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DEVAC Infrastructure Summit 2025: Advancing infrastructure development and accelerating projects that drive Africa’s economic growth and prosperity
10:21 CAT | 2 May 2025
DEVAC Infrastructure Summit 2025: Advancing infrastructure development and accelerating projects that drive Africa’s economic growth and prosperity
The annual DEVAC Infrastructure Summit is set to take place on 14–15 May 2025 at the Marriott Hotel, Melrose Arch in Johannesburg. This event serves as a strategic platform to design impactful partnerships, catalyse investment opportunities, and drive forward policy dialogue all essential in shaping the future of Africa’s infrastructure landscape.
The summit will convene key decision-makers from the private sector, multinational corporations, international investors, African governments, and development institutions to collectively deliberate on and accelerate Africa’s infrastructure development agenda.
With over 120 confirmed speakers, this year’s summit will feature a distinguished line-up of ministers, policy leaders, and industry experts, including:
- Hon. Dean Macpherson, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, South Africa
- Hon. Thembisile Simelane, Minister of Human Settlements, South Africa
- Hon. Neo Matjato Moteane, Minister of Public Works and Transport, Lesotho
- Hon. Isaac Sello Seitlholo, Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, South Africa
- Ms. Samantha Graham-Maré, Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy, South Africa
- Hon. Mkhuleko Hlengwa, Deputy Minister of Transport, South Africa
- Tertuis Simmers, Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Western Cape, South Africa
- Jacob Mamabolo, MEC for Infrastructure and Cooperative Governance, Gauteng, South Africa
- Martin Meyer, MEC for Public Works and Infrastructure, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Tshepo Kgobe, CEO, The Gautrain Management Agency, South Africa
- Nangamso Matebese, Executive: Economic Development Coordination, Eastern Cape Development Corporation, South Africa
Additionally, insights will be shared by globally recognised leaders such as:
- Satu Kahkonen, Country Director, World Bank (Southern Africa)
- Justice Ngwenya, Chief Director: Infrastructure, Department of Trade, Industry & Competition, South Africa
- Vishaal Lutchman, Group CEO, GIBB, South Africa
- Muzi Shange, COO, Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ)
- Veronica Bolton Smith, Founder, The Connect Africa Network, UK
- Benon Kajuna, Director of Transport, Ministry of Works and Transport, Uganda
- Zwelibanzi Sapula, CEO, SADC-Development Finance Resource Centre
- Jackwell Feris, Director, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH), South Africa
- Youssef Elgonaid, Executive Director, African Rail Company, UAE
- Tamsanqa Mpala, CEO, Hydro Utilities, Zimbabwe
- David Kambo, Director: Land & Infrastructure, SEZA, Kenya
- Bongani Dladla, CEO, Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), South Africa
- Reginald Demana, CEO, SANRAL, South Africa
- Dr. Said Kamal, CEO, Trans Africa Railway Corporation, Ghana
The summit will tackle critical themes such as sustainable infrastructure financing, smart urban development, innovative energy solutions, transportation network enhancement, water and sanitation, and digital transformation, which are vital components for Africa’s continued economic growth.
“The DEVAC Infrastructure Summit is not merely a conference; it is a pivotal assembly where the very blueprint for Africa's infrastructural advancement is collaboratively designed. Missing this event means risking absence from the conversations that shape policy, unlock investment, and drive the continent’s transformation,” said Lindelwa Potgieter, Content & Programming Executive at DEVAC Invest Africa.
Join the Conversation at DEVAC Infrastructure Summit 2025
Save the date: 14 - 15 May 2025
At the Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch
Johannesburg – South Africa
To register, visit https://infrasfuture.com/
For media inquiries, interviews, and registration, please contact: [email protected]
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