Agenda & Schedule
Accelerating regional value chain for development and manufacturing of pharma, biotech & health products in East Africa.
| 20 November 2025, Thursday | ||
| 8:15 – 9:00 AM | EAPB Registrations & Arrival Coffee | |
| 9:00 – 9:25 AM | Opening Remarks – GoR, Africa CDC (TBD) | |
| 9:30 – 10:00 AM | Opening Keynote Plenary Session Location: Kilimanjaro Ballroom | |
| 10:00 – 10:30 AM | Tea / Coffee Break – Networking Location: Kilimanjaro Foyer | |
| 10:40 – 11:50 AM | Plenary Panel: Regional Manufacturing of Pharma & Health Products in Africa Location: Kilimanjaro A | |
| 11:55 AM – 12:55 PM | EAPB Session 2 – Shaping the Next Generation of Human Resources Location: Seminar+Isaro | |
| 12:55-1:55 pm | Lunch: Soko Restaurant | |
| 1:55 – 3:15 pm | EAPB Session 3: Cross-stakeholder Round Table Location: Seminar+Isaro | |
| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm | Tea / Coffee Break – Networking Location: Kilimanjaro Foyer | |
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
| EAPB Session 4: Diagnostics: Nurturing Continental Value Chain at Scale Location: Seminar+Isaro | EAPB Session 5: Company Presentations Location: Kilimanjaro A |
Regional Manufacturing of Pharma & Health Products in Africa
Cross-stakeholder panel on progress thus far and key challenges to address to fully unlock opportunity for a resilient regional value chain for health products
Date: 20 November, 2025
Time: 10:40 – 11:50 AM
Location: Kilimanjaro A
Moderator: Pushpa Vijayaraghavan, Director, Sathguru Management Consultants & Board Member, Medicines Patent Pool
Panelists:
- Emile Bienvenu – Director General, Rwanda FDA
- Zeynep Kantur – Global Health Head, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Edward Claessen – Head of EIB Global’s Regional Representation East Africa, European Investment Bank (EIB)
- Jinkun (Mugisha) Bai – CEO, TKMD Medical Rwanda
- Menghis Bairu – Co-founder and CEO, Bio Usawa
Shaping the Next Generation of Human Resources
Intensively and rapidly expanding R&D capacity and applied skills to address a key building block for sector development
Date: 20 November, 2025
Time: 11:55 AM – 12:55 PM
Location: Seminar+Isario
Moderator: Dr. Shree Divyya – Associate Vice President, Sathguru Management Consultants
Panelists:
- Nicaise Ndembi, Deputy Director General, Regional Director, International Vaccine Institute – Africa Regional Office
- John Patrick, Director, EAC RCE-VIHSCM
- Bradley Cerff – COO, UvU Bio
- Felix Seyfarth – Former Senior Advisor, Syllabi – MINEDUC, Rwanda
Cross-stakeholder Round Table
Bringing together leaders from industry, government, investors, and partners to share insights on regional and continental initiatives and chart a path toward sector growth and health security
Date: 20 November, 2025
Time: 1:55 PM – 3:15 PM
Location: Seminar+Isario
Panelists:
- Ntokozo Tshabalala – Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- John Mwangi – Head of Regulatory Affairs, Bayer
- Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu – Secretary General, Uganda Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (UPMA)
- Ganesh Kumar – Head of Sales Development – EMEA, Sartorius
- Menghis Bairu – Co-founder and CEO, Bio Usawa
- Manuel Martin Lozano – Strategic Advisor – Biotech and Pharma Manufacturing, Rwanda Development Board
- Shabu Filate – Pharmaceutical and Biologicals Product Development Directorate – Director, Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI)
- Ademola Osigbesan – Sourcing lead, Access and Regional Manufacturing, Unitaid
- Beth Yeager – Director, MCH Market Access and Systems Strengthening, USP
- Bradley Cerff – COO, UvU Bio
- Tiwadayo Braimoh – Policy, Strategy and Market Access, Medicines Patent Pool
- Ralf Elben – Head of Project, GIZ
Diagnostics: Nurturing Continental Value Chain at Scale
Evolving Opportunity, regional capacity and opportunity for continental value chain
Date: 20 November, 2025,
Time: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: Seminar+Isario
Moderator: Mariatou Tala Jallow- Stakeholder Engagement Executive, Health 4 development (H4D), and Trevor Peter – Senior Director, CHAI
Confirmed panelists:
- Faith Olumide Ajani – Technical Officer Logistics: Supply Chain Division, Africa CDC
- Clarisse Musanabaganwa – Medical Research Analyst, Rwanda Biomedical Centre
- Laud Anthony Basing – Founder & CEO, Incas Diagnostics
- Roneek Vora – Director – Sales & Marketing, Revital Healthcare
- Rufus Andrew – Regional Director – Middle East & Africa, Corning Incorporated
- Cheikh Tidiane – Head of Operations, IPD DIATROPIX
Corporate Presentations
Date: 20 November, 2025
Time: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: Muhazi+Virunga
Confirmed companies:
- Abacus Parenteral Drugs Limited
- Bio Usawa
- DEI Biopharma