Draft Program Overview - 20 January 2020 - Afrika-Verein der ...

20 January 2020
                   Draft Program Overview
                                         (as of 26 November)

                                    Under the Patronage of the

          Venue: Ellington Hotel, Nürnberger Strasse 50-55, 10789 Berlin
                                www.agribusiness-africa.de
         Organized by Afrika-Verein Veranstaltungs-GmbH (AVV). Alterations to be reserved.
Conference languages are English and French. Simultaneous translation will be provided in Saal Femina.

We would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support
                        of the 6th German-African Agribusiness Forum 2020:

Platinum Sponsor

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08:00 – 09:00 am                           Registration and Welcome Coffee

08:00 – 09:00 am   Women in Power – Breakfast Series

                   Ladies Only!

                   In Cooperation with

09:00 – 09:15 am   Welcome and Introduction

 Room Femina       Dr Stefan Liebing
                   Chairman
                   Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (AV), Germany

                   Frank Nordmann
                   Co-Chairman
                   German Agribusiness Alliance, Germany
                   GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

09:15 – 10:00 am   Keynote Speeches

 Room Femina       Julia Klöckner
                   Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, Germany

                   Inspiring keynote by a successful African Agribusiness

                   Bayer

                   Moderator: Christoph Kannengießer, CEO, Afrika-Verein der deutschen
                   Wirtschaft (AV), Germany

10:00 – 11:00 am   High Level Outlook: Driving Private Sector Engagement for Africa’s
                   Agriculture
 Room Femina       As illustrated in the UN2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development there is an
                   increased recognition of the importance of the private sector for food and nutrition
                   security. Together with High Level Representatives from Africa we will discuss the
                   right business environment for agro-industries and agribusiness development,
                   investment strategies and public-private partnerships. More specifically we will also
                   analyze the role of German agribusinesses and what they can offer in order to
                   develop successful agribusinesses in Africa.

Moderator: Judith Helfmann-Hundack, EZ-Scout – GIZ mbH – im Auftrag des
                    BMZ, Leiterin Außenwirtschafts- und Entwicklungspolitik; Afrika-Verein der
                    deutschen Wirtschaft

11:00 – 12:00 am    Panel Discussion: Women in African agriculture and their impact on
                    livelihood
 Room Femina

                    Women are the backbone of agriculture in Africa and produce up to 80% of its food.
                    This session will discuss how to unleash the power of women farmers in Africa and
                    their impact on livelihood and food production. Together with experts we aim to
                    discuss how to improve access to education, financing and inputs.

                    Beatrice Gakuba
                    Director
                    African Women Agribusiness Network (AWAN), Kenya

                    Ajola Jallow
                    Founder
                    GrowHer AFRICA, The Gambia

12:00 – 01:30 pm                                   Networking Lunch

01:30 – 02:15 pm   Expert Dialogue: Collaboration with NGOs

 Room Femina       Agribusinesses can improve their social and environmental performance through
                   partnerships with NGOs and find new market opportunities at the same time. In this
                   discussion we will give an example of a successful partnership and will discuss the
                   key to success, but also the limits of cooperation.

                   Johannes Wetzel
                   Senior Manager Sales Western Europe, Africa, French Overseas Territories
                   Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG

                   Johannes Schwegler
                   Geschäftsführer
                   Fairventures

                   Antje Blohm
                   Team Unternehmen, Corporate Partnerships
                   Welthungerhilfe

02:15 – 02:30 pm    Workshop Pitches
 Room Femina
                    The different Working Groups will give a brief pitch on what to expect in each
                    session.

02:30 – 03:15 pm                              Networking Coffee Break

 03:15 – 04:15 pm   3 Parallel Working Groups

                    Working Group 1: AfricaConnect – small ticket financing for investments in
                    the African agriculture sector

                    Hosted by

                    Working Group 2: Food Value Chain Development

                    Through Agri-Food Value Chains African countries aim to increase their competitive
                    advantage through strategic partnerships among different stakeholders. In this
                    working group we will see how successful Food Value Chains are being developed
                    and how they can succeed economically, socially and environmentally sustainable.

                    Working Group 3: Beyond the Farm: How to make agriculture a lucrative
                    business for the youth?

                    Young Entrepreneurs across Africa are recognizing untapped opportunities in the
                    agrifood sector. Together with young managers from Germany we want to discuss
                    how Africa can develop a supportive ecosystem for the young to succeed in
                    agribusiness. This session will discuss digitalization, the environment, market-led
                    ventures and how different actors can collaborate in order to support young
                    agripreneurs to make agriculture a sustainable and lucrative business.

04:15 – 05:15 pm    3 Parallel Working Groups

                    Working Group 4: European – African Agribusiness Cooperation
                    Launched in May 2018, the Task Force Rural Africa was set up to provide advice
                    on strengthening the Africa-Europe partnership in food and farming. According to
                    the group, Africa and the EU should develop a partnership operating at three levels:
                    people-to-people, business-to-business, and government-to-government. We aim
                    to discuss the implementation of concrete actions and how African and European
                    Businesses could get involved in order to intensify the cooperation between the two
                    continents.

Working Group 5: Leveraging Digital Transformation in order to unlock Africa’s
                Agri-Food Potential
                Digitalization can be a game-changer in transforming Africa’s agriculture and can
                help African farmers to optimize their production inclusively and sustainably. Next
                to opportunities we will assess the challenges of digitalization and address issues
                such as farmer data privacy, scale up solutions and infrastructure investments.

                Benjamin Kwasi Addom
                Team Leader
                ICTs for Agriculture

                Working Group 6

From 05:15 pm                                Networking Reception