Programme Programme Programme OF EVENTS

27-28, August 2019

Ladi Kwali Conference Center, Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Abuja

T H E M E :T H E M E :T H E M E :

Unlocking ProsperityThrough Partnership

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SN TIME ACTIVITY LEAD PRESENTERTHEME

1 8:00 -

8:50

Arrivals and Recognition

2 8:55 -

9:00

National Anthem

3 9:05 -

9:15Welcome Remarks

4 9:05 -

9:15

Goodwill Message

6 9:40 -

10:05

Prof. O. Oyelaran-OyeyinkaSenior Special Adviser to the AfDB President on Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Project (SAPZ).

First Keynote Address Creating a Prosperous economy through Partnership based

Agro-industrialization

10:10 -

10:25

7

10:25 -

10:40

Mr. Zacchaeus Isuwa;Youth in Agribusiness,Interna�onal Ins�tute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Special Presentation #NextGen: How wesee Agriculture!

His Excellency, PresidentMohammadu Buhari GCFR

Presidential Speech Partnering for the Next Level in

Nigerian Agriculture

9 10:45 -

11:30

Moderator - Dr. Angela Eni, Director CU-Hub, West African Virus Epidemiology Project

DiscussantsPresident, Senate President, Speaker House of Representa�ves, HMA, HMT&I, HMWR, State Governors, AfDB, CIAT, Sheffield University, AFAN, Heads of OrganizedPrivate Sector

Special Policy Plenary Food Security and JobCreation through

Public-Private Partnership

10 11:35 -

12:00

Tea Break/ Case Study

Compere

Compere

Prof. Eustace Iyayi; Chairman, FNS Organizing Commi�ee

“United, we can birth an African Green Revolu�on”

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina; President, African Development Bank Group

5 9:20 -

9:35

Ministerial Speech “Uni�ng to Grow Nigeria's Agro-Economy”

Alhaji Nanono Muhammed Sabo; Honourable Minister, FMARD

8

The Tapioca Flour Industrializa�on

Project

Lead – Dr. Tony Bello, Managing Director, Shine Bridge Global Inc.Virginia, USA.Discussants● Elephant Group Plc.● Fayus Inc.● NIRSAL Plc.● EDSG

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12 12.25-

1.15

Industrializa�onPlenary

“Innova�ve Delivery Doorways for Profitable Backward Integra�on in Agribusiness: Focus on

the SAPZ Project”

Lead - Dr. Niyi Odunlami, Senior Consultant on SpecialAgro-Industrial Processing ZonesProject, AfDB Group, AbidjanModerator - Mr. Sadiq Usman,Deputy Chief Opera�ng Officer;Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc.

Discussants●A lhaji MD Abubakar - Chairman, Commercial Dairy Ranchers Associa�on of Nigeria & CEO, L & Z Integrated Dairy Farm.● Mr. Olufemi Bakare – Chief Execu�ve Officer, Fenchurc Energy Nigeria Ltd. ● Mr. Julius Atorough -Chairman/CEO, AT & S Nigeria Ltd.● Mr. Jerry Gushop -Head of Agribusiness, Stanbic IBTC

13 1.20-

1.55

Special Presentation (1) A New Agricultural Growth Paradigm through Smart

value-chain Financing

Lead: Mr Abdulhameed Aliyu, MD Nigerian Incentives-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Plc.

Discussants●M r. Jerry Gushop - Head of Agribusiness, Stanbic IBTC● Mr. Olabode Abikoye -Execu�ve Director, WholesaleBanking, Bank of Agriculture.

14 2.00-

2.45

Lunch

15 2.50-

3.40

Agro-Economy Plenary Addressing the problem of economic subversion via multi-stakeholder

engagement

Lead – Dr. Victor Iyama - President, Federa�on of Agriculture Commodity Associa�ons of Nigeria (FACAN)Moderator - Barr. Richard-Mark Mbaram, Editor -in- Chief/CEO, AgroNigeria/AgroAfrica

Event Programme

11 12:05 -

12:20

Barr. Richard-Mark Mbaram, Editor -in- Chief/CEO,AgroNigeria/AgroAfrica

Introducing the

Mezzanine Deal

Brokerage Room

First of a Kind SolutionDelivery Vehicle Targeting Agro-Cooperatives and

Associations

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17 4.25-5.15

Sub-SectoralBreak-Out Session

“Crop, Fisheries andLivestock Resource Management and

Maximiza�on”

Sub-Sectoral Leads●L ivestock - Alhaji MD Abubakar - Chairman, Commercial Dairy Ranchers Associa�on of Nigeria & CEO, L & Z Integrated Dairy Farm● Crop - Mr. Sola Adeniyi -Execu�ve Director, Go Green Africa Ini�a�veAquaculture - Mr. Govin Daraju - PremiumAquaculture Ltd

Event Programme

16 3.45- 4.20

Special Presenta�on (2)

“Rural Developmentthrough Value Chain

Op�miza�on: The FlourMills Example”

Mr. Sadiq Usman - Deputy Chief Opera�ngOfficer, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc.

Discussants●C ol. Hameed Ibrahim Ali - Comptroller General, The Nigerian Customs Service● Mr. Anant Badjatya, MD Stallion Group Ltd● Prof. Muhammad Salisu Adaya - Senior Special Adviser to the President, Policy Development●M r. Tunde Kayode- General Manager, Agric Services- Elephant Group

18 5.20-5.50

Wrap-Up Compere

D A Y T W O ( 2 )1 7.45-

8.00Announcements and Review

Barr. Richard-Mark Mbaram, Editor-in- Chief/CEO,AgroNigeria/AgroAfrica

2 8.00-8.30

Outcomes fromBreak-Out Session

Sub-Sectoral Leads“Crop, Fisheries and Livestock

Resource Management and

Maximiza�on”

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3 Professor Eustace Iyayi - Execu�ve Secretary, Nigerian Ins�tute of Animal Science and Chairman, Nigeria Agriculture Observatory

DiscussantPresident, Miye� Allah Ca�le Breeders Associa�on of Nigeria(MACBAN)

8.35-9.25

Special Session “Protec�ng the Sector: A deep dive into farm

security and food safety”

4 Lead - Dr. Alison Nwokeoji, Global Challenge Fellow and Bio-Molecular Research Anchor, Sheffield University, UK.

Moderator - Dr. Rose Gidado,Assistant Director, Agricultural Biotechnology Department,Na�onal BiotechnologyDevelopment Agency

Discussants●M r. Frederick Schreurs - CEO, Business Incuba�on Pla�orm, IITA

● Dr. Angela Eni, Director

(WAVE) Covenant University● Dr. Phillip Ojo - Director-General, Na�onal Agricultural Seed Council

9.30-10.20

Technology Plenary “The Science BehindAgribusiness: Can

produc�vity and nutri�on challenges be surmounted

by leveraging biotechnology?”

5 Mr. Sriram Venkateswaran,

Chairman – Fullmark Group

10.25-10.40

Special Presenta�on “Local Capacity in AgricEquipment Produc�on”

6 Lead - Dr. Debisi Araba, Regional Director for Africa, Interna�onal Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Moderator – Dr. Tony Bello, Managing Director (Fayus Inc)

Discussants●E ngr. Saliu Ahmad - MD/CEO, Benin-Owena River Basin Development Authority

● Engr. Benson Ajisegiri - Director, Water Supply & PPP, Federal Ministry of Water Resources

● Hon. Dennis Nnamdi Agbo – Member, House of Reps.● Syngenta

10.45-11.35

DevelopmentPlenary (1)

“Connec�ng Post-Harvest Loss Mi�ga�on to the

Zero Hunger Goal”

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7 Lead - Ms. Wilma Aguele,MD/CEO Wilbahi Investment Ltd

Moderator – Dr. Temitope Aroge - CEO, AROG Bio AlliedAgro Services Ltd

Discussants●M allam Modu Sulum - MD/CEO, Chad Basin Development Authority

● Ms. Adejoke O. Adefulire -Senior Special Adviser to the President, Sustainable Development Goals

● Ms. Medinat Adetunji - Agricultural Transforma�on Specialist, Technologiesfor African Agricultural Transforma�on,IITA

●M r. Tijani St. James – Group Head, Commercial Services, Notore

11.40-12.30

Development Plenary (2) “Women, Youths and theEnvironment: Agribusinessin the new era of purpose

driven ac�on”

8 12.35-1.10

Lunch

9 Lead - Dr. Mima Nedelcovych,CEO, Africa Global Schaffer,Washington DC, Senior Advisor,Ini�a�ve for Global Development (IGD) Moderator - Barr. NwiabuLegborsi Nuka Esq - Trade Lawyer & Execu�ve Director,Nigeria Private Sector Alliance

Discussants● Mr. Olabode Abikoye -Execu�ve Director, Wholesale Banking, Bank of Agriculture●Mr. Sand MBA KALU, Execu�ve Director, Africa Interna�onal Trade and Commerce Research Ltd ● Mr. Sheriff Balogun - Vice President, Federa�on of Agriculture Commodity Associa�ons of Nigeria

12.25-1.25

Trade Plenary “Agro-Industrial CommodityBusiness in the post AfCFTA

economy: Reali�es andImpera�ves”

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10 Lead - Alhaji Muhammed Adebola - CEO, Smarter FACAN

Moderator - Mr. Sanusi Idowu - CEO,Mobile Agricultural Power Solu�ons

Discussants●M r. Omotayo Idowu -Country General Manager,IBM West Africa Bureau

● Mr. Ayo Arikawe - Managing Director, Thrive Agric

● Mr. Joshua Ajisope - Co-Founder/CEO, FarmFunded Agroservices Ltd,

2.10-3.00

Produc�vity Plenary “On-farm, Farmgate,

Market: ICT's role in boos�ng

Agribusiness Returns”

11 3.05-3.55

Summit Wrap-UpSession

12 Farmer Coopera�ves,

Associa�ons, Service

Providers, State Actors etc.

4.00-7.00

Mezzanine DealBrokerage

Deals, Deals, Deals!!!

Fashioning appropriate policies for integrated

agricultural development

Prof. Sule Ochai,Professor of Public Policy, Jackson State University, Mississippi, USA.

IFAD

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