SATURDAY, 28 JANUARY 2023
9:00am – 10.00am
Arrivals and Coffee
10:00am – 10:30am
Official Opening Ceremony
MCs: Prince Moses Ofori-Atta and Anita Erskine
- Welcome Remarks: Summit Convener/Executive Chairman, APN
- Introductory Remarks: Secretary–General, AfCFTA
- Message from the African Union Commission
- Opening Remarks: President of the Republic of Ghana
10:30am – 10:35am
Video Presentation (Recap video Day 1 & Day 2)
10:35am – 11:15pm
Addresses
- Addressing the challenges of moving goods and people across Africa (10 minutes)Mesfin Tasew, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Ethiopian Airlines Group
- Financing Intra-African TradeHon. Ken Ofori- Atta – Minister for Finance
- Mobilising financing and investment at scale to drive intra- African trade (10 minutes)Jules Ngamkam Group CEO, Africa Guarantee Fund
- Leveraging Agriculture and Industry to accelerate economic and inclusive growth and to promote intra-African Trade (10 minutes)Kate Epse Kanyi-Tometi Fotso – CEO Telcar Cocoa
- The role of telecommunication in deepening intra–African trade, Challenges and Opportunity (10 minutes)Mr Ralph Tendai Tendai Mupita – MTN Group President and CEO
11:15am – 12:15pm
Interactive Forum 1
Putting Business at the heart of heart of the implementation of the AfCFTA – Addressing Blockages and Incentivising Action.
Moderator: Joy
Lead Business Contributors
- Addressing Infrastructure, Food and Energy DeficitsRonnie Ntuli– Chairman, Thelo DB (PY)Sir. David Adjaye – Founder & Principal, Adjaye Associates
- Facilitating Free Movement of People Across BordersDr. Humphrey Ayim–Darke – President, Ghana Association of Industries
- Guaranteeing Security to deepen Intra-African TradeDr. Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye – Regional Director for West Africa, Ford Foundation
Reflections by H.E Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, AfCFTA Secretariat
1:15pm – 2:15pm
Interactive Forum II
Putting Business at the heart of heart of the implementation of the AfCFTA– Addressing Blockages and Incentivising Action.
Moderator: Joy
Lead Business Contributors
- Addressing Legal, Institutional and Policy ConstraintsOghogho Akpata – Managing Partner, Templars
- Inspiring the youth through InnovationDr. Uzodinma Iweala
- Facilitating FDI and Direct Diaspora InvestmentChristal Jackson – Chair, Africa America Institute
Reflections by H.E. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana
2:15pm – 2:30pm
Group Photograph
2:30pm – 3:00pm
Presentation of Outcome Document – Business and Policy Leaders Dialogue
Hon. Yves Fernand Mamfounbi – Chair of the AfCFTA
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Making it happen: The time in now or never – Moving from ambition to action
Moderator: Anita Erskine
Fireside Chat:
- Mr Ralph Tendai Tendai Mupita – MTN Group President and CEO
- Mesfin Tasew, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Ethiopian Airlines Group
- Christal Jackson – Chair, Africa America Institute
3:30pm – 3:45pm
Presentation of the Action Compact
H.E. Issoufou Mahamadou, Former President of Niger
3:45pm – 4:15pm
Keynote remarks:
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, GCON – CEO Dangote Group
Closing remarks:
H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana
Peduase Presidential Lodge – Peduase, Akuapem, Ghana.