Master of Ceremony - Thelma Tackie 9:00AM ARRIVAL/REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS/CULTURAL DISPLAY OPENING CEREMONY Thelma Tackie - Master of Ceremony 9:30AM OPENING PRAYER - Rev. Frank Ala Adjetey 9:35AM INTRODUCTION OF CHAIRMAN - MC 9:40AM CHAIRMAN’S REMARKS Ehunabobrim Nana Prah Agyemsaim VI Paramount Chief of Assin Owirenkyi Traditional Area, Central Region 9:45AM WELCOME ADDRESS -Mrs. Judy Nakuor Crayem, Chief Executive Officer – Rapport Services (Chairman – Gold Statement) 10:00AM Cultural Display 10:05AM OPENING STATEMENT - Honourable Barbara Oteng Gyasi Board Chair – Minerals Commission PRESENTATION 10:20AM IMPORTANCE OF STANDARDIZATION IN GOLD VALUE ADDITION - Professor Alex Dodoo – CEO, Ghana Standards Authority 10:35AM GOOD WILL MESSAGE - Mr. Theophilus Boadu Adoko – Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer, African Minerals Development Centre – African Union, Ethiopia 10:50PM ACADEMIA’S ROLE IN GOLD VALUE ADDITION/JEWELLERY INDUSTRY - Dr. Frank Boateng – Advancement Officer, UMAT 11:05AM PRESENTATION OF AWARDS TO THE FOLLOWING: • Ehunabobrim Nana Prah Agyemsaim • Mrs. Cecilia Bannerman • Honourable S.K. Boafo by Mrs. Judy Nakuor Crayem Chief Executive Officer – Rapport Services (Chairman – Gold Statement) OPENING OF EXHIBITION 11:20AM COFFEE BREAK 11:25AM ENTERTAINMENT - Cultural Display 11:35PM PANEL DISCUSSION Topic: Growing Partnerships in The Gold Jewellery and Gemstone Industry Across Africa & Beyond – The Way Forward. MODERATOR - Dr. (Mrs.) Georgette Sakyi-Addo PANELISTS ❖ Mr. Jonathan Ababio – President, Jewellers Association of Ghana ❖ Madam Shirley Kyei – Deputy CEO, Minerals Commission ❖ Dr. Afua Asabea-Asare – CEO, Ghana Export Promotion Authority ❖ Mr. Isaac Mwinbelle – Director General, Geological Survey Authority ❖ Mrs. Josephine Agyekum – Deputy Managing Director, Precious Minerals Marketing Company ❖ Mr. Theophilus Boadu Adoko – Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer, African Minerals Development Centre – African Union, Ethiopia 12:10PM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 12:25PM CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS 12:30PM CLOSING PRAYER & VOTE OF THANKS - Rev. Frank Ala Adjetey & Mrs. Grace Kumatse 12:50PM GROUP PHOTOGRAPH 12:50PM LUNCH BREAK 2:10PM – 5:00PM SALES EXHIBITION CONTINUES