Mr. Ashish Pande

Managing Director and Senior Vice President Crown & Dangote Mills, OLAM, Nigeria

Ashish Pande is the Managing Director and Senior Vice President of Crown Flour Mills Nigeria. He is an engineer with over 22 years of professional experience, having worked with PepsiCo & Reckitt Benckiser in India, Australia and France as well as in Nigeria, Ghana and Egypt with Olam. Pande joined Olam International in 2017 and was instrumental in the creation of Olam's animal feed business in Nigeria, as well as the successful integration and takeover of Dangote Farine Mill.

    13:30 – 14:45 PM

    03 Sept Friday

    SESSION 8: TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL PARTNERS’ COMMITMENT TO FOOD FORTIFICATION

    - Innovative financing for food fortification initiatives, Martin Fregene, Director, Department of Agriculture and Agro-Industry, African Development Bank

    - USAID initiatives and approaches, Mr. Shawn Baker, Chief Nutritionist, USAID

    - Needs, challenges and opportunities: the role of the private sector in food fortification in Africa, Mr. Ashish Pande, Managing Director & Senior Vice President, OLAM Nigeria

    - Lessons learned and innovations on food fortification, Yannick Foing, Global Director, DSM

    - Moderator : Dr. Rolf Klemm, Vice-Président de
    Nutrition, Helen Keller International – HKI

    Plenary discussions