Programme

12:00 – 13:00​ Registration & Lunch

13:00 – 13:05​ Opening Remarks​

  • Hannah Ambrose, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

13:05 – 13:25​ Keynote Address​

  • Introduction by: H.E. Morie Komba Manyeh, Sierra Leone High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

  • Hon. Dr Henry Musa Kpaka, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security

13:25 – 14:10 Panel: Investing in Sierra Leone’s Food and Agriculture Sector​

  • Moderator: Roman Frenkel, Head of Manufacturing, Food and Agriculture, BII

  • Obai Khalifa, Deputy Director, Agriculture Development, Gates Foundation,

  • Mohamed Sowe, CEO of Pee Cee Agriculture, PeeCee Holdings

  • Sarah Marchand, MD of Strategic Initiatives, Aceli Africa

  • Kitanha Toure, Regional Head – West Africa, Swedfund

14:10 – 14:40 Refreshments

14:40 - 15:00 Fireside Chat: The Investor’s Perspective

  • Moderator: Stefanie Fairholme, CIO of Capital Solutions, BII 

  • Admir Imami, Group CEO, Zvilo 

15:00 - 15:15 Project Pitches

  • JamJay 

  • H4 Plast 

  • Global Logistics Solutions SL

15:15 - 15:20 Sector Overview: Emerging Sectors​

  • Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie, Team Lead, Invest Salone

15:20 - 15:30 Project Pitches

  • DelAgua 

  • Sustainabar

15:30 - 16:00 Refreshments

16:00 - 16:05 Sector Overview: Animal Protein

  • Pooja Melwani, Investment Advisor, Invest Salone

16:05 - 16:15 Project Pitches

  • Frontline Chickens

  • Willing Hands & Green Agventures

  • Leecon Poultry

16:15 - 16:20 Sector Overview: High Value Crops

  • Andrew Tarazid-Tarawali, Programme Director, Horizon Sierra Leone

16:20 - 16:30 Project Pitches

  • Leo Universal

  • Marika

16:30 - 17:30 Meet the Projects

17:30 - Closing Remarks and Networking Reception

  • Amal-Lee Amin, Managing Director and Head of Climate, Diversity and Advisory, BII

  • Zena Lopez, Head of the Economic Growth Team, British High Commission Freetown