2023 WTCA General Assembly Agenda
- Sunday, April 23, 2023
- Monday, April 24, 2023
- Tuesday, April 25, 2023
- Wednesday, April 26, 2023
- Thursday, April 27, 2023
- Friday, April 28, 2023
| Name | Track | Time | More Info | Add To Calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuttle to Welcome Reception | WTCA Members, B2B Delegates, Local Delegates & Accompanying Guests | 6:30 PM - 6:45 PM | ||
| Welcome Reception | WTCA Members, B2B Delegates, Local Delegates & Accompanying Guests | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
| Name | Track | Time | More Info | Add To Calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registration & Networking | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | ||
| Transport to Kempsinski Hotel | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | ||
| Exhibition Hall Open | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | ||
| TOUR: Accra City + Aburi Botanical Gardens & Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm | Accompanying Guests | 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM | ||
| Bus Pick Up to Accra City + Aburi Botanical Gardens & Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm | Accompanying Guests | 8:30 AM - 8:40 AM | ||
| Welcome Address: HRM Togbe Afede XIV (Executive Chairman, WTC Accra) | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | ||
| Special Remarks: John E. Drew (Chairman, WTCA) | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM | ||
| Special Remarks: H.E. Wamkele Mene (Secretary-General, AfCFTA Secretariat) | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | ||
| Key Note Address and Official Opening Ceremony – H.E. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | ||
| Cultural Performance/VIP Tour of Exhibition Stands | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM | ||
| Coffee Break | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM | ||
| Ghana as the Center of Africa's Trade Diplomacy | 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | |||
| Panel Discussion I: High Level Session I: Towards a single African market – What will it take? | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | ||
| Lunch Break | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | ||
| Namibia: A Land of Many Opportunities | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | ||
| Panel Discussion II: Financing Trade and Strategic Investments in Africa | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | ||
| Panel Discussion ii: Financing Trade and Strategic Investments in Africa | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM | ||
| Closing Remarks | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 4:00 PM - 4:10 PM | ||
| Networking Cocktail Reception | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | ||
| Sector-Focused Networking Reception | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Name | Track | Time | More Info | Add To Calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Pick Up to Cape Coast | Accompanying Guests | 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM | ||
| TOUR: Accra, Cape Coast, and Elmina | Accompanying Guests | 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM | ||
| Transport to Kempsinski Hotel | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | ||
| Exhibition Hall Open | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: Chair's Welcome Remarks | WTCA Members Only | 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | ||
| B2B & B2G Meetings | B2B & Local Delegates Only | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: Executive Team Report w /Q&A | WTCA Members Only | 9:30 AM - 10:05 AM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: Board Committee Reports | WTCA Members Only | 10:05 AM - 10:35 AM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: Board Ad Hoc Committee Updates: Strategic Plan & Communications | WTCA Members Only | 10:35 AM - 10:50 AM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: Board Committees Q&A | WTCA Members Only | 10:50 AM - 11:00 AM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: Coffee Break | WTCA Members Only | 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: Celebrating Member Milestone Anniversaries | WTCA Members Only | 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: Call to Action: 21st Annual WTCA Day | WTCA Members Only | 11:20 AM - 11:35 AM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: Celebrating WTCA's Accredited Members | WTCA Members Only | 11:35 AM - 11:40 AM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: Welcoming WTCA's Newest Members | WTCA Members Only | 11:40 AM - 11:45 AM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: Leveraging WTCA's Resources | WTCA Members Only | 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM | ||
| Lunch Break | B2B & Local Delegates Only | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | ||
| Networking Lunch | WTCA Members Only | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: Member Advisory Councils Progress and Outlook w/Q&A | WTCA Members Only | 2:00 PM - 2:35 PM | ||
| B2B & B2G Meetings & Company Visits | B2B & Local Delegates Only | 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: Regional Updates w /Q&A | WTCA Members Only | 2:35 PM - 3:00 PM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: WTCA's Members in the Community | WTCA Members Only | 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: Recognizing Member-to-Member Successes | WTCA Members Only | 3:15 PM - 3:20 PM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: Global Café Roundtables | WTCA Members Only | 3:20 PM - 4:10 PM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: Survey for the Day | WTCA Members Only | 4:10 PM - 4:15 PM | ||
| WTCA Plenary: Closing Remarks | WTCA Members Only | 4:15 PM - 4:20 PM | ||
| Break | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM | ||
| Gala Dinner | WTCA Members, B2B Delegates, Local Delegates & Accompanying Guests | 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM |
| Name | Track | Time | More Info | Add To Calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Pick Up to Shai Hills Reserve | Accompanying Guests | 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM | ||
| TOUR: Shai Hills Game Reserve | Accompanying Guests | 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM | ||
| Real Estate Field Trip: Dawa Industrial Park, Saglemi Affordable Housing Development, Ghana Free Zones Enclave, Trassaco Valley Estate Development | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM | ||
| Food Processing Field Trip: Niche Cocoa Processing Limited, Homefoods Processing Limited and Avnash Industries Limited | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM | ||
| Power Sector Field Trip: Akosombo Hydro-Electric Power Plant & Sunon-Asogli Power Plant | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM | ||
| Break | WTCA Members, B2B Delegates, Local Delegates & Accompanying Guests | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | ||
| Country-Based Networking Reception with Namibia, Ghana, and more | WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
| Name | Track | Time | More Info | Add To Calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUS PICK UP & TOUR: Accra, Cape Coast, and Elmina (Separate Booking) | WTCA Members, B2B Delegates, Local Delegates & Accompanying Guests | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | ||
| BUS PICK UP & TOUR: Shai Hills Game Reserve (Separate Booking) | WTCA Members, B2B Delegates, Local Delegates & Accompanying Guests | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | ||
| BUS PICK UP & TOUR: Akosombo, Dodi Island (Separate Booking) | WTCA Members, B2B Delegates, Local Delegates & Accompanying Guests | 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM |
| Name | Track | Time | More Info | Add To Calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departure Day | WTCA Members, B2B Delegates, Local Delegates & Accompanying Guests | 12:00 AM |
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Agenda and speakers are subject to change.