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Africa and China will hold their first joint investment and trade conference in China's Guangdong province in September, with organizers estimating the gathering will be attended by more than 100 African ministers and 3,000 traders and exhibitors.
The Africa-China Investment and Trade Conference (ACIC), taking place on 24-25 and 26 September, is organized by Treadway in partnership with four Chinese agencies.
The three-day event will include presentations of investment-ready projects, exhibitions and structured meetings between African project owners and Chinese investors.
Confirmed keynote speakers include Zoleil Burns-Nkamshe, South Africa's Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
Organizers say African delegates will present projects to Chinese investors and lenders, while Chinese companies will showcase products and services suitable for African markets and seek distribution partnerships.
Organizers said Treadway will facilitate funding opportunities and manage the African delegation, while four Chinese partner agencies will handle visa clearance for all African attendees.
The conference is set to conclude with the announcement of signed contracts and the total value of closed deals.
Organizers have described ACIC as more than a business forum and say it aims to demonstrate that Africa and China together can establish themselves as leaders in global capital markets – a claim that will face scrutiny, given Beijing's current dominance of Africa-bound foreign direct investment flows.
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