As part of the overall expansion of the
Gulf-Africa Research Program at the Gulf Research Center (GRC), the Center
is organizing a high-level conference in Cape Town, South Africa entitled
"The Gulf and Africa: Developing a new Strategic Partnership." The
conference will be held on the 24th and 25th of February 2009 at the Cape
Town International Convention Centre with the support of its Platinum
Sponsor, Best Asset Class.
The Gulf-Africa Strategy Forum 2009 aims to
cement the Gulf-Africa relationship by offering an in-depth assessment of
the status of ties and a clear outlook to where the relationship could be
heading. The Gulf-Africa Strategy Forum will become an annual GRC
conference event which will bring together the key leaders and
personalities from business, academia, government and media to outline the
main issues and challenges facing more constructive relations between the
key regions of Africa and the Gulf. The main purpose of this event will be
to propose a set of policy recommendations that can ensure that the
opportunities in closer Africa-Gulf ties are highlighted and adequately
responded to. Of equal importance is to identify trends and future
prospects to maximize benefits and advantages of such relation. more..
Cape Town is the Mother City of Africa, and
the Western Cape, an area which is regarded as one of the most beautiful
regions in the world. The City is a rare cultural gem who enjoys a
beautiful nature. Furthermore, Cape Town and the Western Cape just
received the 2008 best destination in Africa award, were elected the 2004
best city in Africa, in 2002 were named the 8th most creative city in the
world and to boot, is a world class events destination.
