The World Bank Private Sector Liaison Officers (PSLO) Network invites you to mark your calendar for a mission to Washington focused on infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including Transport & ICT, Water and Environment.

For companies interested in Latin America & the Caribbean, there will also be a possibility to meet with the IADB.

Note: this mission will not cover the energy sector, which will be the focus of the PSLO energy mission in November/ December 2017.

For whom:

• Participants should have a basic knowledge of MDB procurement procedures, prior experience bidding on MDB projects or capacity to participate as a supplier of goods or services on MDB projects.
  

What Participants Can Expect:

• General introduction on new strategic developments at the World Bank Group (WBG), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
• Presentation of the World Bank’s new procurement framework and tracking tools
• Workshops by sector of activity with SSA practice / sector managers on SSA portfolio and future opportunities (LAC portfolio at IADB)
• Optional: B2Bs with Task Team Leaders (TTL) on selected projects, prepared and organized by private consultant PFD, at an additional cost (WBG, MCC, IADB)

Benefits for Attendees Include:

• Increased knowledge of MDBs’ portfolios in SSA (and LAC) and resulting business opportunities and partnerships.
• Networking opportunities among private sector participants with a view to forming consortiums / partnerships.

Program details will be available soon.

Contact: Johan Malin, johan.malin@fitagency.be