The Cape Town Road Infrastructure and Development Congress is on track to attract even more global investors, government, road organisations, according to the event organisers. These attendees are coming from East, West and Southern Africa as well as major construction companies, bitumen suppliers, traders and consumers than in previous events. International investors, government representatives as well as construction companies are looking for suppliers for their committed projects across sub-Saharan Afric
May 18, 2017
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The Cape Town Road Infrastructure and Development Congress is on track to attract even more global investors, government, road organisations, according to the event organisers. These attendees are coming from East, West and Southern Africa as well as major construction companies, bitumen suppliers, traders and consumers than in previous events.
International investors, government representatives as well as construction companies are looking for suppliers for their committed projects across sub-Saharan Africa and will be present at the event, which is being held from 28th – 30th November 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Special Guests and keynote speakers include Chris Hlabisa – Deputy Director General, National Department of Transport, South Africa; Cyprian Marowa – General Manager Infrastructure Finance Transport Logistics, ICT and Funds, Development Bank of Southern Africa; Conrad Lutombi – CEO, Namibia Roads Authority; Naresh Pather PR Eng – Transportation Lead, Africa Business Unit, Mott MacDonald.
The lack of maintenance and investment into road infrastructure has once again raised its head within the African road construction and development sector. This puts pressure on contractors and maintenance teams across everywhere, in turn putting businesses at risk. How to manage road maintenance in today’s economic climate will be the focus of the upcoming African Road Infrastructure and Investment Congress, coming to Cape Town September 4-6. The theme Accelerating Road Development will address the
Senior highway policymakers across Asia have been invited by Indonesian Minister of Public Works H.E. Djoko Kirmanto to send delegates to the “1st IRF Asia Regional Congress & Exhibition” which take place in Bali from November 17 to 19, 2014.
Three plenary sessions will be reserved for contributions from country delegations, say the organisers. These are: The Asian Highway Network: an Agenda for Shared Regional Prosperity; The UN Decade of Action for Road Safety: and An Asia Progress Report. IRF will also