1ST GHANA INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE - 2018
The First Ghana Infrastructure Conference (GIC-1) was organized by the Ghana Transportation Professionals Forum (GTPF) in collaboration with Ghana’s Ministry of Roads & Highways, Ghana Institution of Engineering and the Department of Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
The purpose of the conference was to explore best practices in infrastructure development to accelerate socio-economic growth. Participants exchanged novel ideas, shared professional experiences, case studies, and research advancements in the fields of infrastructure planning, design, financing, monitoring, evaluation, sustainability, security, resiliency, management, and ethics.
Thematic areas for the conference included, but not limited to:
INFRASTRUCTURE: PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE & ASSET MANAGEMENT, MATERIALS
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Roads & Highways
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Bridges and Structures
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Railway
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Airports
TRAFFIC OPERATIONS & PLANNING
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Capacity Analysis
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Traffic Incident Management
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Travel Demand Forecasting
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Nationwide, urban & rural planning
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Work Zones & Maintenance of Traffic during Construction
SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
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Safety Data and Analysis
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Human Factors & Design Elements
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Modal Safety – Autos, Pedestrians, Motorcycles, Transit
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Socio-economic impacts & Social Safeguards
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
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New technologies and Analytical tools
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Performance of Infrastructure Categories
GOVERNANCE, ETHICS & FINANCE
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Contracts & Specifications
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Ethics in Delivery of Public & Capital Projects
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Financing and Investment of Public Infrastructure projects
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Building resiliency into projects
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Promoting infrastructure education
Speakers
Special Guest: Yaw Osafo-Maafo – Hon. Senior Minister
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Adjo Amekudzi-Kennedy – Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Chairman: Kwasi Amoako-Atta – Hon. Minister for Roads and Highways
Hon. Cecilia Dapaah – Minister for Aviation
Hon. Joe Ghartey – Minister for Railway Development
Hon. Kweku Ofori Asiamah – Minister for Transport