Infrastructure Summit & Expo rolls into Vic Falls this week

Global Reinsurance Investments, a financial advisory services company in the following sectors, financial, infrastructural, agricultural, ICT amongst others, this week rolls out a summit and expo in Victoria Falls.

From 4 to 7 March 2020, the summit and expo will try to unveil various infrastructural opportunities in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Zambia covering Energy and Power, Water and Sanitation, Road and Rail, Tourism and Housing and ICT.

The event runs under the theme, Infrastructure key to Economic Growth and Shared Prosperity. This is happening at The Kingdom Hotel.

For those attending the objectives are as follows:

Improved trade synergies
Access to medium and long-term financing
Attracting investors in the three countries various infrastructure projects
Favorable trade policies for the three countries.
Relaxation of taxes to promote trade
Macroeconomic and structural challenges, solutions to ensure competitiveness and diversification amongst others.

Some of the confirmed speakers at the event are:

Minister of Energy, Hon. Fortune Chasi
Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Hon. N.M. Ndlovu
Indonesian Ambassador to Zimbabwe and Zambia
Chinese Deputy Ambassador
ABD Executive Director, Dr. Judith Kateera
Zambian Ministry of Works & Supply, Project Manager
Zambia Development Agency, Director General,
Powertel Marketing Executive, Mr. Prosper Mutswiri
Africa People Advisory Executive & Ex-Old Mutual Group Executive, Mr. Deon De Swardt
Optimeyes Energy CEO & Founder, Miguel Matias,
West Properties, Chairman, Mr. Ken Sharpe 12. Institute of Directors, Chairman and Integrated Properties, CEO, Dr. Mike Juru

OTHER EXPECTED SPEAKERS,

Diplomats from South Africa, Zambia, Russia, and UK
Ministers of Energy, Infrastructure Development, Road and Rail from the three countries
CEOs of DPA Africa, Liquid Telecommunications, MTN, DBSA, Exim-bank of India, Exim-bank of Russia amongst others

The types of delegates expected are:

Government officials from the three countries, diplomats, investors, CEOs, directors and managers

Coming from the following sectors:

Banking, insurance, energy, parastatals, pension funds, equity fund firms, contractors, logistics and freight companies, cement and brick manufacturing companies, amongst others

The key areas we are keen on are ICT, tourism and power generation. The latter is easy to see because of the power deficit in the three countries. The ICT for us massive because of our intent to deepen innovation in the sector. And tourism is a low-hanging fruit.