Agenda

08:30 – 09:00 – REGISTRATION

09:00 – 09:10 – Welcome Note – Fred Sisson, Acting President, American Chamber of Commerce

09:10 – 09:20 – Welcome Address Ambassador – Judes E. DeBaere, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the United States of America

09:20 – 09:30 – Welcome Address – The Honourable Mahen Kumar Seeruttun, Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security

09:30 – 09:45 – TEA BREAK

09:45 – 10:30 – USAID Southern Africa Trade & Investment Hub Overview and Support under AGOA – George Makore Southern Africa Trade & Investment Hub

10:30 – 11:45 – U.S. Food & Drug Administration- Overview and Step-by-Step – Coley Anderson Registrar Corp

11:45 – 12:30 – Extrusion Technology for Food Processing – Michael Martin Insta-Pro International

12:30 – 13:30 – LUNCH

13:30 – 14:30 – Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)  – Coley Anderson Registrar Corp

14:30 – 14:45 – Closing Remarks – Paul Stempel, Economic Attaché, U.S. Embassy to Mauritius and Seychelles

14:45 – 16:00 – One-on-One Consultations with the Experts

The agenda can be downloaded here.

Expert Speakers

Michael Martin, Regional Director, Insta-Pro International, a leading provider of agricultural processing technologies;

George Makore, AGOA and Export Competitiveness Director, USAID Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub;

Lisa Nicole Stubbs Anderson, Industry and Government Relations Director, Registrar Corp, a U.S. firm which assists businesses with U.S. Food and Drug Administration Compliance.

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