ICF Congress 2010 in Cape Town

The next ICF Congress will take place at the Hotel Mount Nelson in Cape Town, South Africa,

from 19 – 23 October 2010.

Please mark your calender: ICF - Congress 2010

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Provisional Program:

Tuesday 19 October

09:00 Standing Commission (Standing Commission members only)
12:30 Joint Lunch Council/Standing Commission
15:00 Council Meeting (Council members only)

18:00 Welcome Reception at Hotel

Wednesday 20 October

Session 1 – SOUTH AFRICA, 09:00 – 18:00

Chaired by Mr. Peter Ford, Linkz Industries (USA)   

Keynote:  South Africa – Achievements and Opportunities
Dr. Luyanda Mpahlwa, Director & Design Principal – DesignSpaceAfrica (Pty) Ltd
Technical advisor for the construction of all stadiums for the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa

Global and South African Economy – Background and Outlook

Mr. Rudolf Gouws,  Chief Economist, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), South Africa

Resources and Financing South African Growth

Mr. Paul Harris, Chief Executive Officer, FirstRand Limited, South Africa

International Support of Infrastructure Development Projects
International Finance Corporation (IFC), speaker tba

Afternoon – Robben Island – A Visit to History

Thursday 21 October

Session 2, 09:00 – 12:30
Chaired by Mr. Mario Tomasi, Prysmian (Italy)

Keynote:  Electrification in South Africa: Present Situation and Future Prospects
Mr. Kannan Lakmeeharan, MD – System Operations & Planning, Eskom, South Africa

Future Electric Networks in Developed and Developing Countries
Prof. Hans Björn Püttgen, Energy Systems Management Chair, Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne, Switzerland

Rural Electrification in Africa
Mr. Sten Bergman, Stonepower, Sweden

Electrification India
Mr. Shahi Saheb, Energy Infratech Pvt. Ltd,India

Thursday 21 October

Session 3, 14:30 – 17:30
Chaired by Mr. Junichi Mura, Furukawa Electric (Japan)

Keynote:  Progress through Politics – Views on Social Policital Development of the Country
Mrs. Helen Zille, Premier of the Western Cape

Standardisation & Globalisation - How Energy Efficiency/Savings affect International Standardisation
Dr. Bernhard Thies, VDE, Germany

Certification/Market Surveillance/Quality
Mr. Anders Kjellvard Mattsson, Intertek Semko, Sweden
      
Is there Sufficient Bandwidth?
Mr. Rolf Johansson, Ericsson, Sweden

General Assembly Meeting  (ICF members only)

Evening:  Gala Dinner at Groote Schuur

Friday 22 October

09:00 – 18:00

Excursion to the Cape of Good Hope and Wine Tasting at Groot Constantia