Africa Customs and Tax Conference

Tentative Program

9.00 am – 10.30amOPENING 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
• H.E. Veronica M. Nduva – Secretary General, East African Community
• Mrs. Gyang Demitta Chinwude – Director of Customs Administration, (African Continental Free Trade Area)

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 – 11.00amTea Break and Group Photo
11.00am – 1.00pmPresentation 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 – 2.00pmLunch Break
2.00pm – 4.00pmPresentation on Customs Digitalization for Effective Trade by NucTech (Ma Xionfeng)

Presentation on Oracle Graph Analytics – accuracy in identifying high risk candidates for audit or inspection by uncovering hidden patterns by Mr. Martin Waigwa – Principal Technology Architect

Panelists:
• Mr. Creck Buyonge – Consultant & Chief Executive Officer (Customs & International Trade Associates Limited)
• Mr. Asadu Kisitu – Ag. Commissioner of Customs (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 – 5.00pmTechnology Show Case
• Bsmart Technologies
• Nuctech
• Cargo Seer
8.30am – 10.30amTheme: 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
10.30am – 11.00amTea Break
11.00am – 1.00pmPresentation 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)

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
1.00pm – 2.00pmLunch Break
2.00pm – 3.15pmBREAK OUT SESSION 1
Room I
Trade Facilitation and Environment

Panel Discussions: Green Customs

Panelists:
• Ms. Varsha Singh – Commissioner General (Seychelles Revenue Authority)
• Mr. Luca R. W. Mwago – Deputy Director, Head of Policies & Strategies (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
• Dr. Mbaye Ndiaye – Director General of the Senegalese Customs Administration (Senegal)

Moderator: Ms. Brendah Phiri-Mundia – Principal Regional Advisor, (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

Q & A Session
3:15pm – 3:35pmTea Break
3.35pm – 4.45pmBREAK OUT SESSION 2
Room I
Cyber Security and Risk Management in the Digital Age

Presentation by Mr. Jens Lund-Nielsen – Chief Executive Officer (IOTA)

Panelists:
• Mr. Hartnell Ndungi – Chief Data Officer (Absa Group Limited)
• 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: Mr. Ted Ocholla – Cybersecurity Expert (IBM)

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. Catherine Mary Russell – Executive Director (United Nations Children’s Fund)
• 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
6:00pm – 8:00pmGala Dinner.
8.30 – 8.55 EATOpening of Day 3

• Mr. Alex Mwangi – Ag. Commissioner, Strategy, Innovation and Risk Management, KRA
9.00 – 11.00 EATPlenary 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 EATTea Break
11.30 – 13.15 EATPlenary 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 EATLunch Break
14.30 – 16.30 EATPlenary 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 EATClosing Ceremony

• Dr. Mugambi Mwirigi – Commissioner, Kenya School of Revenue Administration (KESRA)
• Mr. Humphrey Wattanga – Commissioner General (Kenya Revenue Authority)

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