The Conference Programme - Financing Agri-Food Systems Sustainably (FINAS) dialogue

High Level Segment

Registration

0700–0745

Arrival, Registration & Networking

0745–0800

All Delegates Seated — MC Engagement & Partner Pitching

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

Rashmi Pillai, CEO — FSD Kenya

Remarks

0830–0900

Key Remarks and Partner Perspectives

Roundtable

0900–0945

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

Session

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

Synthesis

1015–1020

Synthesis of Key Messages and Actions

Kennedy Okech, Senior Finance Advisor — GIZ

Ceremony

1020–1100

Launch of the Kenya National Agrifood Systems Investment Plan (NASIP) 2026–2030 and Official Opening of the FINAS 2026 Summit

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Side Events — Morning

Side Event

1130–1300

Making Agriculture Development Funds Work: Financing Agrifood Systems Sustainably

GIZ

Tsavo Ball Room

Side Event

1130–1300

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

Taifa Hall

Side Event

1130–1300

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

FSD Kenya

Lenana

Side Event

1130–1300

Leveraging Wholesale Lending to Advance Financial Inclusion in the Agricultural Sector

Agriculture Finance Corporation (AFC) & RK-FINFA/IFAD

Aberdare

Side Event

1130–1300

From Access to Productivity: Why Finance and Skills Must Work Together

Heifer International & Swisscontact

Shimba Hills

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Plenary Keynote

Keynote

1400–1445

Embedding Climate Risk Intelligence into Agricultural Value Chain Financing

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Side Events — Afternoon

Side Event

1500–1700

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

Shimba Hills

Side Event

1500–1700

Funding Food Loss & Waste Management — Finance for Cold Chains

Dan Church Aid & Netherlands Food Partnership (NFP)

Taifa

Side Event

1500–1700

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

Aberdare

Side Event

1500–1700

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

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

Lenana

Side Event

1500–1700

Pathways to Financing the Sustainable Feed & Fodder Sector

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

Tsavo Ball Room

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Opening Sessions

Remarks

0800–0830

Opening Key Remarks

Dr. Chris K. Kiptoo CBS, Principal Secretary for The National Treasury — Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning, Government of Kenya

Fishbowl

0830–0930

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

Session

0930–0945

Audience Engagement: Designing Solutions — Case Studies

Keynote

0950–1010

IFAD’s Global Perspective on Rural Finance

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

Keynote

1010–1030

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

Jared Osoro, Economist — Central Bank of Kenya

Session

1030–1050

Audience Engagement

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Side Events — Morning

Invite Only

Full Day

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

Aberdare

Side Event

1120–1300

Unlocking Sustainable Financing for Nutrition-Sensitive Food Systems: Evidence, Partnerships and Sub-national Level Innovations — Stock Take of Financial Flows for Food Systems (3FS)

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Tsavo Ball Room

Side Event

1120–1300

Unlocking Sustainable Agricultural Finance through Credit Information Sharing: Building Inclusive, Data-Driven and Resilient Food Systems

CIS Kenya

Taifa Hall

Side Event

1120–1300

Unlocking Sustainable Food Systems Through Green Infrastructure and County-Level Investment Pipelines

FSD Kenya

Shimba Hills

Side Event

1120–1300

Strengthening Pathways to Financial Inclusion for Young Agripreneurs: Transforming Agri-Food Systems and Economies

Micro Enterprise Support Programme Trust (MESPT)

Lenana

Side Event

1120–1300

Gender-Responsive Financing for Sustainable and Inclusive Agrifood Systems

AGRA & Heifer International

Aberdare

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Plenary Keynotes

Session

1400–1420

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

Sharon Mosin, Country Director — Swisscontact

Fishbowl

1420–1450

Skills, Systems and Capital: The Role of Finance in Building Multi-Sectoral Support Systems for Agricultural Transformation in Africa (Infrastructure and Ecosystems Restoration)

Session

1450–1500

Q&A

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Side Events — Afternoon

Side Event

1510–1700

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

Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat / OECD

Lenana

Master Class

1510–1700

Master Class on Financing Food Systems

Netherlands Food Partnership

Shimba Hills

Unconference

1510–1700

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

An unconference led by Kuza

Impala / Turkana

Side Event

1510–1700

Trusted and Efficient Trade Systems: Unlocking Investment, Market Access and Regional Integration

Trademark Africa (TMA)

Taifa

Side Event

1510–1700

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

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

Tsavo Ball Room

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Morning Plenaries

Remarks

0800–0830

Opening Key Remarks

Hon. Susan Auma Mang’eni, Principal Secretary, State Department for MSME Development — Ministry of Cooperative and Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of Kenya

Session

0830–0900

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

Wairimu Munyinyi-Wahome, Country Director — Heifer International Kenya

Session

0900–0930

Unlocking Investment in the Agriculture Sector in Africa

Kunal Lotiya — McKinsey & Livestock Steering Committee in Kenya

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Side Events — Morning

Deal Room

0930–1100

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

Tsavo Ball Room

Side Event

0930–1100

Beyond Donor Funding: Sustainable Business Models and AI-Enabled Finance for Africa’s Smallholder Farmers

Strathmore Agri-Food Innovation Centre (SAFIC), Strathmore University Business School & Office of the AI Envoy

Shimba Hills

Side Event

0930–1100

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

Heifer International

Taifa

Side Event

0930–1100

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

UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Aberdare

Side Event

0930–1100

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

Lenana

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Side Sessions — Afternoon

Side Event

1130–1300

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

PwC

Shimba Hills

Side Event

1130–1300

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

Tsavo Ball Room

Side Event

1130–1300

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

Mercy Corps Agrifin

Aberdare

Side Event

1130–1300

Role of Contract Farming in Unlocking Agrifood System Financing

Cereal Growers Association (CGA)

Lenana

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Closing Plenary

Session

1400–1500

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

Unveiling

1500–1545

Unveiling of the Private Sector-led Agriculture Finance Working Group

Session

1545–1600

Post-FINAS Roadmap and Vote of Thanks

Maarten Susan, Co-Chair — FINAS Secretariat

Ceremony

1600–1630

Official Closing Ceremony of the FINAS 2026 Summit

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