April 28th - 30th Hamburg, Germany
The state and the future of European African Economic Relations.

Göttingen / Hamburg, Germany. 08.08.2007 NEPAD Council, one of the main political and economic development organisations for Africa, today announced a new date for the first Europe Africa Summit. The new date increases the chances of securing highly qualified speakers and a more detailed programme. In addition, it provides speakers with more time to submit their papers for the conference, which is aimed at international decision-makers in the public, private and global business sectors. The new date is confirmed as 28 / 30 April 2008.

By rescheduling the event to spring 2008, NEPAD Council is also responding positively to suggestions from some participants to not hold the summit during a period of low conference activities. With the new date now confirmed, the public authorities, institutions and associations involved are satisfied that more decision makers will have a chance to participate. The postponement will specifically benefit the exhibitors at the Hannover Messe who can extend their presence at the show to the Europe-Africa summit.

Dr. James Kajete, Head of NEPAD Council Europe, comments: We have decided to reschedule the conference so that we can provide our target groups with extensive information in good time and select additional prestigious speakers. It is our highest priority to underpin the quality of the summit with top class speakers and specialists. This will enable us to achieve our objectives and ensure sustainable collaboration between European and African companies. The new date also gives us more time to organise and set up the conference, which is the first of its kind. It also enables us to work hard on ensuring superlative quality and focus, because that's what the conference participants will appreciate most.

All the other details for the summit and accompanying exhibition remain the same despite the rescheduling. Exhibition documents, booking information and further details are available from www.eabs.info

Speakers are asked to send abstracts, presentations and other relevant materials directly to:



NEPAD Council International Office-Europe,
Am Weissen Steine 14,
37085 Göttingen, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 551 3076916 / 3077161
Fax: +49 (0) 551 3077140
Kajete@nepadcouncil.org

Further information:

INTERPLAN AG Office Hamburg
Ursula Lau-Thurner (Managing Director)
Constanze Weismantel (EABS-Project-Manager)
Hamburg, Germany
Tel.: (+49) 40 3250 9230
Fax.: (+49) 40 3250 9244
eabs2008@interplan.de

Press contacts:

HBI Helga Bailey GmbH
Corinna Voss / Yael Rabinovici
Stefan-George-Ring 2
81929 München
Tel. 089 / 993 887 0
Fax 089 / 930 24 45
eabs@hbi.de

http://www.europeafricabusinesssummit.org/