Think Eastern Cape… Think Opportunities!
The 6th edition of this annual key economic intervention focusses a spotlight on exporting and exports from the Eastern Cape. The Eastern Cape Export Symposium and Exhibition is scheduled to take place on 21-22 August 2024 at the ELICC in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
The region’s powerful contribution to global production in several sectors, including automotive and agriculture, attached to its two Special Economic Zones and three ports, brings to life the 2024 theme: Think Eastern Cape … Think Opportunities.
The Eastern Cape Export Symposium is part of the Eastern Cape Development Corporation’s commitment to grow the province’s significant contribution to global markets.
It brings together not only current and new local exporters but also international trade partners, trade policy experts, government support agencies, financiers, logistics and infrastructure role-players, under one roof.
More than 70 distinguished speakers, including leading trade specialists from various sectors such as automotive, agriculture, renewable energy/environmental products, and natural fibers (including hemp and cannabis), along with regional and national trade policy-makers, will unpack opportunities in these sectors over two days, largely in panel discussion format.
Find out more here: https://www.ecexportsymposium.co.za/
The second major focus of the conference, drawing over 200 delegates, is cutting-edge, in-depth analysis of developments and opportunity presented by South Africa’s international trade agreements, including an enlarged BRICS, AGOA, EU and trading under AfCFTA.
Sixty organisations, both exporters and export development agencies will physically exhibit at the symposium. Exhibitors will represent several of the Eastern Cape’s priority sectors, including but not limited to automotive, agro-processing and products and services related to the circular economy and renewables.
The event to be held in-person will connect these role-players through an exhibition, two-day, short-plenary, workshops, match-making and networking opportunities to achieve two overarching objectives:
- Promoting exports and supply networks (via access to markets, resources and current research)
- Synergising resources and focus of a wide range of export-related role-players that optimises export efficiency and economic growth.
All activities will be hosted in-person, however, the plenary sessions will also be livestreamed.
To find out more and register, visit https://www.ecexportsymposium.co.za/