{"id":1033,"date":"2024-10-23T07:58:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T05:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/au-pida.org\/events\/event\/opening-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2024-11-26T09:41:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T07:41:05","slug":"opening-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/au-pida.org\/events\/event\/opening-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening Ceremony of PIDA Week 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">High-ranking dignitaries, including the Prime Minister of Ethiopia and\u00a0 officials, will attend the official opening ceremony for PIDA Week 2024. Keynote speeches will highlight Africa\u2019s infrastructure needs and outline the goals of the week-long event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Master of the Ceremon<\/strong><strong>y (MC)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Amine Idriss Adoum, Director of Economy, Infrastructure, Industrialization, Trade, and Regional Integration. AUDA-NEPAD<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Audio-visual presentation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Welcoming Remarks<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr. Alemu Sime Feyisa, Minister of Transport and Logistics, Ethiopia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">E. 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