IV ANNUAL WORLD FREE ZONE CONVENTION 2004
IV ANNUAL
WORLD FREE ZONE CONVENTION
Thursday 28th (evening) to Saturday 30th October 2004
CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE
plus optional Training Courses 26th to 28th October
Convention Stakeholders
| East London Industrial Development Zone |
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| Western Cape Province Trade & Development Agency |
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OUTLINE TWO-DAY CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
| Thursday 28th October |
GALA OPENING DINNER |
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| Friday & Saturday 29th & 30th October 2004 |
IV ANNUAL WORLD FREE ZONE CONVENTION
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION |
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Gold Sponsor
NEW ROUTES FOR SUCCESSFUL
CROSS-BORDER & GLOBAL TRADE
| DAY ONE |
- HOW DO FREE TRADE ZONES FACILITATE TRADE, REDUCE RED-TAPE AND FIT INTO THE SUPPLY CHAIN?
Free Trade Zones and the facilitation and globalisation of trade
TRADING BLOCKS AND THE WTO
Is there cause for worry for Free Zones?
CUSTOMS FACILITION
Free Zones: Opportunities for trade facilitation
Industrial Development Zones - SA customs experience
Governance and regulation of Special Economic Zones
Building smarter borders to increase security and facilitate trade
FINANCE & GUARANTEES
Insuring Investment - Ensuring Opportunities
Attracting private equity
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE FREE ZONES?
FREE ZONES IN CHINA
- WHICH SECTORS BENEFIT MOST FROM FREE ZONES?
TEXTILES,WEARING APPAREL & AGOA
BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING
AGRO-PROCESSING & 'SMART' FARMING
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
OIL, GAS & ENERGY
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| DAY TWO |
- CAPACITY BUILDING AND FREE ECONOMIC ZONES
HOW ZONES FIT INTO SOUTH AFRICA'S STRATEGIC PLANNING
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
POLICY ASPECTS OF IDZs
EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING CROSS-BORDER ZONES
ACHIEVING SYNERGY WITH NATIONAL, PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Business in the Brazilian Amazon
HOW PORTS AND AIRPORTS BENEFIT FROM FREE ZONES
- FREE ZONE OPERATIONS - DELIVERING WHAT THE INVESTOR NEEDS
BEST PRACTICE IN LABOUR RELATIONS TO ENHANCE SHAREHOLDER SATISFACTION
FDI TRENDS AND HOW CORPORATES ARE DEALING WITH EXPANSION PROJECTS
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN INVESTOR AND POLICY MAKERS (An African perspective)
INVESTOR OUTREACH AND SELECTION INCLUDING DUE DILIGENCE
INVESTOR PANEL
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As at all WFZC events speakers will include senior representatives of international organisations, Free Zone Authorities, Operators and Consultants, Trans-national Corporations and Location Advisers
SPEAKERS include the WFZC Chairman Mr. Graham Mather and
- Mrs. Lindiwe Hendricks Deputy Minister of Trade & Industry
- Professor H. C. A. W. Schulze
Institute of Foreign and Comparative Law, University of South Africa, Pretoria
- Mr. Stephen Karingi Senior Economic Affairs Officer,
Trade and Regional Integration Division of ECA (TRID), The United Nations Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Mr Kursad Tuzmen Minister of State for Foreign Trade,
Republic of Turkey, President, World Economic Processing Zones Association
- Mr Randy Campbell Director,
Campbell Trade Group Inc. USA
- Ms Christine Malan Acting National Manager Policy and Process
South African Revenue Services
- H.E. Eng. Nader Duhabi Chief Commissioner
Aqaba Special Economic Zone, Jordan
- Mr. York Roberson US Customs and Border Protection Attache
- Dr Mahlape Mohale Chief Executive,
The Enterprise Organisation, Department of Trade & Industry, South Africa
- Mr. David Bridgman Leader : Sub-Saharan Africa Team
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) World Bank Washington, USA
- Dr. Monde Mnyande Senior Deputy Chief Economist
South African Reserve Bank, South Africa
- Mr. Troy Dyer Executive Officer
South African Venture Capital & Private Equity Assn. (SAVCA), South Africa
- Eng. Ossama Fahmy Marketing General Manager
General Authority for Investment & Free Zones (GAFI), Cairo, Egypt
- Mr Robert Haywood Director WEPZA
and Associate Director, The Flagstaff Institute, USA
- Ms. Caroyl Miller Deputy Textiles Negotiator,
Office of the US Trade Representative, Washington, USA
- Mr Robin Anson Director,
Textiles Intelligence Limited, UK
- Mr. Richard Bolin Director, The Flagstaff Institute
and Director Emeritus WEPZA, USA
- Mr. Phumza Mfenyana Business Consultant
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa
- Dr. Paulo Fernandes Managing Director
Automotive Industry Development Centre, South Africa
- Dr. Noble S. Abe Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer,
Onne Oil & Gas Free Zone, Nigeria
- Mr. Tumelo Chipfupa
Department of Trade & Industry, South Africa
- Prof. Andre C. Jordaan
Department of Economics, University of Pretoria
- Mr Jim O'Gara Managing Director,
- Mr. Dinesh Mittal Chief Executive Special Infrastructure Projects
Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd., India
- Ms. Nomhle Canca Chief Executive Officer
Blue IQ, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Mr. Oldemar Ianck Assistant Superintendant
Manaus Free Zone (SUFRAMA), Brazil
- Mr. Abdul Salam Al Jassmin Senior Manager, International Operations,
Jebel Ali Free Zone International, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Mr. Abdalla Al Banna Marketing Manager
Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Mr. Thapelo Makhetha Manager
Operations and Projects, Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone, South Africa
- Mr. Paul Bailey Senior Technical Specialist
International Labour Office (ILO), Geneva, Switzerland
- Mr. Hans Vermij Senior Consultant
Buck Consultants International, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Mr. Kelly Byrne Executive Manager
Infrastructure Development, Coega Development Corporation, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- Mr. Barnabas Tumwesigye Project Coordinator
Kampala Industrial and Business Park, Uganda Invest, Uganda
- Mr. Rustum Mohammed Investment Promotion Manager
Eastern Cape Development Corporation, East London, South Africa
- Mr. Ishmail Dokrat Chief Executive Officer
Western Cape Province Trade & Investment Agency (WESGRO), Cape Town, South Africa
- Mr. Peter Miles Director
P. Miles and Associates, East London, South Africa