27 November 2014

The East Africa Forum with special focus on Value Added Food Production in EAC and Exports to Sweden

This year the special business focus area will be Value Added Food Production in EAC and Exports to Sweden. Swedish companies with experiences from added value production will inform you about their recent projects. The main objective is to highlight the expanding future sourcing possibilities in the East Africa Community.

Up to 25 export companies from EAC will join the Forum to show and inform you about their various horticultural products; coffee, tea, fresh fruits and vegetables, honey, flour, cut flowers, spices, etc. Some branch representatives will also attend the Forum. The EAC participating companies will have their products and company information displayed in the conference area during both days.

Note that event has partcipation fee!

Times

Från 27 november 2014 vid 07:00 till 28 november 2014 vid 15:30

Venue

Sida, Valhallavägen 199

Agenda

Conference program:

Thursday 2014-11-27

Staff and exhibitors starts to decorate and prepare registration
Registration opens
Welcome address by EAC development, EAC Dean Ambassador
Presentations of the delegations from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Led by each EAC Ambassador
Refreshment break
EAC agriculture sector
Swedish food market. Importers and retailers
Lunch in the exhibition place
Visit mini exhibition with EAC exporters, Swedish importers and support organizations, Swedish food importers and chains: milk processing and packaging, coffee going ecological and import from Burundi, fruit and nuts make snacks, packaging solutions, flour and other food stuff, spices.
Refreshment break
Swedish products for food production, Drying, freezing, storing, Packaging systems, Cooking, preservation – to be investigated
Panel discussion
Refreshments and mingle around exhibition
Seminar day ends. Free activities until next morning

Friday

Welcome coffee and tea
EU and Swedish regulations for import, Open Trade Gate
Comments on Swedish consumer market
Starting up the exhibition, coffee and tea.
Financial support, for export, investments, joint ventures
Individual meetings at the exhibition stands
Lunch
Visits to food outlets in the city visit to. Individual meetings as requested

För deltagare

Participation fee: For SWEACC members: 750 SEK incl. VAT. For non SWEACC members: 1000 SEK incl. VAT

Payment: The participation fee to be paid not later than 2014-11-15 to bank account 667-5060

All participants from the EAC are required to make contact with their Embassy in Scandinavia for more information. Each participant will have to take care of their own travel arrangements and accommodations in Stockholm. Please allow enough time for visa procedure.