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16 March 2016  – Plenary Program Working Conference Day 1

(Some speakers to be confirmed)

08.00 Start Registration; Coffee & Tea
09.00 – 09.25 Opening Ceremony
Conference Moderators:
Mr. Giuseppe van der Helm
Mr. Joseph Cobbinah
Mr. Stanley Anyetei
09.25 – 09.35 ‘Welcome in Ghana’
Mr. Samuel Afari Dartey, Forestry Commission Ghana
09.35 – 09.50 ‘AFR100 achievements at COP21 and formulated follow up actions’
Mr. Sean DeWitt, World Resource Institute
09.50 – 10.05 ‘Vision towards the AFR100 Initiative and Reforestation’
Mr. Jan Bock, Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
10.05 – 10.20 ‘The state of forestry plantation investments in Africa- overview’
Mr. Petri Lehtonen, Indufor
10.30 – 10.40 Panel with Mr. Sean DeWitt, Mr. Jan Bock & Mr. Petri Lehtonen, Q&A with the audience
10.40 – 11.10 Coffee & tea break
11.10 – 11.25 ‘The strategy of AfDB towards investing in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption’
Mrs. Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, African Development Bank Ghana
11.25 – 11.40 ‘Environmental, Social and Governance Factors as an element of the business case for sustainable forest plantation initiatives’
Mrs. Linda Broekhuizen, FMO
11.40 – 11.50 Q&A with the audience
11.50 – 12.05 ‘Analysis of successes and challenges – perspective of a sustainable forestry company’
Mr. Mads Asprem, Green Resources
12.05 – 12.20 ‘The perspective of a Sustainable Microforestry Company: What are the opportunities for financiers and the forestry sector, what creates synergy?’
Mr. Tevis Howard, Komaza
12.20 – 12.35 ‘How to build your investment pipeline – building bridges between financiers and companies’
Mr. Esben Brandi, Quantum Global
12.35 – 12.45 Q&A with the audience
12.50 – 13.50 Lunch break
14.00 – 14.20 On stage discussion: ‘The connection between plantation forestry in Africa and the Dutch government’s policies on development cooperation and climate change mitigation and adaption’
Mrs. Reina Buijs, Deputy Director-General for International Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands
14.25 – 14.45 ‘Perspective of Managing a Sustainable Forestry Plantation Company’
Joint Presentation – Mr. Paul Hol, Form International, Mr. Willem Fourie, Form Ghana & Ms. Mariam Awuni, Form Ghana
14.45 – 14.55 ‘Community Land’
Nana Dasebere Dr. Amankona Diawuo II, Chief of Berekum
15.00 – 15.30 Key Note I: ‘Needs and challenges for forests in Africa’
Honourable Mr. Kofi Annan, Chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1997 – 2006) and Nobel Peace Laureate (2001)
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee & tea break
16.00 – 16.15 ‘Triple Bottom Line Model for Forest Landscape Restoration’
Mrs. Camille Rebelo, Founder of Eco Planet Bamboo
16.20 – 17.10 Investors Panel: ‘Boosting investment in sustainable plantation forestry, afforestation and reforestation initiatives’
Moderated by:
Mr. Stanley Anyetei

Participants:
Mr. Abdoulaye Dagamaissa   African Development Bank
Mrs. Pauliina Halonen            Finnfund
Mr. Kyösti Pietola                     European Investment Bank
Mr. Tobias Dorenkamp           DEG

17.10 – 17.30 Key Note II: ‘The perspective of Ghana: How to create an enabling environment for sustainable (agro-) forestry initiatives? A discussion on land leases, tax facilities, law enforcement and governmental financial guarantees.’
Mr. Nii Osah Mills, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources of Ghana
19.00 Transfer to Labadi Beach Hotel for evening program
19.30 – 22.30 Evening program at Labadi Beach Hotel

17 March 2016 – Plenary Program Working Conference Day 2

(Some speakers to be confirmed)

08.00 Start Registration: Coffee & Tea
09.00 – 09.15 ‘Four returns: restoring landscapes that generates inspirational, social, natural and financial returns’
Mr. Willem Ferwerda, CommonLands
09.15 – 09.25 Q&A with the audience
09.25 – 09.45 ‘The importance of African forests in combating climate change and climate change adaptation’
His Excellency Dr. John Agyekum Kufuor, UN Special Envoy for Climate Change and former president of the Republic of Ghana
09.50 – 10.15 ‘Investing in Sustainable Forestry, financial and ESG due diligence; timing, risks and opportunities’
Joint Presentation: Mrs. Hanna Skelly, Finnfund & Mr. Gerhard Engel, FMO
10.20 – 11.10 Parallel Session A. Governments Panel
‘What is the role of African Governments to stimulate commercial plantation initiatives?’
Moderated by:
Mr. Sean DeWitt                       World Resource Institute

Participants:
Mr. Hugh Brown                      Forestry Commission Ghana
Mr. Darlington S. Tuagben    Forestry Development Authority Liberia
Mr. Ali Mahamadou                Cabinet Niger
Mr. Mamadou Sangaré          SODEFOR Ivory Coast
Mr. Juma Shaban Mgoo         Tanzania Forest Services Agency

Parallel Session B. Fund Pitches
Moderated by:
Mr. Stanley Anyetei                 

Participants:
Mr. Clement Chenost               Moringa Fund
Mr. Jim Heyes                            Global Environment Fund
Mr. Timothy Flemming            International Woodland company

11.10 – 11.40 Coffee & tea break
11.45 –12.35 Parallel Session C. On stage discussion
‘Integrating climate finance and forestry for landscape level outcomes’
Moderated by:
Mrs. Rebecca Asare                  NCRC

Participants:
Mr. Adam Gibbon                     Althelia Ecosphere
Mr. Jan Willem den Besten     IUCN NL

Parallel Session D. Company Presentations
Moderated by:
Mr. Joe Cobbinah                        
former Director Forestry Research Institute of Ghana

Participants:
Mr. Andrew Collins                     Miro Forestry
Mr. Finn Jacobsen                       APSD
Mr. Hans Lemm                          Kilombero Valley Teak Company

12.35 – 13.05 On stage discussion with an investor and a plantation company
Moderated by:
Mr. Magchiel Groot                      FMO

Participants:
Mr. Jim Heyes                                 Global Environment Fund
Mr. Hans Lemm                             Kilombero Valley Teak Company

13.05 –14.00 Lunch break
14.05 – 15.05 Break-out session 1
‘Bridging the perceived time gap between the investors agenda and the timeframe for financial results of forestry plantation companies’
Moderated by:
Mr. Timothy Flemming                International Woodland Company

Break-out session 2
‘The Gold Standard 3.0, higher standards for greater impact in Climate and Development’
Moderated by:
Mr. Hannes Thaler                        The Gold Standard

Break-out session 3
‘SNV Green Growth and Coordinated Land Use Planning’
Moderated by:
Mr. Richard McNally                      SNV

Break-out session 4
‘FSC as a sustainable forest management system
Moderated by:
Mr. Chris Burchmore                     Forest Stewardship Counsil

Break-out session 5
‘How to further green the landscape? Exploring opportunities to cooperate between initiatives’
Moderated by:
Mr. Willem Ferwerda                      Commonland
Mr. Maximin Djondo                       Benin Environment and Education Society

15.05 – 15.30 Coffee & tea break 
15.40 – 16.10 Theme of discussion:
‘How can the plantation forestry sector become an appealing asset class for Landscape restoration?’
Moderated by:
Mr. Stanley Anyetei

Participants:
Mr. Jim Heyes                             Global Environment Fund
Mrs. Linda Broekhuizen           FMO

Mr. Mads Asprem                      Green Resources
Mrs. Hanna Skelly                      Finnfund
Mr. Andrew Collins                    Miro Forestry

16.10 – 16.30 ‘The perspective from East-Africa’ (incl. a video message of Mr. January Makamba)
Mrs. Gladness Mkamba, Ministry of Natural Recources and Tourism in Tanzania
16.30 – 16.40 ‘Wrap up of the working conference, conclusions and the road ahead’
Mrs. Tineke Lambooy, Nyenrode Business University
16.40 – 16.50 ‘Final words by conference moderators’
Mr. Giuseppe van der Helm
Mr. Joseph Cobbinah
Mr. Stanley Anyetei
16.50 – 17.10 ‘Achieving sustainable development – the role of landscape restoration’
Mr. Mahama Ayariga, Ghana Minister of Environment, Science and Technology
17.10 Ceremony of handing gifts to participants

18 March 2016 – Fieldtrip to Form Ghana Ltd.

08.00 – 09.00 Flight Accra – Kumasi
09.00 – 11.00 Transfer to Akumadan
11.00 – 15.00 Field visit with lunch
15.00 – 17.00 Transfer Akumadan to Kumasi
18.00 – 19.00 Flight Kumasi – Accra
19.00 Arrival at Accra Airport

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