the 2021 edition - Ambition Africa

RELIVE THE 2021 EDITION !

The videos of the panels are now available on YouTube !

2021: WATCH THE PITCHING VIDEOS !

PROGRAM

Program Conducted by Fatimata Wane-Sagna, Journalist, FRANCE 24

8:00 Arrival of participants, coffee and greetings

9:00 Official opening speeches

Franck RIESTER, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Christophe LECOURTIER, Chief Executive Officer, BUSINESS FRANCE

9:30 Introductive round table – Post-Covid Africa: what are the challenges?

Yonis ALI GUEDI, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, DJIBOUTI
Christophe LECOURTIER, Chief Executive Officer, BUSINESS FRANCE
Félix ANOBLE, Minister for the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises, IVORY COAST
Bertrand WALCKENAER, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, AFD (French Development Agency)
Phumzile LANGENI, Special Investment Envoy, appointed by H.E.M Cyril RAMAPHOSA, President of the Republic of South Africa

Conducted by : Fatimata WANE-SAGNA, Journalist, FRANCE 24

10:30 Africa is now!

Dr. Carlos LOPES, Economist
Abdelmalek ALAOUI, CEO, GUEPARD GROUP
Hafsat ABIOLA, President, WOMEN IN AFRICA
Selin OZYURT, Senior Economist Africa & France, EULER HERMES
Laurent GOUTARD, Area Manager for Africa, Mediterranean Region & Overseas departments, SOCIETE GENERALE

Conducted by : Fatimata WANE-SAGNA, Journalist, FRANCE 24

11:20 Doing business in Africa

Mark DOUMBA, Founder and C.E.O, CLIKAFRIK GROUP
Ylias AKBARALY, Chairman, REDLAND (holding of Sipromad Group & Thomson Broadcast)
François TARTARIN, Regional Manager Africa & Asia, CIM GROUP
Abdou DIOP, C.E.O, MAZARS MOROCCO

Conducted by : Fatimata WANE-SAGNA, Journalist, FRANCE 24

12:10 Lunch break

13:10 Futureproofing Africa’s healthcare systems

Sayavé GNOUMOU, World Health Organization Expert & President and Founder, NAZOUNKI GLOBAL MEDICAL NETWORK
Massamba DIOP, President, SOS MEDECINS SENEGAL
Yannick LUCAS, Head of Public Affairs, NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FRENCH MUTUAL INSURERS
Thomas HOTTIER, C.E.O, GROUPE INOVIE
Nassifatou Koko TITTIKPINA, Responsible for restructuring of the National Laboratory for quality control of medicines, TOGO & WIA Young Leaders 2021

Conducted by Joëlle NDONG, Journalist, CANAL + INTERNATIONAL

14:00 Official opening of the France Invest Africa Club Conference

Luc RIGOUZZO, Chairman of the France Invest Africa Club & Co-founder, AMETHIS

14:25 A global pandemic accelerating mutations – The new growth sectors of the African private equity

Damien BRAUD, Head of Private Equity Africa & Middle East, Proparco
Sébastien BOYE, Chief Investment Officer, I&P
Stéphane COLIN, Director and Head of Paris Office, AFRICINVEST
Isabelle BÉBÉAR, Head of European and International Affairs, BPIFRANCE

Conducted by Luc RIGOUZZO, Chairman of the France Invest Africa Club & Co-founder, AMETHIS

15:20 How will the energy challenge shape Africa’s future?

M. Yonis ALI GUEDI, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, DJIBOUTI
Linda MABHENA-OLAGUNJU, C.E.O & Founder, DLO ENERGY RESOURCES GROUP
Myriam FOURNIER KACIMI, CEO & Founder, SUNGY
Thérèse SEKEMANA, CEO, LED SOLUTIONS AND GREEN ENERGY RWANDA
Gérard WOLF, Representative of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs for Sustenable cities issues

Conducted by Line RIFAI, Business reporter, FRANCE 24

16:10 Paths towards sustainable urban mobility

Cécile CAMILLI, Head of Export Finance, SOCIETE GENERALE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANKING
Abdoulaye Bill DIARA, C.E.O, mTICK
Lise BREUIL, Head of the Transport & Mobility Division, AFD
Philippe MATIERE, C.E.O, MATIERE SA

Conducted by : Arnaud FLEURY, Economic Journalist

17:00 Agricultural and agribusiness challenges in Africa

Marc DEBETS, General Director, APEXAGRI
Karima AIT TALB, Deputy C.E.O, GEOCOTON
Mounir BOULKOUT, C.E.O, SELT MARINE GROUP
Philippe LEROUX, C.E.O, FONDATION AVRIL

Conducted by TANIA HABIMANA, Founder and CEO, NONZERO AFRICA

17:50 Concluding Remarks by Etienne GIROS, Deputy Chairman of CIAN & President of the EBCAM

9:00 Strategies for boosting African talents

Mossadeck BALLY, Founder & C.E.O, AZALAÏ HOTELS
Roslane BENCHARIF, Vice-President, GAAN (Groupement Algérien des Acteurs du Numérique)
Didier ACOUETEY, President, AFRICSEARCH
Néné MAIGA, Managing Director, ORANGE BOTSWANA & WIA Young Leaders 2021

Conducted by Léocadie EBAKISSE, Founder, TALENTS AWAKE

09:50 Rethinking infrastructure and logistics at the dawn of the AfCFTA

Arnaud THIBAULT, Head of Africa Lines, CMA CGM Group
Bamba LO, CEO & Co-founder, PAPS
Miloudi MAROUANE, C.E.O, XPERLEAN
Julien WAGNER, Directeur des contenus, JEUNE AFRIQUE

Conducted by : Arnaud FLEURY, Economic Journalist

11:00 Water and Waste Management: issues highlighted by the pandemic

Kavydass RAMANO, Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, MAURITIUS
Isabelle MAUNOURY, Head of Operations Africa & Middle East, SUEZ
Edem D’ALMEIDA, Manager & Founder, AFRICA GLOBAL RECYCLING
Miquel LOZANO, President, TESALYS

Conducted by : Arnaud FLEURY, Economic Journalist

11:30 How is Africa transitioning into the digital world?

Paula INGABIRE, Minister of Information and communications technology & Innovation, RWANDA
Oliver CECHURA, C.E.O Africa, FAMOCO
Pierre ROY-CONTANCIN, General Secretary, GROUPE VIVENDI AFRICA
Stephan-Eloïse GRAS, Executive Director of DIGITAL AFRICA, AFD (French Development Agency)
Cynthia AÏSSY, Executive Director, KEYOPSTECH & WIA Young Leaders 2021

Conducted by Marie France REVEILLARD, Journalist, LA TRIBUNE AFRIQUE

12h20 Conclusive Remarks by Stéphane LELUX, Chairman of the international working group of the French digital infrastructure cluster

12h25 Networking Lunch break

13:15 Going for Gold: Sports opportunities in Africa

Claude Paulin DANHO, Minister for Sport, IVORY COAST
Régis CHARPENTIER, President, WINWIN AFRIQUE
Guillaume DEGUERRY, Managing Partner, METALU PLAST
Laëtitia HABCHI, Head of the Social Link Unit, AGENCE FRANCAISE DE DEVELOPPEMENT
Bryan HABANA, International Rugby Player, SOUTH AFRICA

Conducted by Malick TRAORE, Sports Journalist, CANAL + INTERNATIONAL

14:00 Financing solutions for African SMEs

Philippe DUBOIS, Head of Corporate Market for Africa, SOCIETE GENERALE
Grégory CLEMENTE, C.E.O, PROPARCO
Wilfrid LAURIANO DO REGO, President of the Oversight Council & Global Lead Partner, KPMG FRANCE, and Coordinator, CONSEIL PRESIDENTIEL POUR l’AFRIQUE
Pedro NOVO, Executive Director (Export), BPIFRANCE

Conducted by : Arnaud FLEURY, Economic Journalist

15:00 Consumer goods and leisure: who is the 21st century African consumer?

Laetitia VAGNER, Sales Manager Government & Trade Services, INTERTEK
Freda OBENG-AMPOFO, Founder and Chief Mixer, KAEME
Marc BANDELIER, C.E.O, CFAO FMCG & AGRI
Pedro ASSIS, Head of International Development, ETAM GROUP

Conducted by TANIA HABIMANA, Founder and CEO, NONZERO AFRICA

15:50 Satellite telecommunications, a new perspective for Africa !

Aline BSAIBES, C.E.O, ITK
Sandrine LAFONT, Expert in satellite telecommunications, CNES (National Center for Spatial Studies)
Franck Simon BLEHIRI, National Coordination for the Development and use of ICT in the field of Health, MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC HYGIENE OF IVORY COAST
Astrid BONTE, Director international affairs, EUTELSAT

Conducted by Patrick GIVANOVITCH, Keynote speaker

16:40 Concluding Remarks