Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village (KCEV), Rwanda Join us for an exclusive 3-day business & education forum designed for investors & educators seeking growth in key sectors such as education, agribusiness, health and financial services. Engage with Rwandan business leaders, government officials, and Nordic investors in insightful sessions, networking events, and cultural immersion activities. DAY 1: TRADE & BUSINESS Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025 Venue: Kigali Conference & Exhibition Village (KCEV) 08:00 – 09:00 | Registration & Networking Location: Main Lobby Attendees collect badges & materials 09:00 – 09:30 | High-Level Opening Plenary Master of Ceremony: TBD Welcome Remarks 09:00 – 09:10: Afrika Jean Guy, CEO, Rwanda Development Board (RDB) 09:10 – 09:20: Prudence Sebahizi, Minister of Trade & Industry, Rwanda Keynote Addresses 09:30 – 09:40: Ambassador Dag Sjöögren, Swedish Ambassador to Rwanda 09:40 – 09:50: Peter Olesen, Head of Danish Project Office in Rwanda 10:00 – 10:10: Teemu Laajasalo, Bishop of Helsinki, Finland Why Rwanda? 10:10 – 10:20: Michelle Umurungi, Chief Investment Officer, (RDB) 10:20 – 11:15 | Panel: Decoding the East African Financial Market Moderator: Pierre Jallow (CEO, Remode) Panelists: Mubiligi J Francoise, Chairperson, Private Sector Federation Mari Lymysalo, Managing Director, Invesdor Zachariah George, Founder/Managing Partner, Launch Africa Ventures Nick Barigye, CEO, Rwanda Finance Limited Thapelo Tsheole, CEO, Capital Markets Rwanda Antoine Kajangwe, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade, Rwanda 11:15 – 11:30 | Networking Coffee Break (15 min) 11:30 – 12:15 | Rwanda Green Business Agenda Moderator: TBD Panelists: Teddy Mugabo, CEO, Rwanda Green Fund Markus Silfverberg, Founder & Chairman, Block Solutions Oy, Finland Nordic firms active in East Africa (TBD) Rwandan enterprise with Nordic partnership (TBD) 12:15 – 13:15 | Panel: Nordic-Rwanda: Partnerships That Work Moderator: Åsa Jarskog, President, Swedish Africa Chamber Panelists: Antti-Jussi Ahveninen, Head of Real Estate Funds, Africa, Taaleri Private Equity Funds Ltd, Finland Denis Karera, Chairman, GC Investments, Rwanda Larry Leksell, Founder & Chairman, Elekta, Sweden Lacy Hubbard, President, Elekta Foundation, Sweden Li Huaquing, CEO, Gynius Plus Ab, Sweden Kari-Pekka Murtonen, Chief Specialist and Head of Global Action, Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences, Finland 13:15 – 14:15 | Lunch Break 14:15 – 15:15 | Financing and Resource Mobilization Moderator: TBD Panelists: Mutesi Rusagara, Minister of State for Public Investments and Resource Mobilization, Rwanda Patience Mutesi Gatera, MD, BPR Bank & Honorary Consul of Finland to Rwanda Shori Zand, Founder & Chairperson, Avesina Investment Group Sara Kappelmark, Co-CEO, Norrsken Selena Rodgers Dikerson, President, SARCOR LLC 15:15 – 16:00 | Coffee Tasting Session 16:00 – 17:00 | Session: Agro-Business, FMCG, and Export Dynamics Moderator: Panelist: Claude Bizimana, CEO National Agricultural Export Development Board Angelique Karekezi, CEO — Rwashosco Coffee Company Nordic FMCG investors (TBD) Packaging experts (TBD) Agribusiness (TBD) 17:00 – 17:30 | Closing Remarks & End of Day 1 18:00 – 20:00 | Cocktail Reception (Venue TBD) DAY 2: TRADE, BUSINESS & EDUCATION Date: Friday, April 4, 2025 Venue: Kigali Conference & Exhibition Village (KCEV) Parallel session 1 09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome & Recap from Day 1 Summary of key outcomes 10:30 – 12:00 | Pitching Session: Funding & Investing Host: Remode ME Oy Companies pitch to investors in timed rounds (5 min per company) Structured discussions post-pitching for investment matching 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break Parallel session 2 Education Track: A Gateway to Global Educational Collaborations 09:00 – 09:40 | Opening & Keynotes Moderator: TBD Didas Kayihura Muganga, Vice-Chancellor, University of Rwanda Joseph Nsengimana, Minister of Education, Rwanda Annika Sundbäck-Lindroos, EDUFI, Finnish National Agency for Education 09:40 – 10:00 | Rwanda-Finland Educational Partnerships Moderator: TBD Panelists: Mireille Biraro, Director of International Relations, INES RUHENGERI University of Applied Sciences Prof Leon Mutesa, Chairman of the Board, Catholic University of Rwanda Sanna Lukander, Co-Founder, Fun Academy & The Campus Company, Finland 10:00 – 11:00 | Learning from International Experiences Moderator: TBD Panelists: Prof Sam Yala, President, African Institute of Mathematical Sciences – Rwanda (AIMS) Prof Martin Hellström, Vice Chancellor, Mälardalen University, Sweden Associate Professor Ghislain Maurice Norbert Isabwe, University of Agder, Norway Associate Professor Linley Chiwona Karltun, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden Dr Satu Ala-Harja, Chairman of the Board, Finland Ms Cecilia N Quarshie, Founder & CEO, Ceci Educare Oy, Finland 11:00 – 11:15 | Networking Coffee Break 11:15 – 12:15 | Finnish Educational Experience in Rwanda Moderator: TBD Panelists: Adjunct Prof. Sai Väyrynen, University of Helsinki, Finland Olli Vainio, University of Turku, Finland Dr Jaakko Hallila, President & CEO, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (SeAMK), Finland Kari-Pekka Murtonen, Chief Specialist and Head of Global Action, Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences (JAMK), Finland David Tumusiime, College of Medicine and Health Sciences University of Rwanda Dr Alphonse Nkurunziza, Director of African Centre of Excellence in Transport and Logistics, College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda 12:15 – 13:30 | Lunch Break 13:30 – 14:30 | Panel: Internationalization – Best Practices & Lessons Learned Moderator: TBD Panelists: Dr Edward Kadozi, Director General, Higher Education Council, Ministry of Education, Rwanda Prof Didas Kayihura Vice-Chancellor, University of Rwanda Adjunct Prof Sai Väyrynen University of Helsinki, Finland Martin Hellström, Vice Chancellor, Mälardalen University, Sweden Dr Sylvie Mucyo, Vice Chancellor, Rwanda Polytechnic 14:30 – 16:30 | One-on-One Networking 1h: Nordic educational institutions introduce themselves (5 min each) 1h: Rotational one-to-one meetings (15 min slots) 16:30 | Concluding Remarks: Anne Peltonen, EDUFI, Finnish National Agency for Education Dr Florien Nsanganwimana, Principal, College of Education University of Rwanda DAY 3: CULTURAL IMMERSION Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025 Ilmoittaudu Kopioi tapahtumasivun linkki