South Africa 8-12th March 2010

CYRR Group, Finpro and Cleantech Finland are inviting Finnish companies to join Finnish Energy and Environment Fact Finding Mission to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa on March 8-12th, 2010. The Programme will feature a business seminar with several high-level speakers from both private and public institutions in South Africa. The seminar will cover current issues as well as the future development and government policies in the fields of energy development and environmental awareness.

In addition to Seminar, for each Finnish company one-to-one meetings with local companies and government reprensentatives will be organized both in Johannesburg (10-11.3.) and Cape Town (12.3.).

March 9th, 2010 - Preliminary Seminar Programme

9.00 Opening Words - Ambassador H.E. Mrs. Tiina Myllyntausta
9.10-9.20 Development Bank of South Africa (hosting partner)
9.20-9.40 South Africa; Energy and Environmental Policies, Current Status and Recent Developments
9.40-10.00 The South African Business Environment, with special focus on E&E
10.00- 11:00 Expert Presentations, opportunities and challenges in South Africa (local speakers, mainly from relavant associations)

• Waste Management and recycling
• Bioenergy
• Wind and solar energy

11-11.30 Carbon Stream Africa - Finnish-South African Joint Venture
11.30-11.50 Pöyry Renewables
11.50-12.15 EEP Programme Presentation
12-13 Lunch
13-13.30 Investing in Environmental Projects – Evolution One
13.30-14.00 Local business case
14.00-14.20 Coffee
14.20-14:50 Battery Recycling in Finland, Akkuser Ltd (Finland), Mr. Jarmo Pudas, MD
15:00-16.30 Presenting Finnish Environmental Companies
16.30-18.00 Networking, Cocktails

Particpation Fee

Participation Fee is 2400 EUR (+VAT) per Participant including Seminar and Meeting Arrangements in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Travel costs (flights, hotel accomodation) is not included to the fee. We will book the hotel for the whole group with discounted rate.

For more information

Please contact:

CYRR Group Limited
Mr. Tamas Nador, Senior Advisor
Tel. +27 72 3334555 (SA), +358 45 1255 655 (Finland until end of Jan)
Email: tamas.nador@cyrrgroup.com [1]

FINPRO South Africa
Mr. Johan Ålbäck, Head of Trade Center
Tel. + 27 11 784 3164, johan.alback@finpro.fi

Background reading (in Finnish)

Energy and Environmental Report from South Africa (Embassy of Finland, Pretoria, 12/2009)