Supporting infrastructure projects on the New Silk Road
An entrepreneur’s travels from China to Africa
Our speaker Bruno Lhopiteau, founder of China’s largest maintenance consultancy Siveco, will share his experience developing a unique business along the New Silk Road. Based on a long experience of “maintenance with Chinese characteristics”, Siveco has developed a specific approach to address the needs of infrastructure projects in China through the utilization of technological tools. Since 2008 the company enjoys a growing export business, working alongside Chinese construction companies building power plants in Southeast Asia, the Middle-East and… Africa. The presentation will show how early experience in the booming Chinese infrastructure market has led Siveco to support, among other projects in Africa, one of continent’s most ambitious energy program: to meet the increasing demand for electricity, the Algerian government has launched a massive investment program, with an additional 8,400MW of capacity to be connected to the grid between 2015 and 2017. The presentation will touch on many hot topics: “Industry 4.0” technologies, Africa-China relations and western entrepreneurship in China.
Speaker’s bio
Bruno Lhopiteau
Managing Director, Siveco China
A 18-year veteran of the Chinese maintenance market, Bruno Lhopiteau (cn.linkedin.com/in/brunolhopiteau) is the founder of Siveco China (www.sivecochina.com/en), the country’s largest maintenance consultancy and a pioneer in the development of Maintenance 4.0 technologies, with a focus on mobile solutions “for the worker of tomorrow”. He also sits on the board of several companies dealing with plant and building engineering in China and lectures on Industrial Risk Management at the Sino-European School of Technology of Shanghai University.
Cesar Mawukoe Kodah is an entrepreneur and songwriter originally from Togo, West Africa. His entrepreneur career in business began in 2009 where he founded KIW Group with his brother. An international trading company focusing in import and export between Africa and Asia dealing primarily in product development and procurement. With most recent expansion of an office in China under the name: Star Harbor Trading (星航国际贸易（上海）有限公司)—a Shanghai based international trading and consulting company serving clients from around the world.
Today, as part of his mission to give back to the community, partnering with BrightBeam by Doble to improve the quality of education, health, safety and economic status of all people in developing world by supplying innovative, safe, engaging and sustainable solar energy solutions. Together they run a children empowerment program with schools in developed countries—a buddy-to-buddy system where students would buy a light to gift to students living in rural off grid areas around the world. The lights have successfully been distributed to countries such as Papua New Guinea, Tibet, Rwanda, Uganda and currently in talk with several other countries such as India, Togo, Ghana, to name a few. Combining its growing popularity of the mission and Cesar’s musical talent in music—a song titled “Until The Light Comes” will soon illuminate many other rural communities in Globally.
A social entrepreneur with 10years experience in China working with the French community on numerous humanitarian projects in China and beyond.
In Cameroon his native country, he is the co-founder and promoter of FONDATION COMBI, a social entrepreneurship initiative which has empowered more than 500 women so far and involved them in various activities positively impacting their lives and entire communities.
Cesar Mawukoe Kodah is an entrepreneur and songwriter originally from Togo, West Africa. His entrepreneur career in business began in 2009 where he founded KIW Group with his brother. An international trading company focusing in import and export between Africa and Asia dealing primarily in product development and procurement. With most recent expansion of an office in China under the name: Star Harbor Trading (星航国际贸易（上海）有限公司)—a Shanghai based international trading and consulting company serving clients from around the world.
Today, as part of his mission to give back to the community, partnering with BrightBeam by Doble to improve the quality of education, health, safety and economic status of all people in developing world by supplying innovative, safe, engaging and sustainable solar energy solutions. Together they run a children empowerment program with schools in developed countries—a buddy-to-buddy system where students would buy a light to gift to students living in rural off grid areas around the world. The lights have successfully been distributed to countries such as Papua New Guinea, Tibet, Rwanda, Uganda and currently in talk with several other countries such as India, Togo, Ghana, to name a few. Combining its growing popularity of the mission and Cesar’s musical talent in music—a song titled “Until The Light Comes” will soon illuminate many other rural communities in Globally.
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REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D’IVOIRE
Union – Discipline – Travail
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MINISTERE DU PETROLE ET DE L’ENERGIE
PROJET DE RENFORCEMENT DES RESEAUX DE TRANSPORT ET DE DISTRIBUTION
T 03/PPM 04-03-2016/PRETD/2016
Cellule d’Execution du Projet Avis d’Appel d’Offres International N° T / 2016 1. La République de Côte d’Ivoire a sollicité un prêt auprès de la Banque Africaine de Développement afin de couvrir le coût du Projet de Renforcement des Reseaux de Transport et de Distribution, et a l’intention d’utiliser une partie des sommes qui seront accordées au titre de ce prêt pour financer les travaux de dédoublement de la ligne Soubré San pédro. Tout decaissement dans le cadre du marché signé sera subordonné à l’approbation du prêt par la Banque.
THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE
1. The Government of the Republic of Angola received a loan from the African Development Bank to finance the Science and Technology Development Project.
2. The principal objective of this project is to contribute to diversifying the Angolan economy by promoting technological innovation and improving the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises in non-oil priority sectors.
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