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September 2025

Monday (timezone: Africa/Gaborone)

26 tracks

	GICC
	Arrival of guests & registration All

8:00 AM
	The arrival of keynote speaker	National Anthem All
	Safety Health Environment (SHE) Moment Godfrey Maswere, CEEP Manager at Debswana	Introduction of Guests
	An update on the LMS24 addition’s action items Charles Siwawa, Chief Executive Officer at Botswana Chamber of Mines	Welcome Remarks Montwedi Mphathi, President at Botswana Chamber of Mines
9:00 AM	Entertainment
	Official Opening of the LMS25
	Presentation of Token of Appreciation for Key Speaker Edwin Elias, Chairman at Botswana Chamber of Mines	Vote of thanks	Closing Remarks
	Tour of Exhibition Stalls
10:00 AM	Tea Break
	B2B Networking and Extended Stall Tour


11:00 AM
	Presentation: Manufacturing for Local & Export Markets Session 1: Industrial Manufacturing


12:00 PM	Presentation: TBA Session 1: Industrial Manufacturing
	Presentation: TBA Session 1: Industrial Manufacturing
	Questions & Comments Session 1: Industrial Manufacturing

1:00 PM	Lunch Break



2:00 PM	Panel Discussion: Local Manufacturing for Export Markets (Components and finished products) - Insights & Experiences Session 1: Industrial Manufacturing

	Questions & Comments Session 1: Industrial Manufacturing

3:00 PM	Panel Discussion: Local Value Addition on Imported Machinery & Equipment - The Case of OEMs Session 1: Industrial Manufacturing

	Questions & Comments Session 1: Industrial Manufacturing

4:00 PM	Presentation: Export Financing and Risk Management – A toolkit for growth Session 1: Industrial Manufacturing

	Off-take agreements for local & export markets. (Imperatives for growth & sustenance of local manufacturers). Joseph Ramotshabi, Senior Projects Manager at Botswana Chamber of Mines Session 1: Industrial Manufacturing

5:00 PM	Questions & Comments Session 1: Industrial Manufacturing

September 2025

Tuesday (timezone: Africa/Gaborone)

20 tracks

	GICC
	Registration & Welcome Tea
	Registration & Welcome Tea
8:00 AM	Presentation: Optimizing Bulk Material Transport and Logistics for Mining & Manufacturing Industry Session 1: Industrial Manufacturing

	Questions & Comments Session 1: Industrial Manufacturing
	Presentation: Botswana's Digital Mining and Manufacturing Revolution: Adopting Smart Technologies for Global Competitiveness Session 1: Industrial Manufacturing
9:00 AM

	Questions & Comments Session 1: Industrial Manufacturing	Tea Break

10:00 AM	Presentation: Unpacking Botswana’s National Agro-Processing Strategy Prof. Julius Atlhopheng, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at National Agricultural Research and Development Institute (NARDI) SESSION 2: Agro-Processing: Farming & Value Addition of High Value Crops for Local & Export Markets

	Presentation: From Field to Brand: Positioning Botswana’s Specialty Products for Premium Markets SESSION 2: Agro-Processing: Farming & Value Addition of High Value Crops for Local & Export Markets

11:00 AM	Panel Discussion: Downstream Value Addition in High Value Crops and Food Processing Dr Martin Kebakile, Executive Director Technology Transfer and Commercialisation (TTC) at National Agricultural Research and Development Institute (NARDI) SESSION 2: Agro-Processing: Farming & Value Addition of High Value Crops for Local & Export Markets



12:00 PM	Questions & Comments SESSION 2: Agro-Processing: Farming & Value Addition of High Value Crops for Local & Export Markets
	The Dynamics and Power of Cooperatives and Cluster Development for High Value Crops Production: Insights and Experience – The Case of Uganda SESSION 2: Agro-Processing: Farming & Value Addition of High Value Crops for Local & Export Markets

	Questions & Comments SESSION 2: Agro-Processing: Farming & Value Addition of High Value Crops for Local & Export Markets
1:00 PM	Lunch Break



2:00 PM	Presentation: High-Value Crop Clusters: Cactus SESSION 2: Agro-Processing: Farming & Value Addition of High Value Crops for Local & Export Markets

	Presentation: High-Value Crop Clusters: Moringa SESSION 2: Agro-Processing: Farming & Value Addition of High Value Crops for Local & Export Markets

3:00 PM	Presentation: High-Value Crop Clusters: Potatoes SESSION 2: Agro-Processing: Farming & Value Addition of High Value Crops for Local & Export Markets

	Presentation: High-Value Crop Clusters: Safflower SESSION 2: Agro-Processing: Farming & Value Addition of High Value Crops for Local & Export Markets

4:00 PM	Questions & Comments SESSION 2: Agro-Processing: Farming & Value Addition of High Value Crops for Local & Export Markets

	Presentation: Wrap-Up: Consolidation of the Summit Events and the Next Steps
	Closing Remarks