20 June 2025

Brussels

EBCAM COO was invited to attend the Quarterly Diplomatic Roundtable organised by the Brussels-Africa Hub under the theme "Role of Multilateralism in financing and building catalyst infrastructure projects in Africa". 

The program included the following:

- Welcome and introduction: Wim Wuyts, CEO of WTS Global

- Opening remarks: South Africa : H.E. Xasa Tokozile, Ambassadro of South Africa to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union

- Opening remarks: Turkey : H.E. Faruk Kaymakci, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Turky to the European Union

- How is UNIDO contirbuting to the developmlent of infrastructure projects in Africa? by H.E. Christophe Yvetot, Representative to the European Union and Directorate of Global Partnerships and External Relations at UNIDO

- Zoom-in on the draft policy paper on "Finance & Infrastructure" for the G20 and the role of Brussels-Africa Hub in shaping it by Loïc De Canniere, Advisory Board member at Brussels-Africa Hub

- Infrastructure chalmenges and opportunities to enable optimal mineral value chains in Africa by Frank Bekaert, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company

- Could an EU-Turkish private sector partnership lead to more capital inflow towards Africa? by Ebru Nur Yildiz, Project Finance Director at Limak Holding

- How could Africa attract more German & European private capital? by Inken Taubenheim, Director at WTS Germany

- How can cooperation agencies like GIZ support European investments in Africa? by Reinhold Elges, Director at GIZ

- Closing remarks and way forward by Mouctar Bah, Executive Chairman of Brussels-Africa Hub