“BERKELEY MIDDLE EAST FORUMS IN COLLABORATION WITH SOBHA REALTY”

THE AFRICA SUB-SAHARA EVENT WILL FEATURE THE GATHERING OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND INVESTMENT LEADERS WHO WILL SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE WITH THE PARTICIPATING DELEGATES.

The Sub-Sahara Africa event produced by Berkeley Middle East is the pioneer platform for Africa Specialists, who are involved in regional business or who have planned to start endeavours there. It is all about exchange of experiences, achievements and learning of latest trends and challenges. We bring together and involve CEO’s, Investors, Consultant, Advisors and government bodies in a unique communication environment that fosters candid, off-the-record exchanges among participants.

WHY TO ATTEND SUB SAHARA AFRICA EVENT ?

This will be the largest and most prestigious event in the region gathering and connecting senior investment professionals, industry leaders and top consultants & advisors, who are interested to start or to enlarge their already existing business in Sub-Sahara Africa. This will be the best platform for these executives to meet, discuss, exchange experiences and to make new plans for business development activities in this enormously rich & fruitful region, comprising almost 50 frontier market countries.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND SUB SAHARA AFRICA EVENT?

Investors with a focus on Africa, CEO’s & Directors of enterprises with a running business in Sub-Sahara, or with plans to establish a new business locally. Consultants & advisors who are familiar with the peculiarity of these countries, who can contribute to the understanding of the way how the local business has to be tackled. Government & diplomatic bodies, who are interested to present & recommend their countries for future investments & expanding multinational enterprises.

HOW YOU BENEFIT

• Gain more insights. Through real case presentations and explorations, your assumptions are challenged and you gain new perspectives.
• Sustain actionable knowledge. Harness information you already have into workable action plans.
• Managing for value. Develop a keen understanding of how to locally manage the creation of value.
• Opportunity to get involved in various projects related to future Sub-Sahara ventures.
• Opportunity to meet & network with key officials & key business performers.
• Get appreciated by awards.

Pros:
• Enormous economical potential
• Rich of natural resources
• Growing population
• Future development of a large consumer class
• Rapidly growing trade & consumer sectors
• Strong diversification of the economies
• Expected to become a major economic force in future

Cons:
• Political Inability
• Corruption
• Underdeveloped infrastructures
• Lack of governance
• Safety issues
• Health issues
• Still widespread poverty today

Infrastructure: Rails, Roads, Bridges, Dams, Ports, Airports, Electricity, Water Supply, ITC, Warehouses, Logistics.

Commodities / Mining: Oil, Gas, Uranium, Coal, Diamonds, Platinum, Gold, Silver, Copper, Nickel, Tin, Lead, Zinc, Bauxite, Chromium, Cobalt, Manganese, numerous Gems

Healthcare / Pharma: Hospitals, Medical Technology, Drug Production, Nursing & Therapies Services, Emergency & Ambulance Services

Hospitality / Tourism: Hotels, Holiday Resorts, Gastronomy, Cultural & Sport Events

Agriculture / Forestry / Consumer Goods: Farms, Agro-Technology, Timbers, Food Production & Supply, Life Cattle, Diaries

Financial Services:

Our keynotes will provide you access to the most impactful and powerful thought leaders on the program. Hear from high-profile thought leaders and Business Executives as they cover key business trends that are driving the future of work.

Our breakfast briefings are sessions which give you a chance to get a deeper perspective on a topic and also get the chance to get into debate on the topic. We’ve designed them to provide the chance for open and frank discussions about the current trends and challenges impacting the profession whilst enjoying delicious food in the company of industry colleagues.

Choose from workshops; Transform which are carefully designed to provide tangible takeaways and practical toolkits that deliver value and impact in the post-pandemic world.

Our CoLabs focus on a key business challenge. You will be guided through the process in small peer groups using design thinking or agile learning methods. Get to the heart of the issue and develop deeper insights, reach conclusions and formulate recommendations for the future. Our CoLabs give you tangible takeaways to be able to implement immediately into your organisation.

Illuminate us but make it quick! True to its name a lightning talk is a very short presentation on a current topic in a quick, insightful and clear manner.

Sharing experiences and knowledge are key elements. These roundtable discussions with small groups of peers give you the chance to share perspectives on hot topics and key challenges facing the profession. Have your say on the topics you want to discuss on the day!

Envisioning the Workforce of 2030. Our expert panel made up of business thought leaders and executives will share their insights and pioneering research around the future of work. This interactive session looks beyond re-imaging how things are and towards innovating the endless possibilities of what they could be.

A masterclass is a means to present a real-world account on a particular topic, situation or event. Led by a speaker with expert knowledge or skills in a particular area these sessions often provide best-practice advice or insight into new or innovative solutions that are forging new paths.

An exclusive, glamorous affair, where the winner will be recognised for their outstanding contributions. Attendees get a certificate of attendance and can earn CPD points by attending the event.