DAY 1
08h00 – 09h00
IN-PERSON EVENT: Registration, tea and coffee | VIRTUAL EVENT: Participants log-in
OPENING SESSION (PLENARY)
ROOM: AUDITORIUM
09h00 – 09h45
Welcome Chair:
Saul Levin (TIPS)
Saul Levin (TIPS)
Opening Remarks:
Prof. Fiona Tregenna (SARChI, UJ),
Stephen Seaka (Absa),
Pamela Mondliwa (IDC) and
Prof. Faizel Ismail (NMS)
Keynote address:
Dr Tsotetsi Makong (AfCFTA)
Dr Tsotetsi Makong (AfCFTA)
09h45 – 11h15
SESSION 1 (PARALLEL):
REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY UNDER THE AfCFTA
ROOM: AUDITORIUM
Moderator: Pamela Mondliwa (IDC)
- Regional Integration and Industrial Development: Strange Bedfellows for African Continental Free Trade Area Programme in Southern Africa - Dr Vuyo Mjimba
- Enhancing Regional Value Chains Under AfCFTA: Case of COMESA's Industrial Growth - Michael Weluzani
- The AfCFTA, developmental regionalism and industrial policy in Southern Africa: Turning point for transformative industrial development in a troubled region? - Dr Torque Mude
- AfCFTA as a Catalyst for Intra-African Trade, Development and Industrialization: The Role of South Africa – Bongumusa P. Makhoba
SESSION 2 (PARALLEL):
TRADE FACILITATION AND IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMS IN THE AfCFTA
ROOM: BREAKAWAY ROOM
Moderator: Noncedo Vutula (NMS)
- Easy to Declare, Hard to Implement: Dissecting Policy Gaps in Southern African Regional Value Chains – Prof. Angelo Macuacua
- The expansion of South African service companies into Africa: towards regional value chains - Sӧren Scholvin, Prof. Justin Visagie and Ivan Turok
Presentation by Prof. Justin Visagie - One Stop Border Posts and Free Movement of Goods and People as Mechanisms to Advance AfCFTA Implementation - Anele Sigcau
11h15 - 11h45 TEA BREAK
11h45 – 13h00
SESSION 3 (PARALLEL):
SECTOR STRATEGIES FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE AfCFTA
ROOM: AUDITORIUM
Moderator: Dr Kiru Sichoongwe (SARCHi, UJ)
- South Africa’s Spatial Industrial Areas and their role in driving industrial development and regional integration through the AFCFTA - Vuxaka Mashau
- Economic Partnership Agreement, Trade Flows and Growth: Evidence from selected SADC Countries – Canicio Dzingirai
- Clustering & Strategic Industrial Financing Development Partnership Projects & Operations Approach Towards Inclusive Growth & Sustainable Industrialisation – Thakaramahlaha Lehohla, Pali Lehohla and Moses Mwanjirah
Presentation by Dr Thakaramahlaha Lehohla
SESSION 4 (PARALLEL):
BUILDING REGIONAL INDUSTRY THROUGH TRADE, SPACE AND STRATEGIC COLLABORATION
ROOM: BREAKAWAY ROOM
Moderator: Mpho Nhlabathi (Absa)
- Do as everyone else: Policies and Strategies for the growth of Africa’s pharmaceutical sector - Jens Pedersen and Antonia Wellman
Presentation by Jens Pedersen - Building Skills for Blue Industrialisation: Addressing Education and Training Gaps in Africa’s Coastal Economies under the AfCFTA - Kolisa Yola Sinyanya
13h00 – 13h45 LUNCH BREAK
13h45 – 15h00
SESSION 5 (PARALLEL):
UNLOCKING NON-TRADE BARRIERS FOR REGIONAL INTEGRATION – Part A
ROOM: AUDITORIUM
Moderator: Danae Govender (TIPS)
- The Role of Logistics in Achieving AfCFTA Goals: Challenges and Solutions - William Gaviyau
- Trade-Enabling Transport Infrastructure Investment Impact on Regional Economic Development and Integration In SADC - Tshephisho Selatole
- Assessing the Alignment of Industrial Policies with AfCFTA Goals: A Comparative Analysis of Infrastructure Development in Southern African Countries (Zimbabwe and South Africa) – Sibongile Nkosi, Godfred Zina and Mamonei Ndaba (contributor)
Presentation by Sibongile Nkosi
SESSION 6 (PARALLEL):
ADVANCING GENDER AND YOUTH INCLUSION IN THE AFCFTA – Part A
ROOM: BREAKAWAY
Moderator: Nokwanda Maseko (TIPS)
- Gender, Trade, and Regional Integration: Assessing Women Entrepreneurs’ Participation and Small Business Development in AfCFTA within SADC Countries – Maphefo Sipula, Nokwanda Motsitsi and Nozipho Ziqubu
Presentation by Nozipho Ziqubu and Nokwanda Motsitsi - Beyond Formalisation: Reimagining AfCFTA for Zimbabwean Women Informal - Ndawonde Nompumelelo
- The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Gender – Charles Turay [Online]
15h00 – 15h20 TEA BREAK
15h20 – 16h35
SESSION 5 (PARALLEL):
UNLOCKING NON-TRADE BARRIERS FOR REGIONAL INTEGRATION – Part B
ROOM: AUDITORIUM
Moderator: Dr Simbarashe Mhaka (TIPS)
- Infrastructure Development and Economic Growth in Zambia: Gaps, Barriers, and Strategic Opportunities for Sustainable Development – Dr Kiru Sichoongwe
- Reducing Barriers, Enhancing Growth: The Intersection of Infrastructure Development and Industrial Growth in Southern Africa - Sand Mba-Kalu and Moses Odumu
Presentation by Dr Moses Odumu [Online]
SESSION 6 (PARALLEL):
ADVANCING GENDER AND YOUTH INCLUSION IN THE AFCFTA – Part B
ROOM: BREAKAWAY
Moderator: Dr Sinazo Ntsonge (TIPS)
- Reflecting on the Implementation of the AfCFTA Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade: Focus on Sustainable Industrialisation and Inclusive Growth - Penny Parenzee and Agisanang Magooa
Presentation by Dr Penny Parenzee - Leveraging AfCFTA for Industrial Development in Uganda: Harnessing the Youth Demographic Dividend – Emolot David
END OF DAY 1
DAY 2
08h30 – 08h50
IN-PERSON EVENT: Registration, tea and coffee | VIRTUAL EVENT: Participants log in
08h50 – 08h55
Welcome: Dr Saul Levin (TIPS)
09h00 – 10h15
SESSION 7 (PARALLEL):
UNLOCKING AFRICA’S INDUSTRIAL POTENTIAL UNDER THE AFCFTA: CHALLENGES, ENABLERS, AND STRATEGIES
ROOM: AUDITORIUM
Moderator: Phumzile Ncube
- Will the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) break Africa's industrialization jinx? Historical and Contemporary Perspectives - Dr Clayton Vhumbunu
- Trade Finance in Intra-African Trade under AfCFTA - Ndirangu Ngunjiri, Kamau Warunyua and Beatrice Mbinya
Presentation by Ndirangu Ngunjiri - Value creation, capture and redistribution in food value chains in East and Southern Africa – Arthur Khomotso Mahuma
- Championing Regional Integration: Leveraging resource value chains to drive industrial development across SADC – David Mparutsa [Online]
SESSION 8 (PARALLEL):
AFRICA’S GREEN TRANSITION: GOVERNANCE AND JUSTICE
ROOM: BREAKAWAY ROOM
Moderator: Ntombi Tshabalala (TIPS)
- Africa’s response to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism – Seutame Maimele
- Strengthening Governance Mechanisms for Sustainable Resource Management in Regional Contexts in the Critical Minerals’ Era - Evans Rubara
- Incorporating a Just Transition mindset in addressing the Climate Emergency: A focus on Green Hydrogen Production in South Africa - Taahira Goga and Valetina Russo
Presentation by Taahira Goga - The Just Energy Transition (JET) – a policy brief considering employment opportunities in the rehabilitation of closed and abandoned coal mines - Nicola Wills [Online]
10h15 – 10h45 TEA BREAK
10h45 – 12h00
SESSION 9 (PARALLEL):
GREENING AFRICA’S INDUSTRIES
ROOM: AUDITORIUM
Moderator: Dr Michael Hector (TIPS)
- Carbon Sovereignty and Regional Solidarity: The Political Economy of Green Industrialisation under the AfCFTA - Dale Trimble
- Green hydrogen and industrial development – Muhammed Patel
- Leveraging the AfCFTA for renewable energy component manufacturing in Africa - Sithobile Khoza
SESSION 10 (PARALLEL):
HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY AND REDUCING INFORMATION ASSYMETRIES TO EMPOWER FIRMS
ROOM: BREAKAWAY ROOM
Moderator: Gillian Chigumira (TIPS)
- Information Frictions and Firms’ Trading Decisions: Evidence from the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) - Dr Socrates Majune
- Inclusive or Exclusive? Digital Industrialisation in the Wake of the AfCFTA - Theshaya Naidoo
- AfCFTA and B-BBEE Compliance: A Panacea for Enhanced Small Business Development in South Africa? - Dr Francis Marimbe
12h00 – 13h00
SESSION 11 (PLENARY)
ROOM: AUDITORIUM
Moderator: Dumisani Mkhonza (Absa)
CLOSING PANEL DISCUSSION
Prof. Faizel Ismail (NMS and Chair of the AfCFTA Trade and Industrial Development Advisory Council)
Rob Davies (Former Minister of the dtic and member of the AfCFTA Trade and Industrial Development Advisory Council)
Neva Makgetla (Senior Economist, TIPS)
Prof. Faizel Ismail (NMS and Chair of the AfCFTA Trade and Industrial Development Advisory Council)
Rob Davies (Former Minister of the dtic and member of the AfCFTA Trade and Industrial Development Advisory Council)
Neva Makgetla (Senior Economist, TIPS)
CLOSING
Tebogo Makube (the dtic and Chair of TIPS Board of Directors)
Tebogo Makube (the dtic and Chair of TIPS Board of Directors)