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October 12th:
Opening Session
Session 1: Governments' Keynotes
Honourable Lobin C. Lowe
Manuel Bartolomeu da Cunha Joao
Martine Aboin
Minister of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture
Malawi
Secretary of State for Agriculture and Livestock
Ministry of Agriculture
Angola
Head of the Fertilizer Service
Ministry of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Côte d'Ivoire
Nanfame Nana
Director
CAGIA
Togo
Session 2: Financing Ecosystem, Hurdles and Possibilities
Scott Wallace
Principal Partner
Moussa Diabate
CEO
Innocent Okuku
Vice-President and Coordinator for Programs and Partnerships
Wallace & Associates
USA
Sangoye
Mali
WAFA
Nigeria
Iruansi Itoandon
Pierre Brunache
Portfolio Manager
NSIA
Nigeria
Consultant
AfDB
USA
Session 3: Reality & Potential of Financing Fertilizer Trades
Younes Addou
Vice President Finance
OCP Africa
Morocco
Imad Bouziane
Senior Vice President
Nitron Group
Morocco
Andrew Ahiaku
Director & Head of Financial Sector
Aceli Africa
Ghana
Session 4: Finance Instruments & Innovation
Abah Ofon
Senior Manager, Export Development Advisory
AFREXIMBANK
Egypt
Mohamed Aloui
Principal Investment Officer
AfDB
Morocco
Esayas Berhanu-Endeshaw
Executive, Global Client Solutions & Co-Financing
TDB Group
Kenya
Atul Patel
Co-founder
#dltledgers
Singapore
Maria Mkenda
Investment Officer
AFFM
Côte d'Ivoire
Session 5: Working Groups - Parallel Sessions
Topic 1: Findings from fertilizer finance study: How to apply to other regions
Topic 2: Trade finance, debate to suggest solutions
Topic 3: Innovative finance tools: How to apply to improve consumption
October 13th:
Opening Session - Markets and Africa Support Programs
Mounir Halim
CEO
AFRIQOM
United Kingdom
Ayodele Balogun
Consultant
Wallace & Associates
Nigeria
Session 6: Initiatives to Support Africa
Habiba Mouttaki
VP Sales & Marketing
OCP Africa
Morocco
Martin Fregene
Director, Department of Agriculture and Agro-Industry
AfDB
Côte d'Ivoire
Michael Sudarkasa
CEO
AFAP
South Africa
Panduleni Ndinelago Elago
Senior CAADP Advisor
African Union Commission
Patrice Annequin
Chief of Party
IFDC
Ethiopia
Côte d'Ivoire
Session 7: From the Ground to Success
Anas Bachar
Sady Abdul MWANG'ONDA
William B.Wolfe
Senior Middle East and Africa Representative
RRG Capital Management
Morocco
Agro-input Dealer in Tanzania
Fertilizer Trade Credit Guarantee Project
Consultant
Wallace & Associates
Tanzania
USA
Benjamin Njenga
Co-Founder & Chief Customer Officer
Apollo Agriculture
Kenya
Andre Gayraud
Global Fertilizer and Input Logistics Director
One Acre Fund
Kenya
Session 8: Working Groups - Parallel Sessions
Topic 1: Procurement cases: Learning lessons and how to improve processes, finance focused
Topic 2: How to improve access to finance to smallholder farmers
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