Detailed programme of the 2018 Annual Swiss Development Cooperation Conference with information on the panel discussions and talks.
Programme
| 12:00 | Doors open Registration – refreshments – visit partner exhibition |
| 13:00 | Start of conference Welcome address – Manuel Sager, Ambassador, SDC Director General |
| 13:15 | Opening speech Ignazio Cassis, Federal Councillor, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) |
| 13:35 | Better returns, better opportunities: Supporting the seed sector in Chad Mansour N’Diaye, Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Chad Dominique Guenat, Professor at the School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (HAFL), Zollikofen Pierre-André Page, Member of the National Council FR Mariane Nguerassem, Farmer from Chad |
| 14:30 | Break |
| 15:05 | Keynote speech Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) |
| 15:25 | Innovative approaches to urban challenges: South Africa, Switzerland and the World Bank team up Malijeng Ngqaleni, Head Intergovernmental Relations, National Treasury, South Africa Sithole Mbanga, CEO of the South African Cities Network Davorka Shepherd, Head of Economic Cooperation and Development SECO, Embassy of Switzerland in South Africa Andrea Heinzer, Head of Investments at SIFEM, the development finance institution of the Swiss Confederation |
| 16:20 | Concluding remarks Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch, State Secretary,SECO Director Manuel Sager, Ambassador, SDC Director General |
| 16:30 | Networking drinks reception |
