Program - Financing Agri-Food Systems Sustainably (FINAS) dialogue

High Level Segment

Registration

0700–0800

Arrival, Registration & Networking

Welcome

0800–0810

Welcome & Preliminaries: The FINAS Dialogue Journey — Achievements and Emerging Opportunities

Keynote

0810–0830

Finance as a Lever for Change: Channelling Finance, Investments and Innovation towards Positive Social & Ecological Outcomes

RPC—

Rashmi Pillai, CEO — FSD Kenya

Remarks

0830–0900

Key Remarks and Partner Perspectives

SMRDS—CD

Sarah Mbago-Bhunu, Regional Director E&SA — IFAD · Ruth Okowa, Country Director — GAIN · H.E. Ms. Caitríona Ingoldsby, Ireland Ambassador to Kenya · Prof. Hamadi Iddi Boga, VP Program Delivery — AGRA · Maren Kneller, Head of Development Cooperation — German Embassy · AU Representative

Roundtable T1

0900–0945

Continental Roundtable: Policy Alignment and Coordination for Financing the Kampala CAADP Declaration — Mobilizing Finance for Africa’s Six CAADP Commitments

MEDOFSES

Ms. Esterine Fotabong, Director of Agriculture, Food Security & Environmental Sustainability — AUDA-NEPAD · Mr. Boaz Keizire, Director for Policy and State Capability — AGRA · Dr. Debisi Araba, Managing Director — Akademiya2063

Session T1

0945–1015

Use of National Agrifood Systems Investment Plans and Associated Tools to Guide Coordinated Efforts in Mobilizing, Aligning, and Tracking Finance for Agrifood Systems Transformation

JMPSSDC—

Jonathan Mweke, Principal Secretary, State Dept of Livestock — MoALD · Mary Mwiti, CEO — Council of Governors (CoG) · Dr. Bimal Kantaria, Chair — ASNET · Dr. Sophia Baumert, Project Manager AgSys — GIZ

Synthesis T1

1015–1020

Synthesis of Key Messages and Actions

GIZ / JICA

Ceremony

1020–1100

Launch of the Kenya National Agrifood Systems Investment Plan (NASIP) 2025–2029 and Official Opening of the FINAS Summit

HFCSGOCS

Hon. FCPA Wycliff Ambetsa Opranya EGH, Cabinet Secretary — Ministry of Co-operatives and MSME, Government of Kenya · Hon. Senator Mutahi Kagwe, Cabinet Secretary — Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Government of Kenya

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Side Events — Morning

Side Event T1

1130–1300

Making Agriculture Development Funds Work: Financing Agrifood Systems Sustainably

GIZ

Side Event T1

1130–1300

Role of Public Development Banks in Agriculture & Agri-Food Systems

A·

AGRA · AFRACA

Side Event T2

1130–1300

Unpacking Carbon Finance in the Context of Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement

FSD Kenya

Side Event T3

1130–1300

Leveraging Wholesale Lending to Advance Financial Inclusion in the Agricultural Sector

Agriculture Finance Corporation (AFC)

Side Event T2

1130–1300

The Youth Agenda: Financing Skills within Food Systems

HIS

Heifer International & Swisscontact

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Plenary Keynote

Keynote T3

1400–1430

Embedding Climate Risk Intelligence into Agricultural Value Chain Financing

UNDP Insurance and Risk Finance Facility

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Side Events — Afternoon

Side Event T1

1440–1700

Evidence to Action: Strengthening Agri-SME Finance through Policy and Prudential Reforms

Aceli Africa · Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) · GIZ

Side Event T3

1440–1700

Funding Food Loss & Waste Management — Finance for Cold Chains

DCNF

Dan Church Aid & Netherlands Food Partnership (NFP)

Side Event T2

1440–1700

Embedding Insurance into Agricultural Lending: De-risking & Scaling Climate-Resilient, Inclusive Finance for Crop and Livestock Systems

UNDP Insurance and Risk Finance Facility · ILRI · FSD Kenya · FSD Africa

Side Event T2

1440–1700

Strengthening Sustainable Financing for Resilient Agrifood Systems in Africa: Leveraging Endogenous Finance Models for Greater Impact

R—EG

ROPPA — Farmers' Organizations Hub West Africa / EAFF / GIZ

Side Event T4

1440–1700

Pathways to Financing the Sustainable Feed & Fodder Sector

EFSFMB

Eco.business Fund & SANAD Fund for MSME, managed by Finance in Motion

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Opening Sessions

Fishbowl T2

0830–0930

Are We Listening? Perspectives from the Demand Side for Building Robust, Inclusive, Demand-Driven Food Systems Financing Solutions

DBC—CEAD

Dr. Babafemi Oyewole, CEO — Pan-African Farmers' Organization (PAFO) · Humphrey Mutasa, Community Economist & Agribusiness Development Expert · Rebecca Amukhoye, CEO — MESPT

Keynote T2

0930–1000

IFAD’s Global Perspective on Rural Finance

JALRRFE

Jonathan Agwe, Lead Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Finance, East & Southern Africa — IFAD

Keynote T3

1000–1020

Insights from Denmark’s Green Finance Work

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark in Kenya

Keynote T1

1020–1050

Macroeconomic Policy for Inclusive Green Development — The Myth of Green Growth?

JOE—

Jared Osoro, Economist — Central Bank of Kenya

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Side Events — Morning

Invite Only

Full Day

HGSA Accelerator — Accelerating Home-Grown Agribusiness Solutions for Finance, Markets and Growth

AUDA-NEPAD Home Grown Agribusiness Accelerator · FINAS Strategy Room

Side Event T1

1120–1300

Stock Take of the Financial Flows for Food Systems (3FS) Tool: Implementation Efforts

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Side Event T1

1120–1300

Credit Information Sharing — How It Supports Farmers, SMEs and Lenders: Unpacking Exemplars

CIS Kenya

Side Event T3

1120–1300

Lessons from FSD Kenya’s County Green Investment Facility (CGIF)

FSD Kenya

Side Event T2

1120–1300

Strengthening Cooperative-Led Pathways to Youth Inclusion

Micro Enterprise Support Programme Trust (MESPT)

Side Event T2

1120–1300

Gender-Responsive Financing for Sustainable and Inclusive Agrifood Systems

AHI

AGRA & Heifer International

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Plenary Keynotes

Session T2

1400–1420

Skills, Systems and Capital: The Role of Finance in Building Human Capital for Agricultural Transformation in Africa

SMCD

Sharon Mosin, Country Director — Swisscontact

Keynote T4

1420–1500

Multimodal Transport Systems for Enhanced Trade & Regional Connectivity

DJES

Dr. John Deng, Executive Secretary — Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA)

Fishbowl T4

1420–1500

Trade Connectivity and Regional Integration

DJESDSED

Dr. John Deng, Executive Secretary — NCTTCA · Dr. Andrew Edewa, Director Standards — Trademark Africa (TMA) · Ahmed Farah, Executive Director — East Africa Business Council (EABC)

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Side Events — Afternoon

Side Event T4

1510–1700

Mobilizing Climate Finance for the Livestock Sector: The Role of Intra-African Trade

SAO

Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat / OECD

Master Class T2

1510–1700

Master Class on Financing Food Systems

Netherlands Food Partnership

Unconference T2

1510–1700

Show Me the Money: Designing Financial Systems That Actually Reach the Last Mile

An unconference led by Kuza

Side Event T4

1510–1700

Reduction of Trade Barriers along Key Trade Corridors — Non-tariff Measures, Infrastructure that Allows Trade to Work, and Support for Compliance built on Sustainability

Trademark Africa (TMA)

Side Event T3

1510–1700

Balancing Economic and Ecological Returns — Financing Nature-Based, Climate-Smart Agriculture Enterprises in Land-Degraded Landscapes

SWKCK

Swisscontact / WYSS / Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV) / KENAS / Tharaka University

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Morning Plenaries

Session T2

0830–0900

Who Is Agricultural Finance Really Designed For? Reframing Inclusive Finance around Farmers, Youth, and Market Realities

WMCD

Wairimu Munyinyi-Wahome, Country Director — Heifer International Kenya

Session T4

0900–0930

Actualizing USD 1 Billion Financing Commitment for Kenya’s Livestock Sector by 2030

MC·

McKinsey & Company · Livestock Steering Committee in Kenya

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Side Events — Morning

Deal Room T4

0930–1100

Deal Room — led by the Sustainable Urban Economic Development (SUED) Programme

FSD Kenya · FCDO

Side Event T2

0930–1100

AI for Agriculture

S—OO

SAFIC — Strathmore University & Office of the AI Envoy

Side Event T2

0930–1100

Beyond the Missing Middle: Building Finance Pathways for Africa’s Next Generation of Agripreneurs

Heifer International

Side Event T2

0930–1100

Financing Agrifood SMEs for Nutrition: Country Approaches to Align Policy and Investment

UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Side Event T3

0930–1100

Transformational Agroecology Financing: Scaling Territorial Food Systems into Continental Investment Architectures

Rockefeller Foundation · Biovision Foundation · Murang'a County · GODAN · PELUM Kenya

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Side Sessions — Afternoon

Side Event T1

1130–1300

Sealing the Leaking Pipeline: Leveraging Public–Private Partnerships for Sustainable Agriculture — Balancing Commercial Returns, Public Interest & Integrity

PwC

Side Event T4

1130–1300

Unlocking Finance for Africa’s Blue Economy: From Underserved to Investable

MicroSave Consulting (MSC) · UN FAO

Side Event T2

1130–1300

Financing Scalable, Climate-Resilient Digital Services for Africa’s Food Systems

Mercy Corps Agrifin

Side Event T1

1130–1300

Role of Contract Farming in Unlocking Agrifood System Financing

Cereal Growers Association (CGA)

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Closing Plenary

Session T2

1400–1500

Banking on the Future Crop: Collateralizing Agri-lending without Land

MBFIGOGC

Moses Banda, Financial Inclusion Advisor — Executive Office of the President, Government of Kenya · Ayodeji Balogum, Group CEO — AFEX

Unveiling

1500–1545

Unveiling of the Private Sector-led Agriculture Finance Working Group

Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) · Aceli Africa

Session

1545–1600

Post-FINAS Roadmap and Vote of Thanks

MSCC

Maarten Susan, Co-Chair — FINAS Secretariat

Ceremony

1600–1630

Closing Ceremony

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