U.S. Representative Congressman Ed Royce, Chairman, House Foreign Affairs Committee to Address Investors at the 3rd Powering Africa: Summit

U.S. Representative Congressman Ed Royce, Chairman, House Foreign Affairs Committee has confirmed to address delegates at the Powering Africa: Summit 2017, taking place from 9-10 March 2017 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Washington D.C.

LONDON, Feb. 20, 2017 /CNW/ - The Powering Africa: Summit is a global investment conference focusing on investment opportunities within Africa's energy & infrastructure sectors. The third edition of the Summit returns to Washington D.C. to drive forward US-Africa partnerships and cement business relationships.

Chairman Royce worked tirelessly to pass the Electrify Africa Act which was successfully signed into law in early 2016. The bill seeks to address the significant electricity shortage in Africa that affects the everyday lives of millions of people. His participation will provide an insight into the act and how it will continue to maintain competitiveness in Africa whilst increasing global security and social stability.

Also confirmed to speak at the Summit are H.E. Patrick Sendolo, Minister for Energy, Land and Mines, Liberia, H.E. Hon Irene Muloni, Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda and H.E. Hon Pierre Anatole Matusila, Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Democratic Republic of Congo. The Ministers will join over 400 investors and 50 speakers in this investment forum exploring global opportunities within Africa's energy & infrastructure sectors.

The Summit will take the form of panel discussions and roundtables focusing on sector-specific topics and addressing how bottlenecks can be overcome to drive forward projects. Maintaining US competitiveness in Africa will be a key theme, setting out how commercial partnerships can deliver energy, create jobs, build capacity and spur industrial growth.

26 countries will be represented at the Summit to date, including 16 African countries. A networking reception will take place on the evening of 9^th March, and delegates will have the opportunity to arrange meetings with other attendees using an onsite networking app.

This meeting will be co-located with the Growing Economies: Latin America Energy Forum, focusing on investment opportunities in Latin America's energy & infrastructure sectors.

For more information about this meeting: 

Meeting dates: 9-10 March 2017

Venue: Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C., USA

Website: http://www.poweringafrica-summit.com

SOURCE EnergyNet

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