Under the High Patronage of
Mr Emmanuel MACRON
President of the French Republic
BEST OF THE 2024 EDITION
PROGRAM
07:30 am : Arrival of participants, coffee & greetings
09:00 am : Official opening speeches
Didier BOULOGNE, Executive Vice President in charge of exports, BUSINESS FRANCE
Sophie PRIMAS, Minister attached to the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, responsible for Foreign Trade and French Nationals Abroad
09:30 am : Africa’s economy: towards new heights
Nadia FETTAH-ALAOUI,Moroccan Minister of Economy and Finance
Cynthia GNASSINGBE ESSONAM, Special Adviser on Private Sector Involvement in FTAA
Thierry DEAU, Chairman and CEO, MERIDIAM
Samir Salem MOUTI,Investment Advisor to the President of the Republic of Djibouti
Christian YOKA, Africa Director, AFD
Jérôme PETIT, Global Air & Ocean Leader, CEVA
Moderated by Fatimata WANE-SAGNA, Journalist and news presenter, FRANCE 24
10:20 am : Doing Business: how to address a plural Africa ?
Moroesi REFILOE MOKHABI, CEO, BRANE AFRIKA
Caroline ROLSHAUSEN, Regional Advisor Intellectual Property Africa, INPI
Seynabou DIA SALL, Founder and CEO, GLOBAL MIND CONSULTIN
Abdelmalek ALAOUI, CEO, GUEPARD GROUP
Abdou DIOP, Managing Partner, FORVIS MAZARS
Moderated by Fatimata WANE- SAGNA, Journalist and news presenter, FRANCE 24
11:10 am : Agrifood processing in Africa: heading towards food sovereignty
Karim AITTALB,Deputy Managing Director, ADVENS-GEOCOTON and initiator of the ALFA coalition
Prof. Bubaker HAMAD ALMANSORI, Chairman and CEO, VISION CONSULTING, LIBYA
Marc DEBETS, Chairman, APEXAGRI
Arnaud FLORIS, Africa Director, BPIFRANCE
Daniel IBRAHIM, Senior Advisor, EDENRED
Pierre CADET, President, FADIA
Moderated by Christophe DANSETTE, Journalist, FRANCE 24
12:00 pm : Keynote: Françoise REMARCK, Minister of Culture, Ivory Coast
12:10 pm : Networking Lunch
1:40 pm : Energy mix: innovations and development
Samuel GOLDSTEIN, Africa Business Development Director, MERIDIAM
Marie-Laure MAZAUD, CEO, STOA
Dalia WAHBA, CEO, HASSAN ALLAM UTILITIES
Bestine KAZADI, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of International Cooperation and Francophonie, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Aphi AMOUSSOU NANAN, Deputy Central Equipment & Works Manager, CI ENERGIES
Hairaty ZADA, Renewable Energy Sales Manager, EIFFAGE Energie Systèmes
Moderated by Marie-France REVEILLARD, Economic Journalist, Forbes Afrique
2:25 pm : Hassan Allam signs MOU with Business France
Signed by Hassan ALLAM, CEO of Hassan Allam Holding and Didier BOULOGNE, Deputy Managing Director of Business France
2:30 pm : Water sanitation and waste recycling in the circular economy era
Michael ROES, Co-founder and President, TOOPI ORGANICS
Peter Anyang NYONG’O, Governor of Kisumu, KENYA
François DOUSSIN, Managing Director, SUEZ Afrique
Jérémie PELLET, Managing Director, EXPERTISE France
Moderated by Arnaud FLEURY, Economic Journalist
3:20 pm : Food products: challenges and consumption trends
Christian RAIMBAULT, General Manager, Brand Development Director, GROUPE HOLDER
Justine TAFFARELLO, Regional Sales Manager Retail (EMEA), VALRHONA
Olawale ROTIMI OPEYEMI, Founder and CEO, JR FARMS AFRICA
Moderated by Arnaud FLEURY, Economic Journalist
4:05 pm : Transport and logistics: strategic challenges for the continent
Cédric VIRCIGLIO, Strategic and forcasting planning Director in charge of international and european affairs, HAROPA PORT
Adeline GABILLAUD, Regional Director West Africa, CMA CGM
Serge AGNERO, Regional Managing Director, AGL
Hervé CORNEDE, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, SOGET
Habib Mohammed IYA, Head of the Kribi Port Office in Douala
Abdillahi Adaweh SIGAD, Managing Director, SGTD-Société de Gestion du Terminal à conteneurs de Doraleh, Djibouti
Moderated by Gaelle ARENSON, Editor-in-Chief, AFRICA BUSINESS (JEUNE AFRIQUE MEDIA GROUP)
4:50 pm : Smart cities: how to address urban challenges while meetings the population’s needs
Belkacem Khalifa HAFTAR, Chairman, Libya Development & Reconstruction Fund
Emmanuel EDANE, Directeur Général de la Société d’aménagement la Façade Maritime du Champ Triomphal, FMCT
Gauthier RICORD, Head of Commercial Operations Africa – Middle East – Asia, IVECO
Loïc PERRET, Head of infrastructure, PROPARCO
Christ-Anderson AHOUA-BOUA, Head of communications EDF Africa
Animé par Arnaud FLEURY, Economic journalist
5:35 pm : France Invest’s Africa Commission Round table “Private equity – A partnership tool for the internationalization of French and African SMEs”
Nicolas MANARDO, Senior Partner, AMETHIS EUROPE EXPANSION
Aziz AKL, Group CFO, CAPITAL BANKING SOLUTIONS
Clémence KOLB, Investment Director, AFRICINVEST EUROPE
Michel TUENI, Managing Director, Capital Banking Solutions, CBS
Kevin NIRSIMLOO, Development Director, ALTEREO
Animé par Luc RIGOUZZO, co-founder and Managing Partner, AMETHIS
6:20 pm : Concluding remarks with our Guest star
Cheick Sallah CISSE, Olympic and World Champion, Chairman of the Athletes’ Commission and World Taekwondo Board Member
6:30 pm : Networking cocktail
09:15 am : Opening speech by Thani MOHAMED-SOILIHI Secretary of State for Francophonie and International Partnerships
09:30 am : African leaders: professional training, partnership and talent management
Asma ENNAIFER, Executive CSR and Communications Director, ORANGE MEA
Abdul Fahd FOFANA,Ministry of Community Development, Financial Inclusion, Youth, and Youth Employment, Togo
Trycia VAN DEN BERG, Head of Public Relations and African Communities, INVEA
Patrick SEKONGO, Director of IECD, Ivory Coast
Animé par Hichem BEN YAÏCHE, Editor in Chief, African Business French Edition
10:20 am : Fireside Chat avec Wamkele MENE, General Secretary of AfCFTA
10:30 am : Artificial Intelligence at the core of the African economy
Luc MISSIDIMBAZI, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Congo on Post, Telecommunications and Digital Technology
Akoua AWOUDJA, Expert advisor on digital transformation in the public-private sector, GIZ TOGO & WIA YOUNG LEADER 2024
Adil TOURABI, Sales Director Africa & Middle East, OVH CLOUD
Yaya SYLLA, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SAH ANALYTICS INTERNATIONAL
Thierry KIENTEGA, CEO, OUIcoding
Ludi AKUE, CTO Digital, BPIFRANCE
Moderated by Sihame ALLALI, CEO, PGT Group
11:10 am : Cultural and creative industries in Africa, a social and economic development driver
Jean-Michel ABIMBOLA, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Arts, Benin
Saidou BERNABE, Co-Fondateur, PARRALEL 14 via IOM
Grace LOUBASSOU, Institutional relations and CSR Director, CANAL+INTERNATIONAL
Jean-Michel BONARD, Head of Music Business, TRACE
Animé par Arnaud FLEURY, Economic journalist
11:55 am :Keynote of Gisèle TSHAMALA, ANAPI’s Director of Investment Promotion
12:00 pm : Networking Lunch
1:30 pm : Extractive industries in Africa: heading towards transparency and inclusivity
Bruno Jean Richard ITOUA, Minister of Hydrocarbons, Republic of the Congo
Florent LAGER, President of Fédération des Mines Solides du Congo, Deputy Managing Director MPD Congo S.A.U.
Christophe PETIT, SVP Country Manager France, SIBANYE-STILLWATER, Afrique du Sud
Vincent DUFIEF, Vice President Public Affairs, IMERYS
Moderated by Pierre-Samuel GUEDJ, CEO, AFFECTIO MUTANDI
2:20 pm : How to improve access to funding for SME’s in Africa ?
Emmanuel MILLARD, General Secretary, GROUPE ENDRIX & Chairman International CFO alliance
Olivier Vincent, Executive Director, Export, BPIFRANCE
Papa Amadou SARR, Executive Director for Mobilisation, Partnerships and Communication, AFD
Moukaramou CHANOU ALAO, CEO, Ecobank International
Moderated by Gaelle ARENSON, Editor-in-chief, Africa Business (Jeune Afrique Media Group)
3:10 pm : Africa, the new Eldorado for beauty products
Izar HYACINTHE, CEO, CONCRETIZ
Salwa PETERSEN, Chairman and CEO, CHÉRIBÉ
Freda OBENG-AMPOFO, CEO, KAEME (Ghana)
Aude DJAMPOU, founder of STUDIOS ANAE
Joëlle ANDELY, Regional Manager West & Central Africa, ELLA AFRIQUE
Moderated by Arnaud FLEURY, Economic journalist
4:00 pm : Training, technologies & cooperation: a winning trio for African healthcare
Benjamin HOUNKPATIN, Minister of Health, Bénin
Laure LECHERTIER, Director of Market Access, Communication and Public Affairs, Corporate Social Responsibility, PhD., UPSA GLOBAL
Frédéric PONELLE, Managing Director, Servier West and Central Africa
Jean-Pierre BOFFY, President, French Healthcare
Stéphanie BONTEMPS, Marketing Director Africa, Biomérieux
Bertrand PLOUVIEZ, International Relations Director, Toutenkamion
Xavier MAURIN, Director, Telemedicine Division, Enovacom
Moderated by Arnaud FLEURY, Economic journalist
4:50 pm : Sports in Africa: an innovative growth lever
Céline GILQUIN, Head of the Social Links Division (gender, inequalities, sport and culture), AFD
Khady Diène GAYE, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Senegal
Adil SARHIRI, Area Manager Africa & Middle East, METALU PLAST
Christ-Anderson AHOUA-BOUA, Former professional footballer
DAWALA (Badiri DIAKITE), Founder of WATI SPORT CONSULTING
Moderated byArnaud FLEURY, Economic journalist
5:40 pm : Concluding remarks by Marc CAGNARD, Director of the Sub-Saharan Africa Zone et Michel BAUZA, Director of North Africa Zone, Business France
6:00 pm : End of the event