AGENDA
Here's what we have in store for you at this year's Fi Africa!
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Innovative ingredients & Healthy ingredients
Time
11:00 - 11:30
Topic
Opening Ceremony and formal speeches
Speaker
Affiliation
11:30 - 12:00
Ingredients Tech
Beshoy Safawat
Quality and food safety Director at Smiley's food industry & Smiley's Bakery
12:00 - 12:30
A guide to Circular Food Manufacturing
Ahmed Hussein
Operation Manager HSA group / Lean Manufacturing
12:30 - 13:00
How to the fight wheat crisis and increase the production of cereal crops: Regenerative Food production through biodynamic agriculture methods
Dalia Samy
(TCB)
Chamber of cereals industry
13:00 - 13:30
The power of alternative ingredients for Healthy Products
Adel Ismail
Quality, R&D and Regulatory Affair Director at Hero Middle East & Africa
13:30 - 14:00
Understanding Functional ingredients and the functional foods consumer in Africa
Will Cowling
FMCG Gurus
14:00 - 14:30
Application of Modern Technologies for Functional Foods
Mohamed Mohamady
Director of Assessment and Quality Assurance - Egyptian Government Excellence Award - Ministry of Planning and Economic Development Managing director at TAKAMOL consulting
14:30 - 15:00
Food Safety cultures within Factories
Ahmed Sakr
Manager Quality and food safety - Middle East Africa at Mars
15:00 - 15:30
Break
15:30 - 16:00
Growth opportunities and winning strategies when entering a new market
Sanjay Sethi
Plant based food indsutry association (India)
16:00 - 16:30
Plant based protein to replace animal protein
Dr.Mohamed Abdelgawad
Tiba Startch & Glucose
16:30 - 17:00
Rising Plant Based Foods: Getting Ready to Cater to the $100 Billion Export Opportunity
Sanjay Sethi
Plant based food indsutry association (India)
17:00 - 17:30
The ecofriendly aspect of plant-based manufacturing
Ahmed Gharib
(TBC)
Head of R&D Americana
17:30 - 18:00
Plant based meat
(TBC)
(TBC)
African markets overview & Africa's current role worldwide
Time
11:00 - 11:30
Topic
Africa, the new food map for F&B manufacturing
Speaker
(TBC)
Affiliation
(TBC)
11:30 - 12:00
Leveraging the Africa Continental Free Trade Area to achieve Food Security in Africa
Rose Ronoh
Trade Economist
12:00 - 12:30
Food Safety & Quality infrastructure & standards development in Africa
Dr. Ashraf Elzoheiry
ZDC Consulting Manging Director \ Food Safety Culture
12:30 - 13:00
Transformational leadership in Food business Organizations
Amira Mousa
Sustainability Consultant at B Corp Certificate
13:00 - 13:30
The Growth of Dairy Market in Africa
Amgad ElKady
Executive General Manager. Organization Food and Agro Industries Technology Center (FAITC),Technology and industrial Innovation Centers (TIC),Ministry of Trade and Industry – Egypt.
13:30 - 14:00
The Growth of the African seasoning and spices market
(TBC)
(TBC)
14:00 - 14:30
Supply Chain
Adham Salem
Group Supply Chain & Procurement Director at Wadi Group
14:30 - 15:00
Growth & opportunities in Food Investments in Africa
Mostafa Nabil
Managing partner SME consulting
15:00 - 15:30
Break
15:30 - 16:00
Macroeconomy's effect on the food sector
Mohamed Youssef
Chairman & CEO Dcode Economic & Financial Consulting
16:00 - 16:30
Financial opportunities and funding investments
Hoda Sabry
Financing & Banking Expert - EBRD GEFF
16:30 - 17:00
Evolution of food sector trade , and avenue to growth
Tamer Mosalam
Chief Executive Officer & Board MemberMisr Investment & Export Development Co. S.A.ESubsidery of Egyptian Banks Consortio
17:00 - 17:30
Intra Country trade : Egypt F&B exports
Mamdouh Issa
(TBC)
Women Networking Lunch 10:30 - 14:00
Addressing the food security issue
Time
14:30 - 15:00
Topic
How can supply chain solutions help in food security
Speaker
Dr. Mohamed ElBanna
Affiliation
New Suez Canal Marine Logistics Managing Partner
15:00 - 15:30
The rise of food prices in Africa: How to stabilize food prices
(TBC)
(TBC)
15:30 - 16:00
How are food manufcaturers connected to the nutirition programs
Mohamed Elkaramany
Director Egyptian Food Bank Growth Lab
16:00 - 17:00
Food safety role when adressing food security
Atef Idriss
CEO MEFOSA
