PROGRAMME: CRYSTAL BALL AFRICA 2020
| TIME | TOPIC |
| THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2020 | |
| 07:30 | Registration |
| 08:45 – 08:50 | Welcome remarks |
| 08:50 – 09:00 | Opening remarks |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Message from Lead Sponsor |
| 09:15 – 09:45 | Keynote Address: “Getting Ready for the Start of Trade” |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Remarks by Guest of Honour |
| 10:00 – 10:40 | The Emerging Mega Market under the AfCFTA and the Trillion Dollar Private Sector Investment Framework |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Financing continental trade, mega investments and signature AfCFTA projects |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | The emerging opportunities in Africa’s value addition and industrialization agenda |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH BREAK |
| BREAKOUT SESSIONS – PARALLEL SESSION 1 (A), (B), (C) &(D) | |
| 14:00 – 14:45
SESSION 1(A) |
Leveraging the AfCFTA rules of origin for increased exports
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| 14:00 – 14:45
SESSION 1(B) |
The role of Local and Foreign investors and the rise of Special economic zones |
| 14:00 – 14:45
SESSION 1(C) |
Standardization: under the AfCFTA what are the new standards that a business must know |
| 14:00 – 14:45
SESSION 1(D) |
The role of SMEs in the Africa value and supply chain under the AfCFTA
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| PARALLEL SESSION 2 (A), (B), (C) &(D) | |
| 14:45 – 15:30 SESSION 2(A ) 14:45 – 15:00 15:00 – 15:30 |
Invest in Africa (IIA) – SME supply chain platform The proposed payment platform and currency of payments under the AfCFTA |
| 14:45 – 15:30
SESSION 2(B) |
Trade compliance and the dispute resolution mechanisms under the AfCFTA
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| 14:45 – 15:30
SESSION 2(C) |
Using innovation to build industrialization culture in Africa
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| 14:45 – 15:30
SESSION 2(D) |
Agriculture as a catalyst for industrialization and growth in agribusiness for the AfCFTA
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| 15:30 – 16:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| PLENARY SESSION | |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Developing the business and private sector aspects into the country strategy – key issues businesses should note |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | The professional services market under the AfCFTA |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Inside the Crystal Ball – 2019 – Africa business in the midst of global events 2020
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| 17:30 | CLOSING PARTY |