South Africa: AfricaRoads 2012

The four-day AfricaRoads 2012 conference will be taking place at Sandton’s Convention Centre from 28 February this year. The aim of the conference is to provide opportunities for investment, finance and growth in Africa’s roads sector.

It’s no secret that Africa’s infrastructure is severely lacking, especially when it comes to roads and transport. A majority of countries on the continent are still connected by dirt roads that are not only dangerous to travel because they change with the weather, but also because they are inaccessible to a number of vehicles. The AfricaRoads summit aims to bring together industry players such as government department heads and policy makers, cable owners and operators, telecom operators, carriers and suppliers who want to create new business, generate business leads and network with key industry players to find solutions to the problems faced by this sector.

Guest speakers at the event include the likes of Dr Emeka Agbasi – the head of monitoring of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency; Peter Copley – a transport specialist at the Development Bank of Southern Africa; Arthur Coy – CEO of Trans African Concessions; and Joseph Haule – the manage of the Roads Fund Board. On the agenda for discussion are the following topics: exploring key criteria needed to develop the ideal partnerships, planning as a cost controller and a critical part of project delivery, assessing Africa’s readiness for tolling as a revenue stream, how to source capital for infrastructure development, the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project, and the link between developing roads and economic growth, among others. The event will also have various workshops that delegates can attend, where they will be given the chance to network, experience new technologies, as well as share knowledge through the demonstrations and discussions in the workshops.

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