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07:30 am : Arrival of participants

09:00 am : Official opening speeches

Nicolas FORISSIER, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, FRANCE
Didier BOULOGNE, Chief Operating Officer, Export Division, BUSINESS FRANCE
Isabelle AIMONETTI, President of the Africa Indian Ocean commission of the FRENCH FOREIGN TRADE ADVISOR – CONSEILLER DU COMMERCE EXTERIEUR DE LA FRANCE

09:30 am : Tomorrow’s African economy

Francine INARUKUNDO, Permanent Secretary, MINISTRY OF FINANCES, BUDGET AND NUMERIC ECONOMY, BURUNDI
Alpha Ibrahim SESAY, Minister of Trade & Industry, SIERRA LEONE
Marie-Laure AKIN-OLUGBADE, Senior Vice-President, AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Sandra KASSAB, Director of the Africa Department, AGENCE FRANCAISE DE DEVELOPPEMENT

Moderated by : Fatimata WANE, Journalist and news presenter

10:10 am : Mayotte : crossroads of economic ambitions between France and Africa

Abraham KORIR SING’OEI, Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AND DIASPORA AFFAIRS, KENYA
Général Pascal FACON, Chief of the interdepartmental mission for Mayotte reconstruction, MINISTRY OF THE OVERSEAS-FRANCE
Zamimou AHAMADI, Vice-President in charge of finances, european affairs and numerics, CONSEIL DEPARTEMENTAL DE MAYOTTE & board member, AGENCE DE DEVELOPPEMENT DE l’INNOVATION DE MAYOTTE (ADIM)
Nadine HAFIDOU, co-CEO/co-Founder, IDEPHI & Secretary, CCI MAYOTTE
Feyçoil MOUHOUSSOUNE, CEO, ITH, DATA CENTER

Moderated by : Fatimata WANE, Journalist and news presenter 

11:10 am : Keynote : Guylain NYEMBO MBWIZYA, State Minister, Minister of Plan and Development Aid Coordination, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

11:20 am : Keynote : Mahmud ELFORJANI, Director General, THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, LIBYA

11:30 am : Transport & logistics: catalysts for regional integration

1:30 pm : Opening remarks: Eléonore CAROIT, Minister Delegate to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, responsible for Francophonie, International Partnerships and French Nationals Abroad, FRANCE

1:40 pm : Doing business in Africa: adapting to the diversity of markets

2:30 pm : Water and waste: towards sustainable management of African resources

Hani SWEILAM, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, EGYPT
Phebe ILESANMI, Chief Compliance Officer & co-founder, TRASHCOIN LIMITED (Young Leader)
Eloi GRANBOULAN, Commercial Development Director of Africa, SUEZ
Sébastien PAILHES, Executive director Water, Energy, Environment & Africa Middle-East, ARTELIA

Moderated by : Arnaud FLEURY, Economic journalist

3:20 pm : The agri-food market: grasping consumer trends in Africa

Christian RAIMBAULT, Director of Development for the holder group’s retail banners, PAUL – GROUPE HOLDER
Manuela ESSOMBA NJANKOUO, Founder and CEO, LA CUISINE DE NOUNOU
Adebowale ADEYEYE, CEO, EL CREATIVO MATADOR

Moderated by : Arnaud FLEURY, Economic journalist

4:05 pm : Keynote on Cultural and Creative Industries: Salif TRAORE known as A’SALFO, President, FONDATION MAGIC SYSTEM and CEO, GAOU PRODUCTION

4:07 pm : Culture & tourism: drivers for a sustainable regional development 

Mark RACHUONYO,CEO, KENYA UTALII COLLEGE
Nadeige TUBIANA-OUATTARA, Francophone Africa regional Director, TRACE
Claudie BONAVITA, Deputy to the director of international development, FRANCE MUSEUMS
Adèle PARRILLA, Director of External Relationships, MEMORIST
Fanny GLISSANT, Creative Director and Producer

Moderated by : Fatimata WANE, Journalist and News presenter

4:50 pm : Meeting Africa’s energy challenge: what sustainable solutions?

Umar DIKKO RADDA, Governor of Katsina State, NIGERIA
Jeanette GITOBU, Director, GLOBAL WIND ENERGY COUNCIL (Young Leader)
Prince Dave DOUGAGOU NZAMBA, CEO & Founder, ESOLVE-SDC
Nicolas SUREAU, Director of Sales and Institutional Relations, EIFFAGE ENERGIE SYSTEMES
Florence MAXWELL-AYLWIN, Events Director, VENTURE KONECT
Belkacem HAFTAR, General Manager, LIBYA RECONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT FUND

Moderated by : Arnaud FLEURY, Economic journalist

5:30 pm : Keynote : Joseph-Olivier BILLEY, Founder & CEO, JOOL INTERNATIONAL

5:35 am : Innovating to feed: technology and agriculture at the heart of agri-food transformations

Jacques DATTE, Director in charge of the promotion of Agro-industries, STATE MINISTRY, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD PRODUCTION, CÔTE D’IVOIRE
Marie-Albane PRIEUR, Global Head of International Development, BPIFRANCE
Paul STUART, Director & Co-founder, BEES – BIO360 AFRICA
Sarah MSAMBIRA, Director of Agriculture, SMALL FARM CITIES AFRICA (Young Leader)
Emilien DI GENNARO, Group Director: Finance, Strategy & Partnerships, FLOUR MILLS OF NIGERIA (THE FMN GROUP)

Moderated by : Fatimata WANE, Journalist and news presenter

6:20 pm : Pitch session of the 3 laureates

Wesley LYNCHN, CEO, SNAPPLIFY
Gaylord NESTA-RIZE, Head of Expansion and Implementation Projects in France for the AI Research Division, TEACHMEPAD
Yaya KONE, Co-fondateur, AFRICHARGER

Animated by : Nicolas COCHE, BUSINESS FRANCE

6:35 pm : Conclusion : Etienne GIROS, President, CIAN

6:40 pm : Diner cocktail and Concert

Opening by AUUM
Concert by BORIS & THE BAND

08:00 am : Arrival of participants

09:15 am : Opening remarks

09:25 am : MOU Signature between ANAPI & Business France

Signed by Rachel PUNGU LUAMBA, Managing Director, AGENCE NATIONALE POUR LA PROMOTON DES INVESTISSEMENTS (ANAPI) & Didier BOULOGNE, Chief Operating Officer, Export Division, BUSINESS FRANCE

09:30 am : The artificial intelligence and digital revolution will be African

Hoda BARAKA, Advisor to the Minister for Technology Talents development and AI national Lead, EGYPT
Cyril CASANOVA, CEO, SHARP VISION
Olivier GUILLO, CEO, SMARTGLOBAL GOVERNANCE / OPTIVALUE.AI
Moussa TRAORE, General Manager SAH ANALYTICS INTERNATIONAL France – Deputy Director General in charge of innovation, research and development, SAH ANALYTICS

10:20 am : One to One V.I.E Program: Kani DIAKITE, Women’s Health Global Growth Manager, BIOCODEX, ex-VIE ICRAFON (Groupe CFAO) in Cameroon with Marc CAGNARD, Sub-saharian Africa Director, BUSINESS FRANCE 

10:30 am : Train, retain, attract: a strategy for African talent  

Hubert NANA, CEO, HSD HUMAN RESOURCE SOLUTIONS
Omar IBN ABDILLAH, CEO, INVEA
Joël-Eric MISSAINHOUN, Managing partner, AFRICSEARCH & Vice President, FRANCOPHONE AFRICA
Annemjin PERRIN, CEO, DIGITAL SKILL FACTORY

11:10 am : What evolution of Healthcare in Africa for the next decades?

Adaorah ENYI, Chief Operating Officer, ONCOPADI TECHNOLOGIES AFRICA (Young Leader)
Flora COQUEREL, Founder & President, KELINA ASSOCIATION
Frank SIMONET, Sales Director, ELLIPSE PROJECTS
Nabil JADRI, Executive Director, IECD MOROCCO
Emile JOCKEY, CEO, FRENCH HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION

Moderated by : Fatimata WANE, Journalist and news presenter

12:00 pm : Networking cocktail

1:30 pm : Access to finance for African SMEs as a catalyst for entrepreneurship 

2:15 pm : MOU Signature between Bpifrance and the Delegation for Women and Youth Entrepreneurship, SENEGAL

Signed by Aissatou MBODJI, General Delegate, WOMEN AND YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP and Vincent DI BETTA, Directeur du Conseil International et Assistance technique, BPIFRANCE

2:20 pm : Sport as a lever for growth and inclusion in Africa

Charles MBUYA, Journalist and sport presenter, CANAL+ GROUP
Sophie LORANT, President, GIE FRANCE SPORT EXPERTISE
Vincent DE BARY, President, KENEO

Moderated by : Elom TOBLE, Journalist, FRANCE 24

3:10 pm : Urban mobility and planning: what models for the African cities of tomorrow?

4:00 pm : Luxury goods and cosmetics: a major market in Africa

4:50 pm : New strategies for mining expansion in Africa

Bertrand BEY, Public Affairs Director, CMA-CGM
Jean-Jacques KOUA, Sub-saharian Africa Director, EPC GROUPE
Ali BOUROUMAND, Managing Partner, XTRACTIVE LEX

Moderated by : Arnaud FLEURY, Economic journalist

5:40 pm : Innovation Awards Ceremony

6:00 pm : Concluding remarks : Marc CAGNARD, Sub-saharian Africa Director & Philippe GARCIA, North Africa Director, BUSINESS FRANCE

6:15 pm : End of the event