This is a time of great uncertainty for many businesses around the world as global trade relationships |
financing temperature-controlled logistics,
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challenges as global trade policies shift. |
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The GCCA Africa Cold Chain Conference |
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technological innovation, the sustainable |
2025 will take place in Durban, South |
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energy transition and the development of |
Africa on 20-21 August. Visit www. gcca. |
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emerging economies are creating exciting |
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new opportunities for commerce and society alike.
For the food supply chain, coming together to hear expert insights, examine the latest innovations and discuss collaborative approaches is crucial to accessing the opportunities and navigating the challenges.
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for more information on the conference
programme.
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THE GCCA AFRICA COLD CHAIN CONFERENCE 2025 PROGRAMME
Wednesday 20th August
9am to late: GCCA Africa Committee
meetings and exhibition, followed by a
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The 2024 GCCA Africa conference was held in Cape Town. |
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I am very much looking forward to |
rooftop cocktail party |
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welcoming cold chain leaders from |
Thursday 21st August |
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across Africa to the GCCA Africa Cold Chain Conference 2025, this year taking place in Durban on 20-21 August. This key industry event will bring together cold chain professionals, technology developers, government representatives, and investors across logistics, agriculture, |
8am – 5pm: Main conference speaker
program.
Morning sessions will include:
• Keynote session on cold chain in
Africa as a critical infrastructure for
economic growth.
• GCCA Africa chairman Renier du
Preez and GCCA President and CEO
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pharmaceuticals, and technology. A central focus of discussion this year will be the application of Artificial Intelligence( AI) in the African cold chain. AI has the potential to transform the cold chain sector in Africa, playing a pivotal role in meeting our continent’ s temperaturecontrolled logistics challenges, to drive |
Sara Stickler
• Sean Hay, general manager Fruit
South Africa, speaking on artificial
intelligence and real-time decisionmaking
in the fruit sector
• Adam Walker, general manager
at global data consultancy Keyrus
speaking on using artificial
intelligence for predictive analytics,
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Global Cold Chain Alliance( GCCA) Africa’ s executive director Paul Matthew opens the 2024 conference. |
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the modernisation of operations, and to |
temperature monitoring, and route |
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optimise efficiency.
The possibilities are exciting, from enhanced utilisation of space and automated reporting, to AI-driven refrigerated control and real-time monitoring. But how can these types of
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optimisation
• Discussion of financing the cold
chain logistics within Africa
• Exploration of emerging issues in
the trade, investment and cold chain
logistics in Africa
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AI-powered technologies be applied with |
Afternoon sessions to include: |
The audience at the GCCA conference 2024. |
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the certainty, reliability and flexibility that are |
• Jayson Coomer, CFO of Chicoa |
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so crucial to cold chain operations; with full understanding of their limitations; and with a transition that is both agile and smooth?
The GCCA Africa Cold Chain Conference 2025 will provide a deep dive into how AI technologies are currently being applied in the cold chain industry in Africa and around the
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Fish Farm in Mozambique speaking
on navigating agribusiness and
aquaculture in Africa: opportunities
and cold chain challenges
• Insights into navigating trade with
the US
• Exploration of digital trade and
economic integration
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world, and the applications we can expect as |
• A panel of experts discussing |
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this exciting technology continues to develop.
The conference will also explore how we can maximise the role and contribution of the cold chain in Africa’ s economic growth,
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opportunities to save energy
and emissions from frozen food
supply chain
5.10 – 8pm: Farewell cocktail party
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One of the panel discussions. |