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.

Programme

08:00 - 08:30

Welcome Coffee & Registration

08:35 - 09:05

Market Open Ceremony

09:05 - 09:40

Welcome Address:

Dr Edoh Kossi Amenounve, CEO, BRVM

Welcome Remarks:

Badanam Patoki, President, Financial Markets Authority of the West African Monetary Union (AMF-UMOA)

Opening Remarks:

Dr Parfait Kouassi, Chairman of the Board, BRVM

Opening Speech:

Adama Coulibaly, Minister of Finance and Budget of Côte d’Ivoire

09:40 - 10:00

Keynote Speech:

Serge Ekué, President, West African Development Bank (BOAD)Serge Ekué, President, West African Development Bank (BOAD)

10:00 - 11:20

Roundtable Discussion: WAEMU Economic Outlook and Growth Strategies: Spotlight on Côte d’Ivoire

Kouakou Hyppolite Konan, Head of the Monetary Policy Monitoring Division, WAEMU Commission

Habib Kone, Managing Director, Atlantique Finance & ABI

Representative, General Financing Directory, Côte d’Ivoire

Daniel Aggré, Managing Director, Sika Finance

Moderator: Yvonne Mhango, Africa Economist, Bloomberg Economics

11:20 - 11:35

Coffee Break & Networking

11:35 - 14:05

1st Session: Business and Investment Outlook on the Regional Financial Market: Focus on Côte d’Ivoire

Opening remarks: Privatization and IPO: Experience of Côte d’Ivoire

Bineta Dior Beye Ndiaye, Financial and Accounting Director, Sonatel

Kadidiatou Fadika-Coulibaly, Managing Director, Hudson & Cie

Moussa Davou, Director of the Department of Operations and Informations Systems, BRVM

Moderator: Debbie Millar, Managing Director, 8Hundred

13:05 - 14:05

Networking Lunch

14:05 - 15:20

2nd Session: Expanding Equity and Debt Capital Invested in BRVM and Other African Exchanges

Jotham Makarudze, Head of Credit Research, Ashburton Investments

Thato Mashigo, Vice President, CFA Society South Africa

David Rajak, Executive Director, Kendal:IP

Brenton Lee Lalu, Sector Specialist: Africa and ROW, Public Investment Corporation

Hontongnon Hazoume, Financial Director, Benin Deposits and Consignment Office

Moderator: Kwasi Kwarteng, Head International Capital Markets & Public Sector, Rand Merchant Bank

15:20 - 16:20

3rd Session: The Role of Intermediaries and Regulators in Increasing Capital Markets Participation

Constantin Dabire, CEO, Société Africaine d’Ingénierie et d’Intermédiation Financières (SA2IF)

Franck Diagou, Managing Director, NSIA Asset Management and VP Professional Association of UCITS and Asset Management Companies (ASGOP)

Ababacar Diaw, Managing Director, Impaxis Securities

Michael Barnes, Owner, African Alliance Securities Trading

Moderator: Monwabisi Zukani, Head of Legal, CIB, Africa Regions, Standard Bank Group, Co-Chair, International Capital Markets Association, Africa Region

16:20 - 16:30

Closing

Roadshow Master of Ceremonies: Tamsin Freemantle, African Capital Markets Development Consultant

Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières – 18, Rue Joseph Anoma. Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire Contact: (225) 27 20 32 66 85 or (225) 27 20 31 55 50

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