Events Listings

As part of CTO’s telecommunications and ICT development initiatives for the year 2008, the organisation, in conjunction with the Nigerian Ministry of Communications, is organising the Commonwealth ICT Summit scheduled to take place in Abuja, Nigeria, from 6th-10th October 2008. The summit, which coincides with the CTO Forum & Council, will bring together senior ministers from commonwealth and partner countries, decision and policy makers, regulators, financiers, infrastructure developers, technology providers and other stakeholders in the telecommunications and ICT industry.

With speakers and delegates from both the public and private sectors, this conference provides a unique opportunity to discuss challenges and cutting-edge strategies taking centre-stage in the evolution of telecommunications in Africa. In focus will be issues relating to regulatory frameworks, operator opportunities and challenges, infrastructure sharing, telecom financing, rural connectivity, wireless broadband, satellite communication, and women, youth and ICTs.

5 Key Reasons to Attend the Commonwealth ICT Summit

This Summit offers the opportunity:

1. To explore Africa as a fertile emerging market for ICT business

2. To benchmark one’s strategies against other regional and international colleagues and competitors

3. To push one’s business objectives onto the African rural connectivity agenda

4. To network and interact with senior decision makers from the private, public and the third sectors

5. To gain up-to-date insights into current trends in technological advancements - the latest products and services demonstrated in the exclusive exhibition area

National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) is organizing the 2nd IOR, planning to perform a great evolution in our oil refining industries which covers both scope of existing refineries as well as new grassroots refineries. Also residue upgrading technology and extra heavy crude Oil processing would be as major topics in the forum. We look forward to hearing your views and opinions on License, technology, finance, marketing and other important aspect related to successful development of oil refining industries.

MENA's mining industry is finally fulfilling its potential

In a region best known for its massive of hydrocarbons reserves, MENA's mining industry is finally getting the attention it deserves. Now is the time for a CEO level event that debates, discusses and strategises the future of MENA's mining industry. MENA Mining Congress 2008 is where the future growth of the region’s mining industry will be discussed, promoted and debated and investment opportunities outlined.

Without a doubt, the Middle East is the fastest growing region in the world. Over the next 20 years, it is estimated that the utilities industries will require major expansion and will need investments of more than $1 trillion. The challenge is in addressing the demands of this exponential growth.

Utility Tech Congress is an arena for 150 of the biggest names of the Power, Water and Gas sectors, as they take an in-depth look at the current challenges they face, and how innovations & technologies will help them deal with these issues.

As the Middle Eastern utilities industries are at an important juncture, Utility Tech Congress is the only event in the region focusing on comprehensive technology that will revolutionize Middle East’s utility industry.

Demands are extreme and major opportunities are emerging. Gain a glimpse into what is coming in the future. Be there when partnerships are formed, opportunities are captured, and the new face of the industry is shaped.

PLM North America is the conference and networking event that can help enable you and your company to satisfy the relentless pressure to innovate and bring the right products, to the right market - faster. This three day gathering of cross- industry professionals taking pace from 13th – 14th October 2008 at the World Golf Village, St Augustine, Florida, will be made up of keynote conference sessions and interactive workshops run by leading solution providers covering the length and breadth of the PLM spectrum.

The need to successfully implement, work in harmony with, and maximize the value of your PLM investment has never been greater. Whether you’re engineering the latest prototype, managing extended supply chains, meeting mounting regulatory requirements or charged with reducing bottom line costs and minimizing time to market, the PLM Summit North America will demonstrate how to maximize the value of your PLM investment.

With the opening of the fund industry in the Middle East, investors now have access to the best opportunities in the region, which offers huge opportunities for judicious managers and investors. At Middle East Hedge Funds 2007 you will get to meet many of the top-performing fund managers investing in the region. Who are the winning managers in the Middle East? What will the region’s best-performing strategies be? The Middle East hedge fund industry has begun reshaping and it's anybody's game as markets pick up and investment pours in.