Tentative Program
| 9.00 am – 10.30am | OPENING CEREMONY National and Regional Anthems • Kenya National Anthem • EAC Anthem Opening Remarks • Mr. Humphrey Wattanga – Commissioner General, Kenya Revenue Authority • Mr. Anthony Mwaura – Board Chairman, Kenya Revenue Authority • Mrs. Gyang Demitta Chinwude – Director of Customs Administration, (African Continental Free Trade Area) • H.E. Veronica M. Nduva – Secretary General, East African Community Keynote Address: • Mr. Ian Saunders – Secretary General, World Customs Organization Five-minute interlude • Hon. John Mbadi – Cabinet Secretary (National Treasury & Economic Planning) • Official opening by the Chief Guest: Hon. Musalia W. Mudavadi – Prime Cabinet Secretary (Kenya) |
| 10.30am – 11.00am | Tea Break and Group Photo |
| 11.00am – 1.00pm | Presentation on Navigating Through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) corridors by IOTA (Jens Lund-Nielsen) Panelists: • Mrs. Gyang Demitta Chinwude – Director of Customs Administration (AfCFTA) • Ms. Brendah Phiri-Mundia – Principal Regional Advisor, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) • Dr. Lilian Nyawanda – Commissioner, Customs and Border Control (Kenya Revenue Authority) • Mr. David Beer – Chief Executive Officer (TradeMark Africa) Moderator: Mr. Alban Odhiambo – Director Trade (Tony Blair Institute) |
| 1.00pm – 2.00pm | Lunch Break |
| 2.00pm – 4.00pm | Presentation on Customs Digitalization for Effective Trade by NucTech (Ma Xionfeng) Panelists: • Mr. Creck Buyonge – Consultant & Chief Executive Officer (Customs & International Trade Associates Limited) • Mr. Coffet Lebepe – Product and Process Owner (South Africa) • Mr. John Musinguzi Rujoki – Commissioner General (Uganda Revenue Authority) • Mr. Olufemi Michael Olarinde – Head Fiscal & Tax Reforms Implementation, Federal Inland Revenue Service (Nigeria) Tax Policy & Advisory Expert (United Nations Health Taxes Committee) • Mr. Martin Waigwa – Principal Technology Architect (Oracle) Moderator: Mr. Benedict Musengele – Ag. Senior Director (TradeMark Africa) Q&A Session |
| 4.00pm – 5.00pm | Technology Show Case • Bsmart Technologies • Nuctech • Cargo Seer |
| 8.30am – 10.30am | Theme: Risk Management and use of technology Presentation on Smart transit corridors by Bsmart Tech (Stephen Teang) Panelists: • Mr. Benjamin Kesenyang – Manager Customs & Excise (Botwana Unified Revenue Service) • Mr. Ernest Sigande – Commissioner General (Zambia Revenue Authority) • Ms. Flavia Busingye – Director Customs and Trade (East African Community) • Ms. Fiona Nyamurungi Tubeine – Ag. Assistant Commissioner Field Services (Uganda Revenue Authority) • Mr. Alban Odhiambo – Senior Adviser for Trade and Infrastructure • Mr. King Geofrey – Assistant Commissioner, Risk Management (Rwanda Revenue Authority) Moderator: Mr. Sydney Chibbabbuka – Customs and Trade Facilitation Specialist Q&A Session |
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| 10.30am – 11.00am | Tea Break | |
| 11.00am – 1.00pm | Presentation on Artificial Intelligence for Customs Trade Facilitation by David Smason (Cargo Seer) Presentation on “Smart Customs in the Digital Age” by: • Mr. Rudy Hui – Assistant Commissioner (Excise and Strategic Support), Hong Kong Customs • Mr. Ocean, Yeung WONG – Head of International Customs Co-operation Panelists: • Mr. Rudy Hui – Assistant Commissioner, Excise and Strategic Support (Hong Kong Customs, China) • Mr. Mick McGuigan – Assistant Director, FCLN Support Services (HM Revenue and Customs) • Mr. Erick Sirali – Director Digital Trade (TradeMark Africa) • Mr. Peter Kanake – Transformation Manager, East West Africa (Oracle) • David Smason (Cargo Seer) Moderator: Mr. Olufemi Michael Olarinde – Head Fiscal & Tax Reforms Implementation, Federal Inland Revenue Service (Nigeria) Tax Policy & Advisory Expert (United Nations Health Taxes Committee) Q&A Session |
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| 1.00pm – 2.00pm | Lunch Break | |
| 2.00pm – 3.15pm | BREAK OUT SESSION 1 | |
| Room I Trade Facilitation and Environment Panel Discussions: Green Customs Panelists: • Ms. Varsha Singh – Commissioner General (Seychelles Revenue Authority) • Mr. Sam Muraya – State Department for Trade • Mr. John Muchina Ngethe – Trade Policy Advisor (GIZ Trade Kenya) • Major (Rtd.) Augustine Auma – Ag. Director, Public Education & Consumer Protection. Moderator: Ms. Alice Kananu – Kenya Revenue Authority Q&A Session | Room III The Challenges of Navigating Through Trade Facilitation in The Digital Age Panelists: • Mr. Juma Hassan Bakari – Commissioner Customs and Excise – Tanzania Revenue Authority • Mr. Kenneth Ocholla – Revenue Administration Advisor Customs -International Monetary Fund • Mr. Wade – Senegalese Customs Administration (Senegal) • Mr. Asadu Kisitu – Acting. Commissioner of Customs (Uganda) Moderator: Ms. Brendah Phiri-Mundia – Principal Regional Advisor, (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Q & A Session |
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| 3:15pm – 3:35pm | Tea Break | |
| 3.35pm – 4.45pm | BREAK OUT SESSION 2 | |
| Room I Cyber Security and Risk Management in the Digital Age Panelists: • Mr. Jens Lund-Nielsen – Chief Executive Officer (IOTA)- • Mr. Allan Lule – Cloud Systems Solutions Engineering Senior Manager (Oracle Technology Systems Kenya Limited) • Ms. Agnes Magero – Head of Enterprise Risk (Safaricom PLC) • Mr. Dennis Muwanga Lutaaya – WCO Accredited Risk Management Expert (Uganda Revenue Authority) Moderator: Madam Dorothy Matovu – Program Manager (IBM East Africa) Q & A Session | Room II Gender Equality in Customs in the Digital Age Panelists: • Ms. Jasmine Gohl – Project Director (GIZ) • Ms. Anna Mutavati – Country Representative (UN Women) • Ms. Magret Gasa – Chair, WCO Virtual Working Group on Gender Equality and Diversity (Zimbabwe Revenue Authority) Moderator: Mr. Larry Liza – Director East & Southern Africa, World Customs Organization (WCO) Q & A Session |
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| 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Gala Dinner. | |
| 8.30 – 8.55 EAT | Opening of Day 3 • Mr. Alex Mwangi – Ag. Commissioner, Strategy, Innovation and Risk Management, KRA |
| 9.00 – 11.00 EAT | Plenary discussions on: Harnessing the Potential of Domestic Resource Mobilization for Economic Transformation. Presentation by Mr. Emeka Nwanko, Head of Member Services, ATAF – African Perspective Keynote Address by Dr. Chris Kiptoo, Principal Secretary, The National Treasury – The Kenyan Perspective Panelists • Mr. Dingani Banda – Commissioner General, Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) • Mr. Brent Malahay – Group Chief Strategy Officer, Equity Group • Mr. Qimiao Fan – Country Director, World Bank • H.E Hon. Anne Waiguru – Chair, Council of Governors and Governor Kirinyaga County • Mrs. Rispah Simiyu – Commissioner, Domestic Taxes, KRA • Mr. Anthony Muthungu – Founder, Totosci (Representative of MSMEs) Moderator: Mr. Kwame Owino – Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA-Kenya) |
| 11.00 – 11:30 EAT | Tea Break |
| 11.30 – 13.15 EAT | Plenary discussion on: Unlocking Revenue Potential: Strategic Approaches to Environmental Taxation. Keynote Presentation by Mr. Ali Daud Mohamed – Climate Change Envoy of Kenya Panelists • Dr. Eng Festus Ng’eno – PS Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry • Mr. Edward Kieswetter – Commissioner, South Africa Revenue Service (SARS) • Mr. Adriaan Tas – Founder, Carbon Africa ltd • Mr. Mtwalo Msoni – Tax for SGDs Programme Specialist for Sub-Saharan Africa Region, UNDP • Commissioner, Swedish Tax Agency Moderator: Ms. Flavia Howard – Co-founder, Nairobi Climate Network |
| 13.15 – 14.15 EAT | Lunch Break |
| 14.30 – 16.30 EAT | Plenary discussion on: Leveraging on Emerging Technology and Innovation to Enhance Revenue Mobilization Keynote Presentation by Amb. Prof. Bitange Ndemo – Kenya’s Ambassador to Belgium and EU Panelists • Mr. Kenneth Mbobua – Ag. Deputy Commissioner, ICT, KRA • Mr. Kamal Budhabhatti – CEO, Craft Silicon • Ms. Catherine Muraga – Managing Director, Microsoft Africa Development Center, Kenya • Mr. George Njuguna (MBS) – Chief Information Officer, Safaricom • Mr. Jack Ngare – Technical Director, Google Cloud • Mr. Daljit Rehal – Chief Digital and Information Officer, HMRC • Ms. Caroline Mukiira – General Manager for East Africa, IBM Moderator: Ms. Mercy Ndegwa, Public Policy Director, East and Horn of Africa, META |
| 16.30 – 17.00 EAT | Closing Ceremony • Dr. Mugambi Mwirigi – Commissioner, Kenya School of Revenue Administration (KESRA) • Mr. Humphrey Wattanga – Commissioner General (Kenya Revenue Authority) |
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