Programmes - The KRA Summit

PROGRAMME

Day 1 | 7th October
Day 2 | 8th October
Day 3 | 9th October

9.00am -10.30am	OPENING CEREMONY National and Regional Anthems • Kenya National Anthem • EAC Anthem Opening Remarks • Mr. Humphrey Wattanga – Commissioner General (Kenya Revenue Authority) • Mr. Anthony Mwaura – Board Chairman (Kenya Revenue Authority) • Mrs. Gyang Demitta Chinwude – Director of Customs Administration (African Continental Free Trade Area) • H.E. Veronica M. Nduva – Secretary General (East African Community) • Mr. Ian Saunders – Secretary General – World Customs Organization Five-minute interlude Key Note Address: Hon. John Mbadi – Cabinet Secretary (National Treasury & Economic Planning) Official opening by the Chief Guest: Hon. Musalia W. Mudavadi – Prime Cabinet Secretary (Kenya)
10.30am – 11.00am	Tea Break and Group Photo
11.00am-1.00pm	Plenary I Presentation on Navigating Through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) corridors by IOTA (Jens Lund-Nielsen) Panelists: • Mrs. Gyang Demitta Chinwude – Director of Customs Administration – African Continental Free Trade Area) • Ms. Brendah Phiri-Mundia – Principal Regional Advisor – United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) • Dr. Lilian Nyawanda – Commissioner, Customs and Border Control (Kenya Revenue Authority) • Mr. David Beer – Chief Executive Officer – Trade Mark Africa Moderator: Mr. Alban Odhiambo – Director Trade – Tony Blair Institute
1.00pm – 2.00pm	Lunch Break
2.00pm – 4.00pm	Plenary II Presentation on Customs Digitalization for Effective Trade by NucTech (Ma Xionfeng) Presentation on Oracle Graph Analytics – accuracy in identifying high risk candidates for audit or inspection by uncovering hidden patterns by Mr. Martin Waigwa – Principal Technology Architect Panelists • Mr. Creck Buyonge – Consultant & Chief Executive Officer – Customs & International Trade Associates Limited • Mr. Asadu Kisitu – Ag. Commissioner of Customs – Uganda Revenue Authority • Mr. Olufemi Michael Olarinde – Head Fiscal & Tax Reforms Implementation, Federal Inland Revenue Service (Nigeria) Tax Policy & Advisory Expert (United Nations Health Taxes Committee • Mr. Martin Waigwa – Principal Technology Architect – Oracle Moderator: Mr. Benedict Musengele – Ag. Senior Director, TradeMark Africa Q & A Session
4.00pm – 5.00pm	Technology Show Case • Bsmart Technologies • Nuctech • Cargo Seer

8.30am – 10.30am	Plenary III Theme: Risk Management and use of Technology Presentation on Smart transit corridors by Bsmart Tech (Stephen Teang) Panelists: • Mr. Benjamin Kesenyang – Manager Customs & Excise – Botwana Unified Revenue Service • Mr. Ernest Sigande – Commissioner General – Zambia Revenue Authority • Ms. Flavia Busingye – Director Customs and Trade – East African Community • Ms. Fiona Nyamurungi Tubeine – Ag. Assistant Commissioner Field Services – Uganda Revenue Authority • Mr. Alban Odhiambo – Senior Adviser for Trade and Infrastructure • Mr. King Geofrey – Assistant Commissioner, Risk Management – Rwanda Revenue Authority Moderator: Mr. Sydney Chibbabbuka – Customs and Trade Facilitation Specialist Q & A Session
10.30am-11.00am	Tea break and Group Photo
11.00am-1.00pm	Plenary IV Presentation on Artificial Intelligence for Customs Trade Facilitation by David Smason (Cargo Seer) Presentation on “Smart Customs in the Digital Age” by: • Mr. Rudy Hui – Assistant Commissioner – Excise and Strategic Supportof the Hong Kong Customs • Mr. Ocean, Yeung WONG – Head of International Customs Co-operation Panelists • Mr. Rudy Hui – Assistant Commissioner (Excise and Strategic Support) of the Hong Kong Customs – China) • Mr. Mick McGuigan – Assistant Director, FCLN Support Services – HM Revenue and Customs • Mr. Erick Sirali -Director Digital Trade, TradeMark Africa • Mr. Peter Kanake – Transformation Manager East West Africa(Oracle) Moderator: Mr. Olufemi Michael Olarinde – Head Fiscal & Tax Reforms Implementation, Federal Inland Revenue Service (Nigeria) Tax Policy & Advisory Expert (United Nations Health Taxes Committee) Q & A Session
1.00pm – 2.00pm	Lunch Break
2.00pm – 3.15pm	BREAK OUT SESSION 1
	Room I Trade Facilitation and Environment (Green Customs) Panelists • Ms. Varsha Singh – Commissioner General – Seychelles Revenue Authority • Mr. Luca R. W. Mwago, Deputy Director, Head of Policies & Strategies – State Department for Trade • Mr. John Muchina Ngethe – Trade Policy Advisor – GIZ Trade Kenya • Major (Rtd.) Augustine Auma – Ag. Director, Public Education & Consumer Protection. Moderator: Ms. Alice Kananu – Kenya Revenue Authority Q & A Session	Room II The Challenges of Navigating Through Trade Facilitation in The Digital Age Panelists: • Mr. Juma Hassan Bakari – Commissioner Customs and Excise – Tanzania Revenue Authority • Mr. Kenneth Ocholla – Revenue Administration Advisor Customs -International Monetary Fund • Dr. Mbaye Ndiaye – Director General of the Senegalese Customs Administration (Senegal) Moderator: Ms. Brendah Phiri-Mundia – Principal Regional Advisor, (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Q & A Session Political Advisor (Tony Blair Institute)
3:35pm – 4:45pm	BREAK OUT SESSION 2
	Room I Cyber Security and Risk Management in the Digital Age Panelists: Presentation by Mr. Jens Lund-Nielsen – Chief Executive Officer (IOTA) • Mr. Hartnell Ndungi – Chief Data Officer (Absa Group Limited) • Mr. Allan Lule – Cloud Systems Solutions Engineering Senior Manager (Oracle Technology Systems Kenya Limited) • Ms. Agnes Magero – Head of Enterprise Risk (Safaricom PLC) • Mr. Dennis Muwanga Lutaaya – WCO Accredited Risk Management Expert (Uganda Revenue Authority) Moderator: Mr. Ted Ocholla(Cybersecurity Expert) IBM Q & A Session	Room II Gender Equality in Customs in the Digital Age Panelists: • Ms. Jasmine Gohl – Project Director (GIZ) • Ms. Anna Mutavati – Country Representative (UN Women) • Ms. Catherine Mary Russell – Executive Director (United Nations Children’s Fund) • Ms. Magret Gasa – Chair, WCO Virtual Working Group on Gender Equality and Diversity (Zimbabwe Revenue Authority) Moderator: Mr. Larry Liza – Director World Customs Organization (WCO) East & Southern Africa Q & A Session
6:00pm – 8:00pm	Gala Dinner.

8:30 am -8: 55 am	Opening of Day 3 Mr. Alex Mwangi, Ag. Commissioner, Strategy, Innovation and Risk Management, KRA
9:00-11.00 am	Plenary V Plenary discussions on: Harnessing the Potential of Domestic Resource Mobilization for Economic Transformation. Presentation by Mr. Emeka Nwanko, Head of Member Services, ATAF – African Perspective Keynote Address by Dr. Chris Kiptoo, Principal Secretary, The National Treasury – The Kenyan Perspective Panelists • Mr. Richard Kapasa, Acting Commissioner – Business Facilitation, Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) • Mr. Brent Malahay, Group Chief Strategy Officer, Equity Group • Mr. Ashif Kassim, O.G.W, Independent Director, Kenya Revenue Authority • CS Rispar Simiyu(Mrs.) FCCA EBS, Commissioner, Domestic Taxes, KRA • Mr. Anthony Muthungu, Founder, Totosci • Ms. Naomi Mathenge, Senior Economist, World Bank Moderator: Mr. Kwame Owino, Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA-Kenya)
11.00 – 11:30 EAT	Tea Break
11.30 – 13.15 EAT	Plenary VI Plenary discussion on: Unlocking revenue potential: strategic approaches to environmental taxation Keynote Presentations by: Dr. Eng Festus Ng’eno – Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry Panelists • Mr. Edward Kieswetter, Commissioner, South Africa Revenue Service (SARS) • Mr. Mtwalo Msoni, Tax for SGDs Programme Specialist for Sub-Saharan Africa Region, UNDP • Mr. Mattias Qvist, Swedish Tax Agency • Ms. Caroline Amollo, Director, Corporate Affairs, Burn Manufacturing • Ms. Emily Ngolo, Just Economies Programme Officer, Oxfam Moderator: Ms. Flavia Howard – Co-founder, Nairobi Climate Network
13.15 – 14.15 EAT	Lunch Break
14.30 – 16.30 EAT	Plenary VII Plenary discussion on: Leveraging on emerging Technology and Innovation to enhance revenue mobilization Keynote Presentation by Amb. Prof. Bitange Ndemo- Kenya’s Ambassador to Belgium and EU Panelists • Mr. Kenneth Mbobua, Ag. Deputy Commissioner, ICT, KRA • Mr. Kamal Budhabhatti, CEO, Craft Silicon • Ms. Catherine Muraga, Managing Director, Microsoft Africa Development Center, Kenya • Mr. Daljit Rehal, Chief Digital and Information Officer, HMRC • Mr. David Bunei , Managing Director, Oracle Kenya • Mr. Boniface Mungania, Director, Public Sector Digital Transformation, Safaricom PLC Moderator: Wageni Wambaa, Kenya Revenue Authority
16.30 – 17.00 EAT	Closing Ceremony • Dr. Mugambi Mwirigi – Commissioner, Kenya School of Revenue Administration (KESRA) • Mr. Humphrey Wattanga – Commissioner General (Kenya Revenue Authority)