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