Defining the Trends of Tomorrow in the Food, Beverage & Milling Industry in Africa
The food, beverage and milling industry in Africa is changing – and so are the opportunities, challenges and market trends.
The AFMASS Food Expo Virtual Seminar series brings together the key stakeholders from the food industry supply chain in Africa – including farmers, distributors, manufacturers, retailers and hospitality operators; suppliers of technologies and innovations; Government agencies; academic and research institutes to define the future of food industry in the Continent.
These Virtual Seminars, a first in the Continent, are key to unlocking the opportunities in Africa, while utilising the powerful advantages of the Internet – hence enabling the attendance of thousands of people from within and beyond Africa – breaking barriers of distance and time, which are a key hindrance to knowledge transfer in Africa.
The AFMASS Food Expo Virtual Seminars are a series of African-focused online discussions between stakeholders from the private, public, academic and NGO/development organisation sectors that highlight some of the opportunities, challenges and trends in the Continent’s food manufacturing, retail and hospitality industries.
By utilising online platforms to reach its audience within Africa and beyond, the platforms shape the future of the food industry and its associated value chains – giving opportunities for key stakeholders to contribute in defining this future in a more informed manner.
The Virtual Seminars are addressed by leading private sector managers and investors; Government officials, academicians, consultants and other key knowledge persons from within Africa and internationally.
They are a continuation of our African-industry focused AFMASS Food Expo and other conferences and exhibitions that have been taking place across Africa since 2015.
All the AFMASS Food Expo Webinars in the Series
Past Speakers at AFMASS Food Expo Webinars
The following stakeholders from the food industry, academia and NGOs have been panelists at past AFMASS Food Expo Webinars:
NDIDI NWUNELI
Managing Partner, Sahel Consulting; Co-founder, AACE Foods & Founder, LEAP Africa, Nigeria
DAVID OWINO
Founding Partner, Ascent Capital & Board Member, Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
ANTONY MASINDE
Country Director – Bountifield International, Kenya Office
DOUGLAS MARRIOTT
Account Manager FC&E – Sub-Saharan Africa, CHR Hansen
JONATHAN KINISU
Managing Director, Tetra Pak East Africa
MARGARET KIBOGY
Managing Director, Kenya Dairy Board
JUMANNE MTAMBALIKE
Founder & CEO – Sahara Ventures, Tanzania
AMIR PARPIA
Finance Director, Alpha Fine Foods, Kenya
UDUAK IGBEKA
Africa Manager, Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network, Nigeria
JULIA OTAYA
Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Manager – Coca-Cola
PETER WATHIGO
Market Development Manager – DSM
DR. JOHN KINYURU
Lecturer, Food Science Dept., Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology
GERRGE ATIENO
Quality & Hygiene Manager – MAF Carrefour Hypermarkets, Kenya
COLM D'OLIER
General Manager – Promaco East Africa
WANJIRU KANURI
Executive Director – Root Cause, Kenya
JOAN LOMBARD
Quality Assurance & Food Safety Manager – Farmers Choice, Kenya
ROBERT KILONZO
Deputy Director, Food Safety – Ministry of Health, Kenya
MERCY CHATYOKA
QSHE Manager – National Foods Zimbabwe
BEATRICE OPIYO
Program Manager – Food Safety Certification, Kenya Bureau of Standards
GEORGE AKIDA
Exports Manager – Africado Ltd, Tanzania
ESTHER MUTHEE
Food Safety Consultant – Hospitality Industry, Rwanda
ANNE-MARIE DE BEER
Nutrition, Health & Wellness Manager – Nestle South Africa