Nozipho Mdawe

Secretary General
Port Management Association of Eastern & Southern Africa

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Conference Day One: Wednesday, 18 April 2018

Wednesday, March 28th, 2018

12:20 PM Investment opportunities for seaports development in East Africa

With the number of upcoming mega-projects, the East African region represents an area of significant potential for investors, both foreign and domestic. This session will discuss best practices to attract investment for projects expansion, and explore how business and government can collaborate to address emerging economic realities.

1:20 PM Interactive panel discussion: Change drivers – multistakeholder collaboration

Successful ports development and expansion in the region depends on on-going collaboration between many different stakeholders. Regulators, operators, shipping lines, cargo owners and maritime services need to find ways to align their interests to ensure continued port competitiveness and contribute to raising the standards of the maritime system.

This panel discussion will provide an overview of the following points:

Challenges and opportunities of a collaborative model
Globalisation of shipping lines and port operators
Impact of shipping line mega-alliances on ports and terminals