CONFERENCE
DAY 1- Wednesday 17th June 2026
Time	Session	Facilitator
08.00 -09.00am	Arrival of Delegates Registration & Welcoming Guests	Ministry, Radeecal & FAO
9.00 am	Official opening of the 12th Agritec Africa International Exhibition & Conference (Ribbon Cutting Ceremony) “Tsavo Hall”
09.00 am -09.30 am	High-Level guided tour of Exhibitions
9.30 am 11.30am	Official Opening Ceremony Kenya National Anthem & East Africa Anthem Opening Prayers (Christian and Muslim) Welcome remarks &Introduction: Mr. Peter Owoko Official opening remarks Mr. Sanyal Desai, CEO, Radeecal Communications Dr. Bimal Kantaria, Director; Elgon Kenya & Chairman, ASNET Ms. LIU Bao, Deputy Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of Henan Provincial Peoples Government Dr. Kimutai Maritim, Ag. Managing Director, Kenya Dairy Board Ms. Farayi Zimudzi, FAO Representative in Kenya Ms. Mary Mwiti, CEO, Council of Governors H.E FCPA Ahmed Abdullahi, EGH, Wajir County Governor and Chairperson of the Council of Governors. Hon. Jonathan Mueke, PS, State Department for Livestock Development Dr. Paul Kipronoh Ronoh PS, State Department for Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development Keynote Speech by the Chief Guest Sen. Mutahi Kagwe, EGH, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Republic of Kenya
11.30 – 12.00 pm	Tea Break
High Level Plenary on Celebration of The International Year of the Woman Rural Farmer 2026 Topic: Beyond Participation: Rural Women as Central Actors in shaping Agritec towards Food Security, Land Governance, and Climate Resilience
12.00 1.00	Keynote Speaker: Ms. Farayi Zimudzi, FAO Representative Moderator: Dr. Josephine Obonyo, State Department of Gender – Gender Secretary	Panellist Dr. Paul Kipronoh Ronoh, PS State Department for Agriculture Ms. Elizabeth Obanda, Gender Expert Ms. Eunice Mwangi, GROOTS, Kenya Ms. Carole Kariuki, Chief Executive Officer Mr. Paul Kuria, OGW, NGEC Ms. Mary Mwiti, CEO, Council of Governors (COG) Ms. Antonia N’Gabala-Sodonon, UN-Wowen representative
1.00pm – 2.00pm Lunch
2.00pm-5.00pm	Exhibition
DAY 2-Thursday 18th June 2026
8.30 am – 9.00 am	Recap for Day 1
High Level Plenary 2: The International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP): Topic: Strengthening the Role of Rangelands and Pastoralists in Sustainable Food Production, Ecosystem Preservation, and Climate Change Mitigation
Time	Speaker/Moderator	Panellists
9:00 am- 10:30 am	Keynote speaker: Hon. Jonathan Mueke, PS, State Department for Livestock Development Moderator: Barrack Okoba, FAO	Prof. Robert Kibugi, University of Nairobi Mr. Kennedy Otieno Reconcile Mr. Bishar Fille Elmi, – State Department for Livestock Development Mr. Najib Abdi, Council of Governors Ms. Sarah Maina, Secretary, State Department of Lands Lt Col (Rtd) Hared Hassan Adan “SS”, MBS, cgsu (USA), ndu (USA), NDMA
High Level Plenary 2: Agricultural Technologies and Innovations Topic: Connected Intelligence: Scaling AI, Autonomous Machinery, and Verifiable Data Systems for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
Time	Speaker/Moderator	Panellists
11:00 am- 1:00 pm	Keynote speaker Mr. Davide Gallarete FederUnacoma (Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufactures Federation) Moderator: Japheth Kimeu, FAO	Mr. Peter Owoko, AS, Agriculture Mr. Hamisi Williams, FAO Mr. Brian Amani, Outgrow Mr. Nelson Maina, Elgon Kenya Dr. Patrick K. Ketiem (BSc, MSc, PhD.), Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) Representative Mr. Gerald Yegon, Planet Lab Ms. Ghada Elabed, World Bank
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm: Lunch Break
3.00 pm – 5.00 pm	Closing Ceremony Mr. Sanyal Desai, CEO Radeecal Communications Mr. Hamisi Williams, Assistant FAO Representative Programmes Peter Owoko, AS, Agriculture Secretary, State Department of Agriculture
DAY 3 -Friday 19th June 2026
	Exhibition