Programme of Events
8:00 - 09:30 AM
Welcome & Opening Session
His Excellency Dr Mokgwetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi
President of the Republic of Botswana
Hon. Mr Mmusi Kgafela
Minister of Trade and Industry
Her Excellency Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba
Ambassador of Botswana in Belgium and to the European Union
Myriam Ferran
European Commission Directorate General
Oratile Jazzelle Kebakile
Master of ceremonies
9:30 - 10:00 AM
Launch & visit of the Global Expo
His Excellency Dr Mokgwetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi
President of the Republic of Botswana
10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Plenary: Doing Business in Botswana
Beauty M. Manake
Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry, Botswana
Maarten Mennes
Dutch project developer and entrepreneur
Vijay Naik
Flo-Tek
Dr. Thato Kgosimotho
MDB Group
Norman Moleele
Business Botswana
Yandile Nuku
Radio Presenter
2:30 - 03:30 PM
Panel: Sustainable Manufacturing - Focus on Automotive, E-Mobility and Renewable Energy
Victoria Backhaus-Jerling
German Association of the Automotive Industry
Francis Mangeni
AfCFTA Secretariat
Shafiq Adam
Chloride Exide Botswana
Mr. Dario Maputo Mapsanganhe
GET. Invest
Robert Hanna
Director of Sustainable Energy Botswana
Dr. Ecco Ditshupo Maje
National Electric Mobility (eMobility)
2:00 - 03:30 PM
Panel: Emerging the Mine-To-Market value chain in Botswana
Othusitse Seokamo
BOTASH
Mr Ian Modubule
Chief Finance Officer, Debswana
Mr. Sedireng ‘Sed’ Serumola
Diamond Trading Company Botswana
Naseem Lahri
Lucara Botswana
Olefile Cisco Mashabila
Botswana GeoSience Institute
Patience Mpofu
Peak Performance
Gerrit van Rooyen
Economist
Bernold Richerzhagen
Founder and CEO | Synova
4:00 - 05:30 PM
Panel: Positioning Botswana as a regional hub for innovative and green financial services
Jim Hodges
EIB
Elizabeth Howard
African Crowdfunding Association
Dr. Peter J. Middlebrook
Geopolicity Consulting Group
Mouctar Bah
Brussels Africa Hub
Thapelo Tsheole
Botswana Stock Exchange
Boikanyo Mavis Mathipa
Ministry of Finance, Botswana
Salma Baduel
ABSA Bank
5:30 - 05:45 PM
Plenary Session “Launch of the Financial Services Development Strategy for Botswana”
Myriam Ferran
European Commission Directorate General
9:00 - 09:30 AM
Presentation of findings of the study on Botswana’s pharmaceutical industry
9:30 - 11:00 AM
Panel: Creating the way forward for Botswana’s pharmaceutical industry
Thapelo Ntwaagae
Pharmaceutical Society of Botswana
Dr. Amit N. Thakker
Africa Healthcare Federation
Rino Meyers
Africa Rise
Dr. Jan Peter Böttcher
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products Value Chain Development
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Presentation of findings of the study on Botswana’s Digital and ICT sectors
12:00 - 01:30 PM
Panel: Botswana going digital: where are the opportunities?
Dirk Verbeke
Televic
Artur Assor
Nortal Africa
Mr. Neo Nwako
Business Botswana
Kgotlayarona Basalumi
Botswana Innovation Hub
Martin Stimela
Brastorne
Néné Maïga
Orange Botswana
Pablo Quiles
Africa Rise
2:30 - 03:30 PM
Plenary: Global Gateway - EU support to sustainable connectivity in partner countries in Southern Africa
Myriam Ferran
European Commission Directorate General
Barbara Mommen
Africa Rise
Mr. Dario Maputo Mapsanganhe
GET. Invest
Oratile Jazzelle Kebakile
Master of ceremonies
3:30 - 04:00 PM
Closing Ceremony – What’s next?
Her Excellency Petra Pereyra
European Union Ambassador to Botswana and SADC
Oratile Jazzelle Kebakile
Master of ceremonies
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