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ABOUT FINAS 2025

FINAS 2025 is a buildup of the conversations that formed the FINAS 2024 dialogue which was marked by key action areas spanning from Inclusive finance, Strengthening farmer cooperatives, Policy and regulatory environment, De-risking investment in agriculture, Leveraging technologies, digitalization and innovative research Partnerships and collaboration, Capacity building and knowledge sharing. Stakeholders have continuously engaged in conversations around these action areas and the outcomes will largely contribute to the rich FINAS 2025 agenda.

The FINAS 2025 dialogue aims to inform on activities since FINAS 2024 focusing on the progress and recommendations. The conversations will also explore developments in the ag. Financing sector highlighting what is new. To encourage innovativeness, FINAS 2025 will award excellence in Agricultural financing solutions. The platform will also foster B2B and B2C relations with agricultural financing solution providers.

EXHIBITION

FINAS 2025 will bring together a diverse audience of delegates ranging from producers, Policy makers in the National and County Governments, Development partners, Financial and Insurance institutions, Agricultural Technology service providers as well as input suppliers. Also, in attendance will be a diverse audience of beneficiaries, both in the public and private sector and other actors seeking out financing solutions to boost efficiency along the value chains.

Master of Ceremony

Johnson Mwakazi
Director – Royal Voice International Ltd.

Johnson Mwakazi is a seasoned Media Consultant with over 15 years of experience in audio- visual production. He is widely recognized for his role as a news anchor and the signature voice of Citizen TV, Kenya’s leading television station. As an international conference moderator, he has facilitated high-level forums including Presidential-level engagements, diplomatic engagements, and corporate events in Kenya, Switzerland, South Africa and beyond. 

SPEAKERS

Ms Agatha Thuo

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Agriculture Sector Network (ASNET)

Dr Nungari Mwangi

Strategy, Program Development and Partnerships lead
Agri-SME Development and Innovative financing team African Development Bank (AfDB)

Dr. Hassan Bashir

Senior Consultant
Climate Insurance, Policy and Governance African Development Bank (AfDB)

Derrick Ngigi HSC

Technical Lead
Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN)

Kennedy Okech

Agriculture Economy and Financial Advisor
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Hon. Prof Kiringai Kamau

County Executive Committee Member (CECM) Devolution, Partnerships, and External Linkages
Murang’a County, Kenya

Dr. Paul Kipronoh Ronoh

Principal Secretary
State Department for Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development – Kenya

Paul Gamba

Lecturer
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management - Egerton University

George Kubai

Managing Director
Agricultural Finance Corporation

Lucy Komen, MBA

Ag. Chief Executive Officer/Registrar
Warehouse Receipt System Council (WRSC)

Sheila Keino

Executive Director
Sustain Africa - International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

Dr Sophia Baumert

Project Manager, Sustainable Agricultural Systems and Policies AgSys
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany

Sharon Mosin

Policy Lead, ESA and Country Director, Kenya
Aceli Africa

Hedwig Siewertsen

Head Inclusive Finance
AGRA (Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa)

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