SANEC Roundtable East London

SANEC Roundtable East London

Type: Supported event

Date: 08-05-2014

Location: Leiden / the Netherlands

SANEC Roundtable East London

 

Date: Thursday 8 May 2014

Time: 14:00 – 17:00 hrs

Venue: Burgemeester en Wethouders kamer, Stadhuis Leiden (2e verdieping), Stadhuisplein 1, Leiden 

 

SANEC in partnership with ELIDZ (East London Industrial Development Zone) is pleased to invite you to a Roundtable Discussion on 8 May 2014 at Stadhuis Leiden. Key focus of this Roundtable Discussion will be the Agro-processing and Renewable Energy sectors in East London, the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

 

The East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) was established in 2003, as part of the South African government initiative to improve industrial competitiveness and economic growth in the country. The zone has become a prime industrial park in South Africa, renowned for its customised solutions for various industries including automotive, agro-processing and aqua-culture. The private sector investment into the ELIDZ has grown from R188 million in 2005/6 to R4 billion in 2012/13. Moreover, of this R4 billion worth of private sector investment, 87% is Foreign Direct Investment.

 

For more information please visit the ELIDZ website and here for an informative presentation.

 

Key focus areas

 

  • To consolidate Agro-processing and Renewable Energy sectors opportunities
  • To identify investments, funds, joint ventures and technology transfer opportunities
  • To discuss potential projects

 

Presentations

 

  • Leiden Municipality will give a presentation regarding their twin-city relationship with Buffalo City (East London).
     
  • Mark Reyneker, Project Manager at SANEC, will give a presentation on doing business in East London during the Roundtable Discussion.
     
  • Mzokhona Mvemve, Sector manager Agro Processing at the ELIDZ, will exemplify the current projects and potential business opportunties via a direct video-call.

 

 

Registration and more information

 

Please contact Matthijs Versteeg or by phone +31 (0)70 347 07 81 latest by Wednesday 7 May 2014.

 

Seating is limited. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis.