Milla SA invites you to attend the 2nd African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Conference 25-26 July 2024, Durban, South Africa. The AfCFTA Conference will present the Agreement, the opportunities it creates, and the anticipated economic benefits, as well as potential pitfalls.
The Conference will also examine opportunities for women, young entrepreneurs, and small and medium enterprises. It will also explore ways to expand intra-African commerce, and to craft the trade rules and regulations needed to make the AfCFTA work for key industries and business owners.
Finally, the event will provide stakeholders with the information they need to access new markets and expand intra-African trade. In addition, the conference will provide a platform for professionals to debate how South Africa’s exporters can leverage the AfCFTA and utilise it as an instrument for economic growth. We look forward to you joining our speaker panel and share your experience and insights.
Benefits of attending the conference
The conference will:
- Provide a platform for South African exporters, producers, and service providers to build networks.
- Enable participants to share solutions designed to foster intra-African trade.
- Assist South African producers and exporters to better understand the opportunities and economic benefits provided by the AfCFTA agreement.
- Demystify some of the issues around the AfCFTA, its timelines, execution, and anticipated impacts.
- Present benefits expected to occur because of the AfCFTA, including for women and youth.
- Provide a platform for business-to-government engagement to facilitate trade policy reform.
Our truly phenomenal speaker line-up includes :
- Dionne Kerr-Malherbe | Chief Executive Officer | Siyakha Consulting (Chairperson)
- Dr Babagana Ahmadu | Country Representative | FAO
- Thabane Zulu | Chief Executive Officer | Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone
- Lwazi Mboyi | Chief Executive Officer | Cross Border Road Transport Agency
- Dr Mbulelo Nokwequ | Head of Department | Department for Economic and Small Business development, and Tourism and Environmental Affairs Free State
- Ilse van Schalkwyk | Chief Director: Economic Sector Support | Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism
- George Sebulela | President | African United Business Confederation
- Matodzi Rathumbu | Head of Department Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism
- Muzi Shange | Chief Operations Officer | Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone
- Alderman James Vos | Mayoral Committee Member: Economic Growth | City of Cape Town
- Nigel Ritson | President & Founding Member South African Chamber of Commerce in Singapore
- Lehlogonolo Masoga | Chief Executive Officer | Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone SOC
- Dr Mthandazo Ngwenya | Managing Director | Bigen Africa Group
- Sihle Ngcamu | Acting Chief Executive Officer | Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN)
- Donald MacKay | C.E.O | XA Global Trade Advisors
