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Draft Conference Agenda of African Multinational Corporations Forum 2014



Draft Conference Agenda
of 

African Multinational Corporations Forum 2014



Tentative Program
Theme: Promoting Multinational Corporations Investment, Strengthening Corporate Social Responsibility and Facilitate Sustainability Development.

November  1st Day, 3 Days Program, 2014, Johannesburg/Pretoria 
1st Day
Registration
Meeting
Welcome Reception
2nd Day
Opening Ceremony
Addresses by Key Note Speakers
UNIT 1. Meeting on Attracting Foreign Direct Investment for Economic African Development
  1. Connecting Africa to Redundant / underutilized capital in the West & Asia.
  2. Making Use of African Capital Markets Authorities and agencies.
UNIT 2. Meeting on Environment and Industrialization.
Topics:
  1. Low Carbon Economy and African Industrial Revolution
  2. Development, Application and Promotion of Clean Technologies.
  3. strategic Significance of Foreign Direct  Investments (FDIs)
  4. strategic Significance of Investment by African Indigenous Multinationals. 
  5. African Environmental Policies and Politics.
  6. policies, Projects and Environment of African Governments for Introducing Foreign Investments.
  7. strengthening Media Supervision for Environment Malpractices.
  8. Introducing Pan African Business Coalition for Environment.

Supported by , …..Sponsored by…………………………….

UNIT 3: Meeting on Industrial Parks as a tool to foster and attract Foreign Investment and multinational corporations in Africa.
Topics:
  1. Strengthening Policies for African Industrial Parks.
  2. Establishing a regional framework of Industrial Parks – Pan-African Network for Industrial Parks.

Supported by ………. …..Sponsored by……………….

UNIT 4: Meeting of CEOs of Foreign Multinational Corporation Operating Africa.
Topics:
1.          African Periodical Economic Strategic Plan and the Development of Multinational Corporations.
2.          strategic Interpretation and review of African Economic Report 2013.
3.          The Difficulties met in obtaining and identifying business opportunities in Africa.
4.          Review of African Industry Sector Reports and analyses.
5.          Problems faced during business expansion and development in different African Countries.

Supported by ………. …..Sponsored by……………….

UNIT 5: Meeting of African Indigenous Multinational Corporations Leaders.
Topics;
  1. This fruits of economic Cooperation and the role of regional economic blocks in fostering investment.
  2. African Multinational Corporation Going Global.
  3. The present situation and the future of (going global).
  4. How to use foreign diplomatic resources – African Corporations (going out) in marketing, business logistics and financial services, etc.
  5. How to take advantage of inexpensive labor to compete in foreign markets.
  6. Risk Controls and Best Business Practices.
  7. How to use foreign exchange reserves - going global.

Supported by ………. …..Sponsored by……………….
3rd Day
UNIT 6: Meeting of Heads of Chambers of Commerce; Private Sector Organizations, African Trade Ministers.
Topics;
  1. Strengthening their role to attract foreign investments in Africa.
  2. How to generate industry sector reports and analyses to inform prospective foreign investors.
  3. Fostering the development of industry cluster associations for transparent Private Sector, industry segmentation and representation.
  4. How to use foreign diplomatic resources to invite and attract Multinational Corporations to African countries.
  5. Role of Regional Chambers of Commerce, Business councils, Bilateral Multinational Corporation in Africa.
  6. Resource Nationalism.
  7. Risks associated with Indigenization of Foreign Corporations.

Supported by ………. …..Sponsored by……………….

UNIT 7: Meeting of Heads of African Investment Authorities and Departments
Topics;
  1. How to strengthen their role to attract foreign Investments.
  2. Best practice Sharing
  3. Separation of the state and politics from Multinational Corporation
  4. Misinterpretation from the local business communities.
  5. Off share companies.

UNIT 8: African Economic Structure and sustainable Development.
Topics;
  1. Presentation from Economic experts.
  2. Economic Research organizations on Multinational Corporation in Africa.
  3. The Academia on Multinational Corporations.
Supported by ………. …..Sponsored by……………….

UNIT 8: Meeting on Protection of Intellectual Property Rights.
Topics:
  1. The Overseas Development of Enterprises and the Protection of Intellectual Property.
  2. Transnational laws and Legal challenges of Multinational Corporations.
  3. Investment protection
  4. Insurance and risk.
  5. Counterfeits and Piracy.

Supported by ………. …..Sponsored by……………….

UNIT 9: Meeting on Standards, Food and Drug Safety and Responsibility.
Topics:
  1. Products  and Services Standards
  2. Responsible and safe Dumping of Products
  3. Safety of food and drugs, Governmental and enterprises credibility.
  4. Establishment of regional food and drugs safety standards.

Supported by ………. …..Sponsored by……………….

UNIT 12: Asian Multinational Corporation in African
Topics.
  1. Criticisms and Implications of malpractices of Asian Multinational Corporations.
  2. Labor Concerns and Implications for Chinese and Indian Multinational Corporations

Supported by ………. …..Sponsored by……………….

UNIT 8: Meeting on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development.
Topics:
  1. The impact of CSR on Mankind, Society and Sustainable development of Economy.
  2. How Multinational Corporation can set good models of CSR for the SME’s Enterprises at the Bottom of the Pyramid of Sustainable Development.
  3. Operational Guidelines on Multinational Corporation in Africa.
  4. Pan African Business Coalition to Protect the Environment
  5. Pan African Business Coalition for Health
  6. Pan African Business Coalition for Education
  7. Pan African Network for Industrial Parks

Supported by ………. …..Sponsored by……………….

UNIT 9: Multinational Corporations and the Rising Africa.
Topics:
  1. What contributions Multinational Corporation make to Human Progress and Social Development in Africa?

UNIT : Meeting of Heads of African Revenue Authorities and Departments
Topics:
  1. Multinational Tax Obligations
  2. Multinational Tax Evasions and Avoidance
  3. Corporate Tax exemptions
  4. Tax incentives for multinational corporations and their misinterpretations from local business communities.
  5. Offshore Companies.

Supported by ………. …..Sponsored by……………….


UNIT  10: Awards Giving Ceremony:
  1. Award of Regional Investment Strategist
  2. Award of Multinational  Corporation best in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
  3. Announcing the list of Top Most 50 African Multinational Corporations.
  4. award of African Low-Carbon Corporation.
  5. Award of Multinational Corporation Outstanding in Community Contribution in Africa.

Supported by ………. …..Sponsored by……………….


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Organization Profile of African Multinational Corporations Forum (AMCF)



African Multinational Corporations Forum

(AMCF)

Organization Profile


The African Multinational Corporations Forum (AMCF)

The African Multinational Corporations Forum (AMCF) is a nonprofit organization bringing together African multinational corporations, experts, academia and related organizations to explore, review and address issues, opportunities and ideas arising from the African multinational corporations sector. AMCF provides a regional roundtable of Multinational Corporations to foster dialogues among multinational corporations, large scale enterprises, and industrial leaders who are engaged in cross-border production, trade, economic exchanges and cooperation in Africa. AMCF collaborates with African Emerging Markets Innovations (AEMI) and other regional organizations and authorities.　

OBJECTIVES.           The objectives of this Forum shall be to:


1.      Provide a platform of sharing ideas, issues, challenges, opportunities and practices facing the Multinational Corporations in Africa.

2.      Create a collective voice for African Multinational Corporations.

3.      Set up an interactive platform for foreign and Indigenous multinational corporations, hold exhibitions according to the development of the market and industry, carry out   international activities for exchange and promotion, and provide consultative and guiding advisory services for foreign and Indigenous multinational corporations.

4.      Promote sustainable development of foreign and indigenous multinational corporations operating in Africa, as well as the exchange and cooperation between African and foreign multinational corporations.

5.      Promote growth and development of African multinational corporations.

6.      Network, foster, support and promote the development of African Multinational Corporations, and promote the healthy growth of African economies.

7.      Forge a bridge of exchange and contact between the foreign and indigenous Multinational        corporations and African governments, provide services that help African multinational corporations to expand their businesses and help them acquaint to African business practices, ethical trading and laws.

8.      Set standard practices for African Multinational Corporations which contribute to the millennium development goals.

9.      Promote the localization process of foreign multinational corporations in Africa.

10.  Provide legal consultations and network information service, statistics and economic data.

11.  Inform and publicize periodicals and relevant regional regulations.

12.  Help control malpractices and misconceptions in the Multinational Corporations sector in Africa.

13.  Provide a regional think tank for African Multinational Corporations.

14.  Harmonize Multinational Corporations with the African Business Environment and Principles.


African Multinational Corporations Forum (AMCF)
P.O.Box 29324 Kampala, Uganda
Tel:  +256 704762575   , 256794632211 
Fax: +256 414345597
Email: amcfserv@gmail.com , africanecon@gmail.com
Website: www.afrimcf.org
Ambassador House, 2nd Flr,  Kampala, Road
Website: www.afrimcf.org
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