African Agri Investment Indaba 2019 | African Agri Council | 19 November 2019 | Cape Town International Convention Centre, Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa

The African Agri Investment Indaba (AAII) is the global meeting place for agri-food investment in Africa. Bringing together over 700 key stakeholders - from governments, banks, financiers, investors, project owners, project developers, commercial farmers and the agro and food processing industry - to discuss trends that will likely influence food and agribusiness economics over the next decade in Africa.

2019 Speakers

Aliyu A Abdulhameed
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NIRSAL, Nigeria

Ade Adefeko
Vice President Corporate and Government Relations, Olam

Latiefa Behardien
Technical Head: Quality and Food Safety, Woolworths

Amandus van den Berg
Relationship Manager, Rand Merchant Bank

Victor van den Berg
Head of Sales: Africa, Aerobotics

Ian Bester
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Kraal

Howard Blight
Chief Executive Officer, AGRICOLLEGES International

Pieternel Boogaard
Director, Agribusiness: Food and Water, FMO

James Brice
Group Chief Executive Officer, EBS Advisory

Norman Celliers
Chief Executive Officer, Zeder Investment Limited

Wise Chigudu
Associate Director, SilverStreet Capital

Ebru Kaya Cook
Chief Executive Officer, The Hatchery

Grant Cornish-Bowden
Business Development Manager, EBS Advisory

Nabil Fawaz
Global Head: Agribusiness and General Service, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), USA

Ibrahim Gourouza
Chief Operating Officer, Grow Africa

Charles Govati
Marketing & Development Manager Agricultural Resources Limited, CASS, Malawi

Josh Hammann
Director, Agri Development, SAB & AB InBev Africa, South Africa

Johnny Ohgron Hansen
Chief Executive Officer, Investpire

Gaëtan Herinckx
Manager – SME/corporate funding solution, Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries SA/NV

Mark Ihimoyan
Director of Business Development, Microsoft Corporation

Anne Keppler
Vice President, DEG

Gail Klintworth
Special Advisor, SYSTEMIQ Ltd. Former Non Executive Director, Tiger Brands

Peter Kuilman
Chief Executive Officer, RedSun Raisins

Hennie Lourens
Chief Executive Officer, Quantum Foods

Drikus Lubbe
Chief Executive Officer, Dairy Farmers

Russell Luck
CEO, SwiftVEE

Juan Marcano
Partnerships and Business Development, Global Parametrics

Margaret Comely Marobe
President, RUMARK Agro dealer Association, Alimi Trading

Jari Matero
Associate Director & Team Leader, Agribusiness and Forestry

Ntuthu Mbiko-Motshegoa
Chairperson, AFASA

Dr. Washington T. Mbizvo
Chief Executive Officer, One Stop Investment Services Centre

Minister Ivan Meyer
Provincial Minister, Western Cape Department of Agriculture

Christopher Mitchell
Partner, Bain and Company

Jonathan Mudzunga
Director, Department of Agriculture

Luambo Munzhedzi
Chairperson, ADASA

Tembwe Mutungu
Group Chief Financial Officer, Yalelo and FirstWave

Thaven Naidoo
Southern Africa Regional Coordinator, PFAN

Raldu Nel
Chairman, A-SDA

Surisa Nel
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, A Good Year Urban Farm

Niki Neumann
Innovation & Strategy, AFGRI

Charles Nichols
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, SunCulture

Richard K. Ofori-Mante
Agriculture and Rural Finance Division, African Development Bank Group

Alain Onibon
Subregional Coordinator, Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations

Nuradin Osman
Vice President and General Manager Africa, AGCO

Narcisse Guybolo Parfait
Chief Executive Officer, AGRI-INVEST

Kobus Pienaar
Technical Manager, Woolworths

Craig Saven
Banking and Finance Partner, ENS

Manoj Seonath
Head: Agro-Processing & Agriculture, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa

Peter Setou
Chief Executive Officer, Vumelana Advisory Fund

Stephanie Shiri
Managing Director, Vemado Investments

Anne Githuku Shongwe
Representative, UN Women South Africa Multi-Country Office (SAMCO)

Anna-Marie Silvester
Microsoft Corporation

Nicolette Smit
Partner, ENS

Jaap Spreeuwenberg
Managing Director, Hivos Impact Investments

Theuns Steyn
Partner, ENSafrica

Victor Thindisa
Portfolio Manager, Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries

Melissa Timothy
Tissue Culture Technologist, Dube AgriLab

Atsuko Toda
Director, Agriculture Finance and Rural Development

David Torr
Co-founder, uCook

Gary Vaughan-Smith
Chief Investment Officer, SilverStreet Capital

Antois van der Westhuizen
Managing Director, John Deere Financial

Affiong Williams
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, ReelFruit

Alan Winde
Premier of the Western Cape, Western Cape Government

2019 SPONSORS & PARTNERS

• Wessgro
• Western Cape Government
• African Development Bank
• Grow Africa
• MIGA
• NEPAD
• NIRSAL
• Zeder
• FAO
• UN Women
• IDC

EXHIBITORS:
• Aerobotics
• BJB Global
• Cherry Irrigation
• Ethekwin Municipality
• Grow Express
• Invest Durban
• Dube Tradeport
• Lindsay Africa
• Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone
• SEDA
• Superior Grain
• Thembalethu Development
• Trade & Investment Kwazulu-Natal
• Neptun Boot
• Agriled
• Tshwane Economic Development Agency
• ENS Africa
• ECRDA
• Senter 360
• Swift Vee

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• Africa Pace
• Afrika Verein der Deutschen Wirtschaft
• AGRI-Invest
• Eschaton Solutions
• German Agribusiness Alliance
• Urbantonic
• KENAFF
• Pan-African Chamber of Commerce
• Wesgro
• Western Cape
• Associatiom Disapora UEMOA
• AfriUnique Tours
• Pulsar Development
• African Sustainable Development Association