Day 3
AGENDA FOR SIERRA LEONE INNOVATES - TECH SUMMIT
13th June 2024
08:30 - 10:00
Delegate Arrival
10:05 - 10:15
Welcome Statement - Hosts, Phebe Swill + John Konteh
10:20 - 10:50
Panel Discussion: Women in Technology: Navigating the Path to Success - Kaprece James, President & Chief Executive Officer, Stella’s Girls Inc | Salwa Campbell, Co-Founder and Director of Business Development, Fix Solutions | Hawa Yokie, CEO and Co-Founder, Kamara Yokie Innovation Center | Adaora Ikenze, Director, Public Policy - Anglophone West Africa, Meta - Moderated by Mariama Barrie, Manager - Food and Agriculture, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
10:55 - 11:25
Panel: Smart Mining and Building Capacity to Meet Future Requirements in Sierra Leone - Julius Mattai, Minister, Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources | Grant Scott, Technical Service Manager, Sierra Rutile | Solomon Tucker, Head of Department, Mining Engineering Department, Fourah Bay College - Moderated by Joel Ogunsola, Founder, Prunedge (Nigeria)
11:30 - 11:50
Presentation by The Ministry of Tourism and and Cultural Affairs
11:55 - 12:25
Panel: Transforming Government Service Delivery - Amara Kallon, Minister, Ministry Minister of Public Administration and Political Affairs | Mohamed Massaquoi, Director General, National Civil Registration Authority | Brima Katta, Managing Director, Sierra Leone Postal Service, SALPOST | Abdul Malik Tejan-Sie, Director, Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation - Moderated by Andrew Lavalie, Executive Director, Institute of Governance Reform
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch and Youth Innovation Exhibition
Closing Ceremony x Agriculture Innovation Competition
14:00 - 14:15
Arrival of the Hon. Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone
14:15 - 14:30
Opening Address - Dr Musa Kpaka, Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
14:35 - 14:45
Presentation: Overview of the Agriculture Innovation Competition - Hosts, Phebe Swill + John Konteh
14:50 - 15:50
Pitch Competition - Hosts, Phebe Swill + John Konteh
15:55 - 16:05
Presentation of the Government's Innovation Entrepreneurship Agenda - Salima Bah, Minister, Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation
16:10 - 16:20
Entertainment
16:25 - 16:45
Announcement of Winners - Hosts, Phebe Swill + John Konteh
16:50 - 17:10
Closing Statement - Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, Honorable Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone
2024 SIERRA LEONE INNOVATES - TECH SUMMIT