DATE |
TIME |
TOPIC |
SPEAKER |
Day One: Wednesday, 20th July, 2022 Hotel club du lac Tanganyika, Bujumbura, Burundi |
SESSION CHAIR: MASTER OF CEREMONY |
|
07:30am – 08.30am |
Registration of Delegates/
Tea Documentaries |
Event Management and Convention Administrator |
|
08:30am – 9:00am |
Climate setting and briefing |
Master of ceremony |
|
9:00am – 9.20am |
Welcome remarks by the Director General, OTB |
Hon. Deogratias Nduwimana |
|
9:20am – 9.30am |
Speech by the Managing Director of EATTA |
Mr. Edward K Mudibo |
|
9.30am – 9.45am |
Speech by the Chairman of EATTA |
Mr. Arthur D Sewe |
|
9.45am – 10.00am |
Remarks by Platinum sponsors |
Equity Bank and EAPI |
Tea Break
|
|
10:30am – 10.40 am |
National Anthem of Burundi |
Master of ceremony |
|
10.40 am – 11.00 am |
Entertainment |
Master of ceremony |
|
11.00am – 11.10 am |
Remarks by Burundi Ambassador, Nairobi and Kenya Ambassador in Burundi |
Amb. Evelyne Habonimana
H.E Mr. Daniel Wambura |
|
11.10am – 11.25am |
Speech by the Minister for Environment, Agriculture and Livestock |
Dr. Déo Guide Rurema |
|
11.25am – 11.45am |
Presentation of awards |
Master of ceremony |
|
11:45am – 12.30pm |
Key note address by the Guest of Honour |
H.E President General Évariste Ndayishimiye |
|
12:30pm – 01:00pm |
Guided tour of the exhibitions |
|
Lunch Break
|
SESSION CHAIR: MR. ARTHUR D SEWE -CHAIRMAN EATTA |
|
2:15pm – 2:45pm |
The Story of African Tea |
Mr. Joseph Ngige, Chief Executive Officer, Karirana Tea Factory
|
|
2:45pm -3:15pm |
Inspirational story-The History of Tea Business in Burundi |
Mr. Emmanuel Ndayiziga, Commercial Director, OTB |
|
3:15pm – 3:45pm |
The Uniqueness of African Tea |
Prof. Martin Obanda, JKUAT |
|
3.45pm – 4:15pm |
Reclaim Sustainability! Inclusivity and Fair value distribution in the global tea value chain |
Mr. Onesimus Matsiko, Chairman of Uganda Tea Outgrowers Association – Solidaridad, East & Central Africa and Ms. Bethule |
|
4:15pm – 4:45pm |
Plenary session |
|
Tea Break and Visit to Exhibition Booths |
6.00 pm Departure from Hotel club du lac Tanganyika to Roca Golf Hotel |
6.45 pm Cocktail – Roca Golf Hotel |
|
Day Two: Thursday, 21st July, 2022 |
SESSION CHAIR: MR. EDWARD MUDIBO – MANAGING DIRECTOR EATTA |
|
08:15 am-08:45 am |
Economic Outlook 2022: Changes in the global dynamics that pose risks for Africa |
Mr. George Macharia
GM Food & Agriculture – Equity Bank |
|
08:45 am – 09:15am |
African Continental Free Trade Area: Challenges, opportunities and the way forward |
Mr. Benedict Musengele, TMEA |
|
09:15 am – 9.45am |
The future of the Smallholder Tea Farming:
A case study of KTDA |
Mr. David Ichoho,
Chairman, KTDA Holdings Ltd |
|
09:45 am – 10.00am |
Plenary session |
|
|
10:00am – 10.45 am |
Tea Break and Visit to Exhibition Booths |
|
SESSION CHAIR: MR. GREGORY MUGABE, DIRECTOR, EATTA |
|
10:45am – 11.30 am |
Global Logistics disruptions |
Mr Carl Lorenz
Managing
Director
Maersk Eastern Africa |
|
11:30 am – 12:00pm |
Emerging trends in agricultural commodities packaging markets – East African experience |
Mr. Kimani K Mwaura,
Managing Director,
East African Packaging Industries Ltd (EAPI) |
|
12.00pm- 12.45pm |
Break away sessions
Topic 1. Effects of Climate change on African Tea in Future
Topic 2. Engineering excellence in continuous withering system
Topic 3. Importance of the Pakistan Tea Bazaar
|
Michael Orang’i Onchabo
Country Director Kenya and Tanzania, Rainforest AllianceNishant Garg,
Director, Gem ForgingsMr. Mohammed Hanif Janoo,
Pakistan Tea Association |
|
12.45pm-1.00pm |
Plenary Session |
|
Lunch Break
|
SESSION CHAIR: MR. WILLIAM OYOSI, DIRECTOR, EATTA |
|
2:15pm – 2:45pm |
Egypt Tea market history and future prospects |
Mr. Mohamed Rizk Heiza
Director, Free Lance Tea Consultant, Egypt |
|
2:45pm – 3:15pm |
Global Trends in tea production and demand and transformation of African tea through global trade |
Mr. Peter Kibiku, Tea Board of Kenya |
|
3:15pm – 4:00pm |
Use of technology and E-commerce to enhance market access |
Dr. M T Ziyad Mohamed
CIC Agribusinesses (Pvt) Ltd |
|
4:00pm – 4:45pm |
Break away sessions
Topic 1. Tea Fluff – A novel tea processing by product
Topic 2. Marketing dynamics of Specialty Teas and Diversification
Topic 3. Status on the shorter alternative access route to Mombasa from the hinterland countries of Burundi, Rwanda and DRC |
Mr. Thaddeus Mose, TEMEC
Ms. Joyce Muendo,
Cambridge Tea Consulting Ltd
Mr. Emile Sinzumusi,
Director of Customs and Trade Facilitation, Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordinator Authority |
|
4:45pm – 5:00 pm |
Plenary Session |
|
|
6.00 pm |
Departure from Hotel club du lac Tanganyika to Zion Beach Hotel |
|
Tea Break
|
7.00 pm Gala Dinner: Venue Zion Beach Hotel |
|
Day Three: Friday, 22nd July, 2022 |
SESSION CHAIR: MR. DAVID MUTANGANA, DIRECTOR, EATTA |
|
8.30am – 9.00am |
Evolution of Tea Quality and major influencing Factors in Eastern Africa Region for the last 20 years |
Mr. Joseph Kamanu,
Consultant |
|
9:00am – 9.45am |
Benefits of Regulations that promote the Tea Industry
|
Ms. Premala Srikantha, Director, Sri Lanka Tea Board and Ms. Peris Mudida, Director, Tea Board of Kenya |
Tea Break and Visit to Exhibition Booths
|
|
10:15am – 10:45am |
Promotion of high-yielding and drought-resistant tea clone varieties
Striking the right balance between production and demand in the tea sector |
Dr. S.M. Kamunya, Tea Research Foundation
Ms. Jane Nyambura, Ethical Tea Partnership |
|
10:45am – 11:15am |
Institutional Strengthening -The Kenya experience |
Ms. Miyoba Lubemba – Senior Programme Officer, International Trade Centre |
|
11.15am – 11.45am |
Conclusion and Recommendations |
|
|
11:45am – 12.15pm |
Recognition of participants and sponsors |
|
|
12.15pm – 12:45pm |
Closing Remarks by the Minister for Environment, Agriculture and Livestock
Vote of thanks |
Dr. Déo Guide Rurema |
|
12.45pm – 2.30pm |
Lunch and preparation for Social Events |
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