Calendar of events
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March 2010
15-16 (Mon-Tue): Securities Africa 5th Annual Pan-African Investor Conference – premier event for global emerging markets (GEM) managers, Africa-dedicated investors and analysts, private equity investors, private bankers, etc. London, UK. See www.securitiesafrica.com.. Your editor will be moderating the top-level panel on Monday evening on African capital markets!
April 2010
12 – 13 (Mon-Tue): Africaninvestor (Ai) Analysts & Fund Managers Forum 2010, in association with Bloomberg and held at Bloomberg Headquarters, London. What are the potential risks and rewards of blazing new trails? Who would invest in Africa? Independent research is in a difficult spot, but some players still have a shot at success. Discussions among experts find consensus on major trends shaping the investment industry. Africa investor and Bloomberg convene panels of practitioners drawn from diverse industry specialties to elicit opinions about the trends that are shaping the investment industry and professional firms, the demands being made of investment professionals. Go for this link at African Investor or email esayers@africa-investor.com.
May 2010
3-4 (Mon-Tue) Ai Agribusiness Projects Summit 2010, organized by Africa investor. Despite its importance, Africa’s Agribusiness sector faces numerous challenges, not least of which is the lack of access to finance in agricultural development and agribusiness. This means that Africa is ill equipped to meet its food requirements, which are set to double in the next 30 years or even sooner. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. See www.africa-investor.com.
11-12 (Tue-Wed) IFC’s 12th Annual Global Private Equity Conference, one of the biggest private equity events of the year. Co-hosted by Emerging Markets Private Equity Association with a strong list of leading private equity backers. Washington DC. For more information, please visit: www.globalpeconference.com
June 2010
July 2010
August 2010
September 2010
9-10 (Thur-Fri) Inaugural African Cup of Information Management conference, presented by Information Management Network. The company says it “We are excited to be bringing our Investment Management division of conferences to the African continent.” Focused on arming investors with knowledge to survive and thrive in tomorrow’s world of investment management and features the ETF landscape, a fast-growing part of global asset management. A key speaker is Deborah Fuhr, Managing Director, Global Head of ETF Research and Implementation Strategy for Blackrock. At Westin Grand, Arabella Quay, Cape Town, South Africa. For more information, click here.
October 2010
November 2010
18-19 (Thu-Fri) 8th Annual South African Capital Markets conference, Westin Grand, Arabella Quay, beautiful Cape Town, South Africa, international conference organizers are Information Management Network, for more information click here .
December 2010