Report Land-Linked Zambia© : Conference & Exhibition 2022
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FIRST DAY OF THE LLZ©2022
The official opening of the LandLinked Zambia Conference and Exhibition took off with speeches from the Minister of Transport and Logistics (Zambia), the Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications, Mozambique, the major sponsor – Cornelder, Africast Zambia CEO, among others. After speeches, the Hon. Minister of Transport and Logistics officially opened the event, and the second section of the event fused in; that is the tour of stands and other items displayed at the conference venue, the Mulungushi International Conference Centre. The speeches that were delivered during the official opening, as well as pictures, are shared in the pages that follow:
“Zambia complements regional development plans as the strategic link of the corridor network in SADC and COMESA thereby using its land-linked status to facilitate trade and serve its neighbors”. -Chimwemwe Nyirenda, CEO Africast
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Participants at the 2022 Land-Linked Conference and Exhibition applauded the organisers and Government through the Ministry of Transport and Logistics for organising this event. They applauded the high-level participation of stakeholders from Government, corporate, professional bodies and Governing boards, civil society and private sector practitioners in the event. Participants noted with appreciation that the Government added logistics to the Ministry of Transport.
4: Africast CEO –Chimwemwe Nyirenda, 5: Cornelder Executive Managing Director –Jan De Vries 6: SGC’s George Shanganya 7: Tanzania Ports Authority– Lydia Mallya
1: Zambia’s Minister of Transport and Logistics– Hon. Frank Museba Tayali, 2: Mozambique Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications – Dra. Manuela Joaquim Rebelo, 3: Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport & Logistics – Frederick Mwalusaka
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Key note
Deliver their key-note speeches LLZ©2022
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