8th AgriFin Learning Event

Theme: Enabling Rural Economy: Creating Lasting Impact for the Digital Ecosystem in Africa

8th Annual Learning Event

Event Overview
Event Program
Session Details
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Event Program

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7:00 – 8:30

Arrival and Registration

Venue :

8:30am - 9:00am

Opening Remarks and Keynote Speeches 

  • Sieka Gatabaki-Mercy Corps AgriFin
  • Stewart Collis-Gates Foundation
  • Stefano Carcoforo- iProcure LTD 
Venue : Mara Ball Room

9:00 am- 9.30 am

Leaders Dialogue:

  • David Saunders- Briter Bridges 
  • Toffene Kama- Mercy Corps Ventures 
  • Tamara Cook – FSD Kenya
  • Ali Hussein Kassim- Vice president Africa Fintech Network 

Moderator: Sieka Gatabaki-Mercy Corps AgriFin

 

Venue : 

 

10.10 am- 10.30 am

Q&A Session

Venue : 

 

10:30m - 10:45 am

Transition / Coffee Break

Venue : Jambo Ballroom Foyer

10:45am-11:00 am

Presentation

Strategies and Pathways to Scaling Gender-inclusive Digital Agricultural Finance

Key findings scaling digital Agri-Tech Finance across Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Jared Ochieng -FSD Kenya

Venue : Mara Ball Room

11:00am-12:00 pm

Round Table Discussions.

Agri-Finance Group Discussions

Venue : 

 

12:00pm-12:30 pm

Panel discussion:

Pathways to Scaling Gender-inclusive Digital Agricultural Finance.

Panelists

  • Eric Massinda- FSD TZ
  • Andrew Ahiaku – ACELI 
  • Ewan Wheeler – ACRE Africa 
  • Munyi Nthigah-Ketha Africa

Moderator – Grace Njoroge & Betty Muriithi-Mercy Corps AgriFin

Venue : 

 

12.30pm-12.45pm

Q&A Session

Venue : 

 

12:45pm - 2:00pm

Lunch Break/ Interviews

Venue : 

 

2.00pm-3.00pm

Concurrent Masterclass and Marketplaces

 

Masterclass 1: Agribusiness impacts in a climate context Session 1: A hands-on crash course on tracking what matters by CGIAR & CLIC (Mara 1 & 2) confirmed

 

Masterclass 2: Human Centered Systems Thinking- IDEO (Mara 3 & 4) 

 

Masterclass 3: Dryland Financing (SPARC) (Talek) confirmed

Financial Services Symposium / Networking

Venue : 

 

2.00pm-3.00pm

Concurrent Masterclass and Marketplaces

Masterclass 1: Agribusiness impacts in a climate context Session 1: A hands-on crash course on tracking what matters by CGIAR & CLIC 

Venue : Mara 1 & 2

Masterclass 2: Human Centered Systems Thinking- IDEO 

 

Venue : Mara 3 & 4

Masterclass 3: Dryland Financing (SPARC)  

Financial Services Symposium / Networking

Venue : Talek

7:00am-8:30am

Registration & Coffee

Venue:

9.00am - 9.10am

Opening Remarks & Keynote Speeches

  • Sieka Gatabaki-Mercy Corps AgriFin
  • Melaku Yirga – Mercy Corps 
  • Rose Goslinga – PULA
 
Venue:

9.00am - 9.10am

Presentations:

AI in Agriculture leads the innovation in localization for Africa

Emmanuel Makau- Mercy Corps AgriFin

Systemic Challenges in Scaling AI Across Africa

 

Venue:

9.10am- 9.40am

Case studies of solutions implemented

  • Kennedy Senagi PhD- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) 
  • Jay Shapiro- Usiku Games 
  • Nathan Muhoro- Usiku Games 
 
Venue:

9.40am-10.00am

Panel Discussion

 

Moderator: Nathanial Peterson-CGIAR

Venue:

10.00am-10.10am

Q&A Session

Venue:

10.10am-10.15am

Wrap-up

Evan Girvet- CGIAR

Venue:

10:15am –10:30am

Coffee Break/Interviews

Venue:

10:30am-10:45am

Opening presentation

Understanding the use of digital advisory, DCSA and Marketplace for SHF

Samuel Karanja-Mercy Corps AgriFin

Irene Warui – Mercy Corps AgriFin 

Venue:

10:45am-11:45am

Round Table Partner Discussions

Pathway/Strategy to scale and sustainability for Digital Information Services

Venue:

11:45am- 12:30pm

Panel discussion:

Towards sustainable Digital Advisory, Market platforms, Digital Smart Agricultural services:

  • Hafsah Jumare – CoAmana
  • Abrahame Endrias- Lersha 
  • Jerry Oche-Zowasel confirmed
  • Simon Mulwa – KALRO 
  • George Njoroge-FtMA (Farm to Market Alliance) 

Moderator: Kristin Peterson – Sprout

Venue:

12.30pm-12.45pm

Q & A Session

Venue:

12:45pm-1:00pm

Wrap Up

Ferhana Jelaludin-Mercy Corps AgriFin 

 
Venue:

1:00-2:00pm

Lunch Break / Interviews

Venue:

2.00pm-2.15pm

Digital Public Infrastructure

Building the Digital Backbone: Scaling Agricultural Solutions and Innovation with Digital Public Infrastructure

Presentations

  • Boniface Akuku
Venue:

2.15pm-2.35pm

Case studies

  • Merz Christian – GIZ 
 
Venue:

2.35pm-3.15pm

Panel Discussion

  • Emmanuel Khisa –CDPI 
  • Sheena –Kuza 
  • Salim- KALRO 

Moderator: Charlene Migwe-Development Gateway

 
Venue:

3.15pm-3.30pm

Q&A Session

Venue:

3:40 pm- 4:30pm

Concurrent Masterclass and Marketplaces

Masterclass 1: Agribusiness impacts in a climate context Session 2: Collecting data, assessing climate & nature impact outcomes to attract climate finance with practical case studies from African MSMEs by CGIAR & CLIC 

Venue: Mara Ball Room

Masterclass 2: Case study on Drylands & Climate Information systems by SPARC 

Venue: Talek 2

Masterclass 3: Assessing the Commercial Viability of Business Models by IDH

Venue: Talek 1

4:30 pm-5:00pm

Award ceremony for Impact partners

 
Venue: Mara Ball Room

5:00pm- 6:00pm

Coffee Break / Interviews

Venue:

6:00pm-8:00pm

Networking