0800-0900: Registration & Refreshments 0900-0930: Welcome Address & Opening Comments Atam Sandhu, Chief Executive, Developing Markets Associates HE Ali Aden Awale, Somaliland Head of Mission to the UK The Rt Hon Lynne Featherstone MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development James Duddridge MP, Minister for Africa 0930-0945: Keynote Address HE Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud, President of the Republic of Somaliland 0945-1100: Session 1 – Economic Outlook & Financial Sector Deepening Chair: HMA Neil Wigan, British Ambassador to Somaliland Hon Mohamed Behi Yonis, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon Dr Musa Qassim Omar, Minister of Trade and Commerce Hon Mohamed Shukri Jama, Chairman, Somaliland Chamber of Commerce Ajay Chowdhary, Senior Consultant, Berbera Development Company Q&A Session 1100-1130: Refreshments Break 1130-1245: Session 2 - Investing in Infrastructure Chair: Clive Betts MP, Co-Chair, All Party Parliamentary Group for Somaliland Hon Dr Sa’ad Ali Shire, Minister of Planning & National Development Hon Abdirazak Khalif Ahmed, Minister of Public Works, Housing & Transportation Private Sector Speaker Private Sector Speaker Q&A Session 1245-1345: Networking Lunch 1345-1500: Session 3 - Investing in Energy, Mines & Renewables Chair: Peter Hain MP, Former British Cabinet Minister Hon Eng Hussein Abdi Dualeh, Minister of Minerals & Energy Hon Abib Diriye Nur, Minister for Industry Gregory Bowes, CEO, Nubian Gold Corporation Alastair Beardsall, CEO, Sterling Energy Q&A Session 1500-1530: Refreshments Break 1530-1645: Session 4 - Investing in Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries Chair: Henry Bellingham MP, Former Minister for Africa Hon Farah Elmi Gedole, Minister of Agriculture Hon Dr Musa Qassim Omar, Minister of Trade and Commerce Mohammed Yusef, CEO, Pontus Marine Ltd Private Sector Speaker Q&A Session 1645-1700: Closing Remarks HE Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud, President of the Republic of Somaliland 1700-1800: Gala Networking Reception
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