Egypt's Housing Minister inaugurates The Big 5 Construct Egypt 2021

CAIRO – 28 June 2021: Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities, Assem El Gazzar officially inaugurated on Sunday the third edition of The Big 5 Construct Egypt at the Cairo International Convention Centre (CICC).

The event will take place until June 28, providing a safe platform where the community can reconnect, revitalize business activities, and rebuild partnerships, all by meeting face-to-face.

Over three days the conference welcomes 55 speakers including an exclusive line-up of Ministers from Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa to explore the sector’s future contribution toward economic growth and diversification in Egypt.

At the launch ceremony of the conference, Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria praised organizers dmg events, he commented: “Let me start by expressing my appreciation to The Big 5 Leadership Conference organizers, as well as the various sponsors, for creating this platform to discuss pertinent issues regarding how the African continent can be transformed through creating strategic alliances. The impact of COVID-19 Pandemic has necessitated innovative approaches by countries across the globe and the timing of this conference is vital given its occurrence.”

The minister also stressed on the need to foster intra-African trade and investments among member nations in the African Union.

‘’There is a need to reactivate the Nigeria – Egypt joint Commission to resolve lingering bilateral issues and trade backlogs.“ He concluded ‘’The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment is committed to work with the designated Egyptian Ministry in this regard.”

Patricia de Lille, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure of South Africa, commented on the sector’s current opportunities: “It’s a great pleasure and honour for me to be here this morning. I briefly want to put emphasis on the Africa free trade agreement. We need all the nations of Africa to work together more closely to achieve and advance the goals of the African Union 2063 plan. We signed this crucial African free trade agreement at the first of January, which is a critical step for the continent. It signals that the African countries are ready to work together towards shared values, shared benefits and shared prosperity. The Africa free trade agreement could be the world’s biggest fully realized free trade zone by end of year”

Yehia Zaki, Chairman, Suez Canal Economic Zone also expressed his appreciation of participating in The Big 5 leadership Conference. He generally stressed on the importance of connectivity within the African continent, which is reflected in the development of the economic zone. He commented: ‘’the vision for the economic zone is to become a leading world class economic hub and the preferred solution for investment, this is the vision for 2030 and beyond.”

The Big 5 Egypt Impact Awards Ceremony opened this evening to recognise industry success in the sector across 19 categories, shining a light on Egypt’s most outstanding construction & infrastructure projects, leaders and young construction professionals, and feats of inclusion and diversity.

The Big 5 Construct Egypt gathers more than 180 leading construction brands from more than 18 countries including Canada, Germany, Greece, Portugal, Russia, Italy, UAE, Saudi Arabia and more. Heavyweights include the likes of Hassan Allam Holding, Orascom Construction, El Soadaa, ASGC, Hanimex, Al Zamil, Al Ahram, Wellbond, Al Amal Elsherif for Plastics and more.

Vice President at organiser dmg events, Muhammed Kazi has shared his excitement over the event: “We are extremely proud to be back in Cairo to support the expanding requirements of Egypt’s resilient construction and infrastructure sectors, serving Egypt’s strategic development objectives and its Vision 2030. We are delighted to offer valuable opportunities in a safe way for professionals in the field to grow and prosper within this landscape through trading, networking and knowledge sharing experiences.”

Over the next three days visiting professionals can benefit from 35 free-to-attend CPD certified talks across critical themes like BIM, Sustainability, and Project Management; delivered by 55 speakers, Industry Talks present a unique opportunity to stay up to date on trends in the sector.

The Big 5 Construct Egypt exhibition is free to attend and is open daily from 11 AM till 7 PM until 29th June 2021. The event is supported by Strategic Partner- Hassan Allam Holding, Platinum Partner- Orascom Construction, Construction Partner- The Arab Contractors, Banking Partner- Banque du Caire, Gold Sponsors- ABB, CRC Dorra and Samcrete, Silver Sponsor- Keller, Stone Sponsor- Gremic, Supporting Association- The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Research Partner - ABiQ, and VIP Lounge Partner - Hanimex.