Day - 1, Wednesday February 12, 2020

Theme: Building a sustainable ecosystem for global cashew industry

12:00 noon onwards - Delegate Registration

1:00 pm - 02:30 pm - Networking Lunch

02:30 pm onwards - Exhibition opens

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Inaugural Session


HE Mr Amadou Gon Coulibaly
Prime Minister, Côte d'Ivoire
HE Mr Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani
Minister of Agriculture
Côte d'Ivoire
HE Mr Harouna Kaboré
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts, Burkina Faso
Dr Adama Coulibaly
Director General, CCA, Côte d'Ivoire
HE Mr Y.K. Sailas Thangal
Ambassador of the Republic Of India Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia
Mr Bach Khanh Nhut
Chair Vinacas Inspection Board
(English)
Mr Olusegun Awolowo
Nigerian Export Promotion Council
Mr Diaby Aboubacar
AEC-CI
Mr Vasudev Barkur
ETG
Mr G Srivatsava
Cashewinfo

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Cocktail Reception

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Cocktail Dinner

Day - 2, Thursday February 13, 2020

Theme: Building a sustainable ecosystem for global cashew industry

Session 1: 2020 Raw Cashew Markets & Trade

9:00 am - 9:15 am - Special Address / Announcement

9:15 am - 10:30 am

Discussion 1: Country-wise 2020 Raw Cashew Crop Prospects and Outlook


Moderator:
Mr G Srivatsava
Cashewinfo
Mr Konate Issa
AEC- CI Representative
(French)
Mr Adeyemi Murtada Adeniji
Starlink Global & Ideal Ltd
(English)
Mr Ibrahim Sanfo
UNCEA
(English) (French)
Mr Vasudev Barkur
ETG
(English) (French)
Mr Robert Kokou SEDJRO
Togo Exporters Association
(English) (French)
Mr Pulkit Jain
Pajson Trading DMCC
(English) (French)
Mr Mohamadou Lamine Sene
Mery Logistics
Mali Representative *
Mr Stephen Quyen Tang
Long Son Group
(English) (French)

10:30 am - 10:45 am - Main points of the speech of Guinea representative, Mme Fanta CISSE (English)

10:45 am - 11:30 am

Discussion 2: Global Raw Cashew Trade: Opportunities for reform


Moderator:
Mr Diaby Aboubacar
AEC-CI
Mr Bach Khanh Nhut
Vina Control
(English) (French)
Mr Tola Faseru
ACA
(English)
Mr Johnson Thangavel
AFIC Logistics
(English)
Mr Mamadou Berte
CCA
(English) (French)
Mr Roland KOUADIO
MSC
Mr Tran Vu
Tan Long Group JSC
(English)

11:30 am - 12:00 noon - Networking Break at Exhibition Hall

Session 2: Raw Cashew Processing

12:00 noon - 12:45 pm

Discussion 3: RCN Processing in Africa-how to scale it up sustainably


Moderator:
Mr Mallikarjuna
Olam Ivory Coast
Mme Minata Kone
SOTRIA-B
(English) (French)
Mr Ayman Mohammed Do Rego
Africa Negoce & Industries
Mr Harm Voortman
Anatrans
(English) (French)

Session 3: Women in Cashew Sector

12:45 pm - 1:15 pm

Discussion 4: by Cashewomen


Moderator:
Ms Alima Viviane M´Boutiki
GIZ
(English) (French)
Dr Mariam OuattaraN
CCA
Ms Anna Le Uyen Phuong NGUYEN
QuangThien Imex S.A
Madame Georgette Tarraf
Directrice Generale Nad & Co Industry
Mrs Solene Prince Agbodjan
Oiko Credit
Ms Achta Cherif
INC

1:15 pm - 2:30 pm - Networking Lunch

Session 4: Technology & Innovation Forum

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Discussion: Improving competitiveness and compliance through technology


Moderator
Mr Shakti Pal
Caro Nut
(English)
Mr Shankar Damodaran
Thermodyne Technologies
(English) (French)
Mr Dang Van Tuyen
M K Tech Co Ltd
(English)
Mr Stephen Quyen Tang
Long Son Group
(English) (French)
Mr Kalbavi Prakash Rao
Kalbavi Cashews
(English) (French)
Mr Stefano Massari
Oltremare
(English)
Dr. Peter AL Masawe
Cashew Board of Tanzania
(English)
Mr Jeevan Saldanha
Spectrum Industris

4:00 pm - 4:15 pm - Networking Break at exhibition area

Session 5: Financing the cashew value chain

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm

Discussion 5: How to attract investments and financing into the African cashew value chain?


Moderator:
Mr Thomas Arthur Coulibaly
Advisor in Charge of Industry and Private Investments
Mr Lucman Diaby
AFRICAJOU
Mr Serge Leon Wognin
BGFI Bank, Cote d’Ivoire
Ms Salma Seetaroo-Bonnafoux
Ivoirienne de Noix de Cajou
Dr. Ulrich Sabel-Koschella
Comcashew / GIZ
Mr Donald KONAN
Banque Atlantique

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm - Gala Cocktail Dinner

Day - 3, Friday February 14, 2020

Theme: Building a sustainable ecosystem for global cashew industry

Session 6: Africa Investment Forum

9:00 am - 9:15 am - Presentation: Shelter for Life (English) (French)

9:15 am - 10:15 am

Discussion 6: "How will governments / CICC respond to the challenges of the cashew sector in Africa in the coming years?"


Moderator:
Ms Rita Weidinger
ComCashew
HE Mr Harouna Kabore
Minister of Commerce & Industry
Burkina Faso
Mr Ernest Mintah
ACA
(English) (French)
Mr Segun Awolowo
NEPC

Session 7: Cashew Kernel Markets

10:15 am - 11:15 am

Discussion 7: Review of major cashew kernel markets


Moderator:
Mr Pankaj Sampat
Samsons Traders
(English)
Mr Wim Schipper
Intersnack
(English) (French)
Mr Kalbavi Prakash Rao
Kalbavi Cashews
(English)
Mr James Fitzpatrick
Ingredient Sourcing Solutions
(English)
Mr Tejhash Modh
ETG
(English) (French)

11:15 am - 11:45 am - Networking break at Exhibition area

11:45 am - 12:45 pm

Session 8: Open house session


Moderator:
Mr James Fitzpatrick
Ingredient Sourcing Solutions
(English)
Ms Mary Adzanyo
ComCashew
Mr Vasudev Barkur
ETG
Mr Diaby Aboubacar
AEC-CI
Mr Wim Schipper
Intersnack
Mr Olatunji Ayoola Owoeye
National Cashew Association of Nigeria
Mr Karim Berthe
Conseil du Coton et de l'Anacarde

12:45 pm - 2:15 pm - Networking Lunch

2 pm Sharp Return on 15 Feb evening - Optional Tour: Buses leave to Yamoussoukro & Bouake

End of WCC 2020

* This is a draft agenda. Programme, topics may change