the algeria business and investment summit 2012

the algeria business and investment summit 2012

21 - 22 October 2012
THE ALGERIA
BUSINESS
AND INVESTMENT
SUMMIT 2012
Building on a strong basis
for future growth
ALGIERS
Infrastructure, Public Works and Construction
Renewable Energy
Telecommunications and ICT
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THE ALGERIA BUSINESS AND
INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012
Infrastructure-Public Works-Construction-Renewables-Telecom-ICT
Program and Speakers
Sunday 21 st October 2012
09:00 – 09:30
Registration of participants, welcome coffee and networking
09:30 – 09:50
Welcome Keynote Address
Cherif RAHMANI, Minister of Industry, SMEs and Investment Promotion , Algeria (tbc)
09:50 – 10:50
Opening Session
Abdelkrim MANSOURI, General Director, National Investment Development Agency (ANDI), Algeria
Mustapha ALI, Director for Currency Exchange Control, Bank of Algeria, Algeria
Joёl TOUJAS – BERNATÉ, Chief of Mission for Algeria, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Marek SKOLIL, Ambassador, Head of Delegation EU in Algeria
Ameziane MEDJKOUH, Vice President, Algerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACI), Algeria
Mamadou MBAYE, Director, Resident coordinator, UNDP, Algeria
Jean Marie PINEL, President KPMG Algeria
Ilya PONOMAREV, First Deputy Head, Federal Agency for Construction, Housing and Utilities, Russian Federation
Samir SAYAH, Partner, CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre, France
10:50 – 13:30
Panel Session 1:
INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC WORKS AND CONSTRUCTION
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Plan Quinquennal 2010-2014 . The USD 286 billion public investments in construction of roads, industrial zones, housing developments,
health facilities, dams, power generation plants, railways, etc.
Major infrastructure developments and key projects
Transport infrastructure – growing demand for modern infrastructure, new technology and know-how transfer
Sustained growth in residential demand – challenges and opportunities facing the Algeria housing sector
Urban re-development and opportunities for construction companies
Upgrading and expanding Algeria's 4 major airports
Meeting the increasing public transport needs : new urban tramways, metro project and development of light rail
Construction of a new port to facilitate further foreign trade
Water / Waste water treatment infrastructure
ARAB Facility Fund for infrastructure supporting development
Financing and investing into Algeria's infrastructure potential – role of banks, IFIs, private equity companies, etc.
Presentation of EXPO 2020 Ekaterinburg Bid
Panel discussion and Q & A
Mohand Ameziane AHMED ALI,
Vincent LUNEL,
Director of the programme, Counselor of the Minister,
Partner, Lefèvre Pelletier & associés , Avocats, Algeria/France
Ministry of Transport, Algeria
Samir KAROUM,
Mahdia DJELIOUT,
Country President, Alstom , Algeria
General Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban
Jonathan WALTERS,
Development, Algeria
Director, Regional Programs and Partnerships,
Fazia DAHLAB,
MENA region, World bank
General Director, National Center of Clean Production
Hassiba MOKRAOUI,
Technology (CNTPP), Ministry of Spatial Planning and
Chief Executive Officer, National Agency of Land
Environment, Algeria
Intermediation and Regulation (ANIREF), Algeria
Hocine NECIB,
Azzedine FRIDI,
General Secretary, Ministry of Public Works, Algeria
General Manager, National Agency for Studies and Follow-up
Zidane MERRAH,
of the Realization of the Railway Investments (ANESRIF)
General Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, Algeria
Tahar ALLACHE,
Abdelkader ALLAOUA,
Chief Executive Officer, Company Management of Airport
Senior Manager, IFC (World Bank), Algeria / Washington D.C
Services and Infrastructures (SGSIA), Algeria
M'hamed M'HAREB,
General Secretary, Ministry of Transports, Algeria
Mouloud KHELOUFI,
Chairman, General Association of the Algerian Contractors
Frederic ELBAR,
Managing Director, Maghreb Consulting and Training,
Morocco
Rafik BOUSSA,
Managing Partner, Grant Thornton Algeria
Coffee break and networking at mid-session
13:30 – 14:45
Luncheon and Networking
Salim HAMDADOU,
General Director, Snc Lavalin, Algeria
THE ALGERIA BUSINESS AND
INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012
Infrastructure-Public Works-Construction-Renewables-Telecom-ICT
14:45 – 17:30
Panel Session 2:
RENEWABLES AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
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Towards a new national energy strategy aiming at creating 100.000 green jobs over the next 20 years
Reducing dependency to current energy sources
Meeting the increasing demand for electricity – investing USD 30 billion in new generation plants and USD 80 billion in renewable energy
Algeria to produce 30 % of power from renewable energies by 2050
Featuring new electric power generation and gas-solar hybrid power plant
New desalination plants – private sector financing through joint ventures, BOT models , EU funding
Solar energy integration with the EU and exporting solar production abroad
Promoting co-operation with foreign partners for production of equipment and technology
FEMIP financing operations by EIB
Financing and investment opportunities for the private sector – large development attracting foreign investments
Banking into the renewable energy industry.
Panel discussion and Q & A
Lakhdar BENMAZOUZ,
Director of Renewable Energy,
Ministry of Energy and Mines, Algeria
Fatiha SAHNOUNE,
General Secretary, Renewable Energies Industrial and
Professional Group (GIPER), Algeria
Noureddine BOUTARFA,
Chief Executive Officer, Sonelgaz, Algeria
Jacques MOULOT,
Chief Energy Specialist, African Development Bank, (AfDB),
Tunisia
Alain NADEAU,
Head of Division, Maghreb Region, European Investment bank
(EIB), Luxembourg
Karima FAREHA,
Director Environment and Sustainable Development, Lafarge,
Algeria
Olivier GUISE,
Director Innovation and Route to Market, Lafarge , Algeria
Coffee break and networking at mid-session
17:30
End of Day 1
Cédric COLLET,
Director Power, Alstom, Algeria
Ali SOKHAL,
Business Development Director, New Energy Algeria
(NEAL), Algeria
Faycal Reda LARABA,
Director, Algerian Energy Company(AEC)
A senior representative from Management Company
of the State Participation Public Works, Algeria
Alois MHLANGA,
Industrial Development Officer, Renewable and Rural
Energy, Energy and Cleaner Production Branch (UNIDO),
Austria
Maiouf BELHAMEL,
Director, National Centre for Renewable Energy, Algeria
Anis KENIDA,
International Business Development - Abengoa Solar,
Spain
THE ALGERIA BUSINESS AND
INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012
Infrastructure-Public Works-Construction-Renewables-Telecom-ICT
Monday 22 nd October 2012
09:00 – 09:30
Welcome coffee and networking
09:30 – 13:30
Panel Session 3:
TELECOMMUNICATION AND ICT
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Algeria's telecommunications industry – towards a new shake-up
Key statistics, market and industry overview
Market liberalization, regulatory issues and government policies in the telecom industry and ICT sector
Telecom operators -new licence, privatization, acquisition
Launch of the 3G mobile services and further expansions of the country's telecom sector
Country coverage and related infrastructure needs to meet
Information and communication technology (ICT) services updates
Investing into cyberpark Sidi Abdallah
Opportunities in internet services growth and broadband development
Role of the banks and private sector companies in financing the sector
Further prospect for e-Commerce, e-Payment and e-Government in Algeria
Regulatory related issues
Panel discussion and Q & A
Naima ZERTAL,
Director of Strategies and Programme, Algex, Algeria
Azouaou MEHMEL,
General Manager Algérie Telecom
Wassila MOUZAI,
Auditorship, Cabinet WM, Algeria
Gerard LAMBRET,
General Manager, SOCIAD , Algeria
Cherif Ben MEHREZ,
General Director, Ministry of Post,
Information Technology and Telecommunications, Algeria
Farid LEFKIR,
President, Algerian Information Technology Association
(AITA)
Youcef AKLOUF,
General Director,
National Agency of Promotion and Development of
Technopoles (ANPT), Algeria
A senior representative from Regulatory Authority for Post
and Telecommunications (ARPT), Algeria
Salah ABCI,
Partner Grant Thornton Algeria
Brahima SANOU,
Director , Telecom Development Office, International
Telecommunications Union (ITU), Switzerland
Coffee break and networking at mid-session
13:30
End of summit program
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Abderrazak TRABELSI,
General Manager, Professional Association of Banks and
Financial Establishments (ABEF), Algeria
Newel BENKRITLY,
Managing Director, Société d'Automatisation des
Transactions Interbancaires et de Monétique (SATIM),
Algeria
THE ALGERIA BUSINESS AND
INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012
Infrastructure-Public Works-Construction-Renewables-Telecom-ICT
15:00
RUSSIAN-ALGERIAN BUSINESS DIALOGUE “PROSPECTS FOR RUSSIAN-ALGERIAN
COOPERATION”
- Fuel and energy, geology and mining industry, and environment
- Infrastructure projects, development of transport infrastructure, freight hauling, special machinery and equipment
- Agriculture, fishing and food industry, conservation of water resources, water treatment and desalinization
- Telecom equipment, communication media and IT healthcare
Moderator:
Vladislav Lutsenko,
Deputy Director of the Russian-Arab Business
Council
Welcome addresses:
Representative of Karim Joudi,
Minister of Finance of Algeria,
Co-Chairman of the Russian-Algerian
Intergovernmental Commission on the Trade,
Economic, Scientific, and Technical Cooperation
Representative of Sharif Rahmani,
Minister of Industry of Algeria, Small and
Medium Enterprise and Promotion of
Investment
Speeches:
Ilya Ponomaryev,
First deputy Head of the Federal Agency for Construction,
Housing and Domestic Services (Gosstroy) of the Russian
Federation
Mohammed Chami,
Director General, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of
Algeria
Alexander Shatilov,
Trade Representative of Russia in Algeria
Abdelkader Tayeb Izrayemi,
Co-Chairman of the Russian-Algerian Business Council,
Chairman of SIM Group, President of the Algerian Club of
Entrepreneurs