event program
8:30 – 8:45 AM
Welcome Address: Honorable Minister Basil Mramba,
Ministry of Industry, Trade & Marketing
8:45 – 9:15 AM
Introduction: Mr. Emmanuel Ole Naiko,
Tanzania Investment Center (TIC)
9:15 – 9:45 AM
Keynote Address: Mr. Elvis Musiba,
Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (TCCIA)
9:45 – 10:30 AM
Panel 1:
Developments and Business Opportunities in Infrastructure Development, Mining and Energy
- Honorable Minister Nazir Karamagi,
Ministry of Energy & Minerals
- Dr. Enos Bukuku, Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Infrastructure Development
- Mining (Barrick – Speaker TBA)
- Oil & Gas (Steve Mason, CEO, Artumas)
10:30 – 11:00 AM
Panel 1 Question and Answer Session
11:00 – 11:15 AM
Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00 PM
Panel 2:
Tanzania as a Trade Hub to East and Central Africa
- Supplying the Tanzanian market: Export Opportunities for US companies (Speaker TBA)
- Why Tanzania is the key trans-shipment port to East and Central Africa? (Raphael Mollel, Chairman, Tanzania Ports Authority)
- Which markets can you service from a regional hub in Tanzania? (Prosper Tesha, Director General, Tanzania Airports Authority)
- Operating in the Export Processing Zone (EPZ)?
(Dr. M. Meru, Director General, Export Processing Zone Authority)
- How will the emergent customs union and EAC alter the regional landscape? (Dr. Evans Rweikiza, Executive Director, Tanzania Private Sector Foundation)
12:00 – 12:30 PM
Panel 2 Question and Answer Session
1:30 – 2:15 PM
Panel 3:
Facilitation, Funding and Risk Mitigation
Representatives of U.S. government institutions present their availability and criteria for financing and insurance.
- Jacob Flewelling,
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
- Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) (Speaker TBA)
- US Trade Development Agency (Speaker TBA)
- KL Fredericks,
US Commercial Service
2:15 – 2:45 PM
Panel 3 Question and Answer Session
2:45 – 3:00 PM
Afternoon Break
3:00 – 3:45 PM
Panel 4:
Business strategies for Tanzania—best practice case studies.
- Using local partners to crack the Tanzanian market (Johnson Lukaza, Proin Ltd)
- Human resources—turning talent into skills (Speaker TBA)
- Giving Back – The importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (Speaker TBA)
- Benefiting from Africa Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA), (Mona Davids, Azania Holdings Tanzania Ltd.)
3:45– 4:15 PM
Panel 4 Questions and Answers
4:15– 4:45 PM
Closing Remarks
