CONFERENCE DAY 1
South Africa Standard Time (GMT+2)
WELCOME | Remarks from MC
Jenny Froome, Director, Upavon Management, Co-Chair, ASCA, South Africa
09h00
Even after the dust has settled, there are steps organizations need to take to be able to reach and maintain a resilient and agile state in order to absorb the shock of disruption in order to adapt, even to something as serious and devastating as a pandemic.
Saeed Ande, Procurement Director, Lafarge Africa Plc, Nigeria
09h30
KEYNOTE | Procurement’s Big Reset – Innovation and Localisation in Supply Chain
A B2B marketplace for Africa – how can African companies lead the world in reimagining indirect procurement?
Azuka Okeke, Chief Executive Officer, Africa Resource Center for Excellence in SCM, Nigeria
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PANEL DISCUSSION | Making the Most of the African Continental Free Trade Area
The significance of the AfCFTA cannot be overstated. Accelerating intra-African trade and boosting Africa’s trading position in the global market by strengthening Africa’s common voice and policy space in global trade negotiations. Moreover, it is expected to improve the competitiveness of African industries and enterprises through increased market access, the exploitation of economies of scale, and more effective resource allocation.
How can the AfCFTA be utilized as a game changer for Africa’s economic development?
Moderator:
Dr. Obiora Madu, Director General, African Centre for Supply Chain, Nigeria
Panelists:
Michael Sudarkasa, CEO, African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership, Chairman, Africa Business Group, South Africa
Ezekiel Odiogo, Head Private Sector Investment Operations, African Development Bank, South Africa Louise Wiggett, Founder & CEO, Global Trade Solution (GTS), South Africa Prof. Jonathan Annan, Associate Professor of Logistics, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Strathmore University Business School, Kenya
PANEL DISCUSSION | Sourcing in a VUCA World
All businesses are operating in a VUCA world – Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. In all this, procurement remains key to ensuring supply and continued business operations. How do you do Strategic Sourcing when the supplier base is continuously changing? How do volatile commodity prices impact sourcing strategies? How can procurement build better lines of defense in anticipation of VUCA? It’s not paranoia if the threat is real.
Moderator:
Chantalle Wilson, VUCA Specialist, Clarity from Chaos
Panelists:
Kamau Mwangi, Head of Procurement, Stanbic Bank, Kenya Oumaima Ben Amor, Sustainability Consultant, Our Hiraya, Tunisia David Eccles, Business Analyst, SearchLight Software, South Africa John Karani, Chairman, KISM, Kenya Fundile Gwala, Category Lead: Facilities & Contract Labour, PepsiCo, South Africa
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12h30
PANEL DISCUSSION | Women in Supply Chain and Procurement – Enforcing Gender Equality
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 Agenda, puts Gender Equality at number five.
What are the challenges facing women in procurement and SC and how can we achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls?
Moderator:
Azukaego Chukwuelue, Trustee, Truss Empowerment Foundation, USA
Panelists:
Olanike Ayomide Mensah, Founder, Mosaic Consulting, USA
Boiketlo Xotongo, Strategic Sourcing Specialist, PRASA CRES (Corporate Real Estate Solutions), South Africa
Sheila Birungi, Country Procurement Manager, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), Uganda Maryanne Karanja, Head of Supply Chain Management, Safaricom, Council Member, KISM, Kenya
13h30
PRESENTATION | Overcoming Public Sector Procurement Barriers in Africa
How can we digitise public procurement, build capacity, and foster partnerships and what other key aspects should be part of government reforms? How can we shake hands across the continent and work cohesively?
Sanele Khomo, Supply Chain Management Specialist: Transversal Policies, KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Treasury
14h00
In this session we explore the challenges faced by businesses across Africa as they strive to address the apparently conflicting challenges of localisation and supporting local communities, and expanding trade between African countries.
Sam Oppenheimer, General Manager, Dooka, South Africa
14h25 | BREAK
CHAIR: Clement Ngombo,Supply Chain Expert, Founder, BeForService Consulting & Training Group, Senegal
12h30
PRESENTATION | Blockchain Technology and Medicine Supply in Nigeria
The role of blockchain technology in enhancing medicine supply in Nigeria.
Dr Emilia Vann Yaroson, Lecturer in Operations and Analytics, University of Huddersfield, UK
13h00
CASE STUDY | The Case for Med-Fin-Tech in Accelerating the Universal Health Coverage
This case explores the MedSource Group’s (pioneer GPO med-fin-tech in Kenya) journey highlighting the success, pitfalls and opportunities for the health supply chain ecosystem stakeholders to plug in to fast-track the attainment of the SDG 3 on health.
Vinod Guptan, CEO, MedSource Group Limited, Kenya
13h30
PRESENTATION | Global Health Supply Chains: The Role of the AfCFTA
The ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), is this the sign that African public health supply chains have turned the corner?
Dr. Lloyd Matowe, Director, Pharmaceutical Systems Africa, Zambia
14h00
CASE STUDY | Last Mile Cold Chain Planning for Vaccine Distribution in Africa
Vaccine logistics are well planned at central government levels, but cold chain resources are not uniformly adequate at the last mile. At a time when it is more important to take vaccines to the people rather than wait for people to come to the vaccines, Africa must urgently invest in cold chain solutions to deliver vaccines safely and reliably at the last mile.
Dr. Daniella Munene, Head of External Affairs, Africa Health Business, Kenya
14h25 | BREAK
CHAIR: Christian Nkana, Former Fleet Director Africa, Aggreko, Luxembourg
12h30
PRÉSENTATION | Comment Accélérer les échanges Commerciaux Intra-Africains – Zoom Sur la Logistique.
Quels sont les leviers dont nous disposons pour accélérer les échanges commerciaux intra-Africains ? Répondre à cette question de façon efficiente sous-entend une bonne compréhension de l’état actuel des échanges au sein de l’Afrique et de leurs facteurs bloquants. Tout au long de ce séminaire nous allons échanger sur les facteurs bloquants de l’accélération des échanges commerciaux en Afrique et envisager des solutions potentielles.
Christian Nkana, Former Fleet Director Africa, Aggreko, Luxembourg
13h00
PRÉSENTATION | Les Drones Qui Transforment la Chaîne D’approvisionnement des Produits de Santé
Il s’agira de présenter les résultats de l’utilisation des drones dans le transport des produits de santé dans certains milieux d’accessibilité très difficile en RDC et des potentialités de cette technologie innovante, des drones, qui jusqu’ici n’est pas encore exploitée par des nombreux pays Africains.
Freddy Nkosi, Country Director, VillageReach, DRC
13h30
Quels sont les atouts économique de l’Afrique?
Comment une meilleure Supply Chain pourrait-elle, être la solution pour une Afrique indépendante économiquement?
Quels sont les leviers à actionner pour améliorer la Supply Chain Africaine?
C’est les questions qui vont être traité durant cette conférence.
Mohamed Mounir Harrir, Owner, ProcessUp Management Solution, Algeria
14h00
PRÉSENTATION | Optimisation de la Chaîne d’Approvisionnement dans les Réponses Humanitaires
Des chaînes d’approvisionnement efficaces et efficientes sont essentielles à la prospérité des communautés et des marchés. Il en va de même pour les opérations humanitaires qui se déroulent dans des environnements où souvent ces chaînes d’approvisionnement sont temporairement interrompues. La part des coûts de la chaîne d’approvisionnement dans les opérations humanitaires est importante et nécessite l’attention nécessaire pour garantir cette efficacité et cette efficience. HELP Logistics, un programme de la Fondation Kühne, aide les entités humanitaires à améliorer et à renforcer leurs configurations de chaîne d’approvisionnement. Dans cette contribution, HELP Logistics explique sa configuration d’analyse avancée des dépenses qui plonge profondément dans les pratiques d’approvisionnement des entités humanitaires.
Bruno Vandemeulebroecke, Directeur Régional Afrique de l’Ouest, HELP Logistics, Senegal
14h25 | BREAK
CLOSING KEYNOTE PANEL | Supply Chain Intelligence – Deliver Smarter Procurement
How can data in procurement improve your bottom line?
How can you measure procurement success?
What are the functional steps to achieve streamlined procurement?
The importance of digital transformation.
Moderator:
Joyce John (FCIPS), CCBA Group Procurement – Process Optimisation Manager, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), Botswana
Panelists:
Rose Seretse, Consultant and Owner, Diplomatic Resources, Botswana
Prof Johan Steyn, Founder: AI for Business & Research Fellow, Stellenbosch University & AI for Business, South Africa Keletso Gareebine, Procurement Specialist, Botswana Development Corporation , Botswana
CONFERENCE DAY 2
WEDNESDAY, 15 MARCH 2023
South Africa Standard Time (GMT+2)
09h00
WELCOME | Remarks from MC
Jenny Froome, Director, Upavon Management, Co-Chair, ASCA,South Africa
09h05
Africa has latent potential that just needs to be harnessed to a set of economic projects and goals and, then you have the incredible, you know, manpower of Africa, finding expression in economic development and
growth.
Africa’s boom is inevitable. It is already happening. The question is this: will we be part of it?
H.E. Prof. Dr. Ambassador Tal Edgars, Group Executive Chairman, GBSH Consult Group Worldwide, South Africa
09h35
SUSTAINABILITY PLEDGE | Signing of the Pledge
KEYNOTE l Economic Diversification in Africa: The Value Addition Imperative Toward Realizing AfCFTA
Covid caught the world flat-footed when it comes to having local self-sufficiency in many key areas as the pandemic seriously impacted global supply chains. While the orientation toward global commerce is returning as the pandemic subsides, more countries have determined to build greater domestic capacity. Africa needs to follow suit and assess which products/ commodities currently imported really need to be produced at home. AfCFTA which offers the incentive of a $3 trillion, 1.5 billion potential market, should be promoted and leveraged to encourage investment in Made in Africa goods that can replace imports and build local self sufficiency and increase resilience to global shocks.
Michael Sudarkasa,CEO, African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership, Chairman, Africa Business Group, South Africa
10h20
How we seamlessly connect even the most rural smallholder farmers with international food manufacturers and simultaneously strengthen the local female entrepreneurship movement.
Find out our secret.
Tzippora Nusbaum, Founder, Fix the Chain, Tanzania
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11h30
CASE STUDY | Public Policy in Africa Initiative
This presentation will focus on the work of the Public Policy in Africa Initiative, a Cameroonian think tank whose vision is “”Powering the African Economy””. It will cover the work of their research department with some key findings and recommendations for businesses in Africa, as well as the work of their coding academy and leadership academy and the value added by technological innovation and emotional intelligence for a business, particularly in the context of AfCFTA.
Dr. Hugue Nkoutchou, Founder & Head, Public Policy in Africa Initiative, Cameroon
12h00
PRESENTATION | Intermodality and Open Access – The Answer for Africa?
Intermodality is a key element for the success of the logistic sector and open access in the rail industry is a big challenge for many economies. Will Africa be able to open to the competition the rail sector? What will be the effect of logistic and intermodality?
Dr. Andrea Giuricin, Senior Advisor Logistics, Transport and Infrastructure, Investment Funds, Italy
12h30
Why is resilience important and why should we invest in building sustainable supply chains using the three dimensions of environmental, social and economic sustainability?
Patrick Gaparayi, Commodity Management Team Lead, UNFPA West and Central Africa Regional Office, Denmark
13h00
PRESENTATION | The Future of Public Procurement in a Borderless Africa
What are the common challenges that we are facing in Public Procurement in Africa? What are the possible procurement barriers towards facilitation of free trade in a Borderless Africa? What are the key reforms that needs to be implemented in Public Procurement to respond to market changes and facilitate trade in a Borderless Africa?
Boitshepo Ketlhaetse, Procurement Oversight Manager, Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital, Botswana
13h25 | BREAK
11h30
CO-PRESENTATION | Learning at the Last Mile: Supply Chain Curriculum for Frontline Health Workers
In this presentation the results from a pilot testing and feedback, as well as outcomes from advocacy with essential stakeholders will be shared as well as lessons learned on scalability and sustainability.
Prof Paul Lalvani, Executive Director, Empower Swiss, India Alexis Strader, Senior Manager, Project Management and Strategy Lead, Global Public Health Supply Chain, Johnson & Johnson, Belgium
12h00
PRESENTATION | Emerging Issues on Governance From a Supply Chain Perspective
Supply Chain plays a critical role in every organization and nation, however, what is critical to note is the limited number of supply chain practitioners who actively participate in decisions making at the boardroom level. The absence of this has greatly hampered the growth of professionals into the C-suite and furthermore ensured that issues relevant to practitioners are hardly ever addressed. There is a need to address the emerging issues on Governance from a supply chain perspective and this can only be done once practitioners are present during decision-making.
Serah Okumu, Chief Executive Officer, KISM, Kenya
12h30
PRESENTATION | Creating Procurement Synergies Through Borderless African Trade
What is the role of Procurement in fostering borderless interactions through trade? How can Strategic Procurement enhance synergies in order to achieve African countries’ common goals? How Collaborative Procurement can strengthen developing African countries to unleash our full potential?
Lomakhosi Magagula, Managing Director, Zeal Procurement & Supply Chain Ltd, Chairperson, Eswatini CIPS, Eswatini
13h00
PRESENTATION | Sustainability in Supply Chains
Sustainability is a key to resilient supply chains and therefore to economic prosperity. It is time for businesses, as supply chain entities and drivers for economic growth, to start their sustainability journey. Understanding Africa’s strengths and weaknesses will unleash its opportunities for improvement. So what are the sustainability challenges straining Africa’s supply chains, and how can African businesses achieve sustainable development?
Oumaima Ben Amor, Sustainability Consultant, Our Hiraya, Tunisia
13h25 | BREAK
11h30
PRÉSENTATION | La Transparence par La Digitalisation
Quel est l’impact de la digitalisation sur la transparence en matière de capabilités du marché local vs opportunités
Anouar Ali Ammara, Supply Chain Country Head, Siemens, Algeria
12h00
Nous allons présenter la situation géographique du port de Pointe-Noire, ses infrastructures, l’impact de sa compétitivité dans les pays de la sous-région.
Marius Mavoungou, Vice-President, ACOLOG (Congolese Association for Logistics and Supply Chain), Republic of Congo
12h30
PRÉSENTATION | Propulser L’économie Africaine
Cette présentation se concentrera sur le travail de l’initiative Public Policy in Africa, un groupe de réflexion camerounais dont la vision est de “”propulser l’économie africaine””. Elle couvrira le travail de leur département de recherche avec quelques conclusions et recommandations clés pour les entreprises en Afrique, ainsi que le travail de leur académie de codage et de leur académie de leadership et la valeur ajoutée par l’innovation technologique et l’intelligence émotionnelle pour une entreprise, en particulier dans le contexte de l’AfCFTA.
Dr. Hugue Nkoutchou, Founder & Head, Public Policy in Africa Initiative, Cameroon
13h00
Cette présentation aborde comment la Fédération des Association Africaines des professionnels de la chaine d’approvisionnmenmt et Logistique (FAAL) soutient le renforcement de capacité durable des systemes d’approvisionnement et logisrtique nationaux et regionaux vers la libération du potentiel de l’Afrique.
Ricardo Missihoun, President, African Logisticians Associations Federations (ALAF), Benin
13h25 | BREAK
CLOSING KEYNOTE | FINDING HARMONY – Tips to Work-Life Effectiveness
Temitope Ogunfayo, Senior Director, Supply Network Operations, Procter & Gamble, UAE
