(09:30-11:00) Session (1): Welcome remarks Prof. Allam Ahmed, President, World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD) and Founder Sudan Knowledge (SK), UK (Chair) H. E. Ambassador Mohamed Abdalla Idris, Sudanese Ambassador to the UK H. E. Makeen Hamid Tayrab, Secretary General, Secretariat of Sudanese Working Abroad, Ministry of Cabinet, Sudan
(11:15-12:30) Session (2): Banking and Economics Moderator: Dr. Ali Mohamed Aliraqi, Associate Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia How Banking Industry in Sudan can survive the challenges and grab the opportunities post CoVID-19 and lifting of economic sanctions (ABSTRACT) Salah Eldin Idris, Vice President, Saudi Investment Bank, Saudi Arabia Impact of Gum Arabic on Sudan Economy: What lessons do we learn form Biotechnological and Sustainable Development perspective against Covid-19 pandemic? (ABSTRACT) Dr. Ahmed. A. M. Elnour, International Islamic University, Malaysia and University of Kordofan, Sudan Prof. Mohamed Elwathig Saeed Mirghani, International Islamic University, Malaysia Localizing the Gum Arabic industry in Sudan, opportunities and challenges Dr. Abuelgasim Hashim, General Manager, Sudacacia for Services and Trading Co. Ltd, Sudan
(14:45-16:15) Session (4): Science, Technology and Industry Moderator: Dr. Mohamed Galal Hassan Sayed, Reader and Director of Chemical Engineering, University of Southampton, UK Technology usage, agri-tech and food sustainability in Africa: lessons learned for Sudan Malik Ahmed Bedri, Founding Partner, Diaspora Ventures, UK Investment tips for Gum Arabic manufacturing using Spray Drying technology Dr. Osama H. M. Idris, General Manager, Morouj Commodities UK Ltd, UK
Overview of industrial investment challenges and opportunities in the Sudan (ABSTRACT) Dr. Adil Ahmed Dafa’Alla, Specialist, Aero Data for Loads Group, Airbus UK Ltd