Conference Program

Wednesday, 17th June 2020

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07:30  -  17:00

Registration

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09:00  -  09:30

Opening Ceremony

    Ambassador Bene M’Poko

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

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09:30  -  10:55

Food Security – Harnessing Agricultural Technology to Realise a Food Secure World

    Dr. Brylyne Chitsunge
    Omri van Zyl
    Zinzi Mgolodela
    Dr. Maxwell Wengawenga
    Michelle Adelman

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

 

 

 

 

 

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10:55  -  11:55

Sustainable Land Reform and Use: Imperatives for a Successful Agricultural Sector

    Wandile Sihlobo
    Thato Moagi
    Leona Archary

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

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11:55  -  12:10

Coffee Break

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12:10  -  13:00

Smallholder Farming & Value Chain Integration

    Chris Wild
    Natalie Miller
    Mike Gcabo

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

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13:00  -  14:00

Lunch Break

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14:00  -  15:00

Workshop: Equipment Development for Conservation Farming Systems

    Dr. Ted Kornecki

Presenter: Dr. Ted S. Kornecki, Agricultural Engineer USDA-ARS

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15:00  -  16:00

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

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16:00  -  16:10

Coffee Break

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16:10  -  17:30

Workshop: Egypt Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

TBA

Thursday, 18 June 2020

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08:00  -  16:00

Registration

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09:00  -  10:00

Smart Agriculture

    Dr. George Van Zijl
    Dr. Manas R. Banerjee
    Inge Kuschke
    Dr. Thulasizwe Mkhabela

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

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10:00  -  11:05

Innovation Eco-System

    Niki Neumann
    Ifeoma Okafor-Obi
    Dr. Apeh Omede

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.

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11:05  -  11:15

Coffee Break

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AI within Agriculture

    Mark DeSantis

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

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Future Agro Challenge Start-Up Presentations

    Flo Mosoane
    Jeffers Miruka
    Rob Ward
    Natalie Miller

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.

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Lunch Break

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Egypt Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

TBA

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Agriculture Regional Projects and Project Financing

    Manoj Seonath
    Rob Ward

Manoj Seonath, Head of Agro Processing & Agriculture, IDC

Rob Ward, CEO & Founder, Forward Food.Tech Ltd.

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Workshop: Crops

    Dr. Laila Yesmin
    Dr. Apeh Omede

Chairperson: Dr. Laila Yesmin, Director & Biotechnologist, Biotechnology Manitoba Limited

Dr. Apeh Omede, CEO & Co-Founder, The Greenrise Innovation Hub Nigeria Ltd. Limited

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Egypt Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

TBA

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Coffee Break

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Workshop: Water Management

    Ronnie Mckenzie
    Yaron Ben Ari

Presenters:

Ronnie Mckenzie, Chair, IWA Specialist Group

Yaron Ben Ari, Head of Water Technology Program, Standards Institution of Israel

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Cocktail Evening for Speakers