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Dear Friends,

Welcome to the African Rising 2nd Edition conference on “Infrastructure for the Development of Africa”, hosted by the Canadian Council on Africa in partnership with the Government of Quebec and Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. The theme of the conference, is in recognition of the fact that infrastructure is a key guiding principle for the continuing economic development of Africa.

Under the umbrella of CCafrica’s mission to facilitate and promote mutually beneficial economic, investment and trade relations between Canada and Africa, this highly anticipated conference will allow both the public and private sectors from within Canada and Africa to dialogue on doing business and promote investment opportunities on key sectors such as transportation, energy, water, and ICT.

The conference will be held in Montreal which takes place on March 18th to 20th, 2013, at Delta Centre-Ville Hotel, and is already has drawn the attention of African and Canadian government officials to take the matter as part of a strengthening role in Canada-Africa’s political and economic relations. Africa’s on-going economic development achievement in the past few years cannot be denied, and Canada’s know-how and expertise in the infrastructure industry will play a major role in supporting Africa’s economic growth.

CCafrica is also pleased to welcome Key speakers from both Canadian and African public and private sectors. To mention a few, South African High Commissioner His Excellency Membathisi Mdladlana and directly from Ghana The Honorable Colins Dauda, Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing, and from the Canadian side Mr. Ned Goodman, Chairman of the Board of Directors, His Excellency Christopher Cooter, High Commissioner of Canada to Nigeria, will be our key speakers.

We are pleased to invite you to attend this important conference to explore new opportunities that are emerging in the African infrastructure sector, but also to expand your professional networks with both the public and private sector officials.

Respectfully, Lucien Bradet, President and CEO of CCAfrica

Africa Rising 2 EditionInfrastructure for the Development of Africa

Montréal, March 19th to 20th 2013

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Tuesday March 19th, 2013: Day 1

Registration and Networking Breakfast (Mezzanine Terrace)

Official Opening (St-Jacques Room)

·Mr. Lucien Bradet, President and CEO, Canadian Council on Africa·Mrs. Patricia Malikail, General Director, Africa Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade·Mr. Jean-François Lisée, Minister of International Relations, La Francophonie and External Trade

First Plenary (St-Jacques Room): Africa Rising – Infrastructure opportunities:

African governments and International agencies have actively invested in the transportation and telecommunications infrastructure, which will encourage major steps towards medium to long-term investment opportunities. What are Africa’s key infrastructure sectors in need of investment opportunities? And where should you invest?

•Mr. Harry Broadman, Managing Director, Emerging Markets Strategy Leader and Chief Economist at PwC•Mr. Paul Hinks, Chief Executive of Symbion Power, Chairman of the Corporate Council of Africa•Mr. Benoit La Salle, Founder and Executive Vice President of the Board of SEMAFO, Chairman of SEMAFO Foundation President and CEO of SEMAFO Energy.•Mr. Joachim P. Ouedraogo, Chief of staff of Regional Market, Trade, Competition and Cooperation, Commission of the Economic and Monetary union OF West Africa

Networking Break (Mezzanine Terrace)

First Break Panels: From the Capital to Rural Areas: The Many Opportunities

Panel 1 (St-Jacques Room): Transportation systems for improved efficiency - Airports, Seaports and Railways, A Gateway to the World of African Business: In general National airports and aviation significantly contributes to the development of a country, and the same applies for seaports. These two elements act as crucial gateways to the African continent and at the same time promote trade and commercial ties. Further, railways continue to be an important element for export and import of goods throughout Africa.

Moderator: Diane Belliveau, Regional Manager - Africa, EDC•Mr. Timothy Turner, Director of Operations, African Development Bank•Mr. Derrick Lichti, Principal Consultant, CPCS•Mr. Bertrand Millot, Vice President, Cordiant Capital•Mr. Roger Gervais, President, General Director, SDV Logistics Canada Inc.

Panel 2 (St-Charles Room): The Rural Area and Agriculture - Key sectors for the optimization of the economic growth: Half of the world’s crop land are in Africa. Good management of this land would directly affect positively the general growth of the continent as well as insuring food security throughout the continent. What are the next steps in revitalizing this continent and what are the opportunitites?

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• Mr. George Roter, Co-Founder and CEO, Engineers Without Boarders• Mrs. Anne-Pascale Richardson, Vice-President, PharmAfri-Can Inc.•Mrs. Véronique Doyon, Vice President of Water Department and Rural Development, SNC-Lavalin

Lunch-Conference Presented by (Régence Room): High Commissionner of South Africa, His Excellency Membathisi Mdladlana

“South Africa and the BRICS: a major investor in Africa”

Second Break Panels: The Power of Water in Africa

Panel 3 (St-Jacques Room): Overcome the power shortages - Different alternativesWe are all faced with power shortages when working in Africa and this situation seriously affects the development potential of all African countries and the productivity of your businesses. How do we secure energy? What are the types of alternative energy sources?

•Mr. Paul Hinks, Chief Executive of Symbion Power, Chairman of the Corporate Council of Africa•Mr. Edouard Préfontaine, Director, Corporate Development & Project Financing, SEMAFO Énergie•Mr. Arif Mohiuddin, Partner, Vice-President West Africa, CPCS

Panel 4 (St-Charles Room): The water sector – revitalized business opportunitiesThroughout Africa, water is a scarce resource. What solutions your business can bring in the effective management of water?

• Mr. George Roter, Co-Founder and CEO, Engineers without Boarders•H.E. Alhaji Ziblim Yakubu, Chief of Cabinet, Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Republic of Ghana.•Mr. Martin Beaudry, Director of water supply and sanitation, SNC-Lavalin


Second Plenary: Urbanization – the solution for the growing middle class

Africa is known to have the fastest growing economies in the world. With such growth, there is also a growing middle class coming in the big cities. Urbanization becomes a key solution to accommodate this new middle class. What are the different urbanization and how can your infrastructure projects can answer to this need?

•H.E. Alhaji Ziblim Yakubu, Chief of Cabinet, Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Republic of Ghana.•H.E. Christopher Cooter, Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria•Mr. David Creighton, President Cordiant Capital•Mr. Peter Kieran, President, CPCS

Networking Cocktail (Mezzanine Terrace)

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Wednesday March 20th, 2013Networking Breakfast (Mezzanine Terrace)

Third Plenary (St-Jacques Room): Private Financing for your project in Africa

Canadian companies often cite lack of financing as one of the key barriers to managing their cash flow and implementing their growth and expansion plans. Lack of financing doesn’t have to stand your way. When you need to break into a new market, fill an order, or participate in a large-scale project in Africa, private financing is an alternative that is often not taken into account.

•Mr. Ned Goodman, President of the Board, Dundee Capital Market•Mr. David Creighton, President, Cordiant Capital•Mr. Benoit La Salle, Founder and Executive Vice President of the Board of SEMAFO, Chairman of SEMAFO Foundation President and CEO of SEMAFO Energy


Fourth Plenary (St-Jacques Room): Public Financing for your project in Africa

Canadian companies often cite lack of financing as one of the key barriers to managing their cash flow and implementing their growth and expansion plans. Lack of financing doesn’t have to stand your way. When you need to break into a new market, fill an order, or participate in a large-scale global project, public financing can be a liable solution.

Moderator: Jacynthe Audette, Vice-President Infrastructure and Project Financing, PwC•Mr. Timothy Turner, Private Sector Director, African Development Bank•Mr. Amr Kamel, Operations Director, AFREXIMBANK•Mrs. Diane Belliveau, Regional Manager – Africa, Export Development Canada (EDC)•Mr. David Fulton, Head USA and Canada Relationship Management Unit, IFC, World Bank Group

Lunch and Closing Session (Régence C Room): Infrastructure: A Crucial Matter to Tackle

The infrastructure sector was largely responsible for the recent improvements in the performance of African growth and will continue to influence medium and long term growth.

•Mrs. Melissa Cook, Founder and Managing Director of African Sunrise Partners LLC•Mrs. Patricia Malikail, General Director, Africa Bureau, DFAIT•His Excellency Chief Ojo Uma Maduekwe CFR, High Commissioner of Nigeria in Canada•Mr. Alain Carrier, Coordinator of Africa and Middle East, Director of South America, Africa and Middle East, MRI-FCE

Organized B2B Meetings (St-Paul Room)

You will have the chance to personally meet with financial institutions representative and hear experts present.

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Holder of a Law degree and a Master degree in Communications from the Université du Québec à Montréal, M. Jean-François Lisée started his career as a reporter in Paris and Washington for different Quebec and French media. During that time, he wrote the Governor General’s Award winning book “In the Eye of the Eagle”, published in 1990. His political career began when he became the special advisor to Parti Quebecois Premier Jacques Parizeau in 1994, then to his successor, Lucien Bouchard. In the early 2000’s, he invested his time as a visiting scholar at Sciences Po, Paris, and at the department of Political Science of the Université de Montréal. He then became the co-founder and

Jean-François Lisée, Minister of International Relations, La Francophonie and External Trade

Executive director of the Centre d’études et de recherches internationals de l’Université de Montréal (CÉRIUM). He was elected a member of the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2012 Quebec election in the electoral district of Rosemont.

(BA, University of Toronto, 1981; MA, Columbia University, 1982; BCL/LLB, McGill University, 1986) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1990 after working in Vancouver as a lawyer in private practice and for the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development as a lands officer. He has since served abroad in Nairobi and New Delhi. At Headquarters, he has served as foreign policy analyst with the North American and Euro-Atlantic Security and Defence Relations Division, desk officer in the Advisory Section of the Legal Operations Division, deputy director of security policy coordination with the Policy

His Excellency Christopher Cooter,

Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria

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Staff Division, deputy director in and subsequently director of the South-East Europe Division, and director of the Policy Planning Division. He also served on secondment to the Privy Council Office as a policy analyst. He is currently deputy permanent representative of the Canadian Joint Delegation to the North Atlantic Council, in Brussels. Mr. Cooter succeeds Denis Kingsley.

His Excellency Membathisi Mdladlana,South African High Commissioner to CanadaHigh Commissioner Membathisi (Mphumzi Shepherd) Mdladlana was born in Keiskammahoek, South Africa on 12 May 1952.Before being appointed as High Commissioner to Canada, he served as the South African Minister of Labour from July 1998 – 30 October 2010. Thereby, forming part of former presidents Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe, as well as current President Jacob Zuma’s cabinets.

His professional career began as a teacher at Vukukhanye Primary School, in Gugulethu, Cape Town in 1972. Upon which he then accepted the position of principal at Andile Primary School in Crossroads, Cape Town from 1982-1994. During this period, he also served as a Regional Organiser for the South Western African Teachers Association (SWATA), which later became Peninsula African Teachers Association (PENATA) (1980 – 1983), as Deputy Secretary of Cape African Teachers Union (CATU) (1984 - 1985), and as a founding Member and later Chairperson of the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) (1985 – 1990).

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Mr. Joachim Ouedraogo, from Burkina Faso, holds a PhD in Economics option “Money-Finance-Bank” of the Social Sciences University of Grenoble. While working for Burkina Faso’s Administration, he served in the Treasury Department and the Prime Ministry Offices successively as Head of Economy and Finance. Recruited in 1996 by the WAEMU Commission, Mr. Ouedraogo was promoted in 1997 as Director of Multilateral Surveillance. Since May 2007, he is Director of the Commissioner’s Office for Regional Market, Trade, Competition and Cooperation.

Joachim Ouedraogo, Chief of staff of Regional Market, Trade, Competition and Cooperation, Commission of the Economic and Monetary union OF West Africa

He served as Foreign Minister of Nigeria from July 26, 2007 until March 2010 when the then Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet. He was National Secretary of the ruling political party, the Peo-ples Democratic Party (PDP).Previously, he had been appointed Culture and Tourism Minister in 1999 and Minister of Transport in 2001.He comes to represent Nigeria in Canada with a wealth of experience and contacts. He is determined to take the bi-lateral relationship between both countries to a new height.

His Excellency Chief Ojo Uma Maduekwe CFR, High Commissioner of Nigeria to Canada

Melissa T. Cook, CFA, is the Founder and Managing Director of African Sunrise Partners LLC. ASP is an investment strategy firm dedicated to sub-Saharan Africa. Our mission is to bring companies and institu-tional investors in to Africa to invest, grow and profit. We are a bridge between the American and African business communities, and we act as a matchmaker between contacts throughout our broad global network. We comment regularly for clients on how global themes are playing out in African markets. Ms. Cook has worked in the global equity business for over 25 years. She covered en-tertainment, broadcasting, housing, capital goods, and

Melissa T. Cook, CFA, Founder and Managing Director of African Sunrise Partners LLC

consumer products companies at Drexel Burnham Lambert, Prudential Securities and CLSA/Crédit Agricole. At CLSA, Ms. Cook was the Head of AsiaUSA Strategy, where she visited China regularly and wrote about the impact of China’s rise on multinational companies and global portfolios. She also worked as Head of Global Research at Lazard Asset Management. Ms. Cook has an A.B. degree in History from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. in Fi-nance from the Stern School of Business at New York University. She is a CFA charter-holder and holds FINRA Series 7, 16, 24, 63, 86, and 87 licenses.

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David has accumulated over 30 years experience in international cap-ital markets in a career that has taken him from New York to London and throughout Asia. Returning to his native Montreal in 1999, David co-founded Cordiant, a unique fund manager specialising in emerging market, private sector investments. As Chairman of the Management Committee and member of the Investment Committee, David has been directly involved in the analysis and approval of nearly 200 investments in more than 55 emerging countries.David’s directorships include Cordiant and AC Water Canada. He is Chairman of the Investment Committee for the BCS Foundation and

David G. Creighton,President, Cordiant Capital

past Chairman of the Canada/South Africa Chamber. He has been registered with the Securities Institute in the United Kingdom and the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States, and he is a fellow of the Royal Geographic Society. He has been a contributor to and fundraiser for a number of local and international causes and he has travelled extensively around the world.

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Roger Gervais holds the position as CEO of SDV Logistics Canada Inc. since June 2009. He has over 30 years of experience in the freight for-warding, logistics, and customs brokerage industry.Mr. Gervais previously held the position as CEO of UPS-SCS Inc. and of Fritz Starber Inc. He has been an entrpreneur since the early 1980’s who helped build the Starber company in partnership with his father and brother. He is also a licensed Custom Broker.

Roger Gervais, President, General Director, SDV Logistics Canada Inc.

Ned Goodman is President and Chief Executive officer of Dundee Corporation, and Chief Investment Officer of Goodman Investment Counsel Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary. Dundee Corporation is an independent publicly traded holding company. The corporation has asset management activities which are focused in the areas of the corporation’s core competencies and include real estate and infrastructure as well as energy, resources and agriculture.

Ned Goodman, President of the Board, Dundee Capital Market

Ned Goodman has over four decades of investment experience as investment counselor and senior executive. He has an established reputation as one of Canada’s most successful investment counselors.Mr. Goodman is a geologist with a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Toronto. He earned the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst in 1967; and in 1997, he was awarded a Doctorate of Laws, honoris causa, by Concordia University. He is the founder and benefactor of the Goodman Institute of Investment Management, a graduate school for investment management at Concordia University and The Goodman School of Business at Brock university and the Goodman School of Mining at Laurentian University.

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CPCS is a global infrastructure advisory fi rm headquartered in Canada providing advisory services to public and private sector clients in emerging economies around the world. With offi ces and representation in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Mozambique and South Africa, CPCS continues to build a strong track record of turning ideas into plans and plans into successful projects. We work to unlock Africa’s productive capacity through the development of strategic infrastructure in the transport, energy and urban development sectors.

Solutions

Planning, Economics & ModelingFinancial and Operations ModelingEconomic Impact AssessmentFeasibility Studies/Project Appraisal

Social Impact & Poverty AlleviationEnvironmental and Social Impact AssessmentResettlement Planning

Urban Planning & DevelopmentHuman Settlement Planning and DevelopmentUrban and Regional PlanningLand/Real Eastate DevelopmentCorporate Social Responsibility

PPP AdvisoryTransaction Advisory ServicesInvestor SupportPPP Capacity Building

Legal & RegulatoryLegal Due DiligencePreparation of Transaction DocumentsDesign of Regulatory Frameworks and PPP Authorities

Institutional ReformBusiness Process Evaluation and ImprovementHuman Resources PlanningCapacity Building and Training

Engineering ConsultingConceptual and Detailed DesignProject Management

Founder Paul Hinks is the driving force behind Symbion Power. He has spent his life in the power industry where he has been responsible for the construction of power plants, transmission lines and substations. His career spans 30 years and in that period, he has worked in the USA, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Since 2003 Paul has been at the fore-front of US wartime contracting efforts. Paul is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee and serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporate Council on Africa.

Paul Hinks, Chief Executive of Symbion Power, Chairman of the Corporate Council of Africa

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Peter Kieran is the President of CPCS, a specialty firm providing strategic advisory services in transportation, energy and urban development. Since 1990, Peter has been working with international financial institutions, as well numerous governments, to develop new approaches to the reform and privatization of transportation systems and other critical infrastructure. He has played a key role in developing the policies and practices used to concession railways and ports in Africa and until recently was the Chairman of the Canadian Council on Africa. He has provided policy direction to national governments in over 25 countries on infrastructure. Peter has been responsible for leading large

Peter Kieran,

President, CPCS

multi-disciplinary teams responsible for the successful privatization of state-owned railways and ports in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Congo Brazzaville, Cameroon, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Madagascar, Jordan and Armenia.His current major initiative is the privatization of the entire publicly owned power sector in Nigeria.

Mr. La Salle is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCPA, FCA), a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and holds a Commerce Degree and a Masters of Business Administration. In 1980, Mr. La Salle founded Grou, La Salle & Associates, Chartered Accountants. In 1995, Mr. La Salle founded SEMAFO Inc. and held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the organization until August 2012. He now acts as Executive Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of SEMAFO, Chairman of Foundation SEMAFO and President and Chief Executive Officer of SMF Energy. In the last quarter of 2012, Mr. La Salle has been appointed Chairman of Canadian Council of Africa (CCAfrica), Sama Resources and Kanosac. Mr. La Salle is the former Chairman of the Board of Plan International (Canada), one of Canada’s leading NGOs.

Benoit La Salle, FCPA, FCA, MBA, Founder and Executive Vice President of the Board of SEMAFO, Chairman of SEMAFO Foundation President and CEO of SEMAFO Energy.

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CPCS is a global infrastructure advisory fi rm headquartered in Canada providing advisory services to public and private sector clients in emerging economies around the world. With offi ces and representation in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Mozambique and South Africa, CPCS continues to build a strong track record of turning ideas into plans and plans into successful projects. We work to unlock Africa’s productive capacity through the development of strategic infrastructure in the transport, energy and urban development sectors.

Solutions

Planning, Economics & ModelingFinancial and Operations ModelingEconomic Impact AssessmentFeasibility Studies/Project Appraisal

Social Impact & Poverty AlleviationEnvironmental and Social Impact AssessmentResettlement Planning

Urban Planning & DevelopmentHuman Settlement Planning and DevelopmentUrban and Regional PlanningLand/Real Eastate DevelopmentCorporate Social Responsibility

PPP AdvisoryTransaction Advisory ServicesInvestor SupportPPP Capacity Building

Legal & RegulatoryLegal Due DiligencePreparation of Transaction DocumentsDesign of Regulatory Frameworks and PPP Authorities

Institutional ReformBusiness Process Evaluation and ImprovementHuman Resources PlanningCapacity Building and Training

Engineering ConsultingConceptual and Detailed DesignProject Management

Ms. Malikail joined the Department of External Affairs in 1981. She has served in Canberra, Beijing and Singapore. While Deputy Director of the China Division (1994-1996), Ms. Malikail was awarded a Government of Canada Merit Award. Her assignments have spanned relations with Korea, international energy issues and trade and development issues. Ms. Malikail led the team which formulated Canada’s Least Developed Countries Market Access Initiative. The initiative came in to effect in 2003. From 2004-2008, Ms. Malikail was Director of the International

Patricia Malikail, General Director, Africa Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Affaires étrangères etCommerce international Canada

Foreign Affairs andInternational Trade Canada

Economics Relations and Summits Division. During this period, she managed a wide range of economic, trade, investment and security files for eight G8 and APEC Leaders Summits and assisted Canada’s G8 Sherpa. From 2008-2011, Ms. Malikail served as Executive Director of the Science, Technology and Innovation Council Secretariat. The Council is an advisory body appointed by the Minister of Industry and is made-up of 18 eminent Canadians from business, academia and government. Ms. Malikail oversaw the preparation of independent advice to the government and major reports on the performance of Canada’s science, technology and innovation system. After serving as Acting Director General of the Africa Bureau of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada since October 2011, Ms. Malikail was appointed Director General on 11 July 2012. Ms. Malikail is married and has two sons.

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Through EWB, George inspires an ever-growing network of leaders who are dedicated to making disruptive, positive change. He has been recognized as an Ashoka Fellow for Social Entrepreneurship (2012), was awarded the Young Leaders Award by the Public Policy Forum (2007), named as one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 (2005) and awarded an Action Canada Fellowship (2004) on public policy. He was also recognized by Time magazine as one of Canada’s next generation of social leaders (2001). George holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Waterloo (1999), a Bachelor of Applied Studies (Honorary) from Seneca

George Roter, Co-Founder and CEO, Engineers without Boarders

College (2009) and a Doctorate of Applied Science (Honorary) from Queen’s University. When he’s not out trying to change the world, he’s relaxing at home or canoeing with his wife Sari and his golden retriever Coel. And he still doesn’t have his Master’s

Harry G. Broadman is Leader of PwC’s Emerging Markets Practice. He also serves as PwC’s Chief Economist. His practice provides innovative, operational advice and concrete business solutions to private sector cor-porate and investor clients, as well as sovereign and multilateral public sector entities, on how to develop and implement strategies that maxi-mize new market opportunities in high growth emerging markets while mitigating risks.

Harry Broadman, Managing Director, Emerging Markets Strategy Leader and Chief Economist at PwC

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Jacynthe Audette is the vice-president at the PwC bureau in Montréal. She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Ottawa and has over ten years of experience in financial advisory services acquired in the field of infrastructure in Quebec and abroad, including

Jacynthe Audette, MBA, Vice-President Infrastructure and Project Financing, PwC

many infrastructure projects sponsored by the World Bank such as the concession of Ghana’s railway and the Dakar Bamako’s in West Africa. Back in Quebec, she worked as the CN optimization business specialist before joining PwC team in 2005 where she was able to apply sound knowledge in finance, marketing and large projects management of various mandates in areas as diverse as housing, transportation, health and energy. Ms. Audette has been involved in many public and private tender processes for high profile and complex projects, where she served as a bridge between the client, the seller and potential bidders, in addition to participating in the drafting of solicitation documents and tender evaluation. These tenders were based on transparency, fairness and good governance principles. She participated in the highway 25 perfection project. She has also worked for several years on the McGill University Health Centre project, where she supported the PPP Québec in developing the market attribution strategy, in the preparation of the financial proposals, the revision of the partnership agreement the workshops with bidders and evaluation of financial proposals. Recently, Ms. Audette supported Hydro-Québec in the bidding process for the dismantling, the acquisition and the disposition of Tracy thermal power’s components.

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Currently Vice President of the “Water and Rural Development” De-partment at SNC-Lavalin, Mrs. Doyon has gained over 20 years of ex-perience in the field of integrated agricultural development abroad. A graduate from the National School of Agronomy of Montpellier in France, with a diploma in agro-economy, and a specialization in tropical agronomy, Mrs. Doyon has participated in numerous projects through-out many regions of the world, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa as a specialist in her domain, administrator, and project director. This vast experience has allowed her to acquire extensive and practical knowledge related to issues of sustainable development within the agriculture and food industries in rural areas, particularly in Africa.

Véronique Doyon, Vice President of Water Department and Rural Development, SNC-Lavalin

Anne-Pascale Richardson, PhD,

Vice President, PharmAfri-Can Inc.Graduate from INRS from the University of Quebec, Ms. Richardson develops innovative health ingredients from African botanicals giving added value to the products. She has designed and implemented sustainable development projects “Trade Not Aid” oriented to yield social, environmental and economic development in Africa. She contributes to the development of the new economic sector of the value-added plants in Africa, in close collaboration with the BDA Foundation within the framework of a platform for commercialisation and sustainable development. She merges business model, scientific, social and environmental innovations to enhance CSR impact of corporate activities.

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www.snclavalin.com

D’EXPÉRIENCEUN UNIVERS

In business since 1911, SNC-Lavalin is a global service provider with permanent offices across Canada and in over 40 countries worldwide. We offer the full spectrum of technical expertise from engineering consulting and design services to full EPC/EPCM assignments, including project financing, long-term concession agreements, and the operation and maintenance of infrastructure assets. Over the past 40 years, we have completed some 800 projects in Africa. Our reputation is built on our seamless and sustainable execution of projects of all sizes, our commitment to health and safety, and a keen understanding of our clients’ various needs.

En affaires depuis 1911, SNC-Lavalin est une firme de calibre mondial qui dispose de bureaux permanents dans tout le Canada et dans plus de 40 autres pays. Nous fournissons une gamme complète de solutions techniques et apportons notre savoir-faire inégalé en de multiples disciplines d’ingénierie : des services de consultation et de conception aux mandats d’IAC/IAGC, en passant par le financement de projets, les ententes de concession à long terme et l’exploitation et l’entretien d’infrastructures. Au cours des 40 dernières années, nous avons réalisé plus de 800 projets en Afrique. Nous avons bâti notre réputation sur notre capacité et notre détermination à exécuter des projets de façon durable et sécuritaire, quelle qu’en soit la taille, et sur notre écoute attentive des clients que nous servons.

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Bertrand joined Cordiant in 2002. In his capacity as Chief Investment Officer, he has overseen the due diligence, approval and monitoring processes of over 150 loans covering a wide array of sectors from infrastructure to agribusiness.Bertrand has been active in project finance for 21 years. Prior to joining Cordiant, he spent eight years at EBRD in various roles, including as Infrastructure Group Portfolio Manager, where he was responsible for the monitoring, management, troubleshooting and workout of a portfolio

Bertrand Millot,

Vice President, Cordiant Capital

of 170 loans and equity investments in the infrastructure sector totalling €4.7 billion, and as Principal Banker and Senior Banker where he led the appraisal, structuring and execution of large infrastructure projects. Before joining EBRD, he worked for four years as Project Manager in the transport sector with the Project Finance Department of Banque Nationale de Paris.

Arif Mohiuddin is a Partner and Vice President with CPCS responsible for its West Africa Operations. He specializes in commercialization, privatization and restructuring exercises. He has directed and managed numerous PPP/privatisation transactions and developed comprehensive financial models and technical papers for different infrastructure sub-sectors, including Power, Ports, Inland Waterways, Roads & Bridges, Mass Transit systems, and Water Supply. To date, Mr. Mohiuddin has managed/directed successful privatization/

Arif Mohiuddin,

Partner, Vice-President West Africa, CPCS

PPP projects that led to over $6 billion worth of proceeds to the governments of several West Africa countries. Presently, Mr. Mohiuddin directing/managing a number of projects in West Africa, including the high profile Nigerian Power Sector Privatization Program and corporate restructuring and privatization of NIPP assets etc.

Specialist of water, projects management, business development and contracts and partnerships negociations, Martin Beaudry has over 15 years of multi-project and executive management experience in the water sector and a solid experience with administration of companies and organisational development. He is also skilled in project evaluation and processes improvement. His background gave him expertise in technical and engineering environment. As actual Water department

Martin Beaudry, Director of water supply and sanitation, SNC-Lavalin

Director in SNC-Lavalin since 2005, Mr. Beaudry is responsible for Business development and project management in the Water sector (services and engineering) in Canadian and international market. He is also Board Administrator and Official representative for Foreing Investor (SNC-Lavalin Inc. and Acciona Agua) for the project of desalination if seawater Fouka, Algeria (Myah Tipaza). Before his hiring in SNC-Lavalin, Mr. Beaudry was Vice-President and associate at GCE, now AMEC. He was also sales representative AMC at John Meunier Inc, now known as VEOLIA. First, Mr. Beaudry studied to be Water technologist. After, he completed 2 certificates in environement and water treatment and got an EMBA at the University of Quebec in Montreal. Recently, he obtained a specialization in Water Finance at the University of Toronto.

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www.snclavalin.com

D’EXPÉRIENCEUN UNIVERS

In business since 1911, SNC-Lavalin is a global service provider with permanent offices across Canada and in over 40 countries worldwide. We offer the full spectrum of technical expertise from engineering consulting and design services to full EPC/EPCM assignments, including project financing, long-term concession agreements, and the operation and maintenance of infrastructure assets. Over the past 40 years, we have completed some 800 projects in Africa. Our reputation is built on our seamless and sustainable execution of projects of all sizes, our commitment to health and safety, and a keen understanding of our clients’ various needs.

En affaires depuis 1911, SNC-Lavalin est une firme de calibre mondial qui dispose de bureaux permanents dans tout le Canada et dans plus de 40 autres pays. Nous fournissons une gamme complète de solutions techniques et apportons notre savoir-faire inégalé en de multiples disciplines d’ingénierie : des services de consultation et de conception aux mandats d’IAC/IAGC, en passant par le financement de projets, les ententes de concession à long terme et l’exploitation et l’entretien d’infrastructures. Au cours des 40 dernières années, nous avons réalisé plus de 800 projets en Afrique. Nous avons bâti notre réputation sur notre capacité et notre détermination à exécuter des projets de façon durable et sécuritaire, quelle qu’en soit la taille, et sur notre écoute attentive des clients que nous servons.

SPEAKERS

Export Development Canada (EDC) is Canada’s export credit agency, offering innovative commercial solutions to help Canadian exporters and investors expand their international business. EDC’s knowledge and partnerships are used by more than 8,400 Canadian companies and their global customers in up to 200 markets worldwide each year. Financially self-sustaining, EDC is a recognized leader in financial reporting and economic analysis.EDC’s main objectives are to meet with Canadian exporters interested in Ghana and Nigeria and learn about their interests, successes and challenges. It also wishes to learn more about the extractive and infrastructure industries in these markets and build on its ongoing relationships.

Diane Belliveau, Regional Manager – Africa, Export Development Canada (EDC)

David Fulton serves as Head of the USA and Canada unit at the International Finance Corporation, where he leads a program to broaden and deepen IFC relations with the U.S. and Canada. IFC is the world’s largest development finance institution focused on emerging and frontier markets. The IFC finances client firms directly and through intermediaries such as banks, leasing companies, and private equity funds.

David W. Fulton, Head USA and Canada Relationship Management Unit, IFC, World Bank Group

Prior to this position, Mr. Fulton served as a career U.S. diplomat with the rank of Minister Counselor. He has more than twenty years experience supporting trade and investment interests abroad, including assignments at the U.S. Embassies in Bangladesh, Australia, Italy, Singapore, Poland, and the Philippines. He also served in Washington as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Operations and Director of Strategic Planning for the Foreign Commercial Service, and as Advisor to the U.S. Executive Director at the World Bank Group. Mr. Fulton has a law degree from the College of William and Mary, and a Master’s degree in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the American University in Cairo (1985) and an MBA in Finance from City University, USA (2001).He has a twenty seven year career in banking during which he worked with several international banks, including Bank of America and J.P. Morgan Chase, in various capacities and departments ranging from documentary credits, treasury, credit administration and trade finance.He joined the African Export – Import Bank (Afreximbank) in 1995 as one of the nucleus staff who were involved in setting up the operations

Amr Kamel,

Operations Director, AFREXIMBANK

within the Bank. Mr. Kamel has attended many courses in banking and finance and has been a speaker at several international conferences on trade and commodity finance.

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SPEAKERS

Mr. Lichti has been with CPCS since 2004. The head of CPCS’s modeling practice, he has developed operations, traffic, and financial models on numerous rail, port, urban transit, and power mandates. Mr. Lichti has worked in Canada, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Tanzania, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe for both public and private sector clients. Most recently, he has completed railway rehabilitation studies in Tanzania and Zimbabwe as part of larger CPCS teams. Derrick has a degree in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

Derrick Lichti,

Principal Consultant, CPCS

Mr. Edouard Préfontaine is Director of Corporate Development and Project Financing of SMF Energy. Prior to joining SMF Energy in 2011, Mr. Préfontaine was President of STRATEM a management consulting firm which he founded in 1988 and that specialized in environment, energy and sustainable development.Mr. Préfontaine began his career in Ottawa with the Canadian International Development Agency and then later with the Ministry of Indian and Northern Affairs where he was involved in feasibility studies related to transport infrastructure projects related to mining, energy

Edouard Préfontaine, Director, Corporate Development & Project Financing, SEMAFO Énergie

and oil development projects in Northern Canada. In 1980, he joined LAVALIN and became Vice-President of the economic studies Division where he was involved in several projects on the African continent. Mr. Préfontaine has a background in economy and holds an MBA from the University of Montreal Business School. Today, he brings 25 years of experience on project development in several African countries for SMF Energy which develop, finance and operate as an Independent Power Producer (IPP).

Mr. Tim Turner a Canadian national is the director of the private sector and microfinance department at the African Development Bank (AfDB). Tim joined the AfDB in 1996 as the inaugural head of risk management. Previously, he worked for Smith Barney, an American Investment Bank-ing firm, in both London and New York. He holds an engineering degree from the University of Toronto and an MBA from IMD in Switzerland.

Timothy Turner, Private Sector Director, African Development Bank

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The Nigeria High

His ExcellencyAmbassador Charles

Nduka OnianwaNigeria High Commissioner

Wale TinubuCo-Founder and CEO,

Oando Group

Vice President of Nigeria Leads the Largest Delegation to Canada

The Honourable Olugbenga Ashiru, Minister of Foreign Affairs,

Nigeria

Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga,

Federal Minister of Trade and Investment of Nigeria

Princess Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi

Minister of Aviation

Arc. Namadi Sambo, GCON, Vice President, of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

ALiko Dangote CEO Dangote Group

Sarah AladeDeputy Governor

of Central Bank

Roberts U. Orya MD/CEO Nexim Bank

The Honourable Ed Fast,

Canadian Minister of Trade (TBC)

Musa-Mohammed Sada,

Minister of Mines - Nigeria

Ama PeppleMinister of Urban and

Housing Developement

Abiola Ajimobi, Governor of Oyo State

Jonah David Jang, Governor of Plateau State

His Excellency Christopher Cooter,

High Commissioner of Canada to Nigeria

Dr. Isa Odidi, President and CEO of Intellipharmaceutics

Lucien BradetPresident and CEO,

CCAfrica

Peter Kieran, President of CPCS

Senator Bala Mohammed,

Federal Capital Territory Minister

Dr. Akinwunmi Ayo Adesina, Federal

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu,

Federal Ministry of Health

Adams Oshiomhole, Governor of Edo State

Dr. Eugene Ikemefuna, CEO, Nigerian Communications

Commission

Benoit La Salle, FCPA, FCA, MBA, Chair of the Board of Directors of CCAfrica