Tuesday, May 7, 2024
AGRI COMMODITIES EXCHANGES WORKSHOP
Stimulate economic growth through agricultural development
The development of agriculture requires better financing of the sector. Commodities exchanges offer transparent pricing for agricultural products while removing inefficiencies that cut into farm incomes. Exchanges can support financial performance throughout the value chain. This workshop brings together participants from WAEMU and South Africa to examine mechanisms for financing agriculture through commodities exchanges and capital markets.
Programme
08:30 - 09:00
Welcome Coffee & Registration
09:00 - 09:30
Welcome Address: Dr Edoh Kossi Amenounve, CEO, BRVM
Opening Speech: Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Crop Production, Côte d’Ivoire
09:00 - 09:30
Fireside Chat: Côte d’Ivoire’s Strategy for Expanding the Economic Impact of Agriculture in the Country
Speaker: Koffi Rodrigue N’Guessan, Managing Director of Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Crop Production, Côte d’Ivoire
Q&A
Moderator: Rémi Burdairon, Principal Atria Trade Investments
10:15 - 10:30
Coffee Break & Networking
10:30 - 11:30
Panel 1: How Commodities Exchanges help Farmers get a fair Price for their Goods
Rémi Burdairon, Principal Atria Trade Investments
Anelisa Matutu, Head Commodities Manager, Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Philippe Brizoua, Director of Development and Project Management, BRVM
Robert Matsila, Sector Specialist Agri & Agro Processing, Public Investment Corporation
Moderator: Soualio Fadiga, Executive Director, Professional Association of UEMOA Financial Management and Intermediation Companies (APSGI)
11:30 - 12:30
Panel 2: Conditions for Success for African Agri Commodities Exchanges
Prof Justin Koffi, CEO, Regulatory Authority for the Warehousing Receipts System of Côte d’Ivoire (ARRE)
Jerôme Ahua, Deputy Managing Director, National Investment Bank (BNI)
Jupy Swanepoel, Director and Agri commodities trader, Graintrade
Chris Sturgess, Director, Burnt Orange Trading
Dirk Hanekom, CEO, Agri All Africa
Moderator: Denene Erasmus, Journalist, Business Day
12:30 - 12:40
Closing Remarks: Dr Parfait Kouassi, Chairman of the Board, BRVM
12:40 - 13:30
Networking lunch
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
INVESTOR CONFERENCE
Investment opportunities in the West African Economic and Monetary Union
(WAEMU)
The investment conference has two major objectives: inform investors who are already knowledgeable about BRVM and
generate new interest from investors who have not previously looked at the market. This will include equity and debt
investors with an interest in emerging and frontier markets.