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(Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific). INPUT is
the first stage of a programme to develop and support
the water, energy and transport sectors, which are a
major challenge for the ACP States.• In this
context, after the successful organisation of INPUT 2005
in Accra/Ghana (350 participants from more than 40
countries and more than 100 declarations of intent for
future collaboration between companies and different
associations), INPUT 2006 will mobilise the major actors
involved in the fields of water, energy and transport in
East Africa/Indian Ocean as well as in Europe, bringing
them together at a regional investment conference due to
take place in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) from 7th to 9th
June 2006.
• Some 250 to 300 high level delegates will take part in
this investment conference, the agenda of which will
include plenary sessions, sector-related and thematic
workshops and one-to-one business meetings between
African and European stakeholders.
Who should attend?
• Private and public companies from East Africa/Indian
Ocean and Europe active in the various lines of
businesses (contractors, operators and suppliers of
equipment, technology and services) in the targeted
sectors:
•Water: Extraction, treatment, distribution, supply and
purification Water, energy and transport sectors
Challenges and opportunities
The Sub-Saharan African and Indian Ocean countries have
experienced an acceleration of their GNP growth, in
excess of 4% in 2004, while their budget deficit
decreased, on average, to its lowest level in the last
decade.
This recovered growth, which is expected to continue
overthe next years, coincides with the implementation of
a regulatory environment more favourable to private
enterprise. Within this context, Sub-Saharan Africa
benefits from an Increased support from European and
International financial institutions and cooperation
agencies. Such international aid Is, for the most part,
dedicated to the water, energy and transport sectors,
for which Infrastructures and services are, in most
cases, insufficient to fulfil both the local
population’s basic needs and the requirements of
economic development and environmental protection. These
international institutions aim at ensuring the
rehabilitation of existing infrastructures, the
development of new ones, the improvement of the
management of operations and the quality of service to
clients. They are, in the meantime, promoting
privatisation and/or public-private partnerships (PPP),
as well as providing support to the private sector.
Preliminary programme
7th June 2006
Morning: Welcome to participants
Plenary session
Afternoon: Plenary session
Evening: Opening ceremony and reception
8th June 2006_________________
Morning: One-to-one business meetings
Thematic and sector-related workshops
Afternoon: One-to-one business meetings
Thematic and sector-related workshops
9th June 2006________________
Morning: One-to-one business meetings
Thematic and sector-related workshops
Afternoon: Concluding session
Evening: Closing dinner
Programme updates:
www.input-prolnvest-eu.org
Why participate?
• To meet the top decision makers and key actors in the
sectors of your interest and to identify business
opportunities.
• To anticipate demand In the rapidly changing markets
of the 14 countries of East Africa/Indian Ocean, as well
as to identify opportunities of private and
publicprivate partnerships (PPP).
• To be in a position to apply for the CDE-PROCINVEST
technical assistance, In order to:
– Speed-up and
facilitate the enterprises’ development and
modernisation projects.
– Strengthen the
capacities of intermediary organisations committed to
investment promotion.
How to apply?
• Registration: Please visit
www.input-proinvest-eu.org
• Registration fees: 800 euros. The inscription fee will
be waived from private and public companies and
institutions from ACP and EU countries.
•Travel and accommodation: Participants must pay for
their own travel and subsistence costs but preferential
terms will be negotiated with local hotels. Details will
be posted on
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