Programme

Welcome coffee

10:30 - 10:40

Welcoming remarks

10:40 - 11:00

Keynote address/s

11:00 - 12:00

Guest speakers

12:00 - 13:30

Panel - Aspirational and Innovative Women Traders

 in AfCFTA

13:30 - 14:30

Lunch

14:30 - 16:00

Masterclasses/capacity building sessions

- Why Sustainability Matters for Small Business: Practical Solutions 

on the Path to Going Green

- Exporting to MENA - Strategic growth through entering dynamic 

markets via capitalizing on Expo 2020 opportunities

16:00 - 16:10

Closing

16:10 - 16:20

Vote of thanks

16:30 - 17:30

Networking/matchmaking

Visit Terra Pavilion (Sustainability)

•  As you explore the Sustainability District, you’ll see some of the world’s most advanced technology in action, what countries are doing to champion sustainability, and experience how the human race can enjoy living in harmony with nature in a high-tech future.

• African Pavilions – Benin, Burkina Faso, Central Africa Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch at African Hall

14:15- 16:15

Visit Alif Pavilion (Mobility)

· Experience how the Mobility District creates connections to drive the world forward, breaking down the divide between the physical and digital worlds to build a harmonious, global society where information, ideas and goods are exchanged faster than ever before.

· African Pavilions – Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Gambia, Cote d’Iviore, Libya, Mauritania, Niger, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo

16:15 

Visit Mission Impossible (Opportunity)

· Witness how our lives and actions are interconnected in the Opportunity District. Meet the people worldwide who are transforming dreams and aspirations into the realities of tomorrow, and be empowered to shape the future by unlocking the potential within yourself.

· African Pavilions – Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan

Option 1 - Dubai Helicopter Tours

5 passengers per flight – AED 814 pp, 7 sights over 17 minutes

( Burj Al Arab, The World Islands, The Palm Jumeirah, Atlantis Hotel, Burj Khalifa, The Palm Jumeirah Coastline, Port Rashid)

10:30 - 12:30

Option 2 – Burj Khalifa Tour – AED 154

12:30 - 14:30

Lunch

14:30

Heritage Safari AED 595 (JOINT SESSION)

The Heritage Collection showcases the cultural heritage and natural environment of Dubai. Heritage Desert Safaris in museum-quality, vintage Land Rover vehicles. Our Bedouin camps are built traditionally using natural wood and stone, nestled inside the privacy of a Royal desert retreat. Our chefs prepare traditional Emirati and Arabic dishes using traditional methods and authentic recipes. Local performers provide cultural entertainment from Dubai like the Yola dance