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Official Opening Ceremony of the 31st GA Events

1. Welcome Address by the TBS Director General – Dr. Ashura A. Kantuzi.
2. Welcome Remarks by Secretary General – ARSO, Dr. Hermogene Nsengimana.
3. Key Note Address by Guest of Honours (AUC, UNECA/International Organisations (ISO).
4. Key Note Address – by Prof. Alex Dodoo, President, ARSO.
5. Key Note Address – Tanzania Minister for Industry.
6. Key Note Address and Official Opening – H.E. Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, The President of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar.

Vote of Thanks – Master of Ceremony – TBS

MEDIA AND PHOTO SESSIONS/TEA/COFFEE BREAK

African Day of Standardisation

Three Sessions on the theme with Presentations and discussions by Resource persons, discussants and Experts: (To be updated)

Session 1 – (Theme, subthemes, Moderator and Discussants).
Theme: Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) – Milestones and Challenges.
Issues/Sub-themes

• The AfCFTA oportunities, benefits, challenges and lessons learnt.
• Implementation of the Guided Trade Initiatives with a focus on enhansing the SMEs capacities under the AfCFTA – expectations and status and current outcomes.

Leveraging market opportunities under the AfCFTA through the African Coherent Regulatory Framework and Harmonised standards.

Session 2 – (Theme, subthemes, Moderator and Discussants).
Theme: The Africa Renewable Energy and Climate Change mitigigation revolution.
Issues/Sub-themes

• The International and Africa’s Climate Change mitigigation policy initiatives under the UN 2030 SDGs and Agenda 2063.
• Harnessing the Biofuel re-newable Energy opportuntites for Africa – Benefits and Challges.
• Partnerships for clean cooking fuel revolution in Africa
• Leveraging Africa’s Renewable Energy potentals through standardsiation (sustainability standards and Eco Mark Africa Certification scheme).
  

Session 3 – (Theme, subthemes, Moderator and Discussants).
Theme: Creating opportunities for Fair and Just Intra-African and Global Trade
Issues/Sub-themes

• Status and of Intra-African Trade and the effects of Technical Barriers to Trade and the AfCFTA Opportunities.
• Analysis of SMEs and private Sector participation in the Intra-African Trade – challenges and strategies to address them.
• Role of international standards in creating Fair and Just Global Trade.