The 4th edition of the 2020 African Diaspora Agrofood forum, due to the covid restrictions will now be an online event. The event will be on Friday 11th September 2020 from 10am to 4pm. The exhibition fair which holds on the second day of the forum has been cancelled.
The theme for this 4th edition of the forum is Land, People and Markets; building a sustainable and inclusive agrofood sector
The 2020 African Diaspora agrofood forum has speakers with expertise in different sections of the agrofood sector and related fields including policy makers, agrofood entrepreneurs, investment experts and researchers. The first panel will focus on The African Agrofood sector in a changing world. This panel will be moderated by Ms Yentyl Williams, expert in EU trade and investment in developing economies and Founder & Director ACP YPN. The panelists in this opening session are ;
Mr. Koen Es, Director Public Services Meise Botanic Garden Belgium
Dr. Escipion Oliveira Gomes, Assistant Secretary-General Department of Sustainable Economic Development and Trade, Organisation of ACP States
Mr. Jedidiah R. Adogla, Deputy Head of Mission Embassy of Ghana to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the EU
Mr. Jeremy Knops, Delegate General COLEACP
Ms. Giulia Castro, Migration and Rural Employment Specialist FAO
Mr. Viwanou Gnassounou, Entrepreneur, Expert Consultant Development Policies and Former Assistant Secretary-General– Department of Sustainable economic development & Trade; Organisation of ACP States
The second panel highlights that the African Diaspora input in the development of Africa is more than just remittance . We have speakers from the African Diaspora with projects in the agrofood sector. The speakers are;
Mr Steve Ebhota, Managing Director Esan farmers Cooperatives Nigeria
Mr Doli Nakwalekwenale, Co- Founder Chakula Belgium
Ms. Thioro Diarra Toure, Co-Founder Reine Cabosse Senegal
Ms Anto Cocagne, Founder ‘We Eat Africa’ France
The third panel focuses on the support and resources that can help African Diaspora entrepreneurs build successful businesses. The speakers are;
Ms. Ayélé Sikavi Gabiam, Co-Founder & Director of Partnerships, LadyAgri Impact Investment
Ms. Grace Camara, Founder of RemitFund
Mr Stefan Moritz, Managing Director of European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME
Dr. Jan Van Seghbroeck, Attaché - Expert imports – Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain Belgium
The final panel provides insight into researches and innovations that are useful for African agrofood sector. The speakers are ;
Dr. Christy van Beek, Director AgroCares and SoilCares Foundation
Mr. Frank Annor, Postdoctoral Researcher Delft University of Technology Netherlands, CEO of TAHMO and lecturer Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Ms. Hannah Vandewiele, Aquaphonics Project Benin
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