8:30 am
9:00 am – 9:05 am
Welcome, housekeeping & top line agenda
Master of Ceremonies: Sasha Twining
9:05 am – 9:15 am
Introduction
Speaker: Dionys Forster, Director General, SAI Platform
Topic: An introduction to the key theme of the day: Building climate change resilience through regenerative agriculture.
9:15 am – 10:00 am
Keynote Speech
Speaker: Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa
Topic: South Africa: A Country of Two Agricultures
Q&A with audience
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Fireside Discussion
Topic: What are the risks that keep smallholder farmers awake and how can the value chain support them?
Speakers: Mike Ogg, Region Head for Africa and the Middle East, Bonsucro interviews a smallholder farmer
Q&A with audience
10:30 am – 11.00 am
Coffee break
11:00 am – 11:30 am
Farmer Panel
Topic: South African farmers discuss how they build resilience through on-farm actions
Moderator: Illovo Sugar representative
Speakers: TBC
Q&A with audience
11:30 am – 12:30 am
Panel Discussion
Topic: What solutions exist to build resilience in the domains of soils, water, and climate in agricultural supply chains in South Africa.
Moderator: Dominik Klauser, Regenerative Agriculture Director, SAI Platform
Panel: Dr Johann Strauss, Senior Scientist, Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Yara representative, Netafim representative, Livestock representative
Q&A with audience
12:30 pm
Lunch Break