Infrastructure in Egypt is up and coming, offering different opportunities across the different sectors including hospitality, ports and airports, power and energy, industrial and manufacturing, water treatment plants, metro and rail, road and bridges, petrochemicals and fertilizers, healthcare, facility management and digital transformation.

The EBCC is organising a webinar followed by a mission to Egypt in June that incorporates a 2-day visit to the Big5 Construct event.  These will be held in collaboration with Dept. of Business & Trade and the Commercial Office of the Egyptian Embassy in the UK and are aimed to support both private sector projects as well as the governmental and public sector mega projects.

Webinar
The webinar 'Infrastructure Opportunities in Egypt and beyond' is being held on Wednesday 15th May at 10am – 11am and is free to attend.

The webinar is directed at companies in the infrastructure, construction and water industries to attend and will shed light on the infrastructure industry in Egypt and highlighting the Big 5 Construct event taking place in Egypt 25 – 27 June 2024.

The webinar includes:

• An overview and outlook of the infrastructure, construction and water industries in Egypt
• A presentation from one of the Key players in the industry showcasing upcoming opportunities in Egypt and the MEA region
• Information on the Big 5 Construct and EIWE events (visiting, exhibiting, speaking opportunities)
• An overview from UKEF highlighting ways to mitigate financial barriers
• An overview from DBT and EBCC and the support offered to UK companies

Trade Mission
The mission is organised in collaboration with the Department of Business and Trade (DBT) Egypt and is planned to give a practical on the ground insight into the different infrastructure opportunities in Egypt and the gateway it opens into the wider MEA region across a number of different sectors. These include hospitality, ports and airports, power and energy, industrial and manufacturing, water treatment plants, metro and rail, road and bridges, petrochemicals and fertilizers, healthcare, facility management and digital transformation.

The mission includes a 2-day visit to the big 5 construct event which serves to bring together over 20,000 construction businesses, attracting over 300 exhibitors from 21 countries worldwide.

This is a huge opportunity for UK companies wishing to showcase their products and services, create brand awareness in Egypt and the African continent, generate business leads to international trade and foster networking opportunities in the infrastructure industry.

The mission includes:

• Welcome and greeting from the Egyptian Ambassador and the Commercial Office in the UK
• Welcome and greeting from the British Ambassador and DBT in Egypt
• Showcasing opportunities
• Speaking opportunities
• An infrastructure committee meeting
• Presentations from the different Ministries in Egypt
• Plenty of B2B opportunities
• Site visits
• 2-day visit to the Big5 Construct Egypt and the Egypt Infrastructure and Water Expo (EIWE) events
• EBCC organised networking event
• Cultural dinner
• A follow up meeting with the Egyptian Ambassador to Egypt
• Tickets include 4 days of activities (24th – 27th June) excluding flight tickets and accommodation

If you are a company operating in the infrastructure industry and interested in the potential opportunities on offer to UK companies looking to expand their operations in Egypt and also in the MEA region, contact us to register fro these events