Africa's leading Gem and Jewellery event

Africa Gem, Jewellery Exhibition and Conference (AGJEC)

Building Africa`s gemstone and Jewellery value chains through the African Continental Free Trade Area ( AFCFTA)

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What is AGJEC?

The Africa Gem, Jewellery Exhibition and Conference (AGJEC) aims to showcase the wealth of gemstone occurrences in Africa and to provide a platform to foster value creation, maximisation, and intra-African trade opportunities from Africa’s gemstones. AGJEC will focus on Member States’ support for their women miners and traders, and women-led artisanal and small-and-medium-scale enterprises (ASMMEs) and associations will get a platform to showcase their gemstones and jewellery in the exhibition pavilion, which will create a marketplace for local, regional, and international buyers to source directly from their countries of origin.

Why Attend AGJEC?

Attending an Africa Gem, Jewellery Exhibition, and Conference would be beneficial for the following reasons:

Our Speakers

Chair, UK Institute of Directors (IoD), Africa Group

Mr. Joel Popoola

Mr. Joel Popoola is an accomplished professional with over 15 years of experience in banking and finance in Nigeria.

Associate Vice President Investment Division at Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)

Ms. Molebogeng Mazibuko

Ms. Molebogeng Mazibuko is an accomplished professional currently serving as an Associate Vice President within the Investment Division at Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC”). With a focus on the mining sector,she plays a pivotal role in shaping and implementing AFC’s strategy across the African continent. Molebogeng embarked on her career journey in 2009 at Gold Fields […]

Chartered Arbitrator

Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour, SAN

Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour, SAN is a British Chevening Scholar, Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

International Development and Energy Expert

Ms Abimbola Olufore

Ms Abimbola Olufore is an international development and energy expert with over 20 years of global experience.

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8:00 - 08:30 AM

MASTERCLASS Session: Building Africa’s Capacity on Gemstone and Jewellery value chains and markets through the African Continental Free Trade Area

08:30 AM - 12:55 PM

MASTERCLASS Sessions

1:00 - 02:00 PM

Lunch

Please take lunch in your own time. Conference attendees will not be charged.

4:30 - 05:00 PM

MASTERCLASS Sessions

5:00 - 06:00 PM

MASTERCLASS Sessions Closing

8:00 - 09:00 AM

Registration of Delegates, Participants & LOCAL Exhibitors and Exhibition Booth / Pavilion Preparations

9:00 - 10:00 AM

Opening Ceremony and Breakfast Meeting Session

Chaired by WIM-Nigeria

10:00 - 10:30 AM

Key Note Address

11:00 - 11:30 AM

Key Note Addresses

by AWIMA President: Pascaline Omgba AMDC Interim Director: Marit Kitaw

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Empowering African women in mining

Breaking barriers, building futures; on whose shoulders? Conversations among women leaders on their individual journeys

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch

Please take lunch in your own time. Conference attendees will not be charged.

2:30 - 03:30 PM

Local Gemstone & Jewellery Exhibition

Private Booths Viewing Of Local Gemstone & Jewellery Exhibitors Coordinated By Investment Promotion Director/Raw Materials Research and Development council/WIMIN in mining

3:00 - 04:00 PM

Press Conference

8:00 - 09:00 AM

Update on AMDC’s Five Year Strategic Plan relating to ASM policy, strategy and sector governance to provide technical support to African Member States together with strategic partners

• AMV and AMGF Review Updates – Marit Kitaw (AMDC) • Developments on AMREC-PARC for Efficient ASM – Tunde Arisekola (AMDC) • ASM Continental Strategy – Mkhululi Ncube (AMDC) • ACP-EU-UNDP DevMin - Lacina Pakoum (UNDP)

9:00 - 11:00 AM

Session 1: Africa’s potential to grow local regional value chains and local markets in alignment with Global Standards and Markets – “Think Global, Think Regional, Act Local”

• Keynote Presentation: Clever Sithole - Building AMDC accredited Gemmology courses for deployment across African Lapidary Training Centres • James Mazimba (Cross fertilisation potential of Continental Lapidary Training Centres) • Tejiri Omologe (Tejiri Jewellery Centre – Nigeria) • Bartel Latzoo (Mathydy - Senegal) • Bernice Dery ( - Ghana) • Mecktilder Mchovu (WOOW ME Jewellery - Tanzania)

11:00 - 11:30 AM

Health/Tea/Coffee/Cocoa Break

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Session 2: Africa’s potential to Building Africa’s Gemstone and Jewellery value chains and markets through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AGJEC-4-AfCFTA)

Moderated by Theophilus Boadu Adoko • Presentation on linking Gemstones and Jewellery within the adopted AU Fashion Industry Development Strategy and its Program Delivery Framework Bulelwa Nkosi (AUC) • Presentation on linkages between Ghana and Zambia in producing wholly African sourced PROUDLY AFRICAN jewellery Josephine Agyekum (PMMC) • Growth of Ghana’s Gold Statement in alignment with the Lapidary Training Centre Judy Crayem (Rapport Services)

1:00 - 02:30 PM

Lunch

2:45 - 03:45 PM

Session 3: Africa’s potential to Building Africa’s Gemstone and Jewellery value chains and markets through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AGJEC-4-AfCFTA continued)

Moderator Zenzi Awases • Presentation on Women in Extractive Industry trade and value addition – ZAMBIA Pauline Mundia, WETVAAZ • Gem & Jewellery exposure linkages with international exhibitions and fairs as capacity building for local events - ETHIOPIA Tewodros Sintayehu (EGJA) • Gem & Jewellery exposure linkages with international exhibitions and fairs as capacity building for local events – ZIMBABWE Ruvimbo Kadenhe (WIGAZ) • Presentation on aspirations to growing local gemstone and jewellery industry from grassroots – the case of UGANDA Agnes Alaba (Uganda Geological Survey)

3:45 - 04:00 PM