The document summarizes a business forum between Zambia and Finland held in Solwezi, Zambia on June 1, 2015. The forum included opening remarks from officials, presentations on the mining sector and region from industry representatives, and working groups on infrastructure, mining, and private sector development. Finnish companies also introduced their products and services in presentations. The working groups met with visiting experts from mines and the local municipality to discuss challenges, opportunities, and next steps for business cooperation between Zambian and Finnish companies.

1. Zambia-Finland Business Forum
Solwezi June 1, 2015

2. 9:00-9:30 Opening remarks
Mr. Alinani Simukonda, Entry Point Africa
Ms. Heta Pyhälahti, Head of Finpro Southern Africa
Mr. Timo Olkkonen, Ambassador of Finland to Zambia
Hon. Kafwaya, MP, Provincial Minister – North Western Province
9:30-10:30 Overview of the Mining Sector and the Region
Mr. Shula Jalasi Shula, Economist, Chamber of Mines
Mr. Alfred Kapembwa, Contracts Specialist, First Quantum Minerals
Mr. Christopher Mukala, Community Development Coordinator, Barrick
Mines
10:30-11:00 tea break
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3. 11:00-12:00 Introduction by the Finnish Delegation
12:00-13:00 lunch
13:00-16:00 Working groups
1) Infrastucture & Water
2) Mining
3) Private Sector Development
15:00-15:30 tea available on terrace
16:30-17:00 Wrap up, Evaluation and Close of Meeting
17:00-17:30 Networking
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4. Finnish Delegation
Solwezi June 1, 2015

5. Contact: Mr. Juha Soilu, Director
juha.soilu@bmsengineering.fi
www.bmsengineering.fi
 Mother company Betonimestarit est. 1988
 12 factory set ups for references
 Reference factory since 2011 in India
 Comprehensive precast construction solutions
 Full-service solution incl. profitability analysis for
production and factories, planning & production
planning, organizing equipment procurements
 Industrial manufacturing update of process to
correspond to the challenges of tomorrow
 Benefits: easy and speeed to build, safe buildings
right kind of element materials, expert project
management ja professional assembly services
 Functional and profitable total precast solution
with double construction speed compared to
conventional way to build
Finnish precast know-how

6. Vodaflo Ltd.
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Tailormade water containers for potable water production
VodaFresh is a water purification solution assembled in a sea container.
VodaFresh-product combines unique Finnish process knowledge to high tech
automation and measurement systems. With a VodaFresh-Container the
production range is from 1 to 50 cubic meters per hour. Water source for
VodaFresh potable water can be a lake, river or a sea.
VodaFresh-Containers can be fully automatized units which are capable for a
stand-alone use. The operator is needed only for adding chemicals to the
storage tanks. The whole process and all the dosing units are remote-
controlled. All the measurements are data logged and the data can be stored
to a server or to a cloud service.
VODAFRESH AS A PRODUCT
Consists of a standard part
Isolated container
Modules
Depending on the water source
Tailoring
Level of automation
Needed result of purification
Meets the Europian Drinking Water Quality
Standard
www.vodaflo.com
info@vodaflo.com
Vodaflo Ltd. is a company specialized on industrial water treatment.
Vodaflo offers with its Finnish partners a wide range of products to its clients.
We can provide a full scale water treatment plant for industrial needs or help
you with your existing water process. The products are tailored for industrial
raw water and waste water treatment. All the solutions are developed
together
with Finnish co-operation partners and Universities. The products are
manufactured in Finland and you can sense the Finnish quality in every product
that we deliver.

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9. Saving Water
We are able to save huge amounts of irrigation water with our
technology. From Nature to Nature. 100 % Bio-degradable
Kenneth J Jönsson

10. VTT
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11. JOSEK Ltd
JOSEK Ltd is a non-profit regional development company
owned by seven municipalities. It was established in 2001.
JOSEK is responsible for:
 developing the competitiveness of SMEs in the region
 Improving the international business cooperation
Reason to be in Lumwana:
 Look for the new opportunities to create cooperation
between the SME:s of Finland and Sambia specially in a
mining supply chain
 Represent the following Finnish companies
• Sleipner Ltd, Solution for moving tracked equipment for
example excavators
• Tecwill Ltd, Containerized concrete mixing plant
• IMA Engineering & Mine on-line service, services for
sampling and on – line analysis from drill hole
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12. Savonia University of Applied Sciences is one of the biggest in Finland. Savonia actively serves
the working life in its surrounding area. Our research, development and innovation activities
offer competent service and individual solutions for the development of enterprises and work
communities. Cooperation, networking and internationality are our vital success factors.
Savonia University of Applied Sciences together with Joensuu Regional Development
Company JOSEK Ltd and Human Security Finland/Kuopio Innovation Ltd. are building Finnish
network for Zambian Finnish cooperation for sustainable mining. Cooperation started by co-
creation workshop for private sector development in mine-host-community 17.-19.5.2013 in
Lumwana, Zambia.
The aim is to launch the business partnership project that promote possibilities for Zambian
and Finnish companies to offer services and products to mining industry in Zambia. The
project brings together Zambian companies and Finnish companies that offer high-quality
products and services to the mining realted industry and non-mining (direct) related industry.
The project promotes also research, development and training in sustainable mining.
We are looking partners for project Zambian Finnish cooperation for sustainable mining.
Savonia’s special interests are focused in health care and water safety including joint product
and business concept development and related to education and skills development.
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13. Kuopio Innovation ltd.
Kuopio Innovation Ltd is a business developer that opens up new opportunities for
companies. The core of the operation lies in business development services and in
development projects.
Kuopio Innovation actively supports companies by initiating R&D projects, coupling
(international) partners and attracting investments to boost local knowledge-
intensive business.
It also identifies and activates promising business ideas and processes into new start-
up companies and offers business development services. Kuopio Innovation combines
public sector, research and development, private innovative companies and service
providers (e.g. NGOs) as well as end-users to create new permanent business and
service models.
Kuopio Innovation coordinates Human Security Finland –business network, which is
building with Savonia University of Applied Sciences and Joensuu Regional
Development Company JOSEK Ltd Finnish network for Zambian Finnish cooperation
for sustainable mining.

14. Finpro
• A partner for Finnish companies abroad
• Helps Finnish SMEs go international
• Encourages foreign direct investment in
Finland
• Promotes tourism
• Manages major national projects including
Cleantech Finland, Future Learning Finland and
FinlandCare
• Finpro is Export Finland, Visit Finland and
Invest in Finland
• Finpro is a public organization and part of the
Team Finland network
• Finpro has global trade centre and partner
network
• www.finpro.fi
• Contact: Ms. Heta Pyhälahti, Commercial Counsellor,
Finpro Southern Africa heta.pyhalahti@finpro.fi
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15. Matchmaking - Identifying Business Partnerships
• Finnpartnership channels business partnership initiatives and
opportunities from companies in developing countries to
Finnish companies and vice versa
• Opportunities are added to the Matchmaking database (www)
where they can be explored
• Partnership initiatives can also be forwarded directly to
interested parties
• Currently around 130 companies are looking for business
partners in the service
• Focus sectors: ICT, environment, energy, agriculture
• Registration form at www.finnpartnership.fi

16. Working groups
Concrete ideas for business cooperation
and how to take it further
Solwezi June 1, 2015

17. Working groups:
1) Infrastructure
2) Mining
3) Private Sector Development
Visiting experts: Barrick Mines, Chamber of Mines,
Municipality
14:00-14:30 Short introduction of the group members
14:30-15:00 Visitor 1
15:00-15:30 Visitor 2
15:30-16:00 Visitor 3
16:00-16:30 Preparing presentation (tea available)
16:30-17:00 Wrap-up
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18. Visiting experts
Infra Mining Private
Sector
Development
14:30-15:00 Christopher /
Barrick
Sylvester /
Barrick
Adraide /
Municipality
15:00-15:30 Sylvester /
Barrick
Shula /
Chamber of
Mines
Christopher /
Barrick
15:30-16:00 Adraide /
Municipality
Christopher /
Barrick
Sylvester /
Barrick
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19. Questions to the mining companies
– What is the focus of the development in your company or
organization in the sector in question
- Infra
- Mining
- Private sector dev’t
– What are your top challenges and needs?
– Can you give a good example from impact of foreign
cooperation
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20. Task of the group
– Needs – what are the problems / challenges worth solving
for?
– Opportunities to do business and what do you need to do
that?
– What kind of business partner would you need?
– Who could be your client? (who is paying, who is using)
– Who will take this forward and next steps
Make notes already during the discussions!
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21. Thank you for participating.
Looking forward to doing
business with you!