February 2009 |
Day 1 |
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Agenda |
Invited Speaker |
Moderator |
8:00-9:30 |
Registration |
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9:30-10:30 |
Opening Ceremony:
-Welcome Address
Chairman’s Address
-Goodwill messages
-Keynote Speaker
-Opening of Workshop |
Prof. Elijah Sokomba
National Coordinator BDCP
Dr. Alhassan Bako Zaku
Hon.Minister, Science and Technology
Federal Ministry of Environment
Federal Ministry of Health
Federal Ministry of Agric &WR
International Organizations-WHO, UNIDO, UNDP, USAID, , PROMETRA International,
National: NANTMP, NARICT
Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa
President/CEO Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals
Chief. Achike Udenwa
Hon. Minister, Commerce & Industry
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Chairman:
Dr. Alhassan Bako Zaku
Hon.Minister, Science and Technology
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10:30-11:00 |
Tea Break |
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| 11:00-11:15 |
About the Organizers- BDCP, InterCEDD, NNMDA |
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11:15-11:35 |
Agenda 1: Business Development
Incentive Structures for Business development: The Case of Herbal and Natural Products |
Mr. Aliu Mohammed Lawal
Ag. ED, Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) |
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11:35-11:55 |
Overview of AGOA and its relationship to bioBusiness Development in Africa |
USAID/AGOA
West Africa Trade Hub; Commercial Attaché, US Embassy, Lagos |
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11:55-12:15 |
Developing African Herbal Industry and Natural Products for the International Markets |
Mr. Denzil Philips
Denzil Philips International Ltd, (AAMPS), United Kingdom |
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12:15-13:00 |
Discussion |
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Hon. Minister
Commerce and Industry |
13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00-14:20
14:20-14:40 |
Agenda 2: Technology and BioBusiness
Overcoming Challenges to Accessing Technology for BioBusiness Development
Bio-entrepreneurship |
Dr. Umar Bindri
Director General
National Office for Technology Acquisition & Promotion (NOTAP)
Prof. Mrs. Lucy Ogbadu
National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) |
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| 14:40-15:00 |
Importance of Biotechnology to Natural Products Development |
Prof. B.O. Solomon
National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) |
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| 15:00-15:20 |
The critical role and activities of NGOs in the development and promotion of traditional medicine- The PROMETRA Experience |
Dr. Eric Gbadossou
President, PROMETRA International |
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| 15:20-15:40 |
Importance of Technology to the Promotion of Nigeria’s Indegenous Economic Development |
Prof. Mrs. Gambo L. Abdullahi
National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) |
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15:40-16:40 |
Discussion |
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Hon. Minister
Science and Technology |
16.40-17:40 |
Abstract Presentations |
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20:00-22:00 |
Reception Cocktail and Social |
Day 2 |
9:00-9:20 |
Agenda 3: Regulations and Standards
Laboratory Evaluation of Herbal Products |
Dr. Michel Tchimene
Coordinator, International Centre on Ethnomedicine and Drug Discovery (InterCEDD) |
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9:20-9:40 |
Registration, Regulatory and Pharmacovigilance requirements for Production and Marketing of Herbal and Natural Products in Local and International Markets |
Dr. Paul Orhii
DG, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) |
Hon. Minister
Federal Ministry of Health |
9:40-10:00 |
Tea Break |
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10:00-13:00 |
Panel Discussion
Standardization, Manufacturing and Marketing of Herbal and Natural Products
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Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa,
MD/CEO Neimeth Pharmaceuticals
Prof. A.A. Elujoba
Dept. Of Pharmacognosy
Obafemi Awolowo Univ, Ile Ife
Mrs. I. Umenyi
DG, Consumer Protection Council (CPC) |
Prof. A. Sofowora
Vice Chairman, Presidential Initiative Committee on the Devpt, Promotion, & Commercialization of Nigerian Herbal Medicinal Products |
13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00-14:20 |
Agenda 4: Trade Capacity Building
AGOA: Overcoming Technical Barriers to Trade and US Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures |
USAID/AGOA
West Africa Trade Hub |
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14:20-14:40 |
Developing Herbal and Natural Products for the Export Market through AGOA |
Dr. Mrs. Angela Duncan Diop
COO Axxon-Biopharm
United States of America |
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14:40-15:00 |
Overcoming Technical Barriers to Trade and the European Herbal Regulations |
Mr. Tom Chapman
MD Essential Nutrition, England |
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15:00-15:20 |
BioBusiness Development and Intellectual Property Rights: Issues of Documentation, Biopiracy, and Benefit Sharing |
Dr. Umar Bindri
DG, National Office for Technology Acquisition & Promotion (NOTAP) |
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| 15:20-15:40 |
Conservation and Environmental Compliance |
DG, NESREA |
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15:40-16:40 |
Discussion |
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Mr. Denzil Philips;
T.F. Okujagu
DG, Nigerian Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) |
16:40-17.40 |
Abstract Presentations |
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Day 3 |
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Agenda 5: New Products from Africa |
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| 9:00-9:20 |
Investment Opportunities for Herbal Products in Nigeria |
Dr. Ghaji Bello
Executive Secretary,
Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) |
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9:20-9:40 |
New Products’ Profiles |
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9:40-10:00 |
Sourcing for Raw Materials |
Prof. (Engr.) Peter Onwualu
The Director General
Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) |
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10:00-10:30 |
Tea Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Discussion |
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DG, SMEDAN
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria;
Mrs. Cecelia Ibru
MD/CEO Oceanic Bank |
11:30-12:30 |
Closing Ceremony |
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Please note that:
The exhibition will be on while the presentations are going on, with exception of the last day.
There will be “presentation of abstracts of select abstracts” on each day. The poster presentations can be viewed outside and care will be taken to create time for this, each day. In addition, there will be a book of abstracts for all submitted abstracts. |
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