01TICAD7 Official Side Event “Promoting Africa’s structural transformation and economic diversification in the context of AfCFTA/IDDA III/TICAD7:
　　　　  Partnering for Africa’s future” <High-level Symposium>

Outline

Date/Time: Tuesday, 27 August 2019 @15:30 – 17:00
Venue: PACIFICO Yokohama “Annex Hall (F205/206)”
Organizers: UNIDO
Co-organizers: AUC, AfDB
Supporters: MOFA Japan (tbc), METI Japan (tbc)
Expected speakers and panelists: Director General of UNIDO, AUC Commissioner for Trade and Industry, selected African Heads of States and Ministers of Industry, high-level participants from Government of Japan, development financial institution and private sectors

Content

◆The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will be the world’s largest free trade area. High-level speakers and panelists will discuss how AfCFTA will accelerate African business and Africa’s structural transformation and economic diversification in the context of the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA III) and TICAD7.

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02Powering African Innovation
　　　

Outline

Date/Time: Thursday, August 29, 2019 @ 10:00 – 16:00
Venue: Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers 5F “Nichirin III & IV”
Organizer: Department of Energy, UNIDO
Expected speakers and panelists: Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen), Kigali Inovation City, Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN), domestic private sectors

Content

◆Explore opportunities and challenges in promoting and fostering innovation in the field of sustainable energy solutions. Three sessions : 1) Mini-grid System 2) Hydrogen and Geothermal Energy 3) Geothermal Energy Development and Japan’s Contribution.
REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED AS WE REACHED THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY FOR THE CONFERENCE.

 

03Launch of the Flagship Initiative for Accelerating Youth Employment in Agriculture and Agribusiness in Africa <High-level Symposium>

Outline

Date/Time: Thursday, August 29, 2019 @ 13:00 – 14:30
Venue: PACIFICO Yokohama “Exhibition Hall (B05)” 
Organizer: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Co-organizer: Department of Agriculture, UNIDO
Expected speakers and panelists: high-level representatives from FAO, UNIDO and African Union Commission, Ministers of Agriculture from African countries, youth organizations… etc.

Content

◆The symposium will focus on “Accelerating Youth Employment in Agriculture and Agribusiness in Africa” through robust policy/ strategy development including providing enabling environment to promote responsible agricultural investments, capacity development of youth and other stakeholders, and value chain development, among others

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04Sustainable Technology Promotion Platform (STePP) Exhibition Booth of Japanese Technologies

Outline

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 28 – Friday, August 30, 2019 @10:00-18:00 (*Opening time on 28th is 11:00 and closing time on 30th is 17:00)
Venue: PACIFICO Yokohama “Exhibition Hall D” Booth #A07 (**part of UNIDO Booth at the Japan Fair organized by JETRO) 

Content

◆Twelve Japanese companies registered in Sustainable Technology Promotion Platform (STePP) will exhibit their technologies in the field of environmental energy, agribusiness and human health
◆B2B matching with African companies visiting TICAD7

 

05B2B Matching ~Visit by UNIDO ITPO Tokyo African Advisors and Local Companies~

Outline

Booth Visit: Wednesday, August 28, 2019
PACIFICO Yokohama “Exhibition Hall D”
*Advisors and companies will visit booths at the “Japan Fair” and “Africa Lounge”

B2B Meeting: Friday, August 30, 2019
Navios Yokohama “Canal”
<Session I> 10:30 – 12:30 / <Session II> 14:00 – 16:00
*List of companies will be published later.

Content

◆B2B partnership event with African advisors, local companies, and Japanese companies
◆Countries (tbc): Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Algeria, Mozambique, Senegal, Burundi …etc.

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06UNIDO Booth
　　　

Outline

Date: Tuesday, August 27 – Friday, August 30, 2019 (tbc)
Venue: PACIFICO Yokohama “Conference Center” 5F A-109

Content

◆Exhibition on UNIDO’s Africa programme to promote sustainable industrial development