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PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS (LAST UPDATED 08.11.2022)
- Tuesday, 06.12.2022
- Wednesday, 07.12.2022
- Thursday, 08.12.2022
11:00 - 17:30
REGISTRATION
17:30 - 18:30
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
18:30 - 20:30
OPENING CEREMONY
08:00 - 09:00
REGISTRATION
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09:00 - 10:30
WELCOME & OPENING
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11:00 - 12:00
PARALLEL SESSIONS - SLOT 1
African German Energy Cooperation
Speaker: Sabine Dall’Omo, CEO, Siemens Southern and Eastern Africa (Pty) Ltd and Vice-Chair at Afrika-Verein (German-African Business Association)
Moderator: tbc
Panellists:
- Dr. Nicola Kimm, Chief Sustainable Officer, Heidelberg Materials (tbc)
- Timon Herzog, CEO, Grips Energy (tbc)
- Salma Okonkwo, CEO, UBI Group (tbc)
- Mpumi Zikalala, CEO, Kumba Iron Ore Limited (Anglo American) (tbc) or
Nolita Fakude, Chair, Anglo American Board South Africa (tbc)
Modernization of Agriculture
Speaker & Moderator: Ben Leyka, Chief Executive Officer at African Agri Council
Panellists:
- Prof. Moses Azong Cho, Chief Researcher, Advanced Agriculture and Food Cluster, CSIR
- Frank Nordmann, Co-Chair, German Agribusiness Alliance and General Manager Key Accounts and Sustainable Development Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
- Dr. Klaus Eckstein, CEO, Bayer Pty. LTD. South Africa
- Pieter Pienaar, CEO, Informed Decisions
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12:30 - 13:30
PARALLEL SESSIONS - Slot 2
Global Supply Chains
Moderator: Marcus Schwenke, Head of International Trade Policy at BGA
Panellists:
- Dr. Axel Klaphake, Director Economic and Social Development, Digitalisation at GIZ
- Eduard Dubbers-Albrecht, President of the Bremen Chamber of Commerce and CEO of IPSEN Logistics GmbH
- Chiboni Evans, CEO at South African Electrotechnical Export Council
- Dr. Hanan Morsy, Deputy Executive Secretary at United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (tbc)
Innovation and New Technologies - Game Changer for Africa's Development?
Speaker:
- Jakkie Cilliers, Chairperson of the Board, Head of African Futures & Innovation, Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Pretoria, South Africa (tbc) or
- Hon. Emma Inamutila Theofelus, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Republic of Namibia (tbc)
Moderator: Wolfgang Niedermark, Member of the Executive Board, The Federation of German Industries (BDI), Germany
Panellists:
- Jakkie Cilliers, Chairperson of the Board, Head of African Futures & Innovation, Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Pretoria, South Africa
- Aaron Nzau, Founder and CEO, Sayari Labs, Kenya (tbc)
- Hon. Emma Inamutila Theofelus, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Republic of Namibia (tbc)
Building an African Autoindustry: Industrialization, Sustainability & Trade
Speaker: Martina Biene, Chairperson and Managing Director VW South Africa (tbc)
Moderator: VDA Managing Director or Representative of VDA Department Economic Policy, Foreign Trade & Customs, SME & Taxation (tbc)
Panellists:
- Martina Biene, Chairperson and Managing Director VW South Africa (tbc)
- Myriam Elloumi, Vice President TAA and Representative of Coficab (tbc)
- Dr. Markus Thill, Vice President AAAM and President Region Africa, Robert Bosch (Pty) Ltd (tbc)
- Themba Khumalo, AfCFTA Secretariat (tbc)
- Dave Coffey, CEO AAAM (tbc)
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13:30 - 15:00
Lunch
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15:00 - 16:00
PARALLEL SESSIONS - Slot 3
Africa's Raw Materials: Sourcing Best Practices
Speaker:
- Mozambique, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, H.E. Carlos Zacarias
- Geert Klok, GM, GK Ancuabe Graphite Mine, S.A. (Subsidiary of Graphit Kropfmühl GmbH)
Moderator: tbc
Panellists:
- Minister Carlos Zacarias, Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mozambique (tbc)
- GK Ancuabe Graphite Mine, S.A. (Subsidiary of Graphit Kropfmühl GmbH), Geert Klok, General Manager
- Mr. Ahadjie Jerry Kwame , Chief Minerals Officer African Development Bank (AfDB) (tbc)
- Ms. Anne Kepler, Representative for Southern Africa, KFW DEG (tbc)
- David Mparutsa, Head, Enterprise & Supply Chain Development – Corporate and Investment Banking, ABSA Africa
African Continental Free Trade Area
Speaker: H.E. Wamkele Mene Secretary General, The African Continental Free Trade Area (tbc)
Moderator: Katie Gallus (tbc)
Panellists:
- Prof. Julian Hinz, Member of the Research Center for Trade Policy, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
- H.E. Sandra Kramer, Ambassador of EU Delegation to South Africa (tbc)
- Joy Zenz, Africa Women and Trade
- Sabine Dall’Omo, CEO, Siemens Southern and Eastern Africa (Pty) Ltd
- Edith Njage, Serial Entrepreneur, CEO Arielle for Africa
Health Innovation in Africa
Speaker:
- Dinah Mwangi (Digital Health and Private Sector Specialist, Kenya) (tbc)
- State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth (Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) (tbc)
Moderator: Judith Helfmann-Hundack, GIZ Germany
Panellists:
- Jochen Flasbarth, German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Dr. Bernd Ohnesorge, President EMEA Siemens Healthineers
- Li Zhang, Director Private Sector Cooperation, GAVI (Geneva) (tbc)
- Alice Pan, Chief Medical Officer, BIMA Milvik (London) (tbc)
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16:30 - 17:00
CLOSING REMARKS DAY 1
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17:00 - 18:30
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
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18:30 - 21:30
GALA DINNER
07:00 - 08:00
REGISTRATION
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08:00 - 08:15
OPENING REMARKS AND RECAP OF DAY 1
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08:25 - 09:25
PARALLEL SESSIONS - SLOT 4
- Enertrag (topic tbc)
- German Energy Solution Initiative (topic tbc)
- NRW Business Global (topic tbc)
- PtX Hub Namibia (topic tbc)
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10:25 - 11:25
PARALLEL SESSIONS - SLOT 5
- GGDA (topic tbc)
- GIZ - Just Transition: Private Sector and German Development Cooperation Working Together Towards Socially Just and Climate-Neutral Economies
- TUV SUD - Renewables and green hydrogen in the EU –Brainstorming technical collaboration between Germany and Southern Africas
- GTAI (topic tbc)
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11:25 - 13:05
LUNCH
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13:05 - 14:00
CLOSING REMARKS
Programme is subject to change.
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