As leaders in Human Resources and People management - IPM members know the importance of a healthy workforce and supportive relationships in an organisation. Another great benefit of outdoor programs is how it builds a sense of camaraderie among delegates and guests. You'll have a chance to experience activities with Board and Committee Members, stakeholders and peers in a relaxed environment. Whether in a 5km fun walk / run, on the golf course or trying to find your way out of the Sun City Maze, you will find ample opportunity to engage, connect and network.

So, join in on the fun-filled celebration and make this a memorable Convention.

Register for the Convention now and join scores over 400 delegates who have already registered for the biggest Human Resources Convention on the SADC calendar!

For details and to register: www.ipm.co.za

Power Nigeria provides a dedicated platform for utilities, contractors, consultants, distributors and other power specialists to source and discover the latest power technologies from around the world and learn from industry leaders in a 2 day free to attend conference.

For details and to register: www.power-nigeria.com

The formal market for international and cross border money transfer to Africa is still young and faces typical emerging markets challenges when compared to more established markets. A competitive market space is required to foster technology innovation, access and drive expansion required to drive down cost and reach underserved areas and new market segments. The event will help fast track the process to a more competitive market place.

Join your colleagues at the Remittance Africa conference to learn about how your organization can remain competitive and at the forefront of the remittance industry in Africa.

CONFERENCE KEY TOPICS:

For further details: RemitAfrica2015!

The wind industry’s leading conference has announced dates for its annual conference in Cape Town.  The South African Wind Energy Association’s (SAWEA) ‘Windaba 2015’ will take place from 4-5 November at the Cape Town International Conference Centre.

The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Powering the Winds of Change’ and reflects the industry’s conviction that wind energy can fill South Africa’s current energy gap with low cost, clean electricity which can be brought on grid within a relatively short time frame

A report from the Centre of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) earlier this year revealed that wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants saved South Africa R500 million more than they cost in 2014. Electricity produced from these plants saved the power system R4.8 billion in diesel, coal and avoided load-shedding – as well as reducing the inconvenience and wider economical impact of blackouts. The cost of the renewable electricity was R4.3 billion.

The inaugural conference attracts wind industry professional from all over the world, with more than 500 delegates attending in 2014. Another line-up of impressive speakers and government representatives is expected again this year.

www.windaba.co.za

 

This exclusive overview has been realized as a preparation for the 2^nd edition of the Renewable Energy Crowdfunding Conference, taking place in London on 5 November 2015. If you wish to network with 150+ investors, project developers and crowdfunding platforms, while listening to top-tier international speakers, book your conference ticket today.

www.recrowdfunding.eu

The Pamela Douglas Foundation Worldwide – helping young people with learning disabilities and their families - invites to the Fifth Anniversary Gala Night at the Holiday Inn, Carburton Street, London W1W 5EE.

The evening will include dinner, presentations, Awards, raffles, dancing & more!

Time: 4pm – 12 midnight.

For more details, email: info@pdfw.org or call 020 7735 1337

The UK's leading graduate jobs fairs return to Birmingham's NEC on 6 & 7 November!

Meet recruiters from fantastic employers and discover: what graduate opportunities they have to offer, how to apply, and what they are looking for in a winning application.

The event also offers you the chance to get expert careers advice, insider tips on assessment centres and feedback on your CV!

Visit the website to see who is recruiting and register for your free ticket to receive the latest updates

https://www.gradjobs.co.uk/recruitment-exhibitions

The Black Market & Films Festival is the place to obtain all your books on Black History and Culture for your Christmas and Kwanzaa presents.

Catch us for the first time at the Black Market & Films Festival

Date: Saturday 7 November 2015

Venue: Platanos College, Clapham Road, London SW9 0AL, Nearest Tube:

Stockwell Station.

Time: 12-9pm

 

The 7th Annual Africa Public Private Partnership Conference (APPP) will take place from 9-11 November 2015.

The last three editions of the Africa PPP Conferences have taken place in South Africa, Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire. Backed by popular demand, the critical mass of global financial institutions and the need to share global expertise makes London the perfect setting for the 7th APPP.

AFRICA PPP Conference features:

For more information about the program please click HERE.

Edited by P J Havik, A Keese, and M Santos | published by Cambridge Scholars Speaker: Philip J Havik

In recent years, the question of colonial taxation has become a topic in the academic debate on colonial empires and has led to a comparative, long-term focus on its impact in African societies. Given that former Portuguese colonies in Africa have been largely absent from this debate, this book offers new perspectives on taxation and colonial rule, and the first detailed and comprehensive study of fiscal administration. Besides dealing with the economic and financial aspects of empire, the book interprets the social experience of African populations through their interaction with colonial institutions. Based on a thorough and probing qualitative and quantitative analysis of published and unpublished data, it places taxation in a broad social context for the period between the full military control of the territories and the end of WW II. Thus, whilst engaging with ongoing debates on comparative African economic and political history, the book provides a key contribution to research on African social change. Published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Chair: Professor William Clarence-Smith, SOAS- 5:15 pm - 7 pm the CAS website for more information For more information contact cas@soas.ac.uk

This is the only event dedicated to all the major players of Ghana’s online retail market and is expected to be under the auspices of the Ministry of Communication and the Ministry of Trade.

The second Ghana eCommerce Expo will provide the platform to companies to:

http://www.ghecommerceexpo.com

 

BOC is delighted to bring to you one of the most exclusive and emerging markets focused HR events: The Emerging Markets HR Summit, created with the only purpose to address the issues CHANGING the Global HR agenda.

Held in London for the 4th year running, the summit gathers some of the Global HR heavyweights from Coca-Cola, Essar Group, ING Investment Management, Kimberly-Clark and many more, all in one room;

Save the dates in your calendar: 11-13 November 2015

One of the highlights of the three day event has to be a full-day best-selling International master-class: Talent Economics -The Building Blocks of Emerging Markets Talent Strategy.

If you are looking to enhance your expertise, catch up on latest Trends, network with leading International HR Leaders and move forward in your career, EMHRS 2015 is the place to be!

“This practical and highly interactive event helps an HR leader build talent foresight; and provides practical tools which are customisable across emerging and developed markets alike”.

The Audience:  The Summit will welcome a HR Seniors from leading organisations of EMEA, Russia, CIS and South East Asia.

Apply for a delegate pass here: http://boc-uk.com/conferences/emerging-markets-hr-summit/

This two-day conference will be a great opportunity to network, exchange ideas and take a closer look at current HR challenges.

Attendees will explore the power of HR analytics to get valuable information and justify HR value, invent strong employment brand and sound succession roadmap, transform their skills and techniques they use while resolving daily HR issues and much more!

For further information and to register: http://human-resources.flemingeurope.com/hr-winners-east-africa-conference

WEX Africa is an international summit which brings together leaders from both public and private sectors, who are tasked with meeting the growing demand for water, energy and sanitation throughout Africa. It is a business oriented summit, which combines a programme of intensive pre-scheduled one to one meetings, with presentations from regional experts identifying the commercial opportunities for international companies throughout Africa.

WEX Africa brings together a trade mission of international companies, with African leaders from both public and private sectors, who are tasked with meeting the growing demand for water, energy and sanitation throughout the continent.

WEX Africa is a business oriented summit, which combines a programme of intensive pre-scheduled one to one meetings, with presentations from regional experts. In association with ONEE (The National Government Agency for Water and Electricity) and AfWA (The African Water Association), it will take place in Marrakech from the 11th - 12th of November 2015. WEX Africa brings together leaders from both public and private sectors who are tasked with meeting the growing demand for water, energy and sanitation throughout Africa.

For details and to register: www.wex-africa.com | www.wex-global.com

 

The Annual ASEA Conference is the flagship event of the Association. It brings together key stakeholders within the African capital market ecosystem, including stock exchanges, issuers, trading participants, domestic and international investors, regulators, government representatives, technology providers, legal advisors and the media.

This year’s theme is: “Africa Evermore”. It embodies the potential, growth and stability of Africa’s capital markets. Africa has enjoyed a period of steady growth in recent times, defying global shocks to become an investment destination of choice. With expected GDP growth above 5.0% in 2015 and the world’s largest youth demographic, Africa is well positioned to compete effectively with economies like China and India over the next 20 years. Capital markets have been the key drivers of this economic transformation and they continue to play a central role in Africa’s growth story.

The upcoming Annual ASEA Conference will be an opportunity to share our experiences and insights through high level discussions covering issues that are relevant to African capital markets. It will be an excellent opportunity to engage and network with leading industry players from across the continent, as well as a platform to consider the implementation of best practices for a stronger and more sustainable capital market environment.

http://2015aseaconference.co.za/

 

The Agrique Africa Investment Summit will showcase investment opportunities within Africa’s Agricultural sector and will also feature high profile speakers who will give a varied insight to Africa’s Agribusiness Sector.

The Agrique Africa Investment Summit has the key theme of ‘match making’ agribusiness in need of finance from across Africa and financial institutions from around the world with an interest in African Agriculture.

The Agrique Africa Investment Summit will set a precedent for engagement with a worldwide audience. It is also an opportunity for agribusinesses and investors with an interest in Africa to find the right prospects and to provide a quality networking platform for agribusinesses, financial institutions/investors with an interest in the agricultural sector, manufacturers and other stakeholders of Africa’s agricultural sector.

For any further information contact us directly at:info@welcome2africa.org

 

Building on the unprecedented success of the LTE Africa 2014 event and substantial growth in LTE deployment in Africa, the 2015 event, co-located with Africa Com, is the leading LTE conference & expo in Africa, taking place in November in Cape Town.

LTE Africa will benefit from the expected 9,000+ attendees attending the Africa Com expo, & will attract 500+ attendees to the co-located LTE Africa Conference.

With over 54% of attendees representing the operator community last year, our 3rd Annual event is guaranteed to bring together the entire LTE ecosystem in order to discuss and debate a wide range of key issues including monetising LTE, managing traffic, SDN&NFV, optimising backhaul, TD-LTE, spectrum management, building RAN and core networks and much, much more!

For details and to register: http://africa.lteconference.com

This seminar will discuss the recent developments of the English-everywhere agenda in the school education system and critically present some of the pedagogic and operational challenges faced by this contentious agenda.

Dr Seraphin Kamdem holds a PhD from SOAS. His doctoral thesis focused on African languages and education, investigating multilingual adult literacy in the rural areas of Cameroon, in Africa. His initial research into adult literacy as a psycholinguistic skill and an educational activity expanded into investigating issues of social status and identities of adult learners, grassroots agency and institutional development, local ownership and community response, all mediated through literacy as an endogenous and community-based enterprise.

5:15 pm - 7 pm | Room 4429 For more information and to register contact: cas@soas.ac.uk

 

This year, the Africa Finance & Investment Forum brings together a panel of experts from the African, European and American public and private sector.

AFIF is a pan-African forum that promotes a diversity of opinions through a unique group of speakers, each with varying opinions and visions, ensuring a depth in discussions and approaches to the subjects.

Join the most pragmatic Pan-African business forum of 2015

 

Financiers, investors, entrepreneurs and senior government officials coming from Africa, Europe, America and the Middle East will be at hand to network and talk business investment.

http://www.emrc.be/en/events/afif-2015/speakers.aspx?utm_source=GraphicMail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=NewsletterLink&utm_campaign
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An exhibition celebrating literature and music – from the great empires of the Middle Ages to the cultural dynamism of West Africa today

Fascinating stories from the region’s 17 nations show how West Africans have harnessed the power of words to build societies, drive political movements, sustain religious belief and fight injustice.

Beautiful manuscripts, historic film and sound recordings, books, photographs, and woven and printed textiles offer a unique insight into a profound and engaging literary culture with centuries-old written heritage existing alongside ancient oral traditions.

Hear the myth of the founding of ancient Mali in recorded performance. See the influence of religion through colourful fabric and the ‘saddlebag Qur’an’. Celebrate writers and artists including Africa’s first Nobel prize winner, Wole Soyinka, and internationally acclaimed musician and human rights activist Fela Kuti.

See more at: http://www.bl.uk/events/west-africa-word-symbol-song#sthash.sw5mOqNY.dpuf

 

IMN's 13th Annual African Capital Markets Conference will take place November 26-27, in Cape Town, South Africa. Serving as Africa's longest running and largest capital markets event, the 2015 programme will continue to look towards the future of African capital markets, and will feature extensive coverage on local South African developments, the progression of securitisation, the current economic environment, and a particular focus on emerging markets in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana and more.

Topics Include:

-Outlook for Securitization and the Investor Appetite

-Aligning Investor and Issuer Interests: The Debate Over Transparency, Convenience and Global Best Practices

-Assessing the Macroeconomic Environment across Africa and Its Impact on the Development of Capital Markets

-Outlook for Bank Funding in 2014: Bank Issuers’ Roundtable

-Multilateral and Bilateral Development Bank Issuance: Challenges and Opportunities

-Financing Housing through Capital Markets

-Fostering a Robust Corporate Bond Market

-The Role of Exchanges in Developing Markets Across Africa

-International Investors’ perspective on Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

-Project Finance in Africa: Funding the Infrastructure Gap

-Offshore Fundraising: Issuer Best Practices and Investor Appetite

-Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFI) Issuances: The Success Stories

For details and to register: http://www.imn.org/structured-finance/conference/African-Capital-Markets/

 

Film Africa is the Royal African Society’s annual festival celebrating the best African cinema from across the continent and diaspora. Established in 2011, every year Film Africa brings diverse London audiences a high quality and wide-ranging film programme accompanied by a vibrant series of events, including director Q&As, talks and discussions; professional workshops and master classes; school screenings and family activities; The Industry Forum; and Film Africa LIVE! music nights. Film Africa also recognises and supports new filmmaking talent through The Baobab Award for Best Short Film.

The 2015 festival will take place in venues across London from 30 October to 8 November.

For dates and events: http://www.filmafrica.org.uk/

 

The inaugural Africa Urban Infrastructure Investment Forum (Cape Town 2013) was a successful attempt to bring together the public and private sectors to seriously discuss urban development in Africa. The second edition was held in Luanda, Angola (April 2015) and offered the opportunity to learn from the country’s experience in tackling the challenge of rapid urbanisation.

The success of the preceding events and the increased need for urban development dialogue has been the catalyst for the two organisations joining forces to deliver a high-level, thought-provoking forum in November/December 2015.

Attend AUIFF 2015 for critical insight into:

http://www.auiif.com

 

The Global African Investment Summit in London is a leading international platform, bringing high-level African government and investors to London to discuss investment opportunities into Africa.

The event is run in partnership with 6 African Heads of State, 30 Ministers from across Africa, 650 Private Sector Investors, Development Banks, Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Multilateral Investment bodies and 135 Pan African Project owners, and looking to drive long-term international foreign direct investment into African Power, Agriculture, Financial Services, Capital Markets, Oil and Gas and Critical Infrastructure projects.

The programme agenda will address ‘Transforming African Economies for Global Competitiveness’, covering the Natural Resources, Infrastructure and Power Sectors. New for 2015, sees the addition of dedicated sessions on Infrastructure, Real Estate and FMCG, a case study stream, and roundtable discussions addressing over 150 bankable projects.

Website: http://www.tgais.com/ Contact: sales@tgais.com

For six years TEDxEuston has been dedicated to inspiring ideas on developing the African continent. The theme of this year is Vision to Reality.

It’s time for action. This year we’re going to be highlighting speakers who not only have big visions for Africa, but speakers who have faced the tough challenges of trying to make their visions a reality.

Isn’t it better when you’re lost in the woods, to try and make it out with someone who knows the terrain and has been lost before, than with someone who just has an “idea” of how to make it out? We’re going to not only connect you with people committed to shaping the African continent, but people with the entrepreneurial spirit to make things happen.

So if you want to not only be inspired, but move forward with the ideas you’ve been buzzing inside about…

If you want to connect with the entrepreneurs and the thought leaders who will make your future challenges easier, if you want to find out what it really takes to make that dream a reality, and to meet that strategic partner who will help make your vision a reality…

Then come join us at TEDX Euston. Let’s not only talk about the African continent. Let’s help shape it.

For details and to register: www.tedxeuston.com

Nigeria Electricity Expo is a high level twin-track conference that covers the key business issues & latest technologies in the power generation, Transmission and Distribution sector. Professionals and investors will use the conference to address challenges facing the sector.

The Nigeria Electricity Expo 2015 features the major players within Nigeria and the international power industry displaying and demonstrating the latest device, services and technologies, representing unrivalled networking and business opportunities for attendees and exhibitors

For details and to register: http://www.nigeriaelectricityexpo.com

Somali Economic Forum in partnership with East Africa Business Network (EABN) is holding the first East Africa Islamic Finance Summit (EAIFS 2015) in Nairobi, Kenya. The summit aims to initiate dialogue, build network between East Africa's financial institutions, policy makers and the Islamic Finance institutions in the region and the Middle East.

Experts in Islamic Finance will discuss the development of Islamic Finance in East Africa, explore infrastructure projects in the region and discuss alternative opportunities for project and trade finance for both public and private sector projects.

Speakers and panelists will cover key areas including Regulatory Framework, Regional Infrastructure Projects and Opportunities for financing and Sukuk Issuance, Takaful Market amongst other topics.

Confirmed and invited guest speakers have been carefully selected and have great experience in the subject. Amongst the speakers are;

Participants will interact and network with senior executives from Private Equity companies, Financial Institutions, Hedge Funds, and Development Financial Institutions from the Middle East with an interest in East Africa.

Click here to Register and Detailed Event Agenda.