Forum Program

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Wednesday, June 25
8:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.	REGISTRATION
6:00– 8:00 p.m.	WELCOME RECEPTION
Thursday, June 26
8:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.	REGISTRATION
8:30– 9:45 a.m.	PLENARY 1:
Commodity Exchanges - Shaping the Future of African Agribusiness
9:45– 10:30 a.m.	NETWORKING BREAK
10:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.	WORKSHOPS [Concurrent]
W1 - Education and Knowledge Building in Animal Agriculture (Sponsored by Novus International, Inc.)
W2 - Tree Crops-Industries Improving Supply-chains
W3 - Project Finance Support
W4 - Certification to Strengthen Value-chains
W5 - U.S. Agribusiness Operations in Africa-Improving Supply Risk Management
12:00– 2:00 p.m.	NETWORKING LUNCH
2:30– 4:00 p.m.	WORKSHOPS [Concurrent]
W6 - Expanding Dairy Markets in Africa
W7 - Africa’s Regional Economic Communities-Larger Markets for Investment (Sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID))
W8 - Africa’s Forestry, Carbon Trading and Climate Change
W9 - Growing the Grain Industry in Africa
W10 - Biofuels-Expanding Agribusiness in Africa (Sponsored by Buchanan Renewables, Schaffer Global Group, & Illovo Sugar, Ltd.)
4:00– 4:30 p.m.	NETWORKING BREAK
4:30– 6:00 p.m.	PLENARY 2:
New Investments to Build Markets
Friday, June 28
8:30– 9:45 a.m.	PLENARY 3:
Financing - Development & Challenges
9:45– 10:30 a.m.	NETWORKING BREAK
10:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.	WORKSHOPS [Concurrent]
W11 - Business Alliances-Improving Investment Opportunities
W12 - Trade Logistics-Air Cargo, Sea, Trucking
W13 - Water Management-Investments to Shape Agribusiness in Africa
W14 - Expanding Rice Production in Africa
W15 - Food Security Driven by Agricultural Inputs and Farming Technology
12:00– 2:00 p.m.	PLENARY 4 [Closing Lunch]:
Growing U.S. Agriculture Investment in Africa

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