ASCA Programme

CONFERENCE DAY 1

TUESDAY, 14 MARCH 2023

South Africa Standard Time (GMT+2)

08h55

WELCOME | Remarks from MC

Jenny Froome, Director, Upavon Management, Co-Chair, ASCA, South Africa

09h00

OPENING KEYNOTE | Borderless Development in Africa: Adapting to the Fundamental Shift in Supply Chain Post Covid 19

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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10h00 | Break
10h10

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

11h10

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

12h10 | Break

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P L E N A R Y
14h45

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

15h30 | CLOSING AND NETWORKING

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

AMBASSADOR KEYNOTE | The $2.5 Trillion African Economy: What Does a Borderless Africa Offer to Unleashing Africa’s True Potential?

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

09h45

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

10h15 | Break

10h20

CASE STUDY | Creating a Direct Connection Between Africa’s Female Smallholder Farmers and the International Market

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

11h00 | Break

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P L E N A R Y
13h45

CLOSING KEYNOTE | FINDING HARMONY – Tips to Work-Life Effectiveness

Temitope Ogunfayo, Senior Director, Supply Network Operations, Procter & Gamble, UAE

14h45 | CLOSING AND NETWORKING