Sahara Conference Agenda

Opening Speeches

  • H.E Alaa Farouk - Minister of Agriculture
  • Khaled Badr - Chief Executive, Strategy and Corporate Communications, Agricultural Bank of Egypt
  • Mr. Saad Mohieldin - Head of Small and Medium Enterprises Financing Operations at NBE 
  • Dr. Tamer Badr Ali Abdelghany - Head Of SME Product Development at NBE

11:00 - 12:00

International markets trade entryway

12:00 - 12:30

Eng. Mostafa Soliman

Vice President of Ace Group

The agricultural partnership between Sudan and Egypt, a strategy for growth and renaissance

12:30 - 1:00

Dr. Adel Abdelaziz

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sudanese-Egyptian Integration Center in Cairo

 

Agricultural Water Management & Irrigation Systems using Sustainable Techniques

NBE's role in developing smart agriculture

1:00 - 1:15

Fathy Grewa

International Partnerships -SMEs Business Development

LifeBox: the all-in-one innovation for solar-powered irrigation & water desalination for agriculture

1:15 - 1:45

Ragy Ramadan

Founder & CEO of NoorNation

ICARDA contribution to improve water productivity for agricultural systems in Arid regions

1:45 - 2:15 

Dr. Samar Attaher

Research Associate – Agronomist at ICARDA’s Soil, Water, and Agronomy Division

Increasing productivity and Saving Irrigation Water through improved irrigation Projects

2:15 - 2:45 

Dr. Hassan Shams

Director of On Farm Irrigation Improvement Projects (PMU) at the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation

The challenges that are facing agricultural WP improvement in Arid region

2:45 - 3:15 

Dr. Mohie El Din Omar

Senior Researcher at ICARDA’s Soil, Water, and Agronomy Division

Prof. Hazem Mehawed

Professor of on-farm irrigation and the director of the Agricultural Engineering Research Institute- ARC-Egypt

Prof. Yousry Shaban

Professor of agricultural mechanization at the Agricultural Engineering Research Institute- ARC-Egypt

Dr. Hassan Shams

Director of on-farm irrigation improvement projects (PMU) at the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation

Drying: innovative techniques to support farmers

3:15 - 3:45

Dr. Mohamed El Kersh

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation & Official spokesman of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation

The Netherlands Farming the Future

3:45 - 4:30

Mr. Tycho Vermeulen

Agricultural Counselor at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Arab Republic of EgyptBabette Bodlaender, Coalition Builder at Netherlands Food Partnership

Mr. Tarek El-said Abdue Ismail, Managing Director Egypt at Rijk Zwaan

The Development in the Intra-African Trading Opportunities and its Effect on Food Security

4:30 -  5:15

Ms. Claire Carol Nekoye Dawai

CEO of Sub-Sahara Chamber of Trade, Kenya

Mr. Musisi Godfrey Bbosa

Chief Business Executive at Trade Link Chamber, Uganda

Dr.Ishmael Amoako Attah

Senior Research Scientist at Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Ghana

Bridging Workforce Challenges with Fintech Innovations

5:15 -  5:45

Louay El Kout

Chairman of Kat Farms

Zeina Salama

Managing Director of Tulima Farms

Abdelhamid Morsy

dopay Head of Sales

End of Day One

 Agritech & Modern Agricultural Practices

 

Empowering Farmers with AI: Knowledge Solutions for Water Management and Climate Resilience

10:30 - 11:00 

Mohanad Hesham Abouelrouse

Founder & CEO of Life From Water   

Satellite Imagery and AI: How it benefits farmers, investors and Agribusinesses

11:00 - 11:30

Nada Elassal

Founder of LemonTree Labs

AI and Robotics in Agriculture: Revolutionizing Crop Management and Disease Detection

11:30 - 12:00

Akhlad El Abhar

Founder and CEO of Egrobots

The role of artificial intelligence in facing the challenges of climate change in the agricultural field

12:00 - 12:30

Karim Amer

AI Systems Manager, Farm Guru

Technology for Organic Fertilizer Production

12:30 - 1:00

Nikolaeva Oksana

Deputy Head of Export support center, Export project manager (Organic fertilizers, LLC "Ecopack")

The Latest Sustainable Practices in the Agriculture Industry

Sustained Post-Harvest Management

1:00 - 1:30 

Dr. Mamdouh Issa

Managing Director of AHDO & Food Safety and Sustainable Development Expert

The Contribution of Good Agricultural Practices to SDGs

1:30 - 2:15 

 Dr. Mamdouh Issa - Managing Director of AHDO and the Food Safety and Sustainable Development Expert 

Professor Onesimus Otieno - Chair & Professor of biological sciences at Oakwood University

Mr. Mashoko Chakanyuka - Head of Youth Employment in Agriculture at AGRA

Dr. Ahmed Hamed El Kenawy - Senior Researcher, Agro biodiversity, Agricultural Research Center

Mrs. Dora Fiani - President of Agri Committee at the French Chamber of Commerce and President of Knowledge Economy Foundation/ Bashaier Platform

The Circular economy concept: circular agriculture for sustainable development

2:15 - 2:45 

Reham Yehia

Business Development Manager at Baramoda

The effect on sustainablity agricultural practices on the four pillars of food security : availability, access, utilisation and stability

2:45 - 3:15 

Marwa Hussein

Director of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Program at CARE International

The economic profitability resulted from sustainable agri practices

3:45 - 4:15 

Dr. Mohamed El Sayed

Co-founder and CEO of Sanable Group

Biostimulants for sustainable agriculture production: phosphite case

4:15 - 4:45 

Hany Wanas

CEO & Co-founder of Rabait Al Shamal co, KSA

Agritainment: A people centric model of sustainable agriculture

4:45 - 5:15 

Iman Mostafa

Founder and Managing director of Hazel Farm 

 Sustainability practices to overcome the climate change challenges

5:15 - 5:45 

Dr. Ibrahim Torih

Co-Founder & CMO at Top Crops

 Dr. Mazen Ali Farag

Co-Founder & Commercial Manager of Penetrade

End of Day Two

 Networking Event

10:00 - 2:00

 Break

2:00 - 3:00

Egypt's Greenhouse Industry Market

The Next Generation: Peak Heat Blocking Greenhouse Films

3:00 - 3:30 

Eng. Aly Samy Fahmy, Deputy CEO, Hyma Plastic

Eng. Ahmed Abou Riche, Head of Sales in Egypt, Iyris

Dr. Titou Minster, Product Director, iyris

Mr. Simon Stockil, Growth Director: EMEA

Is greenhouse cultivation profitable?

3:30 - 4:00 

Saad Harraz

Founder of Harraz Farm & Garden

Environmental Control Inside Greenhouses

4:00 - 4:30 

Eng. Isam Mustafa Abdel-Razek

CEO of Al Bayah Arabian Trading Company

End of Day Three