What's on in December? Listing of events and activities.

Mobile Health Africa Summit is the first and only event focusing on Africa. It is an opportunity for all stakeholders to come together and channel key implementation of mhealth deployment in Africa. With reported mobile subscriptions in Africa to be over 379M, it is the precise time to put more focus on the growth of mhealth in Africa .Since mobile technology is probably the fastest and most cost effective way to access the rural areas in terms of healthcare delivery, the summit poses a great opportunity to discuss and learn more about the future of mhealth in Africa.

The mission of the mHealth Africa Summit is to explore the use of mobile technologies to improve public health, particularly in the underserved populations, health research, training with education applications and delivery systems, in Africa. It is an opportunity to bring together interested parties around the world working in the health care field to exchange ideas, to discuss innovative and emerging solutions and to develop collaborations in Africa.

The mHealth Africa Summit would explore the existing use of mobile communications health tools across the continent and elsewhere, and enhance the application of such tools to address the health challenges in Africa. M-health covers a wide range of potential applications of mobile telephony to health care such as in Surveillance, Information, Consultation, Diagnosis, Monitoring, Education and Training.

Our vision is that this conference will engage telecommunication companies, software developers, providers, financiers and other stakeholders of m-health in expanding mobile health applications; thereby enabling the delivery of healthcare to the farthest reaches of wireless networks in Africa.

The two day summit will have case studies from African countries where there have been deployment of mhealth, challenges and further opportunities will be areas to share experience.

http://www.mhealthafricasummit.com/speakers.php

 

Ann Bernstein, Head, Centre for Development and Enterprise, will argue that the debate about business 'responsibility' and corporate involvement in development is distorted with few voices from developing countries being heard and the positive contribution of 'just doing business' almost completely unacknowledged.

In her book, The Case for Business in Developing Economies (Penguin 2010) Ann Bernstein argues that a new approach and a new discourse are required to cut through an increasingly flawed debate with potentially dangerous consequences for the poor.

For more information please contact Tighisti Amare.

This flagship event is part of the national strategy for the return of skilled Moroccan workers living abroad and their willingness to participate actively in Moroccan development by creating platforms for exchange, encounter and reflection.

This event is for Moroccan students, graduates and professionals living in Europe and is an opportunity to meet and exchange views about the Moroccan economic situation and learn about career opportunities and collaboration.

For more information, visit www.careersinmorocco.com

 

After five years of promoting African Diaspora excellence, we have a good reason to celebrate!

Acknowledging achievement by deserving and exceptional African Diasporas talent and economic contribution in Europe and Africa, the ADLER Entrepreneurship Awards has emerged as an unparalleled annual calendar event for African Diasporas in Germany and other European countries.

SRegarded as an esteemed and "avant-garde" event cutting across the migration divide, ADLER has become a platform which is highly sort after by African Diaspora professionals and entrepreneurs. A platform that acknowledges the efforts and promotes the success of the Africans in the Diaspora, especially the youth.

After five years of promoting excellence, the event is now engineering a paradigm shift for, innovation dedication and excellence in the European communities.http://www.ayf-adler.de.ki/

Registration forms: http://www.ayf.de/documents/documents.html

Comhlámh will celebrate International Volunteer Day on December 4th at the Mansion House, Dublin. We will be hosting a seminar from 3- 5pm entitled ‘Volunteering: A Stepping Stone for a Career in Development?' where a panel of speakers will give their insights and answer the audience's questions about the value of overseas volunteering as a way of gaining experience and other issues relating to getting a job in the sector in the current context.

The seminar will be followed by a reception from 5-7pm with a chance for volunteers to meet up with their old peers, exchange memories and celebrate their work over the year.

Contact Suzie at suzie@comhlamh.org to book your place for either the seminar or the reception.

 

NOG welcomes over 7000 participants annually and is firmly established as the largest and most prestigious Oil and Gas event in Nigeria and West Africa.

NOG has the full support of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Ministry of Energy and the event is growing every year. Find out how your company get maximise their involvement in the prestigious and highly enjoyable event

With unparalleled learning and networking opportunities, NOG is the largest and most senior oil & gas event in Nigeria and West Africa. Join senior government representatives, NNPC management and Nigerian and international industry leaders to discuss new developments and strategies to develop your business.

http://www.cwcnog.com/

How will West Africa harness its vast energy resources and generate the 10,000 MW of additional capacity required by 2020 to meet the region's growing energy demand?

Senegal alone receives 3000 hours of sunshine a year, so there is enormous potential. But ultimately initiatives in energy efficiency and capacity building still need to be explored by the regional power marketplace in order to significantly reduce electricity bills and attract millions of dollars in investor funding.

Join West African utilities and power sector thought leaders at the 7th annual West African Power Industry Convention conference and exhibition at Le Meridien President Hotel in Dakar, Senegal from 6 to 9 December 2010 to identify progressive solutions aimed at ensuring a constant supply of electricity throughout the region.

 

WAPIC 2010 programme highlights:

Join the West African Power Pool, UPDEA, ERERA, Senelec and other strategic power industry leaders as they converge at Le Meridien President Hotel in Dakar, Senegal this December to debate the regional electricity road map that will define the way forward to ensure constant supply of energy.

Download your copy of the conference brochure today for more information on www.wapicforum.com!

 

CONTACT US:
Phone: 27 21 700 3500
Fax: 27 21 700 3501
Information on the programme: Soren du Preez Ext 3507
Sponsorship information:Jean-Tite Oloumoussie Ext 3508 or Ade Yesufu Ext 3574 or Terrance Visser Ext 3546
To attend the conference contact : Augustine Tavaya Ext 3575

 

The Africa Gas Summit will bring together Government, NOCs, IOCs, Independents and their partners to discuss and build business relations that will advance the monetisation of this great energy frontier.

The Africa Gas Summit is designed to bring investors and biotechnology businesses together to find ways of bringing innovation into practice and building an agriculture sector that is efficient, sustainable, and ready to take advantage of the growth opportunity that sits on its doorstep.

The Africa Gas Summit is where real business issues are discussed and businesses come to debate the challenges facing this dynamic industry. It is where CEOs from the world's leading companies gather under one roof and senior decision makers look for solutions to their strategic business needs.

We will welcome over 200 participants to the event in April 2011. Joining us will be:

http://www.terrapinn.com/2011/africa-gas-summit/index.stm

The Commercial Office of the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in London and the National Outsourcing Association (NOA) are hosting the ITEC's 3rd Annual Event on "Egypt: Your Gateway to Africa & The Middle East".

Egypt: an export-led ICT market: Strategic gateway to the Middle East and Africa for British companies

The agenda will include refreshments and networking with exhibiting companies and:

ITEC: Promoting business partnerships with UK companies Dr Mohamed Reda, Chairman, Information Technology Export Community (ITEC)

Egypt and the UK: Economic relations HE Ambassador of Egypt to the UK

Egypt ICT Policy and Strategy Dr Tarek Kamel, Minister of Communication and Information Technology

Introducing the Exhibiting companies from Egypt

Doing business in Egypt: The experience of two multinational companies

Q&A session moderated by ITIDA CEO & ITEC Chairman

Please contact Natalie Milsom for any queries. nataliem@noa.co.uk or +44 (0)207 292 8689

 

This four-day course focuses on the application of IFRS to the oil and gas industry. It looks at the core IFRS standards, illustrating their application by reference to oil and gas case studies and looks at those standards which specifically apply to oil and gas activities and how they are being implemented by the sector.

The course will look at those areas which have led to the greatest impact on results or workload in converting from national GAAP to IFRS, areas which have given most concern to regulators and auditors and update you on recent and forthcoming developments.

Alan has led numerous IFRS courses around the world with participation of almost all the leading companies in oil & gas industry such as Shell, British Gas, Eni, OMV, RWE, NAPIMS, TPDC, Petrobras, Instituo Nacional de Petroleo, PetroSA, Tullow Ghana, PanAfrican Energy, GAPCO, Tyumen Oil, Pertamina EP, Petronas, Saudi Aramco, PetroChina, PTTEP, RAK Petroleum, Arabian Petrochemical Company, Oman Gas, Dragon Oil and Dubai Supply Authority etc.

Course Format

The course format includes presentations on key aspects of the standards, small group exercises and longer workshop style case studies focusing on issues common to the oil and gas sector, group discussions and reviews of relevant financial statements.

For more information and to register: http://www.neo-edge.com/events/event.php?fld=eu&page=eu_53&event=IFRS_OG&venue=Johannesburg&date=06-09_December_2010

 

Lagos residents seeking jobs with major Nigerian employers will have a chance to profile their prowess come February 21-23, 2011. Bringing together executive and professional level job candidates with Hiring Managers from leading employers in Nigeria, the 6th Annual CareerNation Expo is coming to Nigeria. The conference will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria.

Endorsed by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, the Federal Ministry of Information and Communications, and Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (NIDO New Jersey Chapter), the CareerNation Brain Gain Conference and Job Expo is convened to create a platform for Nigerian business leaders and policy makers to brainstorm on the creation of opportunities through human resources development.

Day One of the event will feature conference sessions presented by high-profile speakers and Africa Brain Gain Award Ceremony. Day Two will showcase employer exposition and presentations to prescreened executive and professional level job candidates. Day Three will be dedicated to prescheduled job interviews, sponsored business to business networking, and excursions to leading Nigerian companies.

http://careernationexpo.com/nigeria/welcome.html

 

The ICT Finance Emerging Markets Global Summit 2010 takes place at a critical time of opportunity for the world's growth markets. In joining forces, The Commonwealth Telecom Organization and BroadGroup TMT Ventures,are producing this compelling content and networking rich platform uniquely connecting key players from government and operator organizations in emerging markets with investors, financiers and professional advisors.

Information and Communications Technology provides the building blocks to transform societies and super power growth. However for successful implementation investment partnerships must be established across the international community.

Key sessions include

Ministerial Panel: Government Ministers outline policy, regulation and partnership opportunities

Telecom Leadership Round Table: Telecom leaders debate strategies for growth, partnership and investment opportunities

M&A Advisers Panel: Leading Investment Bankers, Lawyers and other Professional Advisers highlight how transactions will change the market

Raising Finance and Investment sessions: Leading bankers, investors and advisers highlight the latest strategies and pricing for raising Equity, Debt, Private Equity, Venture Capital and Development and Vendor Finance.

Infrastructure investment and roll out: Strategies for successful financing, roll out, sale and leaseback of telecommunications infrastructure - fixed and wireless, including Towers Sales and leaseback.

Technology for Emerging Markets Panels and Keynotes: How are technological advancements enabling ICT access in emerging markets? Which companies provide the best technology for high speed growth?

http://www.tmtfinance.com/cto/ict/

What evidence do you have that you are making the right HR decisions to improve organisational performance?

Join us at the Measuring Human Capital Conference on 7 December to:

http://www.cipd.co.uk/cande/humancapital?wa_src=email&wa_pub=cipd&wa_crt=281010_textlink_calendar.human.capital&wa_cmp=conf_eventnews

In 2009, the Getenergy for Libya programme identified those individuals and organisations in the Libyan oil and gas industry, central to planning and delivering education, skills and manpower development. Participants examined the education and training provision and experience and discussed the long term requirements and challenges. Participants recognised the following as priorities for the Libyan oil and gas industry:

This year participants will work together, using the Getenergy Process, to identify, develop and produce solutions to each of these challenges and requirements.

http://getenergyevent.com/for_LIBYA_2010

Bangalore HR Summit 2010 is an International Convention for Human Resources Professionals hosted by Institute of HRD on December 10 & 11, 2010, on the theme "Business Capability Building through HR" at The Le Meridien, Bangalore, India. It aims at bringing together HR Professionals, Academicians, Researchers and Management Professionals on a common platform to deliberate on various aspects of the summit theme.

The HR Summit will witness presentations by Eminent CEO's, HR Directors, Researchers, Academicians and Scholars. Human Resources Management is constantly evolving to fine tune itself and enhance its effectiveness. Managements expect greater participation of HR in the formulation of Business Strategy and its successful accomplishment to achieve the Business Objectives. Human Resource function must contribute towards building the business capability. This can help the organization to grow and excel. Eminent Speakers of national and international repute will share their expertise in building business capability through effective Human resources Strategies.

HR Summit Objectives.

For details contact: +91-08- 65617338, 23549645, hr@hrsummit.in or visit www.hrsummit.in

Omega is organising the Low Carbon Future Conference on 23 & 24 February 2011 in Johannesburg.

Creating a low-carbon future is a global goal to which all international organizations and almost all countries in the world are committed. South Africa is no exception. In fact, our target for reducing carbon emissions is very high by international standards.

Against this background, the Government's announcement and release on 8 October of its Draft Integrated Resource Plan is of profound importance. The IRP is the foundation for a new energy capacity plan which will significantly influence every aspect of our society. How it is to be implemented and the coordinated strategies which need to be followed is what this conference is about. It involves not just policy-makers at national and local level but all forms of energy generation – both now and in the future.

The Low Carbon Future Conference will bring together decision makers and participants from government, power generators, utilities, municipalities, large energy users, investors and developers.

For more information regarding presentation opportunities, sponsorship and delegate registration, please contact: Cheryl Peters

Tel: +27 (0) 21 689 7881 or email cherylp@omegainvest.co.za
www.omegainvest.co.za

MobileMoneyAfrica cordially invite you to attend "Mobile Remittance, West Africa", our First Money Money remittance Conference to be held in the Victoria Crown Plaza Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

The field of money transfer and remittances continues to change year by year. New actors in the market, new technologies, changes in regulations and ever more exacting compliance challenges demand that we offer a varied and dynamic agenda. We are very excited about the new subjects we will be examining in a region of more than 120 Million mobile subscriptions and 15 Billion USD in annual remittances.

African workers send home more than US$40 billion to the Continent each year but restrictive laws and costly fees hamper the power of remittances to lift people out of poverty, according to a new report by the UN's rural poverty agency, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

At the G8 summit in L'Aquila in July 2009, world leaders recognized the development impact of remittance flows and set a goal of reducing the cost of remittances by 50 per cent over the next five years, by promoting a competitive environment and removing barriers. Between 30 and 40 per cent of all remittances to Africa are destined to rural areas where many recipients have to travel great distances to collect their cash.

The conference agenda will cover the following focus areas:

New channel of remittances distribution.
Enhancing financial inclusion through remittances in West Africa.
Harmonizing Mobile Money Regulations in West Africa.
Managing Cross border Agent Networks.
Exploring regional opportunities with Financial institutions, MNO's and Money Transfers operators.
Positioning the Postal service in the emerging mobile Remittance Market.

http://mobilemoneyafrica.com/?page_id=2231

Executing winning world class supply chain strategies which results in superior value creation for the organisation.In your organisation's quest for sustainability and cost optimisation, the first stride should entail driving cost reduction in all functions within the supply chain. Today's volatile economic environment has acted as a catalyst for rising costs in supply chain efforts. This function is characterised by delays in lead times, supplier relations challenges and aggressive rising prices thus making the pertinent need for supply chain professionals to be highly skilled now more than ever.

It is critical that these skills include the ability to identify hidden cost carriers, uncover supply chain productivity inefficiencies and create processes to accurately build cost models for supply chain optimisation. This valuable and interactive two day training workshop will offer delegates the opportunity to enhance their existing skills and develop smarter ways to move forward in their supply chain functions. In addition, delegates will also benefit from valuable practical exercises, case studies and interactive sessions that demonstrate the ultimate goal of taking your organisation to a stronger and more competitive position in the market place.

Together with the hands on training style and expert wealth of knowledge your course facilitator can offer, this is one training opportunity you would not want to miss.

For full brochure and registration, kindly contact Ms Alexis at AlexisN@marcusevanskl.com

http://www.marcusevans.com/marcusevans-conferences-event-details.asp?EventID=17324&SectorID=7