- 09:20
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- 10:20
- Morning registration and networking
- 10:20
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- 10:30
- Chairman’s opening remarks: James Gooder - Vice-President, Crude, Argus
- 10:30
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- 11:10
- Ghana — The future of the road construction industry - Senior representative, Ministry of Roads and Highways Ghana
- 11:10
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- 11:30
- Questions and answers - Senior representative, Ministry of Roads and Highways Ghana
- 11:30
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- 12:00
- Morning coffee and networking
- 12:00
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- 12:40
- Nigeria — What is next for the road construction industry Mike Ohiani - Head Legal and Governance, The Presidency, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Nigeria
- 12:40
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- 13:00
- Questions and answers Mike Ohiani - Head Legal and Governance, The Presidency, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Nigeria
- 13:00
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- 14:30
- Networking lunch
- 14:30
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- 15:30
- Panel discussion: Effective project preparation
-Understanding the requirement of effective project preparation
-How to effectively set up a project team and leadership
-The correct project preparation timetables
-Assessing the importance of conducting a bankable feasibility study
-How to structure financing projects to attract long-term investors
-Identifying good practices to develop bankable road infrastructure projects
Session participants:
-Rockson Kwesi Dogbegah, Executive Chairman, Berock Ventures, Ghana
-Frank Ramsay Lartey, Chief Executive Officer, Platinum Seal and Core Construction, Ghana
-Jose Miranda, Regional Director, Rest of Africa, Aurecon, Australia
- 15:30
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- 16:00
- Afternoon coffee and networking
- 16:00
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- 16:30
- Financing road infrastructure in west Africa — what are the opportunities and challenges? Sheila Enyonam Akyea - Senior Transport (Infrastructure) Engineer, African Development Bank, Ghana
- 16:30
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- 17:00
- On-stage interview: What are the available financing options for road projects? Sheila Enyonam Akyea - Senior Transport (Infrastructure) Engineer, African Development Bank, Ghana
Topics to be addressed include:
-What do the deals need to look like for different financial options?
-What are the opportunities and challenges for the smaller developers?
-What are the key lessons learnt from business?
-What would be the next stage of PPP in west Africa?
- 17:00
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- 17:15
- Chairman’s closing remarks and end of day one
- 17:15
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- 19:30
- Argus West Africa Roads networking drinks
Meet with decision-makers and key stakeholders drawn from the financial community, road construction groups, advisors, road authorities, bitumen producers and traders in a relaxed and convivial setting.
- 09:00
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- 09:50
- Morning registration and networking
- 09:50
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- 10:00
- Chairman’s opening remarks James Gooder - Vice-President, Crude, Argus
- 10:00
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- 10:30
- Bitumen: Refineries, terminals & supply ahead of IMO 2020 Keyvan Hedvat - Editor, Europe/Africa Bitumen, Argus
-Potential trends impacting the global oil and bitumen market
-New strategies to engineer bitumen and properties that affect road durability and quality
-Assessing the future of bitumen and how this market continues to change
- 10:30
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- 11:00
- Ivory Coast country focus: What progress have SMB made with upgrading and expanding the Abidjan bitumen-producing refinery ahead of IMO 2020? What does it mean for the road construction business? Nana Akwanuasa - Representative in Ghana, SMB (Société Multinationale de Bitumes)
- 11:00
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- 11:20
- Morning coffee and networking
- 11:20
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- 11:50
- Keynote address: Examining the latest technology in the bitumen and asphalt industries to deliver safe, cost-effective, and efficient road infrastructure Frank Ramsay Lartey - Chief Executive Officer, Platinum Seal and Core Construction, Ghana
- 11:50
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- 12:20
- Assessing the most cost-effective road management and maintenance strategies Joseph Ebo Hewton - Immediate Past National Chairperson, Association of Road Contractors (ASROC), Ghana
-Optimising the use of available technologies
-Expected results
-Expected risks and how to mitigate them
- 12:20
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- 12:50
- New pavement technology — from production to testing
-Superpave
-Dynamic testing
-Long-lasting pavement
-Superplats
Presenters:
-Michael Aerts, Sales Engineer, Matest and
-Alberto Dainese, Area Manager, Iterchimica
- 12:50
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- 13:00
- Chairman’s closing remarks James Gooder - Vice-President, Crude, Argus
- 13:00
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- 14:30
- Networking lunch and close of the conference