VENUE TBC

RE-EXAMINING THE FUNDAMENTALS

09:00      Welcome address - Managing Director, ARIIC 2018

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09:15      Ministerial Opening Keynote: Welcome Address

• Kenya Vision 2030 and road infrastructure development across the region

• Kenya in East Africa and the EAC

SPEAKER

• James Macharia, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing & Urban Development*

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09:45      Keynote: The reality of road development in Africa –  the African Master Plan

• What is hampering road infrastructure development in Africa

• Connecting Cape Town to Cairo

• The role of the World Bank in African road development

SPEAKER

• Ben Eijbergen, Practice Manager, East Africa Transport Practice, World Bank, United States

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10:15       Panel:  Tackling the main challenges to deliver core road infrastructure in Africa

• What are the challenges in delivering core road infrastructure?

• What can be done to change this dynamic from a public and private sector perspective

• Examples of innovative funding

• Road development in Africa

SPEAKERS

• Gituro Wainaina, Former Director General, Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat (VDS), Kenya

• Ben Eijbergen, Practice manager, East Africa Transport Practice, World Bank, United States

• Anthonia Ekpa, Director Road Transport & Mass Transit Administration, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria

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11:00      Morning Coffee & Networking

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INVESTMENT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

11:45      Are PPPs really effective tools for road development, or should we be considering other financial tools?

• Are PPPs always the best option for funding infrastructure projects

• Hidden costs and the public burden

• What other options are available?

Session moderator:

• Pankaj Gupta, Advisor Infrastructure Vice Presidency, World Bank, United States

SPEAKERS

• John Kimotho, AIIM, South Africa

• Chris Olobo, Investment Officer, IFC, South Africa

• Emeka Agbasi, Director, and Head of Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Asset Management, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Nigeria

• Jorge Rivas, Senior Underwriter, Operations Department, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, World Bank Group, United States

• Juddie Nyakama, Head of Infrastructure, Kenyan Treasury, Kenya

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​​12:30      Networking Lunch

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Development Roadmaps

Session moderator: Claire Volkwyn, head of content, African Road Infrastructure and Investment

13:30  Panel: Road development in East, Southern and West Africa

• Plans commitments and projects on the go

• What the future holds

• Priorities and backlogs

SPEAKERS

• Jacob Ruwa, Executive Director, Kenya Roads Board, Kenya

• Chris Olobo, Transport Investment Officer, IFC, South Africa

• Anthonia Ekpa, Director Road Transport & Mass Transit Administration, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria

• Emeka Agbadi, Director and Head of PPP and Asset Management, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Nigeria

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17:00     End of Day One and Cocktail Reception 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

MATCHING INVESTMENT AND FINANCE

Session moderator:  Emeka Agbasi, Director and Head of Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Asset Management, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Nigeria

09:00      Matching private sector investment to public programmes - considerations

•    How do you bring private sector investment on board in public infrastructure?
•    Who are the partners you need to work with?
       

SPEAKER

• Carole Kariuki, CEO, Kenya Private Sector Alliance, Kenya

• Mark Dimmer, Infrastructure Africa, IFC, Kenya

• Benjamin Mugisha, Sr. Underwriter, African Trade Insurance Agency, Kenya

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09:30      Panel: Successful road development partnerships - examples and near misses

• Working with all stakeholders to encourage a successful project conclusion

• When things go wrong?

• How to ensure everything goes right

SPEAKERS

• Andrew Patterson, Regional President, Bechtel, Kenya

• Jean Pierre Labuschagne, Africa Lead for Infrastructure & Capital Projects, Deloitte, Kenya

• Mercy Wairua, Infrastructure Lawyer for Business Development, Mota Engil Africa

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10:30    Morning Coffee & Networking

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FUNDING IN ACTION

Session moderator: Emeka Agbasi, Director and Head of Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Asset Management, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Nigeria

11:15    The discussion: Contractor’s, road agencies and financiers: overcoming the mismatch in expectations

• What do contractors expect from infrastructure projects?

• How do government/roads agencies work with contractors to ensure positive outcomes?

• Delivering a bankable project

• What deal breakers do you need to be aware of?

 SPEAKERS

• Andrew Patterson, CEO, Bechtel Africa, Kenya

• Samit Gehlot, Managing Director, Intex Construction, Kenya

• Sylvester Kasuku, Director General, LAPPSET, Kenya

• Juddie Nyakawa, Acting Director, PPP Unit, National Treasury Republic of Kenya, Kenya

• Mercy Wairua, Infrastructure Lawyer for Business Development, Mota Engil Africa

• Jorge Rivas, Senior Underwriter, Operations Department, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, World Bank Group, United States

• Wambui Kinoti, Site Engineer, World Kaihatsu Kogyo, Kenya

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12:45   Closing remarks

13:00   Lunch & Networking Session

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