Venue
Cape Town International Convention Centre
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa

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Event Date Tue Nov 27 EET - Wed Nov 28 EET (over 6 years ago)
In your timezone (EDT): Tue Nov 27 1:00am - Wed Nov 28 10:00am
Location Cape Town International Convention Centre
Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Region EMEA
Details

This year, the African Agri Investment Indaba will be co-located with the Agri Trade Congress Africa, making this platform the largest trade and investment gathering in agriculture on the African continent. The new format still allows for two separate conference streams but takes advantage of having 800+ high level delegates in combined matchmaking, exhibition and networking sessions with a focus on the entire value chain from farmer to retailer.

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

The Agri Trade Congress Africa is the perfect platform to explore game-changing trends which are disrupting traditional trading models and to discover new opportunities and key strategies for developing successful trading in new and existing African markets.

The co-location of these two events makes this platform the largest trade and investment gathering in agriculture

The Audience:
• Agribusinesses
• Academics agencies
• Aggregators
• Agro-processors
• Asset managers
• Brokers and traders
• Buyers and agents
• Chambers of commerce
• Commercial Farmers
• Commodities and futures traders
• Co-operatives
• Debt funders
• Economists and Analysts
• Financial institutions
• Food manufacturers /processors
• Fund managers
• Government
• Impact investors
• Importers and exporters
• Input suppliers
• Inspection services
• Insurance and Risk companies
• Lawyers and consultants
• Logistics companies
• Private equity
• Procurement companies
• Professional Services
• Research and Development
• Retailers
• Sovereign wealth funds
• Trade and investment agencies
• Trade associations
• Trade Exchanges
• Traders and Exporters
• Venture capital investors

Speakers

2018 Speakers

Dr. Aliyu Abdulhameed
CEO, Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL)

Lionel Adendorf
Associate, Government & Stakeholder Relations, FairPlay Movement

Col. Ouro-Koura Agadazi
Minister, Ministry of Agriculture

Dr Yemi Akinbamijo
Executive Director, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA). Chairman, African Agri Council (AAC)

Nana Dr Appiagyei
President, Ghana Chamber of Commerce

Professor Kwaku Appiah-Adu
Ayodeji Balogun, Country Manager, AFEX

Andrew Bembridge
director and head of real estate/property department, ENSafrica

Robert Besseling
Executive Director, EXX Africa

Rod Blondin
former SGM, SAFEX JSE

Ben Boateng
Senior Director, ExWorks Capital

George Ayisi Boateng
High Commissioner, Ghana High Commission in South Africa

Gilbert Boois
Project Manager: Spatial Development Initiatives, Walvis Bay Corridor Group

James Brice
Group CEO, EBS Advisory

Jason Burbidge
Director, Agri-Parks Africa

Dr. Nigel Chanakira
Chairman, Zimbabwe Investment Authority & Director Riskflow Group

Simon Cook
Partner- Trade & Export Finance Group, Sullivan & Worcester

Rupert Cutler
Director Financial & Political Risk, Parker Norfolk & Partners

Evaldo da Silva Junior
Director: Trade Promotion – Cooperation Foreign Investment, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply

Neil De Beer
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Investment Fund Africa

Dr. Theo De Jager
President, World Farmers Association

André Dellevoet
Senior Africa Strategist & Business Developer, IDH

Siby Diabira
Regional Head: Southern Africa & Indian Ocean, PROPARCO

Louis Du Plessis
Head: Corporate and FI Trade Sales, Rand Merchant Bank

Hendrik du Preez
Partner, Webber Wentzel

Dr. Keith DuPlessis
Business Development Manager: Agro Processing, Coega Development Corporation

Paulina M Elago
Executive Secretary, The Southern African Customs Union

Cora Fernandez
Director, Mila Yarona Holdings

Hon. Dr Nurah Gyeile
State Minister, Ministry of Agriculture

Tim Harris
Chief Executive Officer, Wesgro

Chris Hart
Executive Chairman, Impact Investment Africa

Jim Higgiston
Minister-Counselor for Agricultural Affairs. Head of Agricultural Affairs in Southern Africa, U.S. Embassy in South Africa

Daniel Hulls
Chief Executive Officer, Agdevco

Michael Iyambo
Vice Chairperson: Board of Directors, Agribank of Namibia. Chairman, Namibian Agronomic Board. Founding Member & MD, Oshikoto Fresh Fruit & Vegetables

Dr Raphael Karuaihe
Head: Commodities, JSE Capital Markets

Anne Keppler
Regional Director Southern Africa, DEG

Wouter Kool
Head Trade & Commodity Finance Africa, Rabobank

Hon. Sebastian Kopulande
Member of Parliament. Chief Executive Officer, Zambian International Trade & Investment Centre (ZITIC)

Dr. Patrick Kormawa
Subregional Coordinator, Southern Africa, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Quan Le
CEO, Binkabi

Ben Leyka
Executive Director, African Agri Council

Johnnie Loubser
Technical Manager, Sainsbury's Supermarkets

MEC Lebogang Maile
Member of the Executive Council (MEC), Gauteng Economic, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development Department

Sibusiso Manana
Head of Agriculture Strategic Technology, Technology Innovation Agency (TIA)

Shannon Manders
Editorial Director, GTR

Herman Marais
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Agri-Vie Investment Fund

Frédéric Massé
Head of Africa Agriculture Industry, SAP

Jari Matero
Senior Investment Manager & Team Leader – Agribusiness and Forestry, Finnfund

Sara Mbago-Bhunu
Regional Director of the East and Southern Africa Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Nozipho Mdawe
COO, Transnet National Ports Authority

Zhann Meyer
Head: Agricultural Commodities – Global Commodity Finance. Corporate and Investment Banking, Nedbank

Simbarashe Mhungu
Managing Director, HFG Advisory

Simbarashe Mhungu
Managing Director, HFG Advisory

Solly Molepo
Deputy Director: Agro-Processing Industrial Development Division, The dti

Barbara Mommen
CEO, Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative

Mary-Jean Moyo
Director: Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services Department- MENA & Africa, IFC

H.E Albert Muchanga
Commissioner for Trade and Industry, African Union Commission

Jacob Mwale
Executive Director, Zambian Commodity Exchange

Niki Neumann
Managing Director: AFGRI Technology Services, AFGRI

Sindiso Ndema Ngwenya
Secretary General, COMESA

Thabi Nkosi
Executive Director: Research, Business Development & Investments, AFGRI

Sifiso Ntombela
Trade Economist, National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC)

Mansur M. Nuruddin
Managing Partner, MNCapital Africa Advisors (MNCAA)

IB Oosthuizen
Agriculture Director, McCain Foods South Africa

Alexander George Owino
Consultant & Financial Sector Specialist, Sub-Committee on Establishment of Kenya’s Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) and Government Investment Committee (GIC), Parastatal Reforms Implementation ...

Marci Pather
Executive Director, All Joy & Dursots

Duarte Pedreira
Head of Trade Finance, Crown Agents Bank; Chairman, Africa Regional Committee, ITFA

Mari Pennanen
Director Business Development, DSM Corridor Group

Mitchell Presser
Partner and Head of US M&A, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

MD Ramesh
President and Regional Head- South and East Africa, Olam International

Justy Range
Business Development, Freshmark Systems

Bernard Rey
Head of Cooperation: EU Delegation to South Africa, European Commission

Joshua Rugema
Country Director, East Africa Exchange

Lourenço Sambo
Director General, Investment & Exports Promotion Agency

Beverley Schäfer
Minister of Economic Opportunities, Ministry of Economic Opportunities and Agriculture Western Cape Government

Anton Scheepers
Managing Member, The AIM Co.

Oteng Sebonego
Investment Principal, Norsad Finance

Sanjay Sethi
Director of Sustainability, Phoenix

Sean Shiels
Head: Procurement, Export Trading Group

Wandile Sihlobo
Head Agribusiness Intelligence, Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz)

Chambuleni Simwinga
Executive Director, Grain Trader Association of Zambia (GTAZ)

Johny Smith
CEO, TransNamib

Babajide Sodipo
Chief Policy Advisor on Trade, African Union Commission (AUC)

Ryan Solovei
Group Executive - Strategic Marketing & Business Development, Accite Holdings

George Tomazos
Chief Operating Officer, AGT Foods Retail

Berthran Ugeh
CEO, Tendy LLC

Professor Patrick Okedinachiessor Utomi
Nigerian professor of political economy and management expert, He is a Fellow of the Institute of Management, Consultants of Nigeria and a former pr...
Founder of Centre for Value in Leadership and the African Democratic Congress party

Hennie van der Merwe
CEO, Agribusiness Development Corporation / Agri4Africa

Theo van der Veen
Director, UFF

Antois van der Westhuizen
Managing Director, John Deere Financial - Sub-Saharan Africa, John Deere. South Africa

Martin van Zyl
Senwes Group Executive: Innovation and Integrated Solutions, Senwes

Neeraj Vij
Regional Sector Manager – Agriculture, Industry & Human Development, African Development Bank (AfDB)

Erik Viljoen
Fund Advisor, Barak Fund Management

Cobus Visagie
CEO, Africa Merchant Capital

Emma Wade-Smith OBE
Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Africa, Department of International Trade

Timothy Willis
Chief Financial Officer & Head of Growth, Aerobotics

Leon Winterboer
Senior Investment Officer, FMO

Alan Witherden
Director: Business Development, Ocorian

Ron Yariv
Business Development Manager, Amiran Kenya

Abubakar Yerima
Head of Agriculture, Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC)

Helen Zille
Premier, Western Cape Government

Sponsors & Partners

2018 Sponsors & Partners

SPONSORS:
• BANQUE AFRICANE DEVELOPMENT
• SAP
• WESGRO

EXHIBITING PARTNERS:
• Aerobotics
• AGCO
• AGRI Trading
• Amiran
• ARC LNR
• BPL
• ca GLOBAL
• CAPESPAN
• CFAM
• Cherry Irrigation
• CHIEF INDUSTRIES UK
• cubicool international
• COEGA
• INVESTDURBAN
• ens AFRICA
• EXWORKS CAPITAL
• FACET
• FNB First National Bank
• GSI
• GWK
• IDC
• JOHN DEERE
• LNDC
• LINDSAY AFRICA
• Microsoft
• NIRSAL
• NORTH WESE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
• RAND AGRI
• RIELA International
• SUPERIOR Grain Equipment
• technology innovation AGENCY
• UKGCC
• VALLEY
• Vertical Veg

PARTICIPATING PARTNERS:
• absa
• AGH AFRI GROUP HOLDINGS
• ADM
• Crown Agents Bank
• Gro Capital
• idh
• LDC Louis Dreyfus Company
• NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT
• Olam
• PNP

STRATEGIC PARTNERS:
• PIONEER FOODS
• RMB
• Zenith Agro Commodities
• Eschaton Solutions
• FARA
• GTR Global Trade Review
• ITFA
• SACOTA
• Western Cape Government

KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS:
• agbiz
• EBS ADVISORY

ASSOCIATION PARTNERS:
• AFCA
• Africa Verein
• EAFF
• FRESH PRODUCE EXPORTERS
• KENAFF
• KEPSA
• National Agricultural Marketing Coouncil

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Pan Africa Chamber of Commerce
• saaff
• tbn
• AfCD
• Ai africainvestor
• Africa In Union
• African Farming
• friexporter
• AgriLeaders
• BarclayHedge
• BIZCOMMUNITY
• CAPE Bussiness News
• Global Africa NETWORK
• Green Economy Journal
• Harvest
• MacadamiaSA
• prime media africa
• PPP AFRICA
• SUGAR DIGEST
• Shukela
• South African Business Integrator
• SAVVY INVESTOR