Africa Cold Chain Conference
Preliminary Program
Tuesday, 19 August
To Be Announced
Wednesday, 20 August
9:00 - 9:30 | Tea and Coffee main exhibition foyer
- Delegates can start the conference registration
- Food and Safety Compliance Committee meeting
- Comfort break
- Risk Management Committee meeting
- Comfort break
- GCCA Africa Advisory Committee meeting
13:30 | Break for the Day / Lunch for the Advisory Council and Exhibition - Informal meetings in the main foyer
18:00 | Rooftop Reception
Thursday, 21 August
7:00 - 8:00 | Registration
Breakfast, Tea and Coffee
8:00 - 9:00 | Opening Welcome
Global Cold Chain Alliance
Remarks
Renier de Preez, GCCA Africa Chairman
Keynote: "Cold Chain in Africa: A Critical Infrastructure for Economic Growth"
10:30 - 10:45 | Tea and Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:15 | SESSIONS
- Artificial Intelligence and real-time decision-making in the fruit sector
- Using Artificial Intelligence for predictive analytics, temperature monitoring, and route optimisation
- Financing the cold chain logistics within Africa
- Emerging issues in the trade, investment, and cold chain logistics in Africa
13:00 | Conference Lunch
13:30 | SESSIONS
- Navigating Agribusiness and Aquaculture in Africa: Opportunities and Cold Chain Challenges
- Navigating trade with the United States of America
- Digital Trade and Economic Integration
- Every degree counts - unlocking collaboration opportunities for saving energy and emissions from frozen food supply chain
- Energy Partners Refrigeration, Kingspan, CT Technologies, Boltrics, Richard Doyle- Managing Partner: DDR Group
- Panel TBD
16:30 | Conference Close and Networking Reception
