WOFA SUMMIT 2022
STEP UP AFRICA: ACHIEVING A REVOLUTIONARY TRANSFORMATION IN AFRICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE LANDSCAPE WITH NET ZERO CARBON EMISSION.
March 23-25, 2022
Four Points by Sheraton, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
TIME TO ACHIEVING A REVOLUTIONARY TRANSFORMATION IN AFRICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE LANDSCAPE WITH NET ZERO CARBON EMISSION
WOFA Summit will will bring together top experts with a focus to jumpstart a massive transformation of infrastructure development in Africa.
It will feature as a 3-Day Conference and Exhibition. Each day will focus on each of the three regional power blocs: United States of America, China, and the European Union.
There would be breakout sessions that would run concurrently on each of the days. The highpoint of the summit is the WOFA Awards and Gala that will hold in the evening of the final day (Day 3) of the Summit and the release of a communiqué on The Future of Infrastructure in Africa.
The summit will be hybrid – physical and virtual. It will be livestreamed on all WOFA’s online platforms. With our state-of-the-art virtual structure, the online audience from around the world would be fully immersed in the experience of the summit. Provisions will be made for virtual exhibitions and experienced virtual event compere that would fully engage all stakeholders participating online.
Prospective Event Speakers
The speakers at the summit are Heads of state and government, captains of industry, leading business leaders, regulators, members of the diplomatic corps, etc. They will be expounding on innovative and creative financing for infrastructure projects in Africa and speaking to reforms, legal or policy framework needed to bring into reality such projects.
Muhammadu Buhari
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo
Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Uhuru Kenyatta
President of the Republic of Kenya
Paul Kagame
President of the Republic of Rwanda
Cyril Ramaphosa
President of the Republic of South Africa
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
president of the Republic of Ghana
Alassane Ouattara
President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Ambassador H.E. CUI Jianchun
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to Nigeria
Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard
United States Ambassador to Nigeria
Catriona Wendy Campbell Laing CB
High Commissioner — British High Commission in Nigeria.
Emmanuelle Blatmann
Ambassador of France to Nigeria
Karl Toriola
Cheif Executive Officer - MTN Nigeria
Makhtar Diop
Managing Director—International Finance Corporation
Professor Benedict Oramah
President and Chairman of the Board - Afriexim Bank
Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy in Nigerian
Ross Oluyede
Managing Director—Infrastructure Bank
Samuela Isopi
European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States
Seth Berkley
President —Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation
Aliko Dangote, GCON
President and Chief Executive Officer- Dangote Group
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director general of the World Trade Organization
Wamkele Keabetswe Men
Secretary General- the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat
Akinwunmi Adesina
President - African Development Bank
Event Schedule
DAY ONE (US Day)
Wednesday March 23, 2022
Time: 9am-2pm
Day One Theme: The Quest for Green Economy and Resilience Infrastructure
Synopsis
Investments in infrastructure today can shape socio-economic and environmental sustainability of the African continents for decades to come. With the growing appreciation of the impact of climate change, it is important to ensure that infrastructure investments address not only current needs but also future hopes.
The United States of America, under the Build Back Better agenda of President Biden, has unveiled the biggest clean-energy investment in U.S. history, with a $555 billion package of tax credits, grants and other policies aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions that are fueling climate change. The agenda also seeks to create a clean energy and sustainability accelerator to invest in climate-related projects, with at least 40% serving disadvantaged communities.
Where does Africa belong in this agenda? What is the linkage of this agenda with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9 that focuses on Building resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation? How can we invest in girls’ education to accelerate Africa’s quest for sustainable infrastructure?
DAY TWO (China Day)
Thursday March 24, 2022
Time: 9am-2pm
Day Two Theme: Exploiting/Exploring Emerging Trends for Rapid Infrastructure Build out – Examples from China
Synopsis
Mobility is essential to economic and social development. Indeed, the mobility of resources is adjudged as perhaps the biggest factor in driving the socio-economic development of a country or region.
The rapid build-out of rail, road, ports both air and sea, is a demonstration of a nation’s commitment to economic growth and progress, increased national productivity and improved standards of living and prosperity.
What can Africa learn from China? What financing model is best suited for the African continent?
DAY THREE (EU Day) – Friday March 25, 2022
Time: 9am-2pm
Day Three Theme: Opportunities in Infrastructure Financing Policy Framework: The nuts and bolts
Synopsis
The World Bank asserts that infrastructure development lies at the nexus of economic growth, productive investment, job creation, and poverty reduction. The truth of this statement necessitates that the sourcing for finance for the development of infrastructure should be backed with an appropriate legal and policy framework to ensure sustainability.
This is important as the participation of the private sector, especially as long-term financiers, in infrastructure projects is expected to continue to increase into the foreseeable future.
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