2023 WTCA General Assembly Agenda

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Shuttle to Welcome ReceptionWTCA Members, B2B Delegates, Local Delegates & Accompanying Guests6:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Welcome ReceptionWTCA Members, B2B Delegates, Local Delegates & Accompanying Guests7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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Registration & NetworkingWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Transport to Kempsinski HotelWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Exhibition Hall OpenWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
TOUR: Accra City + Aburi Botanical Gardens & Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa FarmAccompanying Guests8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Bus Pick Up to Accra City + Aburi Botanical Gardens & Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa FarmAccompanying Guests8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Welcome Address: HRM Togbe Afede XIV (Executive Chairman, WTC Accra)WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Special Remarks: John E. Drew (Chairman, WTCA)WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Special Remarks: H.E. Wamkele Mene (Secretary-General, AfCFTA Secretariat)WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Key Note Address and Official Opening Ceremony – H.E. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of the Republic of GhanaWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Cultural Performance/VIP Tour of Exhibition StandsWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Coffee BreakWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only10:50 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 Only11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Lunch BreakWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Namibia: A Land of Many OpportunitiesWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Panel Discussion II: Financing Trade and Strategic Investments in Africa WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Panel Discussion ii: Financing Trade and Strategic Investments in AfricaWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Closing RemarksWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
Networking Cocktail ReceptionWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sector-Focused Networking ReceptionWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Bus Pick Up to Cape Coast Accompanying Guests7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
TOUR: Accra, Cape Coast, and ElminaAccompanying Guests7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Transport to Kempsinski Hotel WTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Exhibition Hall OpenWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
WTCA Plenary: Chair's Welcome RemarksWTCA Members Only9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
B2B & B2G MeetingsB2B & Local Delegates Only9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
WTCA Plenary: Executive Team Report w /Q&AWTCA Members Only9:30 AM - 10:05 AM
WTCA Plenary: Board Committee ReportsWTCA Members Only10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
WTCA Plenary: Board Ad Hoc Committee Updates: Strategic Plan & CommunicationsWTCA Members Only10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
WTCA Plenary: Board Committees Q&AWTCA Members Only10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
WTCA Plenary: Coffee BreakWTCA Members Only11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
WTCA Plenary: Celebrating Member Milestone AnniversariesWTCA Members Only11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
WTCA Plenary: Call to Action: 21st Annual WTCA DayWTCA Members Only11:20 AM - 11:35 AM
WTCA Plenary: Celebrating WTCA's Accredited MembersWTCA Members Only11:35 AM - 11:40 AM
WTCA Plenary: Welcoming WTCA's Newest MembersWTCA Members Only11:40 AM - 11:45 AM
WTCA Plenary: Leveraging WTCA's ResourcesWTCA Members Only11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch BreakB2B & Local Delegates Only12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Networking LunchWTCA Members Only12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
WTCA Plenary: Member Advisory Councils Progress and Outlook w/Q&AWTCA Members Only2:00 PM - 2:35 PM
B2B & B2G Meetings & Company VisitsB2B & Local Delegates Only2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
WTCA Plenary: Regional Updates w /Q&AWTCA Members Only2:35 PM - 3:00 PM
WTCA Plenary: WTCA's Members in the CommunityWTCA Members Only3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
WTCA Plenary: Recognizing Member-to-Member SuccessesWTCA Members Only3:15 PM - 3:20 PM
WTCA Plenary: Global Café RoundtablesWTCA Members Only3:20 PM - 4:10 PM
WTCA Plenary: Survey for the DayWTCA Members Only4:10 PM - 4:15 PM
WTCA Plenary: Closing RemarksWTCA Members Only4:15 PM - 4:20 PM
BreakWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Gala DinnerWTCA Members, B2B Delegates, Local Delegates & Accompanying Guests8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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Bus Pick Up to Shai Hills ReserveAccompanying Guests9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
TOUR: Shai Hills Game ReserveAccompanying Guests9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Real Estate Field Trip: Dawa Industrial Park, Saglemi Affordable Housing Development, Ghana Free Zones Enclave, Trassaco Valley Estate DevelopmentWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Food Processing Field Trip: Niche Cocoa Processing Limited, Homefoods Processing Limited and Avnash Industries LimitedWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Power Sector Field Trip: Akosombo Hydro-Electric Power Plant & Sunon-Asogli Power PlantWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
BreakWTCA Members, B2B Delegates, Local Delegates & Accompanying Guests5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Country-Based Networking Reception with Namibia, Ghana, and moreWTCA Members, B2B & Local Delegates Only6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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BUS PICK UP & TOUR: Accra, Cape Coast, and Elmina (Separate Booking)WTCA Members, B2B Delegates, Local Delegates & Accompanying Guests7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
BUS PICK UP & TOUR: Shai Hills Game Reserve (Separate Booking)WTCA Members, B2B Delegates, Local Delegates & Accompanying Guests9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
BUS PICK UP & TOUR: Akosombo, Dodi Island (Separate Booking)WTCA Members, B2B Delegates, Local Delegates & Accompanying Guests9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
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Departure DayWTCA Members, B2B Delegates, Local Delegates & Accompanying Guests12:00 AM
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Agenda and speakers are subject to change.