MDG Summit & Exhibition. Cape Town. 3-4 May.

Since the formation of the MDGs in 2000, world leaders have continuously called on the entire world to play its part in making the MDGs a reality in 2015.

The UN describes the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – as a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions. These goals have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest.

Progress towards reaching the goals has remained uneven. Some countries have achieved many of the goals, while others remain off-track to realize any. The major countries that have been achieving their goals include countries like China and India due to clear internal and external factors of population and economic development. However, areas needing the most reduction, such as the Sub-Saharan Africa regions have yet to make any drastic changes in improving their quality of life.

As an organisation that has continued to monitor the MDGs since their half way point, we have developed partnerships with some of the world’s leading NGOs, donor agencies and the private sector. It is from these relationships and success of our other project MDG Review that we decided to translate our success from print to exhibition and summit.

On the 3^rd – 4^th of May 2012 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in South Africa, we are not only pushing boundaries but we are bringing the world to one of the few countries in Africa that has shown commitment in changing its own people’s lives – South Africa. MDGs are a huge opportunity for sub-Sahara Africa to bring about the sustainability it so requires and work towards a permanent poverty eradication agenda.

Building up on the last MDG meetings across the world, this event will have its theme set out to promote the power of business as one of the solutions to the MDG challenges.

Government sector, NGOs, Development Agencies, Management consultants, Civic groups, business, and most of the steering groups and policy makers will be invited to come and address the MDG challenges, and share success stories. The only difference this time being; the agenda for this summit will be set by business, the solution providers.

Come and witness some of the latest technologies in ICT, see a world of difference in the delivery of healthcare & pharmaceuticals in areas such as HIV & Aids, Malaria. Also other sectors to be represented by the companies who have continued to contribute a lot in changing lives, improving service delivery or Corporate Social Responsibility all of which contribute towards the MDGs are: