DTB Managing Director Susanne Pass looks back on three successful trade fair days in Ethiopia: At the first “Made in Germany – Africa” #MiGA trade fair, numerous renowned German companies presented themselves across all sectors: Made in Germany – Africa 2023 – German Pavilion (german-pavilion.com)
In addition to the DTB – Dialog Textil-Bekleidung e.V., German institutes and participants were also present: Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection #BMWK, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs #BMAS, Germany Trade and Invest #GTAI and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH #giz
Visitors from 25 African countries sought exchange at the DTB stand, including on procurement topics. These were also the focus of the extensive conference programme. On behalf of the DTB, Carsten Schreiter, Head of Operations / Division Head Operations Atelier Gardeur GmbH, was able to answer numerous questions about the practical experiences of procurement during the panel “The Supply Chain Due Diligence Act – Human and Labour Rights Protection Expanded to Global Value Chains”.
Exciting, not only for the DTB, was the information about Ethiopia’s new start after the pandemic. You will receive this and further information in a detailed report soon on the DTB website www.dialog-dtb.de.
On 20 April 2023, we are planning a virtual sourcing day with a focus on Africa – all information will be available here soon: https://www.dialog-dtb.de/events/sourcing-themenschwerpunkt-afrika/