AfricaPress-mozambique: The SADC Business Forum is the first and one of the largest entrepreneurship, opportunity and investment events in the southern African region.
The Forum is an initiative of SADC and the Government of Mozambique. It was assumed as a commitment to materialize, during the 40th Virtual Summit of Heads of State and Government of SADC, which took place in Maputo- Mozambique, on August 17, 2020, under the motto “SADC: 40 Years Building Peace and Security, Promoting Development and Resilience in the Face of Global Challenges ”.
Strategic Areas:
- Industrialisation
- Investments
- Sustainability
- Business environment
Main topics of the debate sessions:
- Agribusiness and Industry
- Tourism and Resilience
- Corridors and Logistics
- Energy
Event Schedule:
07:30 – 08:15
- Coffee and networking (Mozambique and SADC corporate videos)
- Coffee and networking(Mozambique and SADC corporate videos)
- Opening of the SADC Moz Global Expo
08:15 – 09:00 am Opening session
- Health & Safety (2min).
- Corporate videos from SADC (anthem) and Mozambique (anthem) and welcome (5min).
- Cultural Moment (Moreira Chonguiça and 05 SADC Countries – 8min).
Interventions:
- President of CTA (current president of the SADC Business Council – 5min
- Executive Secretary of the SADC Business Council – 5min
- SADC Executive Secretary – 5min.
- Minister of Industry and Commerce – 5mi).
- Inauguration speech of the SADC Public-Private Dialogue and Business Forum by the President of SADC, His Excellency the President of Mozambique Filipe Jacinto Nyusi.
9.10 – 10:10 am “Socio-economic impact of COVID-19 in the region and recovery strategies”
Moderator, Bineswaree Bolaky, UNECA
This session will focus on the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on SADC and the strategies needed for rapid economic recovery. It will also examine the evolving ways of doing business post-COVID-19 and how SADC industries can adapt.
- Peter Varndell, SADC Business Council (introduction)
- Luis Magaço Jr, President of ACIS (introduction)
- Lineu Candieiro, Young Entrepreneur from Mozambique (testimony)
10.00 – 11:40 am: Infrastructure: Development of SADC Regional Corridors
Moderator: World Bank
This session will focus on the development of SADC regional transport corridors to support the trade and regional integration agenda. Presentations will focus on interventions needed to form structures and attract investments.
- 10:00 – 10:20 Keynote Speaker 1: Mathews Phosa, SA Entrepreneur
- 10:20 – 10:50 Key Speaker 2: Kafuta Mulemba, SADC Secretariat
- 10:50 – 11:00 Panel (Honorable Minister of Transport and Communications, Janfar Abdulai, Malawi, Zambia, Cornelder, MPDC)
- 11:00 – 11:15 Funding Program (Corporate Council on Africa – USA)
- 11:15 am – 11:30 am Barbara Mommen, infrastructure and trade specialist, private sector perspectives
- 11:30 am – 11:35 am John Rocha, DTIC
- Q&A and Private Sector Comments
- Corporate Advertising and Break
11:40 – 13:0: Agribusiness: promoting and linking regional reference value chains
Moderator: Malawi
This session will focus on the development of agribusiness value chains in SADC, particularly the integration of SMEs into the agricultural sector. The main objective will be to develop linkages of SMEs with large organizations that will allow them to access SADC regional markets.
- Keynote speaker Honorable Celso Correia, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Mozambique
- Panel (Honorable Augusta Maíta Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, South Africa, National Entrepreneur of Manica, Argentina, Zimbabwe)
- Funding and Support Program (International Cooperation to Finance US Development)
- Q&A and Private Sector Comments
- Closing remarks His Excellency Thabo Mbeki Former President of South Africa
- Corporate Advertising and Break
14:00 – 15:10 Entrepreneurship in SADC: Ecosystem and Development
Moderator FUNDASO CEO
In order to make entrepreneurship an asset in the collective structure of the region, this panel comes to share, reflect and promote the existing regional dynamics and good practices, with a global impact on the ecosystem and initiatives for the development of entrepreneurship.
- Keynote speaker (Botswana)
- Panel (Honorable Oswaldo Faquir Petersburgo, Mozambican Youth and Employment Secretary, ANJE, National Entrepreneur Maputo, SEBRAE-Brasil and Madagascar)
- Support Program (100 best and SADC WIB-CTA/FUNDASO SMEs Women Entrepreneurs)
- Q&A session and comments
- Corporate Advertising and Break
13:30-15:00 Investment and Business Room
Moderator- President of ACIS
- Matching of Viable Projects with Programs and Investment Funds.
- B2B / B2C sessions by appointment and directed.
Champion:
- Opening …
- Corporate Partner….
- Closing….
- Cultural Moment Interlude (B Kakana).
10:30 – 17:00 MOZ – SADC Global Expo (10:00 – 17:00 (Face-to-Face and Virtual)
10:00 – 17:00 Visit the Global Expo through the Portal (http://www.sadcexpo.com)
Thematic cluster exhibition
15.15 – 16.30 Investment and Business Room
Moderator- President of ACIS
- Matching of Viable Projects with Investment Programs and Funds.
- Trade Facilitation Platform (MCNET, Mozambique).
- 2 Financial Institutions.
- B2B / B2C sessions by appointment and directed.
Champion:
- Opening & Closing (corporate partner)
- Cultural Moment Interlude (B Kakana).
3.30pm – 4.30pm VIP Business Room (Moderator-Director of ACIS / CTA):
- Africa and Global CEOs Meeting.
- Meeting of CEOs with Head of States or Governments.
- Financial Institution.
- Appointed and directed sessions.
Champion:
- Opening & Closing (corporate partner)
- Cultural Moment Interlude (B Kakana).
15.15 – 16.30 Media VIP Room (TVM/Gabinfo Moderator):
Round Table and SADC Caravan:
- FTAA Presentation Report by Tomas Salomão;
- APE/UK (UK Africa RSA);
- COVID-19 and international economy by Luísa Diogo;
- and interaction with regional and international media; world news on cluster themes
Champion:
- Opening & Closing
- Cultural Moment Interlude (B Kakana).
16.30 – 17.00 Launches and Inaugurations digital screen (Moderator – APIEX General Director):
- Launch of GIG Africa and Global startup awards in Africa (Company from the UK).
- Launch of the Goat of Tete as a Geographical Indication.
- Launch of the Regional Cattle Auction Program – Maputo Province.
- Three Provinces.
- Other Member State Launches & Inaugurations.
- Cultural Moment Interlude (B Kakana).
June 23
8: 30-10: 00 am
Domestication of the SADC Industrialisation Strategy with a Focus on Improving the Trade Balance
Moderator: Mr Ciyong Zou, UNIDO Program Director
This session will focus on the domestication and implementation of the SADC Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap by SADC Member States. There will also be a focus on the integration and popularisation of the strategy by the private sector.
- 08:30 – 08:40 am Keynote speaker 1: Update on the implementation of the SADC Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap, by Dr Khutula Sibanda, SADC Secretariat
- 8:40 am – 9:10 am Keynote speaker 2: Paul Sullivan, Acrow Bridge
- 09:10 – 09:20 Panel (Honorable Carlos Alberto Mesquita – Minister of Industry and Commerce of Mozambique, Eswatini, AIMO – Mozambique Industrial Association, IDC – Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, Lesotho)
- 09:20 – 09:30 Financing / Support Program (AfDB)
- 9:30 am – 9:50 am Ian Hirchfield, Coca Cola Africa – Private Sector Perspectives
- 09:50 – 09:55 Closing speech (SADC Patron: Minister of Zimbabwe)
- (05 min) Corporate Advertising and Break
10:00 – 11:20
“Energy, Mineral Resources and the Local Content Value Chain”:
Moderator EU Ambassador
This session will focus on local content and adding value. The focus will be on creating an enabling environment for the development of local content legislation in the SADC mining sector.
- 10:00 – 10:10 Keynote speaker: (Patrice Motsepe, African Rainbow Minerals-SA
- 10:10 – 10:40 Panel (Honorable Max Elias Tonela, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Angola, National Entrepreneur-Cabo Delgado, DRC)
- 10:40 – 10:50 Financing / Support Program (EU)
- 10:50 – 11:00 Vusi Mabena,Mining Industry Association of Southern Africa (MIASA)- Perspectives from the private sector
- 11:00 – 11:15 Q&A and Private Sector Comments
- 11:15 am – 11:20 am Closing Address (UK Patron: Minister)
- (05 min) Corporate Advertising and Break
11:20-12:25
“Tourism: resilience and innovation”
Moderator: Chair of the CTA and of the SADC Business Council
The challenges imposed by the economic resection resulting from the Covid-19 Pandemic, and within a new normality, will share, reflect and implement the paths that this strategic regional sector must follow and continue its agenda of being and continuing to be a business niche in the field of internationalisation.
- 11:20 am – 11:30 am Keynote speaker Paulo Portas , Portugal
- 11:30 – 11:40 Panel (Honourable Eldevina Materrula, Minister of Culture and Tourism; Gregory Carr Investor, National Entrepreneur-Inhambane, USA, Seychelles)
- 11:40 am – 11:50 am Funding and Support Program (Millennium Challenge Corporation)
- 11:50 am – 12:00 pm Yousouf Ismael, Mauritius Chamber of Commerce – Private Sector Perspectives
- 12:00 – 12:15 Phil Daka, Zambian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Q&A and Private Sector Comments
- 12:15 – 12:20 Closing remarks (SADC Patron: Minister of Mauritius
- (05 min) Corporate Advertising and Break
10:00 – 14:30
MOZ – SADC Global Expo (10:00 – 16:30 (On-site and Virtual)
- 10:00 – 16:30 Visit the Global Expo through the Portal(http://www.sadcexpo.com
Thematic cluster exhibition
13.30 – 15.00 VIP Business Room
Investment and Business Room
Moderator-President of ACIS
- Beluluane Industrial Park (GDP).
- Matching of Viable Projects with Investment Programs and Funds.
- Financial Institution.
- B2B / B2C sessions by appointment and directed.
Champion:
- Opening & Closing (corporate partner)
- Cultural Moment Interlude (B Kakana).
15.00 – 16.00 VIP Business Room
Moderators: Directors of ACIS and CTA
- SADC WIB [Women in Business] CEOs Meeting.
- SADC Cultural Business Initiative (Moreira Chonguiça)
- Financial Institution.
- Appointed and directed sessions.
Champion:
- Opening & Closing (corporate partner)
- Cultural Moment Interlude (B Kakana).
13.30-15.00 VIP Media Room
Moderator TVM / GABINFO
- SADC Roundtable and Caravan: EPA/SADC-EU Briefing (Botswana);
- AGOA (António Fernando/USAID);
- COVID-19 and Border Trade, SADC Business Environment and International Economy (Angelo Mondlane and Zambia);
- and interaction with regional and international media; world news on cluster themes.
Champion:
- Opening & Closing
- Cultural Moment Interlude (B Kakana).
16.00 – 16.30 Digital screen of launches and openings
Moderator- APIEX Director General
- PRONAIMO opportunities .
- Visit and corporate business environment at ZEE- Beluluane Industrial Park and Agility Park.
- Launch of the Mozambique Trade Fair Edition 2021
- Three Provinces.
- Launches and inaugurations of other Member States.
16:30-17:15
- Videos and corporate acknowledgements from SADC (anthem) and Mozambique (anthem) – 5min
- Honorable Mentions and Certificates – 05min
- Cultural Moment (Jimmy Dludlu & Band) – 07min.
- Interventions:
- SADC Business Council – 5min
- SADC Secretariat – 5min.
- Prime Minister of Mozambique – 07min.
- Closing remarks of the SADC Public-Private Dialogue and Business Forum by His Excellency the President of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera.
June 21
Guided tour of companies
- Guided visits to companies
