Juanita Maree (JM) opened the meeting and welcomed all participants to the webinar. The following participants were present:

• Faith Mosongo – WCO – ESA Region
• Jennifer Mwijukye – CEO – Unifreight Cargo Handling Ltd – Uganda
• Desiderio Fernandes – MD Decom Ltd – Mozambique
• Tinashe Kupuya – SADC member
• Mauritius – could not participate but we did have a personal conversation during March on their suggestions 

JM then provided some background to the formation of the ESA – RPSG (Regional Private Sector Group), and mentioned that the ESA region was leading the way forward for other regions.