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During the conference, Presentations and Panel Sessions will provide key insights and valuable solutions on how the rubber economy could realise a global transition towards a sustainability approach that can open doors to further development and enhance opportunities for all. The World Rubber Summit (WRS) is an unique and exclusive opportunity for the global rubber industry to discuss the current challenges that the industry is facing but also the future opportunities that might arise from the disruptive trends that are transforming the automotive industry and the extensive use of innovative solutions to improve rubber quality and productivity.

The two-day World Rubber Summit (WRS) is a unique and exclusive opportunity for global leaders to meet, share best practices and lay the foundations for future collaborations.

Restoring Growth: A New Reality of Trade, Investment and Innovation in the Rubber industry

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Program Schedule

Day 1 - 30th Jul 2024, Tue - 09:00 – 22.00 WEST AFRICA TIME (WAT)

Moderator
Dr. (Mrs) Olori Boye-Ajayi, Personal Assistant to the Honorable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Federal Republic of Nigeria

09:00 – 09.20

Professor Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan

IRSG Secretary-General

Restoring Growth: A New Reality of Trade, Investment and Innovation in the Rubber Industry

09:20 – 09.40

Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Federal Republic of Nigeria

Dr. Doris Anite-Azuka

A New Reality of Trade, Investment and Innovation in the Rubber Industry

09.40 – 10.00

His Excellency, Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal

Managing Director, Common Fund for Commodities, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Catalyzing Natural Rubber Investment: Sustaining the new reality of Trade and Innovation in the Rubber Sector in Africa and South-East Asia

10.00 – 10.20

His Excellency, Ambassador Aly Toure

Permanent Representative of Côte d’Ivoire to International Commodities Organization

The Cote d’Ivoire Natural Rubber Production Growth: Sustaining the new reality of Trade, Investment and Innovation in the Rubber Sector in Africa

 

10.20 – 10.40

His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCON

President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Why Invest in Nigeria? Opportunities for the Rubber Sector in Nigeria

10.40 – 11.00

TEA BREAK

11.20 – 11.40

Mr. Kaura Irimiya

Chairperson, Local Organizing Committee & Director, Commodities and Export Department, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Federal Republic of Nigeria

Innovative Policy Instruments for the Rubber Sector: A New Reality of Trade and Investment in Africa

11.40 – 12.00

Otunba Peter Idowu Igbinosun

Vice Chairperson, Local Organizing Committee & President, Natural Rubber Producers, Processors and Marketers of Nigeria

The Development of the Rubber Sector as a Driver of Sustainable Industrialization in Africa

12.00 – 13.00

LUNCH BREAK

13.00 - 13.20

KeyNote Address 1
TBD

13.20 - 13.40

KeyNote Address 2

Mr. Ebenezer Mouandjo

Minister Plenipotentiary and Director of United Nations and Decentralized Cooperation, Ministry of External Relations, Yaounde, Republic of Cameroon

Overview of the Cameroon Rubber Industry: Sustaining the new reality of Trade, Investment and Innovation

13.40 - 14.00

KeyNote Address 3

Dr. Anzhelika A. Gurina

Chief Expert of Eurasian Integration Division, Department of Europe, North America, CIS and Multilateral Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation

Overview of Russian Federation Rubber Industry: Sustaining the new reality of Trade, Investment and Innovation

14.00 – 14.20

KeyNote Address 4

Ms. Mary Xu

President, China Industry Rubber Association, Beijing, China

Overview of China Rubber Industry: Sustaining the new reality of Trade, Investment and Innovation Collaboration with Africa

14.20 – 14.40

KeyNote Address 5

Dr. Juan Ramon Salinas

Managing Director, International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc., Houstin, Texas, United States

Driving a Sustainable Future for the Synthetic Rubber Industry: A New Reality of Trade, Investment and Innovation

14.40 - 15.00

TEA BREAK

15:00 - 17:00

MINISTERIAL AND GOVERNOR’S ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

Moderator: Prof. Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan, IRSG Secretary-General

Restoring Growth: A New Reality of Trade, Investment and Innovation in the Rubber Industry

 

DISCUSSANTS

1.             His Excellency, Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal Managing Director, Common Fund for Commodities, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2.             Dr. Doris Anite-Azuka, Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Federal Republic of Nigeria

3.             His Excellency, Governor Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, Executive Governor of Edo State, Nigeria

4.             His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Francis Orohwedor Oborevwori, Executive Governor of Delta State, Nigeria

5.             His Excellency, Dr. Adedapo Oluseun Abiodun MFR, Executive Governor of Delta State, Ogun State, Nigeria

6.             His Excellency, Senator Bassey Out, Executive Governor of Cross River State, Nigeria

7.             His Excellency, Mr. Aly Toure, Permanent Representative of Côte d’Ivoire to International Commodities Organization and IRSG Heads of Delegation

8.             Mr. Ebenezer Mouandjo, Minister Plenipotentiary and Director of United Nations and Decentralized Cooperation, Ministry of External Relations, Yaounde, Republic of Cameroon

17.00 – 18.00

REST

18:00 – 22:00

SUMMIT GALA DINNER

Day 2 - 31st July 2024, Wed

09.00 - 09.30

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

KeyNote Address 1

Dato’ Seri Dr. Abdul Aziz S.A. Kadir

Director-General, International Rubber Research and Development Board (IRRDB), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Evidence-Based Research to Practice in the Rubber Sector: A new reality of Trade, Investment and Innovation for the Rubber Sector

09.30 – 10.00

KeyNote Address 2

Mr. Toh Heng Guan

Secretary-General

The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

EUDR and Pricing of Natural Rubber: Sustaining the new reality of Trade, Investment and Innovation in the Rubber Sector

10.00 – 10.30

KeyNote Address 3

Mr. Stefano Savi

Executive Director, Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPNSR)

Global Rubber Production and Consumption in a Net-Zero World: Sustaining the new reality of Trade, Investment and Innovation in the Rubber Sector

10.30 – 11.00

TEA BREAK

11.00 – 12.00

Session 1: Sustainable Natural and Synthetic Rubber

Presentation 1: Sustainable development of rubber plantations in a context of climate change

Presentation 2: Greening Rubber: Can we use PES-Type Direct Incentive Mechanisms?

Presentation 3: Net-zero transition journey for the synthetic rubber industry

12.00 – 13:00

LUNCH BREAK

13:00 – 15:00

BREAK OUT SESSIONS

PRIVATE SECTOR ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

Restoring Growth: A New Reality of Trade, Investment and Innovation in the Rubber Industry

RESEARCHERS ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

Restoring Growth: A New Reality of Trade, Investment and Innovation in the Rubber Industry

15:00 – 15:30

TEA BREAK

15:30 – 16:30

Session 2: Socioeconomic Issues of Rubber Industry

Presentation 1: Partnership to catalyze rubber investment programs.

Presentation 2: Smallholders’ limited access to finance.

Presentation 3: Enhancing higher participation of youths and women in a new reality of trade and investment.

Presentation 4: EUDR and Pricing of sustainable Natural Rubber

16:30 – 18:00

CLOSING CEREMONY

Day 3 - 1st August 2024, Thu - 09:00 – 18.00 WEST AFRICA TIME (WAT)

09:00 - 18:00

Rubber plantation visit