Fatal Transactions Conference 'Digging For Peace Private Companies and Emerging Economies in Zones of Conflict' is fully booked.
Due to a great interest we have reached our maximum amount of visitors and the registration for the conference is closed. This year Fatal Transactions' partner BICC is hosting the conference in Bonn.
Venue: Deutsche Welle, Bonn, Germany
Time: Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd November 2008
>> Download: Latest updated program (version 28-10-2008)
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The conference
This years' Fatal Transactions conference will offer a platform for analysing the current status quo of resource extraction in (potential) conflict areas by presenting case studies of current hot spots in Africa.
Private companies and new emerging economies
Although companies increase their efforts in positively engaging in post-conflict dynamics, they often are part of the problem in becoming an actor in the conflict instead of a promoter of peace. Recently, the most prominent group of mining companies entering the African resource and mining market comes from China, closing large mining deals that change the landscape of the African resource sector.
>> Read more: FT China Dossier