Broadcast live from our venues in Canada & Africa + virtually at 6ix.com
Times listed in Canadian Eastern Time (ET) & Central African Time (CAT)
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ET/CAT 08.00/14:00 |
Official Opening - Garreth Bloor & Susan Namulindwa Antoine Chevrier, Director General, Pan-African Affairs, Government of Canada Honourable Karabo Gare, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Gillian Pais (McKinsey& Company, Nairobi) |
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09.00/15:00 |
Africa’s Agri Revolution in Action: Successes from-the-ground up Hearing directly from the people & understanding the importance of smart villages, sound policy and broad-based natural resource development in agriculture. Opening Remarks: Dr. V.I Lakshmanan (Process Research Ortech, Canada) Panelists: John van Nostrand (SvN, Canada), Ewetse Mathaba (Safety, Health, Environment and Community relations manager, Lucara Botswana); Temba Nolutshungu, Khaya Lam, South Africa |
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10 00/16:00 |
Networking Break (Virtual Expo Open & Networking in Gaborone and Toronto) |
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10:30/16:30 |
Understanding the Scale of African Investment Opportunities Panelists: Prashant Pathak (CEO, Ekagrata Inc, Canada); Nathan Stubina, VP, Sherritt International, Canada); Jacques NdoutouMvé (EL Consulting & Africa Foresight Investment Company: Africa and Canada) |
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11:30/17:30 |
Closing Keynote, Canada: The Honourable Minister Mary Ng Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, Canada Closing Keynote, Botswana: The Honourable Peggy O. Serame Minister of Investment Trade and Industry, Botswana |
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12:00/18:00 |
Day 1 Conference Proceedings Conclude Virtual Exhibit and Exhibitors' Program Open |
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ET/CAT 08.00/14:00 |
Welcome Remarks from the Chair of the Board, Mr. Sebastian Spio-Garbrah Hon. Minister Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, Canada Hon. Minister Lefoko Maxwell Moagi, Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security, Botswana Hon. Paul Lefebvre, MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources, Canada |
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08:30/14:30 |
Keynote: Naseem Lahri, MD Lucara Botswana |
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09:00/15:00
09:15/15:15 |
Owning the Natural Resource Benefits: Impact, Supply Chains and New Businesses for Flourishing Communities Opening of the Session: Tarik Kahn, Director General for West and Central Africa, Global Affairs Canada & H.E. Fatima MEITÉ, Ambassador, Mali Panel & Keynote Remarks:Veronica Nyhan Jones, Manager Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory, IFC. Panelists: Neil Reeder, Vice President, Government Relations, B2Gold. Nikolay Hristov, Vice President, Dundee Precious Metals (Namibia); |
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10 00/16:00 |
Networking Break (Virtual Expo Open & Networking in Gaborone and Toronto) |
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10:30/16:30 |
Sustaining ownership and impact beyond mining: Natural Resource Gateways to Non-Resource Business Development Hear from leaders leveraging natural resource development to create economies that transcend the life of mining operations Welcome: Luke Sookocheff Opening Keynote: Darrell K. Beaulieu: Former Chief of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation & CEO of Denendeh Investments Paul Gruner (CEO, Det'on Cho Corporation, Canada) Suzette McFaul (Founder | Managing Director, SEF Canada) |
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11:15/17:15 |
Keynote: Leveraging Canada’s Billions in Natural Resource Investment to Unleash Economic Growth Welekazi Cele, Regional Director at Hatch in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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11:40/17:40 |
Botswana - the Gateway: Investing in a Top Performing Economy Keletsositse Olebile, CEO: Botswana Investment Trade Centre (BITC) Africa's Number 1 Jurisdiction in Mining & top continental performer in Economic Freedom (Fraser Institute) |
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Additional Program (2-3PM ET): Central Africa Investment Focus Prepared remarks by Sarah Wilshaw, newly-appointed Chief Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada. Hon. Lee White, Minister of Water and Forestry (Gabon); Hon. Issa Doubragne, Minister of Economy and Development Planning (Chad) & Hon. Ramatou Mahamat Houtouin, Minister of Energy (Chad). Learn More Including a 'Doing Business Q&A' with Vice President (Africa) Jacques NdoutouMvé, a founder of the Africa Foresight Investment Company *In French with an English translation service. The event will cover the SEMAC nations of Gabon and Chad. |
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ET/CAT 08.00/14:00 |
Welcome Remarks from the Chair of the Board, Mr. Sebastian Spio-Garbrah Minister Lee White, Gabon H.E. Sibongiseni Dlamini-Mntambo, High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa to Canada |
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08:30/14:30 |
Keynote: His Excellency Wamkele Mene (Accra, Ghana), Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. Advancing an African Free Trade Agenda: the world's single biggest market since the WTO came into existence. AfCTFA - Chamber Announcement MoU Signing (Food Security): Creation of a Milling Hub in Ramotswa, Botswana |
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09.00/15:00 |
Transacting and Trading in the Single Biggest Free Trade Market since the WTO Panelists: Clara Diamond Solutions (Botswana); Bianca Pisciola, 6ix (Canada); Joanne Lebert, IMPACT (Canada) |
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10 00/16:00 |
Networking Break (Virtual Expo Open & Networking in Gaborone and Toronto) |
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10:30/16:30 |
Leading Globally from Africa Samson Arega, Ethiopian Airlines From Wall Street to the World’s Next Growth Engine: Pan African Investment in Action Zachariah George, Launch Africa Fund |
| 11:30/17:30 | Keynote: Magatte Wade, Director, Centre for African Prosperity |
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Virtual Exhibit and Exhibitors' Program Open |
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Additional Programming - 14:00 to 15:00 ET Leading the Canada-Africa Chamber Agenda
In conversation with Sebastian Spio-Garbrah (Chair of the Board) & Garreth Bloor (President) of The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business Moderated by Susan Namulindwa, Africa Trade Desk (Ottawa)
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RSVP
For more info please email garreth@canadaafrica.ca or call 647-667-1223
View our partnerships page for more info on attending in person at the Brampton Marriott in the Greater Toronto Area or the Gaborone International Convention Centre in Botswana.
