please contact the web manager: natasha.johnson@spintelligent.com) |
| Session: 0.1.3 |
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13h30 – 14h00 Synergies mines-énergie |
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14h00 – 14h30 DRC’s Mining Code and mining companies’ social responsibility programmes |
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14h30 – 15h00 Applicability of the Mining Code (Presentation not available – For further information please contact the web manager: natasha.johnson@spintelligent.com) |
| Session: 0.1.4 |
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15h30 – 17h30 Dialogue and exchange between mining operators, professional associations and employer’s asscociations in order to raise recommendations to be submitted to official authorities of the mining sector |
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17h30 – 18h00 Press conference (FEE, Chamber of Mines, National Commission of Mines of the Federation of Congolese Enterprises) |
Conference Program Day 1Wednesday 8 October 2008
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| Opening session: 1.0.1 Chairman: Mathias Buabua WaKayembe, Director General, ANAPI, DRC |
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09h00 – 09h15 Mot de l’organisateur |
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09h15 – 09h30 Introduction |
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09h30 – 09h45 Keynote address |
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09h45 – 10h00 The fiscal impact of the mining industry on the DRC’s economy |
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10h00 – 10h15 Recent macroeconomic developments in the post-conflict DRC |
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10h15 – 10h30 China’s role in the DRC’s reconstruction (Presentation not available – For further information please contact the web manager: natasha.johnson@spintelligent.com) |
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10h30 – 10h45 Chairman’s closing remarks |
| Session 1.1.1
Beyond Kinshasa – a look at opportunities in the provinces and across the river Chairman: Jerome Roux, Economic Attaché, Embassy of Belgium, DRC |
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13h30 – 14h00 Investment potential in Oriental province (Presentation not available – For further information please contact the web manager: natasha.johnson@spintelligent.com) |
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14h00 – 14h30 Opportunities in Kasai province |
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14h30 – 15h00 Le rôle du secteur prive Belge dans la reconstruction du Congo (Presentation not available – For further information please contact the web manager: natasha.johnson@spintelligent.com) |
| Session 1.2.1.
Financing models and instruments for mining and infrastructure Chairman: Adrien Lutuba Nalumbu, Secretary, National Commission for Mines, DRC |
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15h30 – 16h00 Canadian financing of Congolese mining activities: conciliation of financial markets’ requirements in Canada with the legal context in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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16h00 – 16h30 Alternative financing for exploration and early stage mining projects |
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16h30 – 17h00 Growing engagement of Australian mining and infrastructure investment in sub-Saharan Africa |
Conference Program Day 2Thursday 8 October 2008
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| Session 2.1.1
Transport infrastructure for regional trade and integration Chairman: Honore Njibikila, Directeur, Chef de la Division Economique et Fiscale, Fédération des Entreprises Congolaises, RDC |
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09h00 – 09h30 Nouveaux projets dans le domain de transport (Presentation not available – For further information please contact the web manager: natasha.johnson@spintelligent.com) |
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09h30 – 10h00 Les bénéfices d’un secteur d’aviation amélioré – les stratégies de la Régie des Voies Aériennes (Presentation not available – For further information please contact the web manager: natasha.johnson@spintelligent.com) |
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10h00 – 10h30 Question et réponse |
| Session 2.2.1
Developing a services sector Chairman: Christian Dibele, Sion Multimedia, RDC |
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11h00 – 11h30 L’état du secteur bancaire en RDC |
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11h30 – 12h00 Theme a confirmer (Presentation not available – For further information please contact the web manager: natasha.johnson@spintelligent.com) |
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12h00 – 12h30 The telecommunications boom and the role of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority |
| Session 2.3.1
The crucial role of the development of regional energy infrastructure Moderator: Yengo Massampu, Administrateur Délégué General, SNEL, RDC |
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13h30 – 13h45 Energy policy of the DRC (Presentation not available – For further information please contact the web manager: natasha.johnson@spintelligent.com) |
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14h00 – 15h00 Panel discussion: Inga and Grand Inga – awakening the potential of hydropower
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| Closing session: 2.4.1 Investors’ round table |
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15h30 – 16h30 Closing panel discussion: CEOs of international companies that have invested in the DRC review their experiences and, together with iPAD Central Africa 2008 committee members, raise issues and discuss their recommendations for iPAD Central Africa 2009.
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iPAD Central Africa: Conference Program 2008
