PROGRAMME PREVIEW
Monday 14 November 2022
WORKSHOP: Women in commercial agriculture and agro-processing
Tuesday 15 November 2022
KEYNOTE SESSION:
INCREASING THE PROMINENCE OF VENTURE CAPITAL AND PRIVATE DEBT INVESTMENT
Agriculture’s Role in Africa’s Industrialization Policy Reforms
What is Needed, as Part of Public Private Partnerships, to Boost Sustainable Investment In Agri-Food, Especially In a post-Covid Context and Current Food Crisis due to the Conflict in Ukraine?
Recent Activities and Impact of VCs and Asset Managers on African Food and Agriculture Businesses
Overview of Sub-Saharan Africa: Are We Seeing a Stronger Appetite for M&A and Investments in the Agriculture Sector
Are Valuations of African Agricultural Input Suppliers and Producers Increasing, Steady or Declining? How Do They Compare to the Rest of the Globe?
Networking, exhibition, matchmaking and lunch
DFI FORUM:
JOINING FORCES FOR BETTER FOOD SECURITY
What are the Main Lessons Learned from Past Experiences in Terms of DFI Investment – What Worked Well and What Worked Less Well?
Transforming food systems in developing countries
DFI Partnerships Panel: Creating Conditions that Lead to Investments and Supporting Projects at an Early Stage
Mobilising Private Co-finance Panel: Working Together to Attract Investment
Networking, exhibition, matchmaking and cocktails
Wednesday 16 November 2022
THE ROLE OF PRIVATE SECTOR IN CLIMATE-SMART INNOVATION
Consumer-Driven Investment - Case Study
Panel Discussion: ESG: An Aid or Hindrance to Obtaining Trade Finance For Agriculture. Can It Unlock Impact?
Investing in Agtech to Enable a Food Secured World - Case Study
Panel Discussion: Fostering an Attractive Environment for Venture Capital Funds and Corporate Ventures Focusing on Agricultural Innovation
Networking, exhibition, matchmaking and lunch
FINANCING SMEs IN THE WAKE OF THE PANDEMIC CRISIS
The Case for Investing in Smallholder Farmers and Agribusiness Startups
What types of Support are Needed to Facilitate Access to Investment and to Increase Attractiveness of Agriculture as a Business, Especially for Youth and Women?
Panel Discussion: Are General Agriculture Economic Conditions Improving for Smallholder Farmers and Agribusiness Startups? Where are the Opportunities?
Closing Address: Feeding the World
Networking, exhibition, matchmaking and refreshments