Time

Agenda

Speakers/Panelists

14:30 – 14:35

Opening Remarks

Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, AfDB

14:35 – 15:40

Session 1 Program: Digitalization and Agriculture for Sustainable Development

Event MC: Mr. Takaaki Nomoto, Executive Director representing Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Japan and Saudi Arabia, AfDB

Mr. Richard Kwaku Ofori-Mante, Director, Agricultural Finance and Rural Development, AfDB

Ms. Tamao Tada, Chief Business Officer, Space Shift, Inc

Mr. Hiroki Ishida, Director,AAIC Partners Africa Limited (Kenya)

Mr. Ryo Harada, Project Manager, Green Carbon Inc

Mr. Koya Matsuno, Co-Founder and COO, VunaPay

Mr. Jin Wakabayashi, Senior Deputy Director General, Private Sector Partnership and Finance Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Dr. Beth Dunford, Vice-President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development, AfDB

15:40 – 16:55

Session 2: Green Transition and Digital Solutions for Future Business and Markets

Event MC: Mr. Ken Shibusawa, Founder and CEO, &Capital Inc

Vice-Chairperson, Africa Project Team, Japan Association of Corporate Executives

CEO, Shibusawa and Company, Inc

Mr. Takuma Terakubo, CEO & General Partner, Uncovered Fund

Mr. Bekim Tahiri, Executive & Global Sales Manager, Hitachi Energy Non-System Product Packaging (NSPP)

Mr. Junaid Belo-Osagie, Executive Director, Investment Banking, EMEA, Mizuho Bank

Ms. Yuri Uchida, Deputy General Manager, Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) Johannesburg Office

Mr. Yuichiro Akita, General Manager, International and Strategic Policy, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI)

Dr. Kevin K. Kariuki, Power, Energy, Climate & Green Growth, AfDB

16:55 – 17:00

Closing Remarks

Mr. Daiho Fujii, Deputy Vice Minister, International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Japan