Programme
Agenda
A packed two days of keynotes, panel discussions and a formal award gala — programmed around the themes shaping procurement and supply chain across Africa.
- 08:00 AMRegistration
Delegate Registration & Tag Pickup
- Arrival and check-in of delegates
- 09:20 AMKeynote
Welcome Address & Opening Remarks
- Akin Naphtal, CEO, InstinctWave Group
- 09:35 AMKeynote
Keynote Address
- Dr. John Ngeno, General Manager, Supply Chain & Logistics, Kenya Power
- 09:50 AMKeynote
Keynote Address
- Mr. Fatai Idowu Onafowote, Director-General, Lagos State Public Procurement Agency (ably represented by Mr. Akintunde Moruf Subair, Deputy Director General, Lagos State Public Procurement Agency)
- 10:05 AMKeynote
Keynote Address
- Adeola Oduntan, GM, Global Sourcing & Supply Chain Management, MTN
- 10:20 AMKeynote
Keynote Address
- Dr. Marcus O. Ogunbiyi, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
- 10:35 AMKeynote
Keynote Address: Human Capital as a Strategic Enabler of Procurement and Supply Chain Excellence in Africa
- Cephas Afebuameh, Group Director, Supply Chain, FMN Plc
- 10:50 AMKeynote
Keynote Address
- Dr. Emem James Kanico, FCPP, IION, National President, Association of Public Procurement Practitioners of Nigeria (APPON)
- 11:05 AMPanel
Panel Session 1 — Building Resilient Supply Chains: Multisourcing, Nearshoring and Supplier Diversification Strategies
- Cephas Afebuameh, Group Director, Supply Chain, FMN Plc
- Adeola Oduntan, GM, Global Sourcing & Supply Chain Management, MTN
- Dr. John Ngeno, General Manager, Supply Chain & Logistics, Kenya Power
- Radhe Shyam Jha, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Seven-up Bottling Company
- 11:35 AMKeynote
Keynote Address
- QS Raheem Abdulbaki, Chief Executive Officer, Kwara State Public Procurement Agency
- 11:50 AMPresentation
Vendor Management in the Digital Age: Leveraging Automation, AI & Data for Strategic Supplier Relationships
- SAP
- 12:05 PMBreak
Networking — Refreshment Break, , Media Interview & Photos
- 12:35 PMKeynote
Keynote Address
- Engr. Dr. Ine Briggs, FNSE, Director General, Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement
- 12:45 PMPresentation
Presentation
- Monicah Wanjiku Mwangi, Head, Procurement, PPP Directorate, National Treasury and Economic Planning. Cross-Sector Collaboration – PPPs, Local Content Development and Inclusive Procurement
- 13:00 PMPanel
Panel Session 2 — Transparency, Accountability & Digital Governance in Public Procurement
- QS Raheem Abdulbaki, CEO, Kwara State Public Procurement Agency
- Engr. Dr. Ine Briggs, FNSE, Director General, Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement
- Mr. Fatai Idowu Onafowote, Director-General, Lagos State Public Procurement Agency (ably represented by Mr. Akintunde Moruf Subair, Deputy Director General, Lagos State Public Procurement Agency)
- Emem James Kanico, National President, Association of Public Procurement Practitioners of Nigeria (APPON)
- Dr. Chamu Kadembo, FCIPS – Group Supply Chain Manager – Zimbabwe Power Company
- 13:30 PMKeynote
Keynote Address
- Dr. Frederick Asumile Mwakibinga, Commissioner for Public Procurement Policy, Ministry of Finance, United Republicof Tanzania
- 13:45 PMPanel
Panel Session 3 — Local Content in Practice: What African Organisations Are Actually Doing — and What They Are Only Saying — to Build Indigenous Supply Chains
- Wale Emilola, Chief Procurement Officer, CapitalSage Holdings
- Jacqueline Uko-Okonji, Sourcing Leader, West Africa Region (NAW), SLB
- Adeola Oduntan, GM, Global Sourcing & Supply Chain Management, MTN
- Monicah Mwangi, Head of Procurement Public, Private Partnership Directorate. Kenya
- Temitope Adedeji, General Manager, Supply Chain Business, Ekofin Nig Ltd
- 14:15 PMPresentation
Fleet, Fuel and Financing: The Three Constraints Choking African Road Logistics — and Who Is Solving Them
- Temitope Adedeji, General Manager, Supply Chain Business, Ekofin Nig Ltd
- 14:30 PMPanel
Panel Discussion 4 — From Back Office to Boardroom: How Technology, Cost Intelligence and Value Creation Are Finally Giving Supply Chain a Seat at the Table
- Oluwatosin Olapo, Head, IT Value Management and FinOps, First City Monument Bank (FCMB)
- Diana Ofeimun, B. Pharm, Pharm.D, MCIP, Senior Professional - Procurement Optimization, Arla Global Dairy Products Ltd
- Nkechi Esechie, Head of Procurement, Nigeria & Kenya, Eat N' Go
- 15:00 PMBreak
Closing Remarks, Group Pictures, Networking & Lunch Break
- 15:30 PMBreak
Photo & Media Interview
- 06:00 PMGala
Day 2 — Award Gala Dinner
- A formal evening honouring outstanding achievements in procurement and supply chain across Africa.
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