Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

Programme - Day 1

Key Theme

• Bridging Skills Gaps: Aligning Learning with Industry Needs
• Future-Ready Skills: Preparing Africa’s Workforce
• From Rural to Urban: Expanding Learning Opportunities

Pre-conference Registrations

Duration (60min)

08:00 - 09:00 EAT | 05:00 - 06:00 GMT | 07:00 - 08:00 SAST

Main room

•In-person - logistics committee

•Online Moderator lead: Juchen Pramlall

Conferrence Opening & Welcome - Setting the scene

Duration (20min)

09:05 - 09:25 EAT | 06:05 - 06:25 GMT | 08:05 - 08:25 SAST

Main room

•In-person MC - Eric Opon

•Online Moderator lead: Juchen Pramlall

Speed Networking

Duration (25min)

09:30 - 09:55 EAT | 06:30 - 06:55 GMT | 08:30 - 08:55 SAST

Main room

•In-person MC - Eric Opon

•Online Moderator lead: Juchen Pramlall

Address from L&D Chairperson

Duration (10min)

10:00 - 10:10 EAT | 07:00 - 07:10 GMT | 09:00 - 09:10 SAST

Main room

•In-Person: Caroline Mwazi

Address from L&D Convener

Duration (10min)

10:15 - 10:25 EAT | 07:15 - 07:25 GMT | 09:15 - 09:25 SAST

Main room

•In-Person: Margaret Jackson

Goodwill Messages (from 5 Presenters)

Duration (15min)

10:30 - 10:45 EAT | 07:30 - 07:45 GMT | 09:30 - 09:45 SAST

Main room

•In-person MC - Eric Opon

•Online Moderator lead: Juchen Pramlall

Last year: outcomes, learnings, testimonials & Expectations for this year

Duration (20min)

10:50 - 11:20 EAT | 07:50 - 08:20 GMT | 09:50 - 10:20 SAST

Main room

•In-person MC - Eric Opon

•Online Moderator lead: Juchen Pramlall

Conference logistics, breaks, photo's breakaway rooms etc

Duration (10min)

11:25- 11:35 EAT | 08:25- 08:35 GMT | 10:25 - 10:35 SAST

Main room

•In-person MC - Eric Opon

•Online Moderator lead: Juchen Pramlall

☕Tea & Snack | 📷 Photo session

Duration (40min)

11:40 - 12:20 EAT | 08:40 - 09:20 GMT | 10:40 - 11:20 SAST

Hotel Entertainment Room

Breakout Session 1

Duration (10min)

12:25 - 12:35 EAT | 09:25 - 09:35 GMT | 11:25 - 11:35 SAST

Different Rooms - Simultaneously

Main Room:

Room moderator - Kick off in different rooms - Setting the scene and introduction to the speaker

•In-person Moderator - Stephen Kimani

•Online Moderator lead: Juchen Pramlall

Room 1:

Room moderator - Kick off in different rooms - setting the scene and introduction to the speaker

•In-person Moderator - Dianne Wanjau

•Online Moderator / lead: TBC

Room 2:

Room moderator - Kick off in different rooms - setting the scene and introduction to the speaker

•In-person Moderator - Shamim Walusimbi Nabaggala Nsubuga

•Online Moderator / lead: TBC

Breakout Session 2

Duration (30min)

12:40 - 13:10 EAT | 09:40 - 10:10 GMT | 11:40 - 12:10 SAST

Different Rooms - Simultaneously

Main Room:

Speaker 1 for each room (online / in person)

•In-Person: George Kwadwo Osei Ofori

•The Didactics of Training in the African L&D space: Bridging the skills Gap through contextual learning

Room 1:

Speaker 1 for each room (online / in person)

•In-Person: Susan Gichara

•Organisational well-being in senior teams to embed belonging and empathy + align culture to performance

Room 2:

Speaker 1 for each room (online / in person)

•In-Person: Stanley Apenteng & John Opata

•Shaping Skills for Tomorrow

Breakout Session 3

Duration (5min)

13:15 - 13:20 EAT | 10:15 - 10:20 GMT | 12:15 - 12:20 SAST

Different Rooms - Simultaneously

Main Room:

Room Host - reflections and setting the scene and introduction to the speaker

•In-person Moderator - Stephen Kimani

•Online Moderator lead: Juchen Pramlall

Room 1:

Room Host - reflections and setting the scene and introduction to the speaker

•In-person Moderator - Dianne Wanjau

•Online Moderator / lead: TBC

Room 2:

Room Host - reflections and setting the scene and introduction to the speaker

•In-person Moderator - Shamim Walusimbi Nabaggala Nsubuga

•Online Moderator / lead: TBC

Breakout Session 4

Duration (25min)

13:25 - 13:50 EAT | 10:25 - 10:50 GMT | 12:25 - 12:50 SAST

Different Rooms - Simultaneously

Main Room:

Speaker 2 for each room (online / in person)

•In-Person: Emmanuel Busera

•Bridging Health Literacy in genomics

Room 1:

Speaker 2 for each room (online / in person)

•Online: Sherif Shaker

•ROI The missing Level in Learning & Development

Room 2:

Speaker 2 for each room (online / in person)

•Online: Liya Bayramova

•From Soil to Skills: Transformative Learning Models in Agriculture for Inclusive Growth

Breakout Session 5

Duration (10min)

13:55 - 14:05 EAT | 10:55 - 11:05 GMT | 12:55 - 13:05 SAST

Different Rooms - Simultaneously

Main Room:

Reflections and wrap-up and logistics of upcoming conference activities and how it will work - sessions to continue in main room after lunch

•In-Person: Emmanuel Busera

•Online Moderator lead: Juchen Pramlall

Room 1:

Reflections and wrap-up and logistics of upcoming conference activities and how it will work - sessions to continue in main room after lunch

•In-person Moderator - Dianne Wanjau

•Online Moderator / lead: TBC

Room 2:

eflections and wrap-up and logistics of upcoming conference activities and how it will work - sessions to continue in main room after lunch

•In-person Moderator - Shamim Walusimbi Nabaggala Nsubuga

•Online Moderator / lead: TBC

🍽️Lunch

Duration (45min)

14:10 - 14:55 EAT |11:10 - 11:55 GMT | 13:10 - 13:55 SAST

Hotel Entertainment Room

MC - Kick off in main room - setting the scene and introduction to the speaker

Duration (10min)

15:00 - 15:10 EAT | 12:00 - 12:10 GMT | 14:00 - 14:10 SAST

Main room

•In-person Moderator - Eric Opon

•Online Moderator lead: Juchen Pramlall

Soft Skills / Inspirational

Duration (30min)

15:15 - 15:45 EAT | 12:15 - 12:45 GMT | 14:15 - 14:45 SAST

Main room

•In-Person: Mark Yomi Lewis

•Become What You Believe: Shifting Mindsets for Transformational Living

MC - setting the scene and introduction to the speaker of the keynote address

Duration (10min)

15:50 - 16:00 EAT | 12:50 - 13:00 GMT | 14:50 - 15:00 SAST

Main room

•In-person Moderator - Eric Opon

•Online Moderator lead: Juchen Pramlall

Keynote address

Duration (35min)

16:05- 16:40 EAT | 13:05 - 13:40 GMT | 15:05- 15:40 SAST

Main room

•In-Person: Madam Quresha

•TBC

MC - Reflections & Wrap up

Duration (15min)

16:45 - 17:00 EAT | 13:45 - 14:00 GMT | 15:45 - 16:00 SAST

Main room

•In-person Moderator - Eric Opon

•Online Moderator lead: Juchen Pramlal

🍸Coctail & Networking (fun)

Duration (90min)

17:15 - 19:00 EAT | 14:15 - 16:00 GMT | 16:15 - 18:00 SAST

Hotel Entertainment Room / Patio