ICI 2014 Forum’s main theme, “Private Sector, Lever of a successful regional integration”, will explore the following sub-themes: Agribusiness, economic Infrastructure and Public-Private Partnership (PPP), Promotion of SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises), Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development.
For each sub-theme a plenary conference and workshops will provide to participants a platform for exchanges.
These conferences will allow participants to:
1) immerse in Côte d’Ivoire and the whole sub-region institutional and regulatory framework;
2) identify business opportunities in both existing and ongoing projects.
PLENARY SESSIONS
Plenary conferences will present the Ivorian economy highlighting its growth and opportunities but also from its unique position as a West-African hub. The conferences will include testimonials and business cases, a panorama of priority investment sectors, giving the keys to developing a project in Côte d’Ivoire from a tax, legal and administrative perspective.
WORKSHOPS
The workshops will focus on the Côte d’Ivoire key investment sectors: agriculture, infrastructure, public works and environment, mines, energy and hydrocarbons, tourism, transport, industry, education and health. Ivorian Government representatives as well as investors and economic players will share their in-depth knowledge of each sector; basic information on the sector, key opportunities, priority projects, administrative and tax facilities.