ICCX
West Africa
25. - 26.04.2023

The construction industry in Ghana is continously increasing, valued some $9 billion according to a report published recently by the Oxford Business Group (“What will drive construction activity in Ghana?”). Having proved to be more resilient than feared during the Corona crisis, the construction industry is expected to develop rapidly in the area of cost and achieving advance technologies. The use of precast concrete technology has been embraced by the experts of construction industry in Ghana. Ghanaian construction professionals prefer the use of precast concrete construction mainly because of low life cycle cost, reduction of on-site waste, speed of construction, and quality of work done.

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) is promoting actively precast construction to the industry. It is also mandated to ensure that building materials including precast products manufactured in Ghana, for the building and construction industry, meet optimum requirements and specifications, therefore, high-quality production equipment is inescapable.

More information is available in several sources published online:

play
audio off
MC-Bauchemie Ghana Limited
Mr. Noble Bediako, Managing Director
play
audio off
German Industry and Commerce
Mr. Burkhardt Hellemann, Head of Delegation of German Industry and Commerce
play
audio off
Sika Chemicals Ghana Ltd
Yassine Ben Ayada, General Manager

The construction industry in Ghana is booming and precast is getting more and more into the focus. Precast construction is attractive both for private and public projects; i.e. railway and road construction, airports, infrastructure and urbanization in general with office and housing projects. It is now the perfect time to promote best practice with precast in Ghana and surrounding and thus benefitting from the prosperous economy.

ICCX West Africa will be the new meeting point for the concrete and precast industry. Located in Ghana that is considered to be the entry point for the English speaking countries in Western Africa, the event will be organized on Apr 25/26, 2023. International machinery suppliers from all over the world will be present in the trade exhibition, and in parallel a technical conference will provide up-to-date knowledge for the concrete and precast industry.

The VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbauer), the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association, has also recognised Ghana’s central importance and is using the framework of the ICCX to showcase its presence with numerous companies from the cement and concrete sectors at the same time with an additional specialist programme in the Grand Arena.

During a visit to Accra in February 2023, Germany’s Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner (pictured here on the right with the Head of the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Ghana, Burkhardt Hellemann) was delighted with ICCX West Africa's initiative to promote the construction industry in Ghana and surrounding countries.
Conference program
April 25 - April 26, 2023, Grand Arena, Accra, Ghana
CONFERENCE DAY 1 - 25.04.2023
Opening Session
Dr. Holger Karutz
09:50 - 09:55
Dr. Holger Karutz
Welcoming Speech
Mr. Daniel Krull
09:55 - 10:00
Mr. Daniel Krull
Welcoming Speech by the German Ambassador in Ghana
Mr. Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye
10:00 - 10:15
Mr. Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye
Welcoming Speech by the Minister of Works and Housing of Ghana
Ms. Akosua Akuffo-Ensaw
10:15 - 10:45
Ms. Akosua Akuffo-Ensaw
Building infrastructure with precast concrete
Precast concrete has become one of the most widely used products in the construction industry in Ghana due to its general suitability to the needs of the industry. This presentation seeks to discuss t... read more
Dr. Charles Nmai
10:45 - 11:15
Dr. Charles Nmai
Concrete Industry in West Africa – Challenges and Opportunities from an Outside Perspective
Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world, and this is also true in West Africa where rapid urbanization brings into sharp focus the housing and infrastructure needs in the v... read more
Mr. François Pousse
11:15 - 11:30
Mr. François Pousse
Société Générale Ghana: your key banking partner for construction in West Africa
Sebastian Barroso da Fonseca
11:30 - 11:45
Sebastian Barroso da Fonseca
German Desk Financial Support and Solutions for Sub-Saharan Africa
Together with selected partner banks and the local chambers of commerce, DEG offers a "German Desk" for medium-sized German companies and their local trading partners. The individual needs of German c... read more
Precast Technology and Innovative Concrete Construction Technologies
Dr. Wolfram Schmidt
13:30 - 14:00
Dr. Wolfram Schmidt
New cost-efficient and sustainable types of concrete for West Africa
The biggest cities by population will soon be found on the African continent. This requires residential, public and office buildings, as well as enormous construction activities in landscape and infra... read more
Prof. Olonade Kolawole
14:00 - 14:30
Prof. Olonade Kolawole
Super-metropolis Nigeria - can trends be derived for the construction industry throughout West Africa?
Nigeria is a country within the West African region with a population of over 200 million, making it the most populous black nation in the world. It is projected that its population will reach double ... read more
Mr. Laurent Grimmeissen
14:30 - 15:00
Mr. Laurent Grimmeissen
LC3-CEMENT: CHANCES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN WEST AFRICA
Many African countries lack the basic raw material needed to manufacture cement: limestone. In these countries cement is manufactured by importing a semi-finished product, clinker, which implies high ... read more
CONFERENCE DAY 2 - 26.04.2023
Concrete Technology and Building Codes
Mr. Gerhard Breitschaft
09:50 - 10:00
Mr. Gerhard Breitschaft
Welcoming Speech on behalf of DIBt
Prof. Alex Dodoo
10:00 - 10:30
Prof. Alex Dodoo
Standardisation for precast concrete in Africa – building tomorrow today
Africa is a developing continent, literally i.e., economically, socially and infrastructurally. Majority of the countries in Africa are low or lower-middle income countries with only a handful of actu... read more
Dr. Mark Bediako
10:30 - 11:00
Dr. Mark Bediako
Precast construction in West Africa - status quo
Population growth, urbanization, and growth in income levels of developing economies do call for commensurate decent housing and social amenities. As such various types of materials are used to satisf... read more
Mr. Stef Maas
11:00 - 11:30
Mr. Stef Maas
Precast concrete and standardization
The quality of precast concrete products is often expressed as product conformity. To what extent do the properties of the precast element correspond to the requirements as unambiguously defined in a ... read more
Concrete Products and Infrastructure
Mr. Samuel Ofosu
13:00 - 13:30
Mr. Samuel Ofosu
Enhancing the quality of concrete products and infrastructure using local admixtures
The construction industry has been closely associated with socio-economic development of numerous global economies. In emerging countries, industrialization and rapid development in construction activ... read more
Prof. Hans Beushausen
13:30 - 14:00
Prof. Hans Beushausen
Designing precast concrete infrastructure for increased durability
The main mechanism impairing the service life of concrete infrastructure worldwide is reinforcement corrosion. In relation to corrosion prevention, specifications for concrete durability are often pre... read more
Confirmed
Available
Row booth 3x3m €5795

Do you have any questions to your order?

Hotline
(Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00, CET)
Location and Accommodation
April 25 - April 26, 2023, Grand Arena, Accra, Ghana

Conference & Exhibition taking place in the Grand Arena

The Grand Arena in Accra, Ghana is an ultra-modern multi-purpose hall, located downtown right next to the Accra International Conference Centre. 2.800 sqm fully carpeted, air-conditioned, prestigious and highly secured with convenient car parking the Grand Arena is looking forward to hosting ICCX West Africa on April 25/26, 2023.

Accommodation

We have negotiated ICCX rates with several hotels.  

Please indicate that you are a participant of ICCX West Africa 2023 when making any booking. 


LA VILLA BOUTIQUE HOTEL


MOVENPICK AMBASSADOR HOTEL Order form for Movenpick hotel


ACCRA CITY HOTEL 


There is no connection between a hotel and the implementation of the ICCX. The contract is concluded between the guest and the hotel. The organizer of the ICCX is not an intermediary but has only negotiated special rates. 

Warning: Unauthorized Partners of ad-media GmbH / CPI Concrete Plant International / ICCX events
For several years, different companies selling hotel rooms have been actively soliciting companies who participate at ICCX trade shows all over the world. These companies typically make it appear they have received your information from ICCX organizers and that there is a connection between the offer of their hotel rooms and ICCX. In their information, they may imply that companies might be under pressure to either process or reconfirm their existing hotel room booking in the conference hotel. They ask for credit card data
Please note that this is scam!
Sadly, it appeared several times that they confirmed reservations, charged the credit cards and then cancelled the reservations without further notice very shortly before the event. These companies are not affiliated with ad-media/CPI/ICCX and the hotel room reservation they are attempting to sell you is not legitimate. Please refer to the accomodation information that is provided on our website to make a safe and valid hotel room reservation, only.
Opening hours
April 25 - April 26, 2023, Grand Arena, Accra, Ghana
1st day of Exhibition
Opening
08:30
-
17:00
Conference
10:00
-
15:00
April 25. 2023
April 26. 2023
2nd day of Exhibition
Opening
08:30
-
16:00
Conference
10:00
-
14:00
Sponsors and Supporters
April 25 - April 26, 2023, Grand Arena, Accra, Ghana
Platinum
Silver
In cooperation with
Supporters