8th AgriFin Learning Event
Theme: Enabling Rural Economy: Creating Lasting Impact for the Digital Ecosystem in Africa
8th Annual Learning Event
Event Program
7:00 – 8:15
Arrival and Registration
8:15 – 8:30
Opening remarks (Livestream)
- Sieka Gatabaki – Program Director, Mercy Corps
- Cabinet Secretary – Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development
8:30 – 9:30 am
Venue : Jambo Ballroom Entrance
Leaders dialogue (Livestream)
Moderator: Tamara Cook – CEO, FSD Kenya
Keynote Speakers
- Dr James Mwangi – Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Equity Group
Holdings - AbdulMajid M Nsekela – Group CEO and Managing Director, CRDB Bank
- Jesman Chonzi – IFC Manager for the Financial Institutions Group for Eastern and
Southern Africa - Melaku Yirga – Regional Director, Africa, Mercy Corps
- Dennis Itumbi – Chief Administrative Secretary, Ministry of ICT and Digital Economy,
Government of Kenya
Venue : Jambo Ballroom
9:30 – 10:00 am
Coffee Break
Venue : Jambo Ballroom Foyer
10:00 – 12:30 pm
Breakout sessions: Three different tracks running in parallel.
BREAKOUT SESSION 1 (Livestream)
Financial services: Finding Effective Partnerships and Making it Work for agro-producers.
Venue : Bougainville Room
BREAKOUT SESSION 2 (Livestream)
Gender and marginalized groups: Growing Inclusive and Equitable Food Systems through Collective Action
Venue : Pavillion Room
BREAKOUT SESSION 3 (Livestream)
Advisory: Exploring innovative revenue models, leveraging partnerships to tailor affordable and inclusive services for smallholder farmers
Venue : Jambo Ballroom
12:30 – 13:15 pm
Marketplace: Showcasing innovative solutions for agricultural transformation
13:15 – 14:15 pm
Lunch Break
14:15 – 14:30 pm
Bulletin: Key takeaways from the morning breakout sessions (Livestream)
14:30 – 16:30pm
Generating Evidence Session
Designing for Adoption: Nudging Farmers to Adopt Digital Services Using Human-Centered Design – Busara (Livestream)
Randomized Evaluations for Digital & Bundled Agricultural Services – DAISI and J-Pal (Livestream)
Leaner Impact Assessments: Experiments and Lessons – 60 decibels (Livestream)
16:30 – 17:00 pm
The demand-side view of digital agriculture: Launch of the panel survey by 60 decibels (Livestream)
17:00 pm
Coffee Break/ Close of Day
7:00 – 8:15 am
Arrival and registration
8:15 – 8:30 am
Opening remarks (Livestream)
Michael Joseph – Board chair Pula Advisors, Board chair, Kenya Airways, Businessman
8:30 – 9:00 am
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Earth Engine (Livestream)
Speaker: Dr. William Ogallo, Senior Research Scientist at Google
9:00 – 9:30 am
IDH Farmfit Insights Hub launch (Livestream)
Speaker: Carolijn Gommans, Director Intelligence Center, IDH
9:30am – 10:00 am
Coffee break
10:00 – 12:30 pm
Breakout sessions: Three different tracks running in parallel.
BREAKOUT SESSION 1 (Livestream)
Market/platforms: Enhanced collaboration for effective digital platforms
BREAKOUT SESSION 2 (Livestream)
Digital Climate Smart Agriculture: Financing Climate Change Adaptations
BREAKOUT SESSION 3 (Livestream)
Data : Collaborative Data Synergies for Food System Transformation
12:30 – 13:15 pm
Marketplace: Showcasing innovative solutions for agricultural transformation
13:15 – 14:15 pm
Lunch Break
14:15 – 14:30 pm
Bulletin: Key takeaways from the morning breakout sessions (Livestream)
14:30 – 15:00pm
State of the Digital Agriculture Sector: Harnessing the Potential of Digital for Impact Across Agricultural Value Chains in Low- and Middle-Income Countries launch by Beanstalk (Livestream)
15:00 – 16:00
Driving Investments: Unlocking financing for innovation and scale (Livestream)
16:30 – 16:45
Coffee Break
16:45 – 17:45 pm
Closing plenary panel discussion: ‘Leveraging technology towards more efficient, impactful, and sustainable food systems’ (Livestream)
Moderator: Mwombeki Baregu, Investment Officer, International Financial Corporation
Speakers
- Stanley Njoroge – CFO Safaricom, Ethiopia
- Hamisi Williams – Deputy Country Representative, FAO Kenya
- Jenny Lofbom – Country Director Kenya, IDH
- Hannah Reed – Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Mildred Nadah Pita – Head of Public Affairs and Sustainability Africa, Bayer
17:30 – 17:45
Closing Remarks (Livestream)
Sieka Gatabaki – Program Director, Mercy Corps AgriFin
18:00
Networking Reception
