All delegates and guests will have the opportunity to register to visit the region’s key infrastructural development and investment location, the East London Industrial Development Zone and the region’s leading exporter – Mercedes Benz Manufacturing plant, free. Numbers are limited so registration does not confirm attendance. Please wait for emailed confirmation that you have been confirmed for a place on the site tour/s.

TOUR TIMES:

Mercedes Benz SA

Date: 20 August 2026 (Thursday)

Time: 2PM – 4PM

Meet Up Time at 11:45 AM  – Meet Up point: ELICC

Transportation by the ECDC

ELIDZ

Date: 19 August 2026 (Wednesaday)

Time: From 2PM – 4PM

Meet up time at 1:30PM – Meet Up point: ELICC

Transportation by the ECDC

COEGA Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Site Visit

TOUR TIMES:

Objective: Eastern Cape Export Symposium delegation visit aims  to gain insights into theCoega Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

Date: 21 August 2026
Time: 09:30 – 11:00

1. Drive & Guided tours of the SEZ Zones
2. Walkabout at COEGA Human Capital Solutions