THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLIES PROFESSIONALS
AND TECHNICIANS BOARD
TENTATIVE TIMETABLE
THE 16TH PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLIES PROFESSIONALS’ ANNUAL CONFERENCE
THEME: BUILDING PROFESSIONALS FOR THE FUTURE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT:
LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND INNOVATION
VENUE: ARUSHA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE (AICC)
19TH – 21ST DECEMBER, 2025
1
TIME ACTIVITY RESPONSIBLE
18TH DECEMBER, 2025
09:00 – 22:00 Registration of Participants and Housekeeping issues Conference Committee
19TH DECEMBER, 2025
07:00 – 08:30 Participants arrival and Breakfast Conference Committee
08:30 – 09:00 Arrival of Guest of Honour and Visit Exhibitors pavilion PSPTB Board of Directors
09:00 – 09:30 Guest of Honour Arriving at the Conference Venue PSPTB Board of Directors
09:30 – 09:45 National anthem and East Africa Brass band
09:45 – 10:00 Credo MC
10:00 – 10:15 Curtain raiser PSPTB Executive Director
10:15 – 10:25 Greetings from Arusha Regional Commissioner RC Arusha
10:25 – 10:30 Word from Sponsors’ Representative Executive Director – Ozone International
10:30 – 10:40 Welcoming speech Chairman of the PSPTB Board of Directors
10:40 – 11:10 Inauguration speech Guest of Honour
11:10 – 11:20 Awards and certificates Guest of Honour
11:20 – 11:30 Group Photo All
11:30 – 11:40 Departure of the Guest of Honour PSPTB Board of Directors and Committee
11:40 – 12:00 Main Sponsor No. 1&2 Sponsors
12:00 – 12:15 Paper No. 1: PSPTB Annual Performance Report. PSPTB Executive Director
12:15 – 12:35 Discussion of Paper No. 1 Pannelists & Participants
12:35 – 12:55 Paper No. 2: Lesson learnt from Neigbouring Countries Representatives in attendance
12:55 – 13:15 Paper No. 3: Promoting gender equity and mentorship for the future Mr. Hamphrey Simba
supply chain
13:15 – 13:30 Open Discussion and deliberations. Participants
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch break All
14:30 – 15:00 Paper No.4: Strategic Leadership: emotional intelligence for higher Mrs. Zuhura Sinare Muro
performance
15:00 – 15:15 Paper No.5: Impact of drug abuse on human health Mr. Abdulatif Saidy
15:15 – 16:00 Discussion and deliberations. Pannelists & Participants
16:00 End of Day One Floor Manager
2
TIME ACTIVITY RESPONSIBLE
20TH DECEMBER 2025
07:30 - 08:30 Participants Arrival and Breakfast ALL
08:30 – 09:00 Sponsors No. 3, 4, 5 & 6
09:00 – 09:30 Paper No. 6: Upskilling and Reskilling Professionals for Embracing Ms. Leonia A. Masmin
Dynamism in Supply Chain Management through Visionary Leadership:
Issues and Perspectives
09:30 – 10:00 Paper No.7. Mastering Risk Management for the Supply Chain: Dr. Faustine Panga
Strategies for Resilience and Efficiency in the Ministry of Finance,
Tanzania
10:00 – 10:30 Paper No. 8: Future- ready skills for Procurement and Supply Chain Dr. Rasheed Olewale Azeez
Professionals in the era of AI and Blockchain: A Field Study.
10:30 – 11:30 Discussion and Deliberation Pannelists & Participants
11:30 – 12:00 Sponsor No. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 Sponsors
12:00 – 12:30 Paper No. 9: Embedding Innovations in Supply Chain Frameworks for Mr. Imani Mhagama
Value Creation & Delivering Quality Services.
12:30 – 13:00 Paper No. 10: New development made in the National e-Procurement Mr. Gilbert Kamnde
System of Tanzania (NesT) and Mobile NesT in the lower levels
13:00 – 13:30 Discussion and deliberations. Participants
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch break All
14:30 – 15:10 Paper No.11: Self Understanding and Mental Health Dr. Japhet Philip Swai
15:10 – 16:00 Discussion and deliberations. Participants
16:00 End of Day Two Floor Manager
21ST DECEMBER 2025
06:00 -12:00 Social Event All
19:00 - 22:00 Gala Dinner All
22:00 End of Conference