Conference Program
Registration
Opening Ceremony
09:00-09:15: Chairperson: Ambassador Bene M’Poko, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps & Ambassador of the DRC to South Africa
09:15-09:30: Dr. Ivan Meyer, MEC for Agriculture, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Food Security – Harnessing Agricultural Technology to Realise a Food Secure World
09:30-09:50: Chairperson: Dr. Brylyne Chitsunge, Food Security Ambassador, Pan African Parliament
09:50-10:10: Keynote: Dr. Ivan Meyer, MEC for Agriculture, Western Cape Province, South Africa
10:10-10:55: Panel
Omri van Zyl, Executive Director, AGRI SA
Zinzi Mgolodela, Director, Woolworths, SA
Dr. Maxwell Wengawenga, Assistant Economic Advisor to the President of Malawi
Michelle Adelman, Founder, Accite Holdings
Vuyo Mahlati, President, AFASA
Sustainable Land Reform and Use: Imperatives for a Successful Agricultural Sector
10:55-11:10: Keynote: Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist, Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa
11:10-11:55: Panel
Leona Archary, Head of the Agricultural Business Unit, Bigen
Thato Moagi, Director, LeGae La Banareng Farms
Coffee Break
Smallholder Farming & Value Chain Integration
Keynote: Chris Wild, Executive Director, Food & Trees for Africa
Panel:
Natalie Miller, Founder and Managing Consultant, Africa Development Consultancy
Mike Gcabo, CEO, Ekim Group of Companies
Lunch Break
Workshop: Equipment Development for Conservation Farming Systems
Presenter: Dr. Ted S. Kornecki, Agricultural Engineer USDA-ARS
Empowering the community through Inclusiveness and Engagement in the Food and Nutrition Security, and Sustainable Agriculture Sector
Panel: Egypt Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Coffee Break
Workshop: Egypt Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
TBA
Registration
Smart Agriculture
09:00-09:15: Chairperson: Dr. George van Zijl, Lecturer, North West University
09:15-10:00: Panel
Dr. Manas Banerjee, President & CEO, XiteBio Technologies Inc.
Inge Kuschke, Agriculture Analyst, GreenCape
Dr. Thulasizwe Mkhabela, Group Executive: Economic Impact & Partnerships, ARC
Innovation Eco-System
10:00-10:20: Keynote: Niki Neumann, Managing Director, AFGRI Technology Services
10:20-11:05: Panel
Ifeoma Okafor-Obi, Director of Operations, Tony Elumelu Foundation
Dr. Apeh Omede, CEO & Co-Founder, The Greenrise Innovation Hub Nigeria Ltd.
Coffee Break
AI within Agriculture
Keynote: Aerobotics- TBA
Panel:
Mark DeSantis, CEO, Bloomfield Robotics – AI & Deep Learning in Cannabis Inspection: Phenotyping &Yield Prediction
Tim Wise, CEO, PACsys Precision Agricultural Systems
Future Agro Challenge Start-Up Presentations
Live pitches by the top 10 finalists of the Future Agro Challenge 2020 competition:
The winner of this pitch contest will be sponsored to compete against 60 other national winners at the annual Global Agripreneur Summit, for the title of Agripreneur of the Year. Future Agro Challenge is a leading global initiative that discovers fundable food, agtech, and agriculture innovators globally. It brides the gap between agripreneurs and the resources they need to develop their ideas further and make a positive impact in the world.
Presenter: Flo Mosoane, Co-Founder & CEO, Food Makers SA
Program Director: Jeffers Miruka, Executive Director, Association of African Agricultural Economists
Jury Members:
Rob Ward, CEO & Founder, Forward Food.Tech Ltd.
Natalie Miller, Founder and Managing Consultant, Africa Development Consultancy
Dr. Apeh Omede, CEO & Co-Founder, The Greenrise Innovation Hub Nigeria Ltd.
Lunch Break
Egypt Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
TBA
Agriculture Regional Projects and Project Financing
Manoj Seonath, Head of Agro Processing & Agriculture, IDC
Rob Ward, CEO & Founder, Forward Food.Tech Ltd.
Workshop: Crops
Chairperson: Dr. Laila Yesmin, Director & Biotechnologist, Biotechnology Manitoba Limited
Dr. Apeh Omede, CEO & Co-Founder, The Greenrise Innovation Hub Nigeria Ltd. Limited
Egypt Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
TBA
Coffee Break
Workshop: Water Management
Presenters:
Ronnie Mckenzie, Chair, IWA Specialist Group
Yaron Ben Ari, Head of Water Technology Program, Standards Institution of Israel