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Africa’s Premier Gathering for the Sugar Industry 31 MARCH – 2 APRIL 2020 SPEKE RESORT AND CONFERENCE CENTRE, KAMPALA, UGANDA Co-Host: HIGHLIGHTS AT #AFRICASUGAR2020 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP SITE-TOUR GALA DINNER Sugar Diversification in Focus Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited (SCOUL) Network with industry experts www.informaconnect.com.sg/event/africa-sugar Brought to you by: WHAT’S NEW IN Dear Industry Colleagues, Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) Partners as Co-Host for 10th Africa Sugar In a region that’s grappling with sustainable sugar production, Uganda’s sugar industry is thriving and projected Deep dive into global market movements and its implications to see an increase of over 10% in sugar output in this year alone. With investments pouring in from the private sector, and the state providing an enabling environment for industrial growth, new sugar projects are being for Africa developed with a keen support from the government to see diversification in sugar production. Uganda exhibits great potential for a much more robust and competitive sugar sector. Special coverage of intra-African trade and its impact on the sugar industry Industry growth is not without its opportunities and challenges in sugar production. As a region, our economies and value chains are interconnected through trade and industrialization – and the wider African community of respective government authorities, traders, millers and refiners, financing Changing consumer perspectives community and technology providers must come together to shape these conversations surrounding the future of Africa’s sugar industry. Best practices for efficiency and production The Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) is delighted to partner with Informa Continued focus on sugar diversification, with a deeper look at Connect as Co-Host for the 10th iteration of the region’s preeminent sugar conference. Set in a new location in 2020 in Kampala, Uganda, it is my pleasure to welcome you as we gather for the roadmap for ethanol and co-generation this highly-anticipated annual meeting. Spotlight on Africa’s sugar value chains; country-specific Expect a line-up of updates from key sugar markets, top millers and international insights and developments investors, as well as esteemed thought leaders at the conference, along with new content and networking opportunities. Action-geared, thought-leadership sessions for moving I highly encourage you to mark the dates and take time to be there as we convene. the industry forward We look forward to meeting you in Kampala, Uganda. Sustainable commercial best practices Regards, Mwine Jim Kabeho Chairman Uganda Sugar Manufacturers’ Association (USMA) www.informaconnect.com.sg/event/africa-sugar FEATURED SPEAKERS IN 2020 Hon. Amelia Kyambadde Joel H. Okwir Agriculture Economist GUEST OF HONOUR Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Uganda COMESA, Zambia Calicious Tutalife Acting Director, Directorate of Industrial Johann van der Merwe Suresh C. Sharma Development and Trade (IDT) Group Head, Advocacy Regional Director, Africa Operations South African Development Illovo Sugar, South Africa Mehta Group, Uganda Community (SADC), Botswana Frederick North-Coombes Luis Bagorro Júnior Stephane Isautier Chief Executive Officer Deputy General Director Head, East Africa Operations Transmara Sugar Company, Kenya BIOCOM, Angola Alteo Group, Mauritius Simon Kaheru Nick Jackson Public Affairs & Communications Solomon Odera Managing Director Director (Century & Rwenzori Bottling Interim Head, Sugar Directorate Royal Swaziland Sugar Corporation, Companies in Uganda) Agriculture & Food Authority, Kenya Eswatini Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, Uganda Amina Hersi Moghe Subhash Abeywickrama Oswald Magwenzi Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer and Director, Managing Director, Horyal Investments Holding and Atiak Sunbird Bioenergy, Sierra Leone Ubombo Sugar, Eswatini Sugar Factory, Uganda www.informaconnect.com.sg/event/africa-sugar MAIN CONFERENCE AGENDA DAY 1 | 1 APRIL 2020 08:00 Registration Starts & Morning Coffee 11:20 Strengthening Regional Partnership – Milling, 15:00 The World’s Largest Biomass to Power Supply Markets and Operations Generation Project: Sunbird Bioenergy’s OPENING PLENARY Suresh C. Sharma, Regional Director, Africa Operations, US$550m Investment in Sierra Leone Mehta Group, Uganda Subhash Abeywickrama, Chief Operating Officer and 09:00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks Director, Sunbird Bioenergy, Sierra Leone 11:50 Driving Growth in Africa: Expansion & African 09:05 WELCOME REMARKS Projects Showcase 15:30 Sugar Factory 2.0 – A Cane Bio-refinery, for Mwine Jim Kabeho, Chairman, Uganda Sugar Chaitralli Bhosale, Head, International Business, Sustained & Inclusive Growth Manufacturers Association, Uganda Saisidha, India Makarand Joshi, Head, Business Development – Africa & Middle East, Praj, India 09:10 OFFICIAL OPENING REMARKS BY 12:20 LEADERSHIP PANEL GUEST-OF-HONOUR Moving the Industry Forward - African Sugar 16:00 Afternoon Networking Break Hon. Amelia Kyambadde, Minister of Trade, Strategy Industry and Cooperatives, Uganda 16:30 Sugar and Beyond: An Integrated Strategy for Panelists: 09:20 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Dr. Amina Hersi Moghe, Chief Executive Officer, Horyal Sugar and its By-Products Changing Economic Perspectives in Africa – Investments Holding and Atiak Sugar Factory, Uganda Stephane Isautier, Head, East Africa Operations, Sugar Trade and Markets Frederick North-Coombes, Chief Executive Officer, Alteo Group, Mauritius Joel H. Okwir, Agriculture Economist, COMESA, Zambia Transmara Sugar Company, Kenya Oswald Magwenzi, Managing Director, Ubombo Sugar, 17:00 Diversification of Revenue Streams Through THE INTRA-AFRICAN AGENDA Eswatini Cogeneration, the Case of Ubombo Sugar in Farhan Nakhooda, Director, Projects, Madhvani Group, Eswatini 09:45 Africa’s Sugar Intra-Trade Environment Uganda Oswald Magwenzi, Managing Director, Ubombo Sugar, Johann van der Merwe, Group Head, Advocacy, Eswatini Illovo Sugar, South Africa 13:00 Networking Lunch 17:30 Session Reserved for Thyssenkrupp 10:10 Bolstering Sugar Industry Economics in SADC SUGAR DIVERSIFICATION Calicious Tutalife, Acting Director, Directorate of 18:00 End of Day 1 Industrial Development and Trade (IDT), South African 14:00 Transforming Angola’s Economic Course: A Case Development Community (SADC), South Africa Study in BIOCOM’s Growth & Ethanol Production 18:30 Gala Dinner Luis Bagorro Júnior, Deputy General Director, BIOCOM, 10:35 Morning Networking Tea Break Angola 11:05 Supporting the African Sugar Industry in 14:30 Beyond Milling: Product Diversification and Continental Economic Growth Technology Showcase Mulhim Eltayeb, Chairman and CEO, KEPM Projects and Ahmet Yenisehirli, Business Manager, Middle East & Agribusiness Strategy Advisor, ICCIA Africa, CNH Industrial - New Holland Agriculture, Turkey www.informaconnect.com.sg/event/africa-sugar MAIN CONFERENCE AGENDA DAY 2 | 2 APRIL 2020 08:00 Registration Starts & Morning Coffee 11:40 SUSTAINABILITY PANEL 15:30 Integrating and Diversifying Sugar Complexes The Groundwork for Economical Sustainability through Technology, and Operational Best 09:00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks and Productivity Practices • The state-of-play for national schemes for irrigation Hassan Hashim Erwa, General Manager, Sales & GLOBAL MARKET MOVEMENTS & in Africa, with Uganda in focus Marketing, Kenana Sugar Company Ltd., Sudan INVESTMENTS • Sustainability and productivity: what investments and initiatives need to be done first to lay the right 16:00 Sugar Production in Tanzania: Bakhresa Group’s 09:10 Duplicity, Hypocrisy and Resorting to WTO foundations for sugar production? Production & Irrigation Case Study Arvind Chudasama, Editor, International Sugar Journal, Ervant Sadanand, Chief Executive Officer, Bagayomo U.K. Moderator: Sugar (Bakhresa Group), Tanzania Lior Peleg, Corporate Marketing Director, Netafim, Israel 09:40 Trade, Diversification & Investment Views from 16:30 Strategy and Case Study for Integrated Uganda’s Largest Sugar Producer 12:20 Networking Lunch Sugarcane Processing: Productivity and Farhan Nakhooda, Director, Projects, Madhvani Group, Efficiency Uganda 13:30 Project Update - Atiak Sugar Factory Nick Jackson, Managing Director, Royal Swaziland Amina Hersi Moghe, Chief Executive Officer, Horyal Sugar Corporation, Eswatini 10:10 The Value Chain in Africa – Finding The Sweet Investments Holding and Atiak Sugar Factory, Uganda Spot 17:00 LEADERSHIP PANEL: Simon Kaheru, Public Affairs & Communications 14:00 Yield Maximization in Sugar Cane through Sugar Production Plan 2020 – Efficiency, Director (Century & Rwenzori Bottling Companies in Biological Inputs Lowering Yield Cost and Diversification Uganda), Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, Uganda Bernardo G. Arnaud, Chairman, StarkSat | NovaTero BioAg | Meteora Seeds, Brazil Panellists: 10:40 Morning Networking Tea Break Hassan Hashim Erwa, General Manager, Sales & Marketing, Kenana Sugar Company Ltd., Sudan 14:30 Becoming a Global Force in Sugar Production: ADVANCING VALUE CHAINS Dangote’s Backward Integration Programme Nick Jackson, Managing Director, Royal Swaziland (BIP) Sugar Corporation, Eswatini Ervant Sadanand, Chief Executive Officer, Bagayomo 11:10 Kenya Update – Imports, Border Controls, and Senior Representative from Dangote, Nigeria Sugar (Bakhresa Group), Tanzania Policy Update Makarand Joshi, Head, Business Development – Africa Solomon Odera, Interim Head, Sugar Directorate, 15:00 Afternoon Networking Tea Break & Middle East, Praj, India Agriculture & Food Authority, Kenya 17:40 End