Larry Liza welcomed all to the webinar. Larry advised that the ESA – RPSG (Regional Private Sector Group) was leading the way forward for other regions. He also advised that further webinars with the remaining from the 24 member states would be set up for the remainder of this year, with the aim of engaging with eight countries at a time.

Louise Wiggett (representing Swaziland and SGS) also welcomed all participants on behalf of SGS and mentioned that the initiative is a fantastic one.