| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29 |
| 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Registration Opens |
| | Ballroom Foyer |
| 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Welcome Reception |
| | Ballroom Foyer |
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| THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 |
| 7:30 am | Registration Opens |
| | Ballroom Foyer |
| 9:00 am | OPENING REMARKS |
| | Scandinavia Ballroom |
| | Erik Solheim, Minister of International Development, Norway |
| 9:15 am | SPOTLIGHT: NEPAD Report |
| | Scandinavia Ballroom |
| | A review of accomplishments from the NEPAD and CAADP framework. How are Africans focused on accomplishing the Millennium Development Goals (MDG)? What is possible in the next five years? Will Africa achieve MDG 1 by 2015? |
| | Presenter: |
| | Ambassador Olukorede Willoughby, Deputy Executive Director, NEPAD Secretariat |
| 9:25 am | PANEL: Where We Are – Progress of Evolving Frameworks |
| | Scandinavia Ballroom |
| | The revolution is on its way. New initiatives are generating increased agricultural productivity as a basis for economic growth in the overall development of Africa. Who has the political and systemic solutions that support the goals set for African agricultural development? |
| | Panelists: |
| | Poul Engberg-Pedersen, Director General, NORAD |
| | Monty Jones, Executive Secretary, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa |
| | Cris Muyunda, Senior Agricultural Advisor and Lead CAADP Coordinator, COMESA Secretariat |
| | Josephine Okot, Founder and Managing Director, Victoria Seeds Limited |
| | Moderator: Edson Mpyisi, Head of Division, Agriculture and Food Security, African Union Commission |
| 10:40 am | Break |
| 11:00 am | PRESENTATION: Agricultural Value Chain (Download PDF) |
| | There are challenges and opportunities in the agri-based value chain today. Where are value chains broken? Where can sustainability be reached when value chains are connected? Report on CAADP Pillar 2 framework and related initiatives that exemplify the repair of value chains. |
| | Presenter: |
| | Baba Dioum, Coordinator General, Conference of West and Central African Ministers of Agriculture |
| 11:10 am | PANEL: Where We Are Going – Rethinking Resources |
| | Historically, traditional development funding stood alone in supporting social initiatives. Today, the UN, World Bank, national aid agencies and traditional NGOs are revising old strategies and being joined by a new group of global players. Where will these new resources have the most impact? What initiatives need the most support? Who is guiding the new actors in the community? |
| | Panelists: |
| | Akin Adesina, Vice President (Policy and Partnerships), Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, The Rockefeller Foundation |
| | Marc Debois, Member, Steering Committee, Global Donor Platform for Rural Development |
| | Gerard Klijn, Director, Global Trading |
| | Pedro Sanchez, Director, Millennium Villages Project and Director, Tropical Agriculture and Rural Environment Program, The Earth Institute at Columbia University |
| | Moderator: Riz Khan, Worldwide Director and Host, “Riz Khan,” Al Jazeera English |
| 12:10 pm | Lunch |
| | Brasseriet |
| 1:30 pm | PANEL: Action Plan – Organizing Inputs for Maximum Productivity |
| | Scandinavia Ballroom |
| | Short-term solutions don’t always increase crop productivity. What is the most efficient way to identify needs and deliver seeds, fertilizer and other inputs to the market in a timely and efficient manner? How does long-term thinking drive immediate change? What infrastructure innovations will maximize output today and tomorrow? |
| | Panelists: |
| | Joel Morlet, Manager, Business Unit, Africa, Yara International ASA |
| | Dyborn Chibonga, Chief Executive Officer, National Small Farmers’ Association of Malawi |
| | Coillard Hamusimbi, Liaison Officer, Zambia National Farmers Union |
| | Patrick Khembo, Managing Director, Chemicals and Marketing Company Ltd. |
| | Suresh Kumar, Special Advisor, Clinton Foundation |
| | Moderator: G. Edward Schuh, Chairman of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development, USAID |
| 2:30 pm | PANEL: Emerging Marketplace – The New Business of Farming |
| | Scandinavia Ballroom |
| | In order for farming to be economically sustainable, there must be a marketplace for surplus from smallholder farmers. What opportunities exist to create local and regional exchanges that will serve the growing production? Where will infrastructure build capacity? What new small and medium size enterprises (SME) will emerge? How will farmers become accomplished business people? |
| | Panelists: |
| | Peter Hartmann, Director General, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture |
| | Thomas Hobgood, Senior Technical Advisor, Office of Sustainable Development, African Bureau, USAID |
| | Lloyd Le Page, Sustainable Agriculture and Development Manager, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., a DuPont Company |
| | Eusebius Mukhwana, Executive Director, SACRED Africa |
| | Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneil, Founder and Executive Director, Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability and Professionalism |
| | Moderator: Sean de Cleene, Program Manager, Africa, CR Programs Yara International ASA |
| 3:30 pm | Break |
| | Ballroom Foyer |
| 3:50 pm | PRESENTATION: Investing in African Agriculture |
| | Scandinavia Ballroom |
| | It is difficult to underestimate the role of agriculture in the economic growth of Africa, as well as the role of finance in agriculture. What changes are on the horizon? How will regional and international investments change in the next five years? |
| | Presenter: |
| | Paulo Gomes, Managing Partner, Constelor and former Executive Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, World Bank |
| 4:00 pm | PANEL: Sustainable Financial Innovations |
| | Scandinavia Ballroom |
| | Microfinance is the innovation with which most are familiar, but traditional financing terms have proven incompatible with agriculture. What other financial innovations can support the growth of sustainable entrepreneurship, supporting both the efforts of African farmers as well as traditional investment objectives? |
| | Panelists: |
| | Jean-Louis Ekra, President, Afrexim Export-Import Bank |
| | Andrew Kidd, Head of Growth and Inequalities Team, DFID Pan Africa Development Department, United Kingdom |
| | Kjell Roland, Managing Director, Norfund |
| | Aly Abou Sabaa, Director, Agriculture and Agro-industry Department, African Development Bank Group |
| | Gerard Van Empel, Managing Director, Rabo Development Program |
| | Moderator: Paulo Gomes, Managing Partner, Constelor and former Executive Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, World Bank |
| 5:00 pm | Concurrent Breakouts – The Best Solutions |
| | A. PANEL: Information Transforming the Marketplace |
| | Breakout Room 1 |
| | The IT revolution is underway in Africa. How does IT fundamentally shift access to the marketplace? What is the impact on pricing and on profits? How are cell phones revolutionizing commerce? Where are the leapfrog opportunities? |
| | Panelists: |
| | Daniel Annerose, Founder and CEO, Manobi Corporation |
| | Jon Bøhmer, Chief Executive Officer, Kyoto Energy Ltd. |
| | John Corbett, Chief Executive Officer, AWhere |
| | Emeka Okafor, Founder, Caranda Fine Foods; Editor, Timbuktu Chronicles |
| | Joachim von Braun, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute |
| | Moderator: Peter Wilson, Author, “Make Poverty Business” and Director, Libra Advisory Group |
| | B. PANEL: Technical Analysis of Seeds |
| | Breakout Room 2 |
| | How well are partnerships that distribute seeds accomplishing their goals? What can we learn from early efforts that can inform new and existing PPPs with similar goals? |
| | Panelists: |
| | Ides de Willebois, Director, Eastern and Southern Africa Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| | Charles Mulinge, Chief Executive Officer, Farmchem Limited |
| | Josephine Okot, Founder and Managing Director, Victoria Seeds Limited |
| | Moderator: Joachim Voss, Director General, Centro Internatnacional de Agricultura Tropical |
| | C. CASE STUDY: Chiquita’s Partnership Format |
| | Breakout Room 3 |
| | Presenter: |
| | Charles Keiser, Vice President, Product and Global Sourcing, Chiquita Brands, Inc. |
| | D. REPORT: Update on CAADP Pillar IV Framework (Download PDF) |
| | Breakout Room 4 |
| | Presenters: |
| | Monty Jones, Executive Secretary, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa |
| | Moderator: Richard Mkandawire, Agricultural Advisor, NEPAD Secretariat |
| 6:00 pm | Break and Working Group Session Sign-Up |
| | Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:00 pm | Transportation Departs for Botanical Gardens |
| | Outside Hotel Main Lobby |
| 7:30 pm | Dinner |
| | The Oslo Botanical Gardens |
| | Remarks by: |
| | Bart Jan Krouwel, Managing Director Sustainability & Social Innovation and Deputy General Manager, Rabobank |
| 10:00 pm | Transportation Departs for the Hotel |
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| FRIDAY, AUGUST 31 |
| 7:30 am | Registration Opens |
| | Ballroom Foyer |
| 9:00 am | PRESENTATION: Sustainable Wealth for Africans (Download PDF) |
| | Scandinavia Ballroom |
| | This unique presentation investigates the integration of social capital, natural capital and financial capital, presenting a progressive vision of wealth for all Africans. |
| | Presenter: |
| | Bernard Lietaer, Economic Systems Designer and Research Fellow, Center for Sustainable Resource Development, University of California, Berkeley |
| 9:45 am | PANEL: Leapfrog – The Biofuels Partnership Opportunity |
| | Scandinavia Ballroom |
| | Biofuels have an opportunity to transform agriculture and the value of crops, which creates tension and questions for many agricultural stakeholders. How can African farmers take advantage of this leapfrog opportunity to change the economy of agriculture and energy? What partnerships are needed at this early stage of biofuel development in order to address major concerns, share in responsibility and build a vibrant and sustainable biofuels sector in Africa? |
| | Panelists: |
| | Carl Hodges, Founder and Chairman, The Seawater Foundation |
| | Bart Jan Krouwel, Managing Director Sustainability & Social Innovation and Deputy General Manager, Rabobank |
| | Salvador Namburete, Minister of Energy, Mozambique and President, Forum of Energy Ministers of Africa |
| | Demetri Pappadopoulos, Chief Executive Officer, D1 Oils Africa Ltd. |
| | Moderator: Eduardo L. Leao de Sousa, Senior Economist, Agricultural Unit, World Bank |
| 10:45 am | Break and Working Group Session Sign-Up |
| | Ballroom Foyer |
| 11:00 am | Concurrent Breakouts – The Best Solutions |
| | A. PANEL: Supporting Smallholder Farmers |
| | Breakout Room 1 |
| | Although large agribusiness gets significant attention from several sectors, smallholder farmers are the backbone of African agriculture. What does it take to support these farmers? What lessons have been learned and what models can be scaled or copied to increase success?Panelists: |
| | Dyborn Chibonga, Chief Executive Officer, National Small Farmers Association of Malawi |
| | Kanayo Nwanze, Vice President, International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| | Emeka Okafor, Founder, Caranda Fine Foods; Editor, Timbuktu Chronicles |
| | Moderator: Abubakar Jijiwa, Director General, Voice of Nigeria and Chairman, Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria |
| | B. PANEL: Dynamics of the Global Fertilizer Market (Download PDF) |
| | Breakout Room 2 |
| | What strategies and partnerships will help African farmers overcome the obstacles of accessibility and affordability of fertilizer? Which partnerships are working? What are the most important lessons and models? |
| | Panelists: |
| | Akin Adesina, Vice President (Policy and Partnerships), Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, The Rockefeller Foundation |
| | Luc Creemers, Director, Yara Africa, Yara International ASA |
| | Patrick Kabambe, Secretary for Agriculture and Food Security, Republic of Malawi |
| | Hans Olav Raen, Yara International ASA |
| | Moderator: Suresh Kumar, Special Advisor, Clinton Foundation |
| | C. REPORT: Update on CAADP Pillar II Framework (Download PDF) |
| | Breakout Room 3 |
| | Presenters: |
| | Joyce Cacho, Director, Agribusiness Initiatives Program, The Corporate Council on Africa |
| | Maïmouna Diallo-Seydi, Agribusiness and Trade Advisor, CMA/WCA CAADP |
| | Pillar II |
| | Moderator: Richard Mkandawire, Agricultural Advisor, NEPAD Secretariat |
| 11:55 am | Lunch |
| | Brasseriet |
| 12:50 pm | VIDEO: The Future of Water |
| | Scandinavia Ballroom |
| | Water is the most important resource in farming. A preview of an upcoming documentary on the future of water, followed by commentary from the filmmaker. |
| | Presenter: |
| | Terje Tvedt, Research Director, Center for Development Studies, University of Bergen |
| 1:10 pm | PRESENTATION: Climate Change (Download PDF) |
| | Scandinavia Ballroom |
| | Climate is a key driver for agriculture. No scientist today can say with certainty what impact climate change will have on local areas in 10, 30 or 50 years time. However, the latest scientific research is building a picture of possible scenarios for future climate. This graphical interpretation of the science of climate change provides a unique view of what we can begin to anticipate. |
| | Presenter: |
| | David Stainforth, Associate Professor, School for Geography, Archaeology and Earth Resources, Exeter University |
| 1:25 pm | PANEL: Adapting to Climate Change |
| | Scandinavia Ballroom |
| | With the latest climate information at hand, farmers must be the first ready to adapt. What strategies and tactics can African farmers and grassroots organizations implement in order to adapt to climate change? Where are the opportunities to bypass the mistakes other countries and continents are now working to rectify? |
| | Panelists: |
| | Kanayo Nwanze, Vice President, International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| | Marco A. Quinones, Africa Program Director, Sasakawa Africa Association |
| | Howard Shapiro, Director, Plant Science and External Research, Mars Incorporated |
| | David Stainforth, Associate Professor, School for Geography, Archaeology and Earth Resources, Exeter University |
| | Moderator: Dana-Lee Smirin, Special Assistant to the Dean for Sustainability & New Initiatives, College of Natural Resources, University of California at Berkeley |
| 2:25 pm | Concurrent Breakouts – The Best Solutions |
| | A. PANEL: Empowering Women |
| | Breakout Room 1 |
| | The role of women in African farming is now widely appreciated by agronomists and other experts in the field. What will it take for women to gain the support they need from the banks, the government and the greater society to grow their critical contribution, and be recognized for the work they are already doing? |
| | Panelists: |
| | Steve Harris, Market Linkages Specialist, TechnoServe |
| | Karambu Ringera, Founder and President, International Peace Initiatives |
| | Dana-Lee Smirin, Special Assistant to the Dean for Sustainability & New Initiatives, College of Natural Resources, University of California at Berkeley |
| | Moderator: Megan Sibole, Sustainability Team, Mars Inc. |
| | B. WORKSHOP: Location Intelligence and Next Generation Mapping (Download PDF) |
| | Breakout Room 2 |
| | Climate change science, census data, agriculture programs, policy instruments and markets are all information-based, location-specific, and changing over time. How are new tools providing a better way to extract meaning and relevance from reams of time-sensitive data in the pursuit of improved understanding and knowledge? |
| | Panelists: |
| | John Corbett, Chief Executive Officer, AWhere, Inc. |
| | Dennis Garrity, Director General, World Agroforestry Center |
| | David Stainforth, Associate Professor, School for Geography, Archaeology and Earth Resources, Exeter University |
| | C. REPORT: UN Millennium Villages Project (Download PDF) |
| | Breakout Room 3 |
| | Presenters: |
| | Patrick Mutuo, Village Coordinator, Millennium Villages Project |
| | Pedro Sanchez, Director, Millennium Villages Project and Director, Tropical Agriculture and Rural Environment Program, The Earth Institute at Columbia University |
| | D. REPORT: Homegrown School Feeding Program (Download PDF) |
| | Breakout Room 4 |
| | Presenter: |
| | Hans Eenhoorn, Professor, Wageningen University; Member UN Hunger Task Force; Senior Vice President (retired), Unilever |
| 3:20 pm | Break |
| | Ballroom Foyer |
| | Participants review the working group session assignments posted by registration. |
| 3:35 pm | INTERVIEW: Norman Borlaug |
| | Scandinavia Ballroom |
| | The long view on what’s happening in sustainable agriculture - what’s possible in the future, what unexpected consequences have arisen, and how will climate change influence every decision we make? |
| | Interviewer: |
| | Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Earth Institute, Columbia University |
| 4:05 pm | PANEL: Stable Policy Securing Private Partnership |
| | Scandinavia Ballroom |
| | Political instability undermines myriad efforts to improve agriculture. Innovative government leaders highlight how their policies have provided a more stable and friendly environment for public as well as private sectors to grow and for PPPs to flourish. What initiatives will increase understanding and trust in order to reduce the risk of financial and corporate commitments? What policies encourage foreign direct investment? |
| | Panelists: |
| | Ernest Debra, Minister of Food and Agriculture, Ghana |
| | Newaye Christos Gebre-Ab, Principal Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ethiopia |
| | James Musoni, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Rwanda |
| | Stephen Wassira, Minister of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives, Tanzania |
| | Moderator: Eva Bratholm, Communications Director, NORAD |
| 5:20 pm | CLOSING REMARKS |
| | Scandinavia Ballroom |
| | Speakers: |
| | Thorleif Enger, President and Chief Executive Officer, Yara International ASA |
| | Baba Dioum, Coordinator General, Conference of West and Central African Ministers of Agriculture |
| 7:30 pm | Reception |
| | Ballroom Foyer |
| 8:00 pm | Dinner and Entertainment |
| | SPOTLIGHT: Farmers and Heroes |
| | Scandinavia Ballroom |
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| SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 |
| 10:00 am | Movers and Shakers – The Way Forward |
| | Holberg Restaurant |
| | A proactive discussion with leaders and influencers who have achieved concrete results and inspired others. |
| | Speakers: |
| | Josephine Okot, Founder and Managing Director, Victoria Seeds Limited |
| | Fidelis Wainaina, Director, Maseno Interchistian Child Self Help Group |
| 10:10 am | Working Groups Overview |
| | Holberg Restaurant |
| | Progress in Africa relies on knowledgeable, passionate people forging partnerships to empower ideas and demand action. These working group sessions allow participants to build new partnerships in pursuit of specific initiatives. |
| 10:20 am | Working Groups Convene |
| 12:00 pm | Working Lunch |
| | Lunch will be delivered to working groups so that they may continue their conversations. |
| 3:00 pm | Working Groups Report Due |
| | Team leader summarizes their group’s progress in a clear description of the actions needed to move a particular initiative forward. Leaders to leave reports at the registration desk at the conclusion of their meetings. These will be summarized and published in post-event documentation that will be disseminated to the community. |
| | A. Report: The Role of Livestock in the African Green Revolution (Download PDF) |
| | B. Report: The Information Marketplace (Download PDF) |
| | C. Report: Women, Youth Empowerment and AGR(Download PDF) |
| 6:45 pm | Depart for the Yara Prize Reception, Awards Ceremony and Concert |
| | Hotel Lobby |
| | Walking guides will be available in the hotel lobby to escort participants to the Norwegian Theatre. Transportation will also be provided. |
| 7:00 pm | Yara Prize Reception, Awards Ceremony and Concert |
| | The Norwegian Theatre |
| 10:15 pm | Transportation Departs for the Hotel |
