{"id":3689,"date":"2025-09-09T10:17:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/?page_id=3689"},"modified":"2026-04-17T17:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:28:11","slug":"2025-programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/en\/2025-annual-summit\/2025-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3689\" class=\"elementor elementor-3689\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4584fdf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4584fdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43f845c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"43f845c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n    <div class=\"sb-sessions\"\n     data-sb\n     data-show-people=\"1\">\n        <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:flex-end;margin:8px 0;\">\n      <button type=\"button\"\n              class=\"sb-btn\"\n              id=\"sb-download-pdf\"\n              data-event=\"5720\"\n              data-nonce=\"04e7f7afd0\">\n        \ud83d\udcc4 Download PDF\n      <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"sb-toolbar\">\n        <!-- Programme -->\n        <div class=\"sb-switch\" data-sb-program>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"sb-btn is-active\" data-program=\"main\">Main Programme<\/button>\n                      <button type=\"button\" class=\"sb-btn\" data-program=\"side\">Side Events<\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n        <!-- Jours -->\n        <div class=\"sb-switch\" data-sb-days>\n                      <button type=\"button\" class=\"sb2-btn is-active\"\n                    data-day=\"2025-11-03\">\n              Mon 03 Nov 2025            <\/button>\n                      <button type=\"button\" class=\"sb2-btn \"\n                    data-day=\"2025-11-04\">\n              Tue 04 Nov 2025            <\/button>\n                  <\/div>\n\n        <!-- Filtres -->\n        <select class=\"sb-select\" data-sb-format>\n          <option value=\"\">Select a type<\/option>\n                      <option value=\"panel\">Panel<\/option>\n                      <option value=\"keynote\">Keynote<\/option>\n                      <option value=\"strategic-roundtable\">Strategic Roundtable<\/option>\n                      <option value=\"conversation-with\">Conversation With<\/option>\n                      <option value=\"debate\">Debate<\/option>\n                  <\/select>\n\n        <select class=\"sb-select\" data-sb-track>\n          <option value=\"\">Select a topic<\/option>\n                      <option value=\"capital-markets\">Capital Markets &amp; 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Finance<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Kingdom of Morocco<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/iJfNZk49TQyhwSMzraBz_17959_1711031827_6ZCPPR-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Makhtar DIOP\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Makhtar DIOP<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FddZFe1UiQUqn1KPARN9n_default-file-transformed.png\" alt=\"Amir BEN YAHMED\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Amir BEN YAHMED<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Jeune Afrique Media Group<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"panel\"\n                   data-track=\"global-econ\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  11:00 \u2013 11:45                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Opening Panel | Unlocking Africa&#039;s financial power: Time to mobilize domestic capital at scale<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>\u201cExternal dependency is not a good development strategy,\u201d warns AfDB in its 2025 economic outlook. Despite last year\u2019s 75% FDI surge, leaner times loom as US tariffs and geopolitical rifts trigger aid cuts and subdue global economic activity. Africa must look within to trillions in untapped domestic capital - in pension funds, sovereign wealth vehicles, insurance assets, commercial banks, fintech platforms, and foreign exchange reserves - while leveraging hybrid instruments and transforming 1.55bn Africans into active capital market participants. How can a debt-burdened continent harness this vast capital pool and growing population to build financial strength and fund under-resourced MSMEs, vital energy infrastructure, and digital innovation?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Institutional capital: What business case will lure insurance, pension and sovereign wealth funds from their heaven of government debt into backing private sector growth?<\/li>\n<li>How can the financial sector support local champions in sectors where international companies dominate: natural resources, energy, logistics, trade finance?<\/li>\n<li>Where can fintech and digital platforms have the greatest impact in channelling domestic savings into productive investments?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FS3ya8oESJS8owbhW4O72_default-file-transformed.png\" alt=\"Manal BERNOUSSI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Manal BERNOUSSI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Founder &amp; Managing Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Leaders on Purpose<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FTlqrlwfvRNKN7RAgrU7d_Nadia%20Fettah.jpg\" alt=\"Nadia FETTAH\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Nadia FETTAH<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Minister of the Economy &amp; Finance<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Kingdom of Morocco<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/h5D0ea96Ruq955MU7l4F_Copy%20of%20Aig-4562-1%401728613987-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Aigboje AIG-IMOUKHUEDE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Aigboje AIG-IMOUKHUEDE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Chairman<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Access Holdings and Coronation\u00a0Group<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FnFqLrFGTx661quWC7eVA_Jules%20Ngankam%20-%20Potrait%20Photo.jpg\" alt=\"Jules NGANKAM\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Jules NGANKAM<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Group Chief Executive Officer<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">African Guarantee Fund<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/8FxUzaLYS0iapI0925vG_Awori-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Jeremy AWORI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Jeremy AWORI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Group CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Ecobank Transnational Inc<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/MtYrRdXQZCVMvYhuE7Es_ethiopis-tafara-1_300x300-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Ethiopis TAFARA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Ethiopis TAFARA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Regional Vice President, Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"keynote\"\n                   data-track=\"global-econ\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  11:45 \u2013 12:05                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">State of the Industry | Africa Financial Industry Barometer 2025<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Deloitte and AFIS unveil findings from the 5th African Financial Industry Barometer, an annual survey capturing the views of senior executives across banking, insurance, fintech, and capital markets. The report highlights how the sector is responding to the many upheavals affecting global finance.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/mzoWXq4rRNyQl1skVhXw_Photo-Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric%20Maury-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Frederic MAURY\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Frederic MAURY<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Deputy CEO - Events<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Jeune Afrique Media Group<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FRoYXoqrTZ69jf2veKGKU_Ziad%20BADDOU.jpg\" alt=\"Ziad BADDOU\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Ziad BADDOU<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Deloitte Consulting Morocco<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"panel\"\n                   data-track=\"commercial-banking\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  12:45 \u2013 13:45                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Panel | Who controls African trade finance - and why isn\u2019t it African banks?<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Pan-African banks could become the go-to providers of correspondent banking for intra-African trade and exports to Africa - spaces dominated by international clearing banks. Yet thin FX reserves, weaker credit ratings than global peers, and risk perceptions hinder progress. As domestic banks expand into global financial hubs, fill gaps left by global bank exits, and back systems like PAPSS that bypass third-party currencies, how can they grow trade finance share without over-relying on DFIs? What past experiences, especially in former Asian emerging markets, could prove valuable?\u00a0<br \/><br \/><strong>Key points\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trade within Africa: How can SME collateral and credit data gaps be tackled so African banks can lead in clearing cross-border SME trade finance?<\/li>\n<li>Trade to Africa: What trust barriers and governance will make African banks the correspondent partner of choice for global exporters to Africa?<\/li>\n<li>Which embedded finance and innovative digital offerings can position domestic banks as leaders?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/mvDmwN05R16LOJzDIH4c_Picture-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Eden HARRIS\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Eden HARRIS<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Special Correspondent for Connecting Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Financial Times<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/qTkOdlNLSFucEKDOhAyO_Xavier%20(1)-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Xavier JOPART\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Expert\">\n                          Expert                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Xavier JOPART<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Executive Advisor<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">McKinsey &amp; Company<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2Fwk0M1U3oQguzOVxXJ9Gg_default-file-transformed.png\" alt=\"Thierry HEBRAUD\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Thierry HEBRAUD<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB)<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/wWuKazOjTuyb5SMJlsEa_Rabah-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Rabah RAHMANI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Rabah RAHMANI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Zenith Bank France<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/RrkbsdjcQtKMdAPtvGvf_BUSS-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Cheryl BUSS\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Cheryl BUSS<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Chief Executive<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Absa International<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/sJDVAY6rToiEgXNsrSh8_Haytham-608x270-transformed.png\" alt=\"Haytham EL MAAYERGI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Haytham EL MAAYERGI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">EVP, Global Trade Bank<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Afreximbank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"panel\"\n                   data-track=\"impact-sustainability\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  13:00 \u2013 14:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Panel | From start-up to scale-up: Financing SMEs for jobs growth in Africa<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>SMEs employ 80 percent of the African workforce, and nine out of ten new jobs on the continent are created by growing companies. How can African financial sector stakeholders become better at supporting the continental jobs agenda by increasing support for growing small and medium-sized companies, especially those run by women and youth entrepreneurs? What inspiration can we draw from each other?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building entrepreneurial pathways \u2013 how do we create an enabling ecosystem for SMEs that allows for a sustainable expansion of SME finance?<\/li>\n<li>Next generation credit scoring \u2013 what opportunities and risks do AI and alternative data offer for unlocking SME finance in African markets?<\/li>\n<li>How do we design policy and regulation that supports a range of financing instruments for SMEs, while ensuring financial stability and investor protection?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2Fi8cKX47wTRmMR1caIbPK_default-file-transformed.png\" alt=\"Aur\u00e9lie M&#039;BIDA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Aur\u00e9lie M&#039;BIDA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Editor-in-chief Business and Economy<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Jeune Afrique Media Group<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/pQeGyZ9QRj2oSLOnqqnU_suze%20bank7554-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Akef EL MAGHRABY\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Akef EL MAGHRABY<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Director &amp; CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Suez Canal Bank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/HkEXCiKIQiyUXyTG2xfr_moncef_belkhayat-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Moncef BELKHAYAT\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Moncef BELKHAYAT<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Chairman<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">BLS Buildings &amp; Logistics Services and Dislog<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/wLWKF7xwQJWlgltL0glZ_Lynett%20De%20Beer-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Lynette de BEER\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Lynette de BEER<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Acting CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">National Credit Regulator of South Africa<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/uIC3MoMUQtqfruDIixB9_B%20roper%20profile%20png-transformed.png\" alt=\"Bradwin ROPER\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Bradwin ROPER<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Chief Payments Partnerships, Growth &amp; New Markets<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">JUMO<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/uwOkX29RToCqid1qC3Gm_Photographie%20Directeur%20G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20BAM-transformed.png\" alt=\"Abderrahim BOUAZZA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Abderrahim BOUAZZA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director General<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Bank Al-Maghrib<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2F7sxyj09NSMyHNjSVWmMn_default-file-transformed.png\" alt=\"Olivier BUYOYA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Olivier BUYOYA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Division Director for West Africa and Sahel<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"side-event\"\n                   data-track=\"digital-fintech\"\n                   data-is-side=\"1\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  13:00 \u2013 14:30                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Wave - Side Event | Seamless Compliance: Unlocking Pan-African Growth Through Smarter Regulation<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Africa\u2019s digital finance revolution is accelerating. Yet, with 57% of Sub-Saharan Africa\u2019s population remaining unbanked, fragmented regulations, inconsistent compliance standards, and limited eKYC infrastructure cost fintechs millions of dollars in duplicated efforts each year, threatening the promise of a truly integrated financial ecosystem. Building a harmonized framework for digital identity, oversight, and innovation is now urgent to unlock cross-border growth and financial inclusion at scale. With over $137 million in new funding, a rapidly expanding user base across West Africa, and the recent rollout of its Visa prepaid card in pilot phase, Wave is redefining access to digital finance through affordability, simplicity, and innovation. This session will explore how optimized compliance, interoperable eKYC, and coordinated regulation can power Africa\u2019s next chapter of financial inclusion and integration.<\/p>\n<p><br \/><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>From siloed KYC to interoperable eKYC<\/strong>: What concrete steps are needed to build shared identity infrastructure that functions across markets?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Balancing speed and safeguards:<\/strong> How can regulators streamline licensing and compliance without compromising consumer protection?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blueprint for integration:<\/strong> Which lessons from regional frameworks\u2014such as WAEMU zones\u2014can be adapted continent-wide to enable seamless digital finance?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FZXXO2LsTnKT03gsqeGNe_default-file-transformed.png\" alt=\"Aruoture ODDIRI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Aruoture ODDIRI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">TV Host<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Arise TV<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2F4bxSFEb5Q9SRt3cPq3N6_Coura%20Sene.jpeg\" alt=\"Coura Carine SENE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Coura Carine SENE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Regional Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Wave Mobile Money Group<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/1KJf5cPTryOGZi4dbBpg_zach-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Zach BIJESSE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Zach BIJESSE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Co-Founder &amp; CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Archer<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/bQPMKNYVQCecGBN2sEhG_Riadh%20Naouar_IFC-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Riadh NAOUAR\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Riadh NAOUAR<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Manager of Upstream and Advisory Services, North, West and Central Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"strategic-roundtable\"\n                   data-track=\"global-econ\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  13:00 \u2013 14:30                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Strategic Roundtable | Microfinance: Breaking free from debt-driven models<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p><strong><em>Access via sign-up on the event app or by invitation only. English-French translation available.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Microfinance institutions (MFIs) face a regulatory divide across Africa: some can collect deposits, others are restricted to lending - shaping how they serve clients and fuel growth. In credit-only markets, MFIs must turn to alternative sources of capital, such as loans, bonds, or securitisation, raising important questions about long-term sustainability. Even where savings mobilisation is allowed, many MFIs still rely heavily on debt, with savings-to-loan ratios often falling below 50%. A roundtable of MFIs, DFIs and regulatory bodies explores why debt continues to dominate funding models and how the sector can shift towards a more balanced approach.<br \/><strong><br \/>Key Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Which types of consumer protection frameworks can build trust to unlock deposit mobilisation and reduce reliance on debt?<\/li>\n<li>How can digitalisation offer new pathways to scale up savings?<\/li>\n<li>To what extent can regulatory reforms safely open the door to deposit mobilisation?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/oRfCm7wRRoCi9WOTCinZ_Kalina-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Kalina MILLER\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Kalina MILLER<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">FIG Manager Southern Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/UhrzzLAcSuud77bU8Shb_FINafrica-transformed.png\" alt=\"B\u00e9ata HABYARIMANA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">B\u00e9ata HABYARIMANA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">FINAFRICA<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/rFDILoUQZaxrMtu1f6Rl_Smaller%20MSZ%20Photo%202-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Mona ZULFICAR\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Mona ZULFICAR<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">President &amp; Founder<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Al Tadamun Microfinance Foundation<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FydsjLMNMTJ2VCKNNPaiO_Philip%20Sigwart%20photo.jpg\" alt=\"Philip SIGWART\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Philip SIGWART<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Baobab Group<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/CPVXYLb2QJOdxldRqjqT_Joel-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Joel AFFOYON\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Joel AFFOYON<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">National Microfinance Funds, Benin (FNM)<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/BqSHUMPJTKm7TAnMtbDm_Enda-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Mohamed  ZMANDAR\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Mohamed  ZMANDAR<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Enda Tamweel <\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/WqHqAanTLGWeE6MOHHE8_dsc-81066502ff62c5c2e-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Abdoulie Sireh  JALLOW\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Chairperson\">\n                          Chairperson                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Abdoulie Sireh  JALLOW<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">First Deputy Governor<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Central Bank of Gambia<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"strategic-roundtable\"\n                   data-track=\"digital-fintech\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  13:00 \u2013 14:30                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Disrupters Club Roundtable | Enabling future-proof investment ecosystems for Africa\u2019s fintechs<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Paystack, sold to global giant Stripe for $200m, and Moniepoint, founded ten years ago and now a $1bn company, prove Africa has world-class fintech talent. As continental tech funding dipped 33% YOY in 2024 - especially for early-stage rounds - will patient, well-structured capital, and support systems be available to nurture the next generation of talent? A roundtable of startups, investors, and regulators explores how to create an environment that helps the boldest fintech ideas take root and scale.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How can local VCs, DFIs, and public actors align efforts to create coordinated capital pipelines?<\/li>\n<li>In a resource-tight landscape, how can fintech founders show they are investor-ready?<\/li>\n<li>Mentorship, guidance and regulatory compliance support: What more can national and regional fintech ecosystems do to support startups beyond funding?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/2lmJRkv4TzyDU3WHB3Bm_IMG_0165-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Babacar SECK\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Babacar SECK<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Founder &amp; Managing Partner<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Askya Investment Partners <\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/jhRTT4spRumhBJZCFJtq_Lupiya-transformed.png\" alt=\"Evelyn KAINGU\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Evelyn KAINGU<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Lupiya<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/OR3HOW9uQsmLfRGihXvr_Sophia-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Sophia ALJ\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Sophia ALJ<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Co-Founder &amp; COO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Chari<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/tXFnTOnkQEytgKdlps4h_kaivan-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Kaivan SATTAR\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Kaivan SATTAR<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Founder &amp; CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Asaak<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/raegLKe0T2So8bd8CAPk_lina-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Lina KACYEM\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Lina KACYEM<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director, Francophone Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Launch Africa Ventures <\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/thUG34cxS9KkGxYnnafd_david-adeleke-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"David  ADELEKE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">David  ADELEKE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Co-founder &amp; CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Zeeh<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/T26smuRSN687lpsiGWng_thumbnail_Photo%20MH%202025%20Event%20ok-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Magloire  HIOL\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Magloire  HIOL<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director, Government Solutions, West &amp; Central Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">VISA<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/sIrqRKgvSzeq4Iq0FtNc_Jesman-Chonzi-1014x1024-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Jesman CHONZI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Jesman CHONZI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Regional Industry Manager, FIG<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"panel\"\n                   data-track=\"capital-markets\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  14:15 \u2013 15:15                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Panel | From deal to listing: Preparing private equity exits through capital markets<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Only around 10% of Private Equity (PE) exits in Africa came via IPOs in 2024\u2014undermining stock market development\u2014while trade sales and secondaries continue to dominate. One overlooked barrier to IPOs is internal: most portfolio companies are not structured to become listed entities. \u00a0Some investors like Mediterrania Capital Partners have however engineered successful IPOs on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by embedding exit-readiness early - through governance upgrades and public-market-aligned reporting. This roundtable gathering investors and regulators explores how to turn IPOs into a credible exit path across African markets.\u00a0<br \/><br \/><strong>Key Points:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What listing-readiness processes - governance, audit, transparency, investor engagement -should PE firms embed from day one?<\/li>\n<li>How can African exchanges co-develop tailored exit pathways via phased IPOs, mid-cap segments, simplified disclosure regimes?<\/li>\n<li>What collaborative tools, such as GP\u2013stock exchange dialogues, early listing diagnostics, and capital market alliances, can accelerate IPO adoption?\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FZMz2seJCRfuRY11SAyNA_Damien%20Jacquart%202.JPG\" alt=\" Damien JACQUART\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\"> Damien JACQUART<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Leader Financial Advisory, Francophone Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Deloitte<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/BYIek6pGRB2N0WDoUTbI_Bio%20Photo%20JM%202025-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"James  MWORIA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">James  MWORIA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Centum Investment Company Plc<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2F6AgXWxjQ6RoGhU320YAy_CEO%20Autorit%C3%A9%20des%20march%C3%A9s%20financiers%20Ouganda.jpg\" alt=\"Josephine Okui OSSIYA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Josephine Okui OSSIYA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Capital Market Authority- Uganda<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/G0tqZOp6TwGdxL2EeDil_Seddiqi-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Nasser SEDDIQI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Nasser SEDDIQI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Senior Director - Market Activities<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">AMMC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/t41U8PAWQDuFUMfZFPfO_50-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Omar BEKKALI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Omar BEKKALI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">AfricInvest Group<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/N5uFeiHkRmCZJsoggKek_05-transformed.png\" alt=\"Vasco  JANU\u00c1RIO\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Vasco  JANU\u00c1RIO<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Executive Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Comiss\u00e3o do Mercado de Capitais (CMC) - Angola<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FrAiyahMcREyNp59E5z0b_default-file-transformed.png\" alt=\"Dahlia KHALIFA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Dahlia KHALIFA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director, Central Africa &amp; Nigeria<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"panel\"\n                   data-track=\"insurance\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  14:30 \u2013 15:30                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Insurance Supervisors Panel | How to tackle Africa&#039;s sub 3% insurance penetration rates?<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Just over two-thirds of African insurance CEOs surveyed by ContinentalRe say penetration rates do not matter to them, revealing a troubling disconnect between market behaviour and public policy priorities. African insurance penetration (2.4% for life; 1.1% for non-life) is below global norms, and much lower outside South Africa, leaving millions exposed to climate, health, and income shocks. In agriculture, less than 3% of African smallholder farmers are covered. Meanwhile, informal schemes like tontines or Harambees are still the default safety net for rural and peri-urban households. To close this gap, regulators must build capacity, digitise supervision, and connect informal practices with formal markets. What coordinated push will finally unlock inclusive, resilient insurance at scale?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Points :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How can government\u2013supervisor collaboration turn agriculture and informal sector penetration into a profitable private sector business opportunity?<\/li>\n<li>What regulatory levers (mandates, digital onboarding, premium subsidies) can scale micro &amp; agriculture insurance?<\/li>\n<li>How can informal groups be integrated into formal systems, combining trust, reach, and supervision?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/bnHsy6lvTXG6RaW4phPe_Capture%20d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran%202025-09-04%20a%CC%80%2016.55.45-transformed.png\" alt=\"Kenneth IGBOMOR\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Kenneth IGBOMOR<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Market Editor, West Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">CNBC Africa<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/TpFb8ncRRlHp1epyD0eA_Picture%20HD%203%20-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Mehdi TAZI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Expert\">\n                          Expert                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Mehdi TAZI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Chairman<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Cover Edge<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/S2L1175QyydOrdo7XIIT_IMG_9084-transformed.JPG\" alt=\"Baghayo SAQWARE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Baghayo SAQWARE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Commisioner of Insurance and Director General<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority (TIRA)<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FfM0qHHOaSzWKPVG9AX15_Mundia.jpeg\" alt=\"Namakau MUNDIA NTINI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Namakau MUNDIA NTINI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Pensions and Insurance Authority, Republic of Zambia<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/kmENooDmQGadxBcEmMYL_Atlantic%20Re-transformed.JPG\" alt=\"Ouafae MRIOUAH\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Ouafae MRIOUAH<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Atlantic Re<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/R9JtOoOS4mrwPZHLvk7w_WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-31%20%C3%A0%2010.49.33_2def0a9f-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Marie Vincent KATSHINGU\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Marie Vincent KATSHINGU<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Deputy Director and Head of Microinsurance and Parametric Insurance<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Insurance Regulatory and Control Authority (ARCA)<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"panel\"\n                   data-track=\"capital-markets\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  16:15 \u2013 17:15                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Panel | Mobilising domestic savings into the local economies: What&#039;s stopping institutional investors?<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>African institutional investor (pension funds and deposit and consignment funds) assets now exceed $230 billion. Yet less than 10% of pension funds is invested in domestic capital markets outside South Africa and Nigeria - and just 1.5% in infrastructure or alternatives. In Uganda, listed equities represent under 1% of institutional holdings despite pension assets equalling 12% of GDP. Most capital remains in short-term government securities due to regulatory ceilings, shallow markets, and high transaction costs. By contrast, pooled consortia of pension funds, insurers and sovereign wealth funds in Kenya and South Africa have mobilised $500 million for infrastructure in just three years. In Morocco, the Caisse de D\u00e9p\u00f4t et de Gestion demonstrates how deposit and consignment funds can serve as catalysts for local financing, channeling long-term savings into territorial development, SME financing, and strategic infrastructure projects. What will it take to truly maximise African domestic institutional capital?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Points\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Which market instruments can unlock institutional investment - green bonds, securitised infra, SME debt funds?<\/li>\n<li>How can pooled regional platforms and credit enhancements address scale and liquidity barriers?<\/li>\n<li>What reforms are needed to expand long-term allocations\u2014without breaching solvency or return thresholds?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FmcxN272ShWoncF5Jickz_default-file-transformed.png\" alt=\"Ramah NYANG\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Ramah NYANG<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Journalist<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Bloomberg\/CGTN<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/event-files%2FeaZFazKTpyiBm23lLPnA_Charles%20De%20Boisriou.jpg\" alt=\"Charles DE BOISRIOU\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Expert\">\n                          Expert                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Charles DE BOISRIOU<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Partner &amp; Member of the African Regional Committee<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Forvis Mazars<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/KqXdriA2RbetL86Ud0LR_1736506864438-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Gilles TCHAMBA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Gilles TCHAMBA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">L&#039;Archer<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/Wp2gSfuCSjOI2WCePrHn_Khalid%20Safir-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Khalid SAFIR\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Khalid SAFIR<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">CDG Morocco<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2F6ayxODURe6m4Nmanmxct_Kouassi.jpg\" alt=\"Denis Charles KOUASSI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Denis Charles KOUASSI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">CNPS<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/PE12rHXTSxuu1wz9LQ8A_Kevin-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Kevin NJIRAINI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Kevin NJIRAINI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director of Syndicated Loans and Mobilization<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"side-event\"\n                   data-track=\"\"\n                   data-is-side=\"1\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  16:30 \u2013 18:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Side Event AfDB | Unlocking Domestic Capital at Scale for Africa\u2019s Transformation<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p><strong>Access via sign-up on the event app or by invitation only. English-French translation available.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Africa\u2019s vast investment potential is no longer in question \u2014 but unlocking it requires domestic capital to flow at scale into infrastructure and productive sectors. With over US$900 billion held by institutional investors and US$2.5 trillion in commercial bank capital, the continent already holds the means to fund its own development. Yet, mobilising these resources remains constrained by fragmented markets, limited instruments for risk mitigation, and persistent perceptions of \u201cAfrican risk\u201d. As international aid declines and access to concessional finance tightens, local currency markets, pension funds, and insurance pools are emerging as critical engines of resilience. The challenge now is to transform these assets into long-term investment vehicles that serve African priorities, not external cycles. <br \/><br \/><strong>Key Points<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Unlocking Domestic Capital<\/strong>: How can African institutional investors, commercial banks, and pension funds overcome barriers to effectively mobilise capital for infrastructure and productive sector financing?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Risk Mitigation Innovations<\/strong>: What innovative risk mitigation and guarantee instruments can be developed to help scale up domestic financing for sustainable projects across Africa?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Financial Sovereignty<\/strong>: How can African financial markets evolve to reduce reliance on foreign investment, and what role should local financial institutions play in building a self-sustaining economic ecosystem?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tapping Untapped Opportunities<\/strong>: Which untapped sectors and regions offer the highest potential for investment, and what policies or innovations are needed to unlock this potential at scale?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/event-files%2Fr9WpLWD7SO6ltMMJvPGf_Nicholas%20Norbrook.jpeg\" alt=\"Nicholas NORBROOK\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Nicholas NORBROOK<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Editor<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">The Africa Report<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FOc7e5XTzT2iWfFPSje8S_Mustafa%20Rawji.jpg\" alt=\"Mustafa RAWJI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Mustafa RAWJI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Rawbank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/F3coPAq4StCgxYyQUNo6_1-Dr-corneille-Karekezi-portrait-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Corneille KAREKEZI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Dr. Corneille KAREKEZI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Group Managing Director &amp; CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Africa Re<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/HIoxeXqbQ8KATHpj5wrU_1746873432736-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Patty K-MARTIN\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Patty K-MARTIN<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">NamibRe<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FydsjLMNMTJ2VCKNNPaiO_Philip%20Sigwart%20photo.jpg\" alt=\"Philip SIGWART\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Philip SIGWART<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Baobab Group<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FrrcC0VcsTnyeyseLCJnz_Bouabid.jpg\" alt=\"Amine BOUABID\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Amine BOUABID<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Bank of Africa Group<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FEv9VCxsxQYuRGxiji8e0_Michael%20Jongeneel.jpg\" alt=\"Michael  JONGENEEL\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Michael  JONGENEEL<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">FMO<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/DZ8P7lF8QHuA6MKp0ZC5_Solomon-Quaynor-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Solomon QUAYNOR\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Chairperson\">\n                          Chairperson                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Solomon QUAYNOR<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">VP, Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialisation<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">African Development Bank (AfDB)<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"workshop\"\n                   data-track=\"impact-sustainability\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  16:30 \u2013 18:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Women In Finance Workshop | Addressing governance blind spots in pay parity, progression and retention<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p><strong><em>Access via sign-up on the event app or by invitation only. English-French translation available.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More than 35 male African central bank governors and only three women (8%) ; hundreds of male Group CEOs of Africa\u2019s top-tier banks and insurers, but only a few women. Despite growing awareness, gender disparities persist\u2014particularly in pay equity, leadership progression, and board representation. Only 23% of boards include more than 25% female directors (AFIS-Deloitte Barometer), and 2025 marked the lowest women-in-leadership representation in five years. Since 2012, the Central Bank of Nigeria has mandated 40% female representation in top management at commercial banks, leading to several women Group CEOs, a rare occurrence elsewhere in Africa. A workshop gathers executives to brainstorm governance reforms for advancement and retention.<\/p><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/LNFIPiRTemxpyaCZ2kzC_souad-transformed.png\" alt=\"Souad EL HAMDI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Souad EL HAMDI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Partner<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Forvis Mazars<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/1AFHOfJMQ36hcjXJn6iP_Samira-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Samira KHAMLICHI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Samira KHAMLICHI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">President<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Club of Women Directors CFA Morocco<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"strategic-roundtable\"\n                   data-track=\"insurance\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  16:30 \u2013 18:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Strategic Roundtable | Climate shock cover: How to expand regional climate risk pools<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p><strong><em>Access via sign-up on the event app or by invitation only. English-French translation available.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Deeper risk pools at regional level may be required to cover insurers\u2019 liabilities to increasingly frequent floods and droughts amid high reinsurance costs. The African Union\u2019s African Risk Capacity, the COMESA-backed Africa Nature Risk Pool, and Morocco\u2019s $275 million Solidarity Fund - funded via a levy on non-life policies - have emerged to reinforce insurance underwriting capacity and expand cover. But as Old Mutual last year projected a 10% premium hike across all products due to climate events, additional capital may be needed to keep insurance affordable as weather-related claims soar. A roundtable examines how regional cooperation among insurers, reinsurers, governments and DFIs, could strengthen or establish new risk pools.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Smallholder farming, corporate property damage: Which policies and insurance penetration initiatives urgently need new or expanded risk pools?<\/li>\n<li>Levies on policies and development finance: Where will capital for risk pools come from?<\/li>\n<li>African Risk Capacity, AU, regional blocs, BRICs: Which platforms will be the basis of future regional or pan-African risk pools?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.filestackcontent.com\/xzzA72WjStyPq1kHZYBY\" alt=\"Sara LEMNIEI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Sara LEMNIEI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">SLK Capital<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/l0IEfw2StqOXfeswkrKg_BCheshire-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Barbara CHESIRE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Barbara CHESIRE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">AB Entheos<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2F1OXTH5LhRoKyIdUnG1cl_mamadou%20deme.jpg\" alt=\"Mamadou DEME\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Mamadou DEME<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director of Insurance<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Ministry of Finance and Budget, Republic of Senegal<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/p4coJXKDQKac2r7GEsXv_1662803382839-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Moubarak MOUKAILA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Moubarak MOUKAILA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director of the Environment and Climate Finance Department<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">West African Development Bank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/BqjyDjKSlKFl8NoCtK5Z_thumbnail_Photo%20RYANE%20AMINE-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Amine RYANE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Amine RYANE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\"> Director, International Development and Partnerships<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Atlantic Re - Morocco<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/oRfCm7wRRoCi9WOTCinZ_Kalina-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Kalina MILLER\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Kalina MILLER<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">FIG Manager Southern Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"panel\"\n                   data-track=\"digital-fintech\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  16:45 \u2013 17:45                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Disrupters Club Panel | Co-designing AI-driven MSME finance with bank, fintech and MFI partnerships<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Bank\u2013fintech and microfinance institution (MFI) collaborations delivering digital banking, credit and payment products to Africa\u2019s 44 million MSMEs live or die by how they're structured. Some have collapsed due to profit sharing disputes and competitive tensions. Others, like Safaricom and NCBA's M-Shwari have been vastly successful. Agreeing on profit and data sharing, allocating liability for fraud or credit risk, and ensuring seamless API integration can make-or-break partnerships. From AI-powered credit scoring to real-time digital payment systems that generate the transaction histories MSMEs need to qualify for credit, how can partnerships be structured to plug Africa\u2019s $330 billion SME financing gap?\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>Key points\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are the key determinants of a winning fintech-MFI-bank partnership?<\/li>\n<li>Could fintechs and telcos growing to the scale of traditional banks, and banks enhancing their own fintech capabilities, threaten the future of partnerships?<\/li>\n<li>How can the new frontiers for AI in credit scoring, detecting customer transaction patterns and fraud support MSMEs at scale?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FZXXO2LsTnKT03gsqeGNe_default-file-transformed.png\" alt=\"Aruoture ODDIRI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Aruoture ODDIRI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">TV Host<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Arise TV<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2F2vnPKcBTR52XDjpY61uH_default-file-transformed.png\" alt=\"Mayowa KUYORO\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Expert\">\n                          Expert                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Mayowa KUYORO<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Partner, Africa Financial Services Practice Leader and EEMA Fintech and Payments Practice Leader<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">McKinsey &amp; Company, Africa<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/HKKkDpPJRlKIKfYmgMCx_Rajat%20(3)-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Rajat DAYAL\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Rajat DAYAL<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Yabx Technologies<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2F4bxSFEb5Q9SRt3cPq3N6_Coura%20Sene.jpeg\" alt=\"Coura Carine SENE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Coura Carine SENE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Regional Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Wave Mobile Money Group<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/OmrmZtgHSg2VTKjz6Raq_cashplus-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Nabil AMAR\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Nabil AMAR<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Chairman<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Cash Plus<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/2DvraWAR3qkcjGmAaf1g_Abdeslam%20Alaoui%20Smaili%20-%20HPS-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Abdeslam ALAOUI SMAILI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Abdeslam ALAOUI SMAILI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">HPS<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"conversation-with\"\n                   data-track=\"global-econ\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  17:15 \u2013 17:35                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Conversation With | How can Africa be more than a bystander in the global financial architecture?\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Transforming the international financial architecture to give Africa a fair chance: the call is clear, but the path to achieve it remains complex. Faced with soaring African debt and a global system where the continent has captured only 4.5% of the IMF\u2019s Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), African leaders are pushing for reforms and advocating a united stance on overhauling the Bretton Woods system and managing debt. At the heart of this effort, Serge Eku\u00e9, President of BOAD, champions a bold proposal: turning SDRs into an investment instrument for regional development banks. In this session, he will outline concrete avenues for reform.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2Fi8cKX47wTRmMR1caIbPK_default-file-transformed.png\" alt=\"Aur\u00e9lie M&#039;BIDA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Aur\u00e9lie M&#039;BIDA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Editor-in-chief Business and Economy<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Jeune Afrique Media Group<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FJJah3tVhR0CjTh6es9aS_serge.png\" alt=\"Serge EKUE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Serge EKUE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">President<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">West African Development Bank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"conversation-with\"\n                   data-track=\"digital-fintech\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  17:45 \u2013 18:15                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Conversation With | Challenger banks: The neobanks disrupting the status quo<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Digital-only banks are booming, with unicorns like MNT-Halan, TymeBank, and Moniepoint now joined by legacy giants (Old Mutual\u2019s OMBank, Ecobank\u2019s Fingo) and global players eyeing the market (Revolut in North Africa). These neobanks aren\u2019t toppling the top-tier banks but are thriving in underserved segments and edging out lower-tier banks and microfinance institutions with user-friendly digital wallets and alternative credit scoring. But with many still operating at a loss, are their models built to last? Two of Africa\u2019s leading neobanks reveal what\u2019s next, and how they plan to scale sustainably.<\/p><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2Fh1Fl2FiTRXqh6cYC72Qy_Julien%20WAGNER.jpeg.png\" alt=\"Julien WAGNER\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Julien WAGNER<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Head of Media Diversification and Rankings<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Jeune Afrique Media Group<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FZVL9V31wQnyjsHWCv6Jh_Mounir.jpg\" alt=\"Mounir NAKHLA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Mounir NAKHLA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO &amp; Founder<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">MNT-Halan<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2F3ok3O52SlGzDm5QQtkHx_Jean-Louis%20Menann%20Kouam%C3%A9_VF.jpg\" alt=\"Jean-Louis  MENANN-KOUAME\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Jean-Louis  MENANN-KOUAME<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Orange Bank Africa<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"panel\"\n                   data-track=\"capital-markets\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  18:00 \u2013 19:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Panel | Reviving African stock markets: Forging publicly-listed family businesses with pan-African ambitions<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Family-owned businesses make up 70% of Africa\u2019s private sector yet they are underrepresented on stock markets, limiting their access to long-term capital. Boxer (raising $471m), Shri Krishana Overseas Ltd.'s recent listing on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, and WeBuyCars listings in South Africa prove investor appetite exists for family-rooted firms. On the Bourse de Casablanca, family-owned businesses like TGCC, AKDITAL and Vicenne have raised than $250 millions in the last few years. But IPOs in Francophone West Africa have been rare since NSIA Group\u2019s 2017 listing. Fear of losing control, valuation uncertainty, and limited advisory support continue to deter IPOs. How can exchanges evolve into full-service partners- offering adapted listing structures (e.g., dual-class shares, phased IPOs), governance tools tailored to African realities, and cross-border listings through the AELP?\u00a0<br \/><br \/><strong>Key points:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How can African family businesses access public markets while preserving strategic control and long-term decision-making power?<\/li>\n<li>In what ways can stock market listings become effective tools for intergenerational succession, governance and the professionalisation of family-owned enterprises?<\/li>\n<li>What frameworks and innovations must African stock exchanges implement to support the regional expansion of family businesses and attract long-term, patient capital?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/ijCjVTREuK8P5C7EvYOw_Capture%20d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran%202025-09-04%20a%CC%80%2017.07.00-transformed.png\" alt=\"Fatima OURIAGHLI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Fatima OURIAGHLI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Finances News Hebdo &amp; Bourse News<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FE6jMgmBrSm60DAG534R0_Felix%20amenounve.jpg\" alt=\"Felix AMENOUNVE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Felix AMENOUNVE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">BRVM<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/ocSRoVQQv22tbBGgqRfV_1727698556358-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Hana TEHELKU\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Hana TEHELKU<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director General<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Ethiopian Capital Market Authority<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/XNoysAvKQWujgL8YDiln_image-transformed.png\" alt=\"Sidy DIAKHOUMPA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Sidy DIAKHOUMPA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Partner - Lead Consulting Financial Services<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Forvis Mazars<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"side-event\"\n                   data-track=\"digital-fintech\"\n                   data-is-side=\"1\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  18:30 \u2013 20:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Side Event Backbase | Next-gen banking in Africa: where modernization meets intelligence<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Across Africa, digital transformation has become a defining priority, reshaping how banks serve customers, compete, and grow. Yet progress is often slowed by legacy infrastructure, fragmented systems, and complex regulatory environments. The challenge now is not just adopting new technology, but orchestrating transformation that delivers agility, trust, and long-term value. The next era of African banking will be shaped by two forces: modernization and intelligence. This session brings together banking leaders from across Africa to share how they are redefining modernization for impact, building modular platforms that deliver agility, resilience, and hyper-personalised customer experiences. The discussion will spotlight how data-driven design, automation and AI-driven insights are helping banks to create seamless, customer-centric ecosystems and unlock new value across retail, SME, and corporate segments, while laying the foundation for future-ready growth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From digital projects to digital strategy: How are African banks aligning transformation with long-term business growth?<\/li>\n<li>From core upgrades to composable platforms: How are African banks approaching modernization to drive agility and efficiency?<\/li>\n<li>Hyper-personalized experience as the new differentiator: How can technology-driven transformation deepen customer loyalty and engagement?<\/li>\n<li>Modernization and AI reinforce each other: Where to start and how to scale on the road to next-gen banking?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/1hC3RRbaQneH8MvQayey_Ondira-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Ondiro OGANGA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Ondiro OGANGA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Africa Correspondent <\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Bloomberg News<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/0jSikgz4QphcxI6H6f5h_NDEYE%20AW-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Ndeye AW\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Ndeye AW<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">BICIS<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/mwWXLJwQxCDjA8CBiFMz_Aymen%20Daoud-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Aymen DAOUD\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Aymen DAOUD<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Regional Vice President, Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Backbase<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/pQeGyZ9QRj2oSLOnqqnU_suze%20bank7554-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Akef EL MAGHRABY\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Akef EL MAGHRABY<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Director &amp; CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Suez Canal Bank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"panel\"\n                   data-track=\"global-econ\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  18:45 \u2013 19:45                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Panel | On the frontline of fiscal strain: How can financial firms manage sovereign debt exposure?<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Banks, insurers, and asset managers are increasingly exposed to sovereign debt as African governments face mounting repayment burdens - draining 50% of public revenues in 2024 alone. Fears are rising that some nations may pressure institutions to subscribe to more sovereign debt, at the expense of private sector financing. While governments securities have been seen as safe bets, deeper engagement in current conditions could leave industries locked in what academics call a \u201cdeadly embrace\u201d with government - exposing them to the fallout of currency crashes and debt restructurings, as seen recently in Ghana. How should the financial sector mitigate these risks? What measures and tools are needed to support diversification away from sovereign debt to private sector investments?<br \/><br \/><strong>Key points:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How far can governments lean on commercial banks without tipping the system?<\/li>\n<li>To what extent should financial players diversify away from sovereign debt given the 2026 public debt outlook?<\/li>\n<li>Hedging, credit insurance &amp; portfolio diversification: What\u2019s the strongest risk strategy banks can build?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FN3qGwJdnT3CujluE0uoA_John%20Everington.png\" alt=\"John EVERINGTON\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">John EVERINGTON<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Middle East and Africa Editor<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">The Banker<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/event-files%2FqKZpAUB6SweRh9TQlhPj_DSC_7767.JPG\" alt=\"Dr Patrick NJOROGE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Dr Patrick NJOROGE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Chair<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">AFIS Supervisory Council<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FzFyhEG7dQEO2E7JfR4eP_DG%20CBI%20Mali.jpg\" alt=\"Aissata Kon\u00e9 SIDIBE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Aissata Kon\u00e9 SIDIBE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Coris Bank International Mali<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/EOf7ZeGTSW2Ac02UzPTB_Tarik-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Tarik BCHIR\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Tarik BCHIR<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director of the Treasury<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Kingdom of Morocco<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/06MZJm1zQIGATBBr7qN3_424_1732697691_7P2YAZ-transformed.png\" alt=\"Youssef ROUISSI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Youssef ROUISSI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">General Manager, CIB, Executive Committee Member<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Attijariwafa Bank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"side-event\"\n                   data-track=\"\"\n                   data-is-side=\"1\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  19:00 \u2013 20:30                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Side Event CDG Capital - Bourse de Casablanca: Confidence, innovation, sovereignity: Morocco as the crossway of African finance<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p><strong>Access via sign-up on the event app or by invitation only. English-French translation available.<\/strong><br \/><br \/>Morocco is asserting itself as a major regional financial hub, developing solutions tailored to African realities and capable of inspiring the entire continent. With market infrastructures designed to protect investors and strengthen confidence, and the implementation of innovative financing mechanisms driven by both public and private actors, the country is paving a unique path toward African financial sovereignty. In a world of finance and commerce that is increasingly transactional, where monetary stability, capital availability, and innovative practices must become the pillars of regional and continental development, what are the crucial elements to understand how Morocco's experience can become a model for the region and help channel African savings into projects capable of creating sustainable growth?<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How can Morocco consolidate its role as an African hub and share its expertise as a model for other countries in the region?<\/li>\n<li>What are the most necessary financial infrastructures to ensure investor protection and strengthen their confidence in both Moroccan and African markets?<\/li>\n<li>Which innovative financing mechanisms, based on Morocco's experience, can inspire solutions suited to the needs of African economies?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FZMz2seJCRfuRY11SAyNA_Damien%20Jacquart%202.JPG\" alt=\" Damien JACQUART\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\"> Damien JACQUART<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Leader Financial Advisory, Francophone Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Deloitte<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/h14ZxlFyTSmybbf2czfa_3b72704b-8378-4d94-8d26-ae4b889a22c0-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Adel ELAROUSSI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Adel ELAROUSSI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Investment Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">CDG Capital<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/oL1Jnw8ITkeI1NVl1kS4_7ae5b195-e896-40b7-9a82-14f215d13eef-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Badr BENYOUSSEF\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Badr BENYOUSSEF<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Bourse de Casablanca<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/aJfzwuxnRPClyd4T2VJG_thumbnail_photo%20SG%20GUISSE%20CDCD-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Lamine GUISSE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Lamine GUISSE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">General Secretary<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Caisse des D\u00e9p\u00f4ts et Consignations (CDC)<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/GfXeoWVRISebtESa1rYE_WhatsApp%20Image%202025-11-03%20at%2010.00.46-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Rachid OUTARIATTE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Rachid OUTARIATTE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\"> Deputy CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">CDG Capital<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-03\"\n                   data-format=\"panel\"\n                   data-track=\"commercial-banking\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  19:30 \u2013 20:30                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Panel | NPL breathing room: How could expanded secondary markets ease pressure on banks?<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Secondary markets for non-performing debt could support African countries confronting high NPL ratios - ~16% in Kenya and CEMAC, 9% in WAEMU. Removing regulatory and legal hurdles would allow banks to transfer impaired assets to private sector investors- an approach that proved successful in EU states post-2008 financial crisis. Attracting buyers would require favourable regulatory and legal frameworks, addressing pricing gaps and data availability. A roundtable of banking regulators, distressed asset investors, servicers, and commercial banks will discuss building dynamic NPL markets in the continent.\u00a0<br \/><strong><br \/>Key points\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The loan data quality and debt enforcement needed to attract NPL buyers<\/li>\n<li>Structuring investment vehicles that facilitate sales and resolution of NPLs<\/li>\n<li>Best resolution practices and out-of-court resolution\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2F2JXmxYzkSxabMgXSwIa4_default-file-transformed.png\" alt=\"Julians AMBOKO\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Julians AMBOKO<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Host - Business Redefined &amp; CFO Chat<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Nation Media Group<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/2SVlORwoRySFFUJFLwwC_Rowan%20profile%20photo-transformed.png\" alt=\"Rowan GORDON\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Rowan GORDON<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Nimble Group<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/event-files%2F4ZqSZ9wVRz6hIZeJ1hLJ_Head%20shot.jpg\" alt=\"Hadiza AMBURSA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Hadiza AMBURSA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Executive Director, Commercial Banking<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Access Bank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/njt89aUERTyCwA9P2y8q_Photo%20DG-transformed.png\" alt=\"El-Hassana KABA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">El-Hassana KABA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Founder - CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">MANSA BANK<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/q6Jui8kzQsi5IcvKVBXK_Claudia%20IFC_medium%20res-transformed.JPG\" alt=\"Cl\u00e1udia CONCEI\u00c7\u00c3O\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Cl\u00e1udia CONCEI\u00c7\u00c3O<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director, Southern Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/jDxEVNNOQGM2UIBm99qs_zenith-management-team-felix-egbon-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Felix EGBON\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Felix EGBON<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Chief Risk Officer<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Zenith Bank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n        <div class=\"sb-day-title\" data-day-title=\"2025-11-04\"><\/div>          <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"afis-governance\"\n                   data-track=\"\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  10:00 \u2013 12:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">AFIS Supervisory Council Meeting<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>The Supervisory Council is composed of around thirty members, including central bank governors, regulators and executive leaders from the continent\u2019s leading financial institutions. It is entrusted with setting AFIS\u2019s overarching vision. As a consultative and strategic body, the Council ensures that the Summit\u2019s strategic priorities remain responsive to an evolving financial landscape and aligned with the broader mission of achieving sustainable and inclusive economic growth in Africa.<\/p><\/div>\n            \n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"side-event\"\n                   data-track=\"impact-sustainability\"\n                   data-is-side=\"1\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  10:00 \u2013 11:30                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">BOAD Side Event - Transformative transitions: New financial pathways for Africa\u2019s energy and agriculture<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p><strong>Access via sign-up on the event app or by invitation only. English-French translation available.<\/strong><br \/><br \/>Africa\u2019s future rests on two interdependent transitions: a shift toward low-carbon, affordable energy, and the development of a resilient, productive agricultural base. Yet financing these priorities through conventional channels has too often proven inadequate - too slow, too risk-averse, and disconnected from local realities.<\/p>\n<p>To meet the urgency of the moment, Africa\u2019s financial institutions active in these two key sectors must embrace a new approach, merging capital sources and redistributing risk, while also rethinking pricing structures. Patient, blended capital structures have proven effective in mobilizing private investment, while institutional alignment and a clear understanding of Africa\u2019s financial peculiarities have long been identified as key elements to facilitate these projects.<\/p>\n<p>Yet what will it truly take for this new financial architecture to truly take hold across the continent?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Sector-specific risk profiles:<\/strong> How can tools like currency hedging and performance guarantees address the long tenors of energy projects and the seasonal cashflows of agriculture?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Climate-smart agriculture:<\/strong> How can blended finance unlock resilient agri-value chains \u2014 from solar irrigation to cold storage \u2014 while ensuring affordable credit for smallholders?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Differentiated pricing:<\/strong> What tariff models can balance user affordability with investor returns across energy and agricultural markets?<\/p><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/a2dVoXi9Sw2KYI7XLvFC_Profile%20AFIS-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Claude OWONA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Claude OWONA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Regional Manager, Financial Institutions, West Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/z48HTlMjRNW76q4bHpx9_oumar-tembely-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Oumar TEMBELY\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Oumar TEMBELY<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director of Energy and Natural Resources<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">West African Development Bank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/YFb4gZgxSveaBoDhsXTz_1700569922952-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Toussaint BADOLO\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Toussaint BADOLO<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director of Agriculture and Agro-Industry<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">West African Development Bank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/p4coJXKDQKac2r7GEsXv_1662803382839-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Moubarak MOUKAILA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Moubarak MOUKAILA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director of the Environment and Climate Finance Department<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">West African Development Bank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/NY7rweQsRUSOViKk0Ixn_IMG_2009-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Sokhna DIOP\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Sokhna DIOP<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">General Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">NSIA Bank Senegal<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/lnxN3rskS7eaIFFeRMWt_1747191228399-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Laurence FEZA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Laurence FEZA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Head of DFI&#039;s Development<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Rawbank SA<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"side-event\"\n                   data-track=\"\"\n                   data-is-side=\"1\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  10:30 \u2013 11:50                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">ALLIANCE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AFRICA - SIDE EVENT | Financing Africa\u2019s SME Value Chains: Linking Enterprises, Markets, and Finance<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of Africa\u2019s economies, driving jobs, trade, and innovation. Yet many remain excluded from formal value chains and face persistent barriers to affordable finance, limiting their growth and competitiveness. Strengthening the links between enterprises, financiers, and markets is essential to unlocking Africa\u2019s productive potential and building a more resilient, integrated economy.<\/p>\n<p>Through the Alliance for Entrepreneurship in Africa, its members are bridging these gaps\u2014mobilizing capital, data, and partnerships to help SMEs thrive. This session will share progress from the Alliance, present insights on SME financing needs, and explore how blended finance, supply chain solutions, and digital innovation can catalyze investment, integration, and inclusive growth across the continent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Demand-Driven Solutions: <\/strong>What does recent evidence reveal about the financial and non-financial needs of SMEs across Africa\u2019s value chains\u2014and how can it guide targeted interventions to better match supply with demand?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bridging the financing gap: <\/strong>How can blended finance and innovative liquidity solutions help SMEs secure working capital and integrate into regional and global value chains?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alliance platform and partnerships:<\/strong> How can the Alliance\u2019s resources and collaboration among DFIs, corporates, and governments mobilize finance, de-risk SME lending, align incentives, and drive greater impact across value chains?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/2lmJRkv4TzyDU3WHB3Bm_IMG_0165-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Babacar SECK\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Babacar SECK<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Founder &amp; Managing Partner<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Askya Investment Partners <\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/bQPMKNYVQCecGBN2sEhG_Riadh%20Naouar_IFC-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Riadh NAOUAR\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Riadh NAOUAR<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Manager of Upstream and Advisory Services, North, West and Central Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/R3tLhfRTxeD62RqO4bE7_Angelica-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Angelica ORTIZ DE HAAS\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Angelica ORTIZ DE HAAS<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Head of Financial Institutions, Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">FMO<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/mNk2MFFORFi8pExyVaS9_IBRAHIM-MALLOUM-transformed.png\" alt=\"Moustapha IBRAHIM MALLOUM \">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Moustapha IBRAHIM MALLOUM <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Deputy Regional Director West Africa <\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Proparco<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/ZkBW81b3QgiWlKsZqnUr_Madame-Khady-Evelyne-Denise-NDIAYE-transformed.png\" alt=\"Khady Evelyne Denise NDIAYE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Khady Evelyne Denise NDIAYE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director of the Private Sector <\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">WAEMU Commission<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/t41U8PAWQDuFUMfZFPfO_50-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Omar BEKKALI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Omar BEKKALI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">AfricInvest Group<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/zQ8sFNgSRX68Bs0dqr0h_a1264bbe-1783-4440-a250-736f64573a8e-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Gokhan KONT\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Gokhan KONT<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">FIG Regional Industry Manager, North Arica, Central Africa &amp; Anglophone West Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/02U7ZA3IT0OwUCXCxFU8_tarek-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Tarek  ASSAAD\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Tarek  ASSAAD<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Partner<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Algebra Ventures<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/0IQN3WdmSpe5ZJGyD63h_thumbnail_PHOTO%20PROFIL%20(002)-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Achraf  TARSIM\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Achraf  TARSIM<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Country Manager<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">African Development Bank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/MtYrRdXQZCVMvYhuE7Es_ethiopis-tafara-1_300x300-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Ethiopis TAFARA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Chairperson\">\n                          Chairperson                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Ethiopis TAFARA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Regional Vice President, Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"masterclass\"\n                   data-track=\"\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  11:00 \u2013 12:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">MASTERCLASS | Unleashing African Fintech Champions: Using data-first methods to unlock the fintech opportunity across Africa<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Africa\u2019s next fintech leap won\u2019t come from code alone \u2014 it will come from data. Across the continent, digital innovators like Tala are rewriting the rules of financial access, using alternative data to predict risk, unlock credit, and empower millions previously excluded from the system. This masterclass will reveal how data-first strategies are reshaping Africa\u2019s digital banking landscape \u2014 from reimagining credit scoring to attracting institutional capital. Participants will gain concrete insights into how banks, DFIs, and fintechs can collaborate to scale inclusion, manage risk, and grow the continent\u2019s fintech asset class.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Decode Africa\u2019s fintech growth potential:<\/strong> Understand how regional market dynamics, TAM\/SAM evolution, and consumer trends are driving digital banking demand<\/li>\n<li><strong>Turn data into advantage:<\/strong> Learn how to integrate alternative data into underwriting, portfolio management, and customer engagement for greater efficiency and impact<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bridge inclusion and investment:<\/strong> Explore how DFIs, banks, and institutional investors can gain exposure to fintech\u2019s high-growth segments and build long-term value.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apply real-world lessons from Tala: <\/strong>Discover proven methods, results, and insights from one of Africa\u2019s most successful data-driven fintech models.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/drbQ4LX2Q56UAHiD4MtA_ettie-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Ettie PHILITAS\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Ettie PHILITAS<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Global Head of Capital Markets<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">TALA<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"strategic-roundtable\"\n                   data-track=\"impact-sustainability\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  12:00 \u2013 13:30                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Strategic Roundtable | Digital roots, financial growth: Leveraging tech to transform agrifinance in Africa<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p><strong><em>Access via sign-up on the event app or by invitation only. English-French translation available.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Technology offers the opportunity to transform the fundamentals of agriculture in Africa. From drone-based farming support to tech-driven supply chain finance platforms, innovative business models promise to significantly enhance the productivity, competitiveness, and climate resilience of African food production. How can the financial sector play a catalytic role in this process? With agriculture representing at least 20 percent of African GDP and 60 percent of jobs, there is no time to lose.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What innovations are financial institutions implementing to tailor financial products for agriculture?<\/li>\n<li>How can partnerships between FIs, AgTechs and insurers be structured to scale access to inputs and services for smallholder farmers?<\/li>\n<li>How can funded and unfunded facilities from development partners catalyze private sector lending to agriculture in Africa?<br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FoInQsKUgRju9iun3VjNI_default-file-transformed.png\" alt=\"Aliou MAIGA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Aliou MAIGA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Africa Regional Industry Director, Financial Institutions<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/Qru0e5i2RYOhWhu4T1po_Ewan%20Wheeler-transformed.png\" alt=\"Ewan WHEELER\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Ewan WHEELER<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">ACRE Africa <\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/g0QFJq70Tbud0DAKswlG_Addou-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Younes ADDOU\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Younes ADDOU<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Vice President Agribusiness &amp; Sustainability Solutions<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Innovx<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/lnxN3rskS7eaIFFeRMWt_1747191228399-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Laurence FEZA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Laurence FEZA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Head of DFI&#039;s Development<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Rawbank SA<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/ZvkZVflsS5GUqzSGkAoF_Abraham-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Abraham NDAMBUKI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Abraham NDAMBUKI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Business Development Manager Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">ThriveAgric<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"panel\"\n                   data-track=\"impact-sustainability\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  12:00 \u2013 13:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Panel | Green, social and blue Bonds and green sukuk: Building Africa&#039;s climate finance toolbox<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Africa represented less than 1% of global GSS bond issuances in 2024, with volumes dropping to just $1.35bn - down 25% from 2023. Despite Morocco issuing seven green bonds worth $500 million, most issuances remain one-off transactions. Notable niche issuances include Nigeria\u2019s $30 million sovereign green sukuk (2017), Seychelles\u2019 pioneering $15 million blue bond (2018), and Gabon\u2019s $500 million debt-for-nature swap (2023), but such green sukuk and blue bonds are rarely replicated at scale. Domestic institutional participation meanwhile is minimal, hindered by FX volatility, and the absence of a regional green taxonomy. How can Africa move from isolated GSS bond deals to a scalable climate finance ecosystem integrated into national development strategies?\u00a0<br \/><br \/><strong>Key points:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beyond green bonds for climate mitigation: How to scale financing solutions for maritime climate risks, port financing, climate adaption and social development?<\/li>\n<li>What role can Islamic finance, via green sukuk, play in mobilising regional capital for climate-aligned infrastructure projects?<\/li>\n<li>Which incentives, de-risking tools (e.g. guarantees, tax incentives), and pipeline development strategies are essential to scale climate-themed bonds beyond initial pilots?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/mvDmwN05R16LOJzDIH4c_Picture-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Eden HARRIS\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Eden HARRIS<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Special Correspondent for Connecting Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Financial Times<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FCehkP9dMSQmaC0hWOuTe_Souad.jpg\" alt=\"Souad EL OUAZZANI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Expert\">\n                          Expert                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Souad EL OUAZZANI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Partner<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Forvis Mazars<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/W61b8hZSRn2a84cIF3qA_Dr.%20George%20Agyekum%20Nana%20DONKOR-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. George Agyekum DONKOR\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Dr. George Agyekum DONKOR<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">President and Chairman of the Board of Directors<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/YJKqdZNRaeNVl6H7IT6w_Capture%20d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran%202025-09-04%20a%CC%80%2017.12.02-transformed.png\" alt=\"Djalal KHIMDJEE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Djalal KHIMDJEE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Deputy CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Proparco<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/9sW7WITlTq6tikgp3W6F_16202_1713452429_D2PEGX-transformed.png\" alt=\"Mehdi TAZI RIFFI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Mehdi TAZI RIFFI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Tanger Med<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/V3CyrA94Seedx6ZaBLjJ_thumbnail_Laila%20Nordine%20IFC-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Laila NORDINE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Laila NORDINE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Global Head, Sustainable Finance, Financial Institutions Group<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/8OaliyVpT9a0bBN5xzSN_Karim-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Karim EZZEDDINE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Karim EZZEDDINE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">VP<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">SkyKapital<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/lA9tihd5RBWCzBO4A1Wx_Ahmed-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Ahmed ABOUBACRINE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Ahmed ABOUBACRINE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Head, Rabat Regional Hub<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Islamic Development Bank Group<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"strategic-roundtable\"\n                   data-track=\"digital-fintech\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  12:00 \u2013 13:30                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Strategic Roundtable | Regulatory passporting: The missing link to smoothing cross-border compliance and sparking innovation?<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p><strong><em>Access via sign-up on the event app or by invitation only. English-French translation available.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Over 54 jurisdictions and disjointed compliance regimes: Africa\u2019s fragmented regulatory landscape continues to slow the expansion of financial innovation. Licensing a fintech in multiple countries can cost up to $2 million per market, while divergent KYC, AML, and data rules impede digital finance from scaling across borders. Regulatory passporting - where one license grants multi-market access - could cut entry barriers and operating costs, with a pilot between Ghana and Rwanda showing promise. But will countries outside regional blocs like WAEMU, and CEMAC have the appetite to strike similar deals? How can passporting unlock smarter, more coordinated supervision?\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>Key points:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ghana-Rwanda deal: How did it come about &amp; what are the expectations?<\/li>\n<li>What do fintechs, telcos &amp; digital banking innovators hope to see in a fully functional regulatory passport?<\/li>\n<li>Which platforms can drive passporting forward, and how can regulators protect their home market fintechs?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/wNIoYNtQZ6Doe9cyBtzS_Ine%CC%80s%20(1)-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"In\u00e8s KARA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">In\u00e8s KARA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\"> Associate Partner<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">McKinsey &amp; Company<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FZT010yxNQXap2xCzssea_Erwan%20Gelebart.jpg\" alt=\"Erwan GELEBART\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Erwan GELEBART<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">AXIAN Open Innovation &amp; Fintech<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/tUTn9sG9RszVa9YAgCZT_ORB%20-%20Photo-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Oumar BARRY\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Oumar BARRY<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Cauridor<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/FfLDGfwTa2ydRo8SBSbk_25350_1695300518_755JZS-1050x1400.jpg-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Valence KIMENYI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Valence KIMENYI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Executive Director, Financial Sector Development &amp; Conduct Directorate<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">National Bank of Rwanda<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/a9nLN9JSO5G2mdRm2A3w_IC%20profile%20pic24-transformed.png\" alt=\"Imane CHARIOUI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Imane CHARIOUI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director of Francophone Africa &amp; Middle East<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">ZEPZ (Worldremit &amp; Sendwave)<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/yNoupLy0RoaJ72TXp5l0_image%20(18)-transformed.jfif\" alt=\"Driss AQUACHAR\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Driss AQUACHAR<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director, Government Engagement, North West &amp; Francophone Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Mastercard<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/Bpz56MdSAKmdetsTVWS0_Owureku-Asare-headshot-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Elhanan Owureku ASARE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Elhanan Owureku ASARE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Head, Fintech &amp; Innovation<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Bank of Ghana<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"conversation-with\"\n                   data-track=\"insurance\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  12:30 \u2013 13:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Conversation With | Are insurance rules ready for an AI &amp; Insurtech future?<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>AI, digitalisation and insurtech in African insurance are posing fresh consumer protection risks - from data privacy breaches and algorithmic bias to low digital literacy putting consumers at risk of purchasing opaque app\u2011based policies. Insurtech and bundled products on mobile money apps are scaling fast across borders, creating challenges to cross-border supervision. With the AfCFTA pushing prudential harmonisation and CIMA already aligning rules across 14 markets, can regulators also achieve full Pan-African alignment on digital insurance standards?<\/p><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/1hC3RRbaQneH8MvQayey_Ondira-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Ondiro OGANGA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Ondiro OGANGA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Africa Correspondent <\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Bloomberg News<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/tuBMxUMUTUqTVOboZkVc_Engolo-transformed.png\" alt=\"Blaise Abel EZO&#039;O ENGOLO\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Blaise Abel EZO&#039;O ENGOLO<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Secretary General<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Inter-African Conference on Insurance Markets (CIMA)<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"side-event\"\n                   data-track=\"\"\n                   data-is-side=\"1\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  12:30 \u2013 13:30                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">PAPSS Networking Session: Unlocking Africa&#039;s Financial Sovereignty: From Trapped Funds to Cross-Border Investment<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p><strong>Access via sign-up on the event app or by invitation only. English-French translation available.<\/strong><br \/><br \/>Join this PAPSS side event at AFIS 2025 to discover how the PAPSS African Currency Marketplace (PACM) is revolutionizing cross-border payments and investments in Africa.<br \/><br \/>With over $2 billion in airline revenues and countless other corporate funds trapped across Africa due to currency conversion and repatriation challenges, PACM offers a groundbreaking solution: enabling large corporates to seamlessly exchange African currencies, bypassing the need for hard currencies.<br \/><br \/>Experience first-hand how PACM empowers African airlines, manufacturers, insurers, telcos, and other multi-country businesses to free up trapped funds, expand operations, and invest. Learn about PACM\u2019s market-driven, order book-based platform, ensuring transparency, compliance, and efficient currency matching for verified participants.\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/p><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/nDCDgXbCTcih4940FVie_PAPSS-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"John Bosco SEBABI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">John Bosco SEBABI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Deputy CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">PAPSS<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"panel\"\n                   data-track=\"insurance\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  13:00 \u2013 14:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Panel | Tech, climate &amp; food ecosystem exposures: Can insurance absorb the coming shockwaves?<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>With cyberattacks targeting government coffers, a high-profile CNSS data leak in Morocco, and more frequent El Ni\u00f1os that left 20m facing hunger in Southern Africa last year: Africa\u2019s insurance industry must build capacity to offer safety nets to mounting systemic threats. But with weather-related losses for Santam alone climbing 12% YOY to $36m and 91% of organisations globally expecting a significant rise\u202fin AI-driven cyber threats, can Africa\u2019s insurance industry ($64bn in annual premiums) absorb such heavy losses? What is needed from governments and capital markets to reinforce the industry\u2019s underwriting capacity?\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>Key points:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Premium subsidies, becoming anchor clients, and growing reinsurance and national risk modelling capacity: How can governments &amp; regulators boost insurance system readiness?<\/li>\n<li>Insurance linked securities and catastrophe bonds: What relief can capital markets provide, and could it extend to cyber risks?<\/li>\n<li>Tech partnerships and new collaborations: What\u2019s needed to ensure parametric insurance linked to satellite and sensor data is equal to ground-level losses?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/bnHsy6lvTXG6RaW4phPe_Capture%20d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran%202025-09-04%20a%CC%80%2016.55.45-transformed.png\" alt=\"Kenneth IGBOMOR\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Kenneth IGBOMOR<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Market Editor, West Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">CNBC Africa<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FiDudxbJ8RJCVna0OxjHg_Sana%20Attig.jpg\" alt=\"Sana ATTIG\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Expert\">\n                          Expert                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Sana ATTIG<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director, Insurance, Francophone Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Deloitte<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/event-files%2Fxr9ONJKQimiiya0Bgt2f_Gildas%20NZOUBA.jpg\" alt=\"Gildas N&#039;ZOUBA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Gildas N&#039;ZOUBA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire zone &amp; CEO, SUNU Assurances C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Groupe SUNU<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/aiWtXwjHQtWieDrRrU9N_Bachir-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Bachir BADDOU\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Bachir BADDOU<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Vice President<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Marocaine d&#039;Assurance (FMA)<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/rXCOl8yLRVanB70aROc8_Linet-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Linet ODERA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Linet ODERA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Chief Officer, Public Sector &amp; Inclusive Solutions<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">ZEP-RE (PTA Reinsurance Company)<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"strategic-roundtable\"\n                   data-track=\"commercial-banking\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  13:30 \u2013 15:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Strategic Roundtable | Natural resources: Financing African ownership in oil, gas &amp; mining<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p><strong><em>Access via sign-up on the event app or by invitation only. English-French translation available.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Africa sits on vast reserves of oil, gas, and minerals, but too often, African companies play secondary roles as minority partners, subcontractors, or logistics service providers. High capital requirements, chronic difficulties in accessing patient capital, and limited financing tools prevent them from scaling and leading major projects. Strategic support from African financial institutions - who also rarely lead financing in exploration and production - will be essential. Some countries, like Nigeria, Morocco, and South Africa, are pioneering bold reforms and innovative capital strategies, but how can the rest catch up? A roundtable of African financiers and resource firms discuss how Africa can convert its natural wealth into lasting economic power.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>Key points:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regulation, currency risks &amp; dollarisation: Tearing down barriers preventing African financial institutions from investing in homegrown energy actors<\/li>\n<li>What more can the African financial industry do to meet the needs of local extractive companies?<\/li>\n<li>Public sector push: What kind of local content policies can unlock greater financial flows to African energy and mining companies?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FzfgJHdeuTRrycZwLKGgC_Mustapha%20Mourahib.png\" alt=\"Mustapha MOURAHIB\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Mustapha MOURAHIB<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Partner, Casablanca, and co-head of the Africa Group<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Clifford Chance <\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/x7iOcFPkTQyODWOoVedH_FNB15879-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Bydon LONGWE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Bydon LONGWE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Broader Africa CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">FirstRand Bank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/RrxXFsDKSti66EZhWD6Y_27981_1713255958_79SZTU-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Diaretou Madina DIENG\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Diaretou Madina DIENG<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Cluster President - French Speaking Africa &amp; Islands<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Schneider Electrics<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/fQX2mA1RXK7ioPVuqxg5_Fotografia%20Oscar%20Santos-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"\u00d3scar Humberto \u00c9VORA SANTOS\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">\u00d3scar Humberto \u00c9VORA SANTOS<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Governor<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Banco de Cabo Verde<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/9hWMm3OQbOvpfHBzIKgw_Paul-Harry-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Paul-Harry AITHNARD\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Paul-Harry AITHNARD<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Directeur R\u00e9gional Ex\u00e9cutif, UEMOA<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Ecobank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/06MZJm1zQIGATBBr7qN3_424_1732697691_7P2YAZ-transformed.png\" alt=\"Youssef ROUISSI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Youssef ROUISSI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">General Manager, CIB, Executive Committee Member<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Attijariwafa Bank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/CgoYCBsDT5K2AjSk90qA_Amina-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Amina BENKHADRA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Chairperson\">\n                          Chairperson                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Amina BENKHADRA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM)<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"side-event\"\n                   data-track=\"global-econ\"\n                   data-is-side=\"1\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  14:00 \u2013 15:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Side-event | Proparco: Catalysing domestic resource mobilisation through guarantees: Lessons from the EURIZ &amp; MENA models<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>As access to finance remains one of the most persistent barriers to SME growth across Africa and the MENA region, guarantee mechanisms are increasingly recognised as effective instruments to unlock local capital and drive inclusive economic development. A compelling illustration of this potential is the EU-supported EURIZ programme, managed by Proparco, already achieving tangible results: over \u20ac173 million in guarantees have enabled more than 2,400 SMEs to access vital financing. Building on this success, the \u20ac360 million MENA Guarantee Facility is now scaling this approach across North Africa and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>This session will explore how smart guarantee models can be scaled and sustained to advance financial inclusion and unlock long-term domestic resource mobilisation across the continent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blending donor capital, de-risking tools, and technical assistance: What are the key success factors and replicable lessons from the EURIZ and MENA models?<\/li>\n<li>From outputs to outcomes: How can the results of guarantee mechanisms be effectively measured to ensure long-term impact?<\/li>\n<li>Scaling with structure: What policy frameworks are required to mainstream guarantees and sustain domestic resource mobilisation?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/1hC3RRbaQneH8MvQayey_Ondira-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Ondiro OGANGA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Ondiro OGANGA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Africa Correspondent <\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Bloomberg News<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/YJKqdZNRaeNVl6H7IT6w_Capture%20d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran%202025-09-04%20a%CC%80%2017.12.02-transformed.png\" alt=\"Djalal KHIMDJEE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Djalal KHIMDJEE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Deputy CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Proparco<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/e1xeiwczT46NXUHydLqV_Yann%20JACQUEMIN-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Yann JACQUEMIN\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Yann JACQUEMIN<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Head \u2013 Guarantees for Development<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Proparco<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/UhrzzLAcSuud77bU8Shb_FINafrica-transformed.png\" alt=\"B\u00e9ata HABYARIMANA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">B\u00e9ata HABYARIMANA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">FINAFRICA<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.filestackcontent.com\/RPtTPxkPQmKkau26OFOF\" alt=\"Josephine ANAN-ANKOMAH\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Josephine ANAN-ANKOMAH<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Director \u2013 Ecobank Kenya &amp;  Regional Executive \u2013 Central, Eastern &amp; Southern Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Ecobank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/NUtBWJsjRMWpWQyjrlkO_1740307414252-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Fulvio CAPURSO\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Fulvio CAPURSO<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Head of Unit, European Commission, DG MENA<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">EUROPEAN UNION<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"panel\"\n                   data-track=\"commercial-banking\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  14:00 \u2013 15:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Panel | Trusting local banks with FX reserves: A move to boost sovereignty or a big risk?<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>As calls for greater financial autonomy grow, African states face choices about entrusting Pan-African commercial banks with their FX reserves and enabling domestic banks to manage FX risks. Both moves could reduce Africa\u2019s exposure to offshore financial systems - easing reliance on foreign clearance networks and bringing home reserves parked predominantly in US Treasuries, Eurozone bonds, and foreign banks. But can domestic banks meet the credit standards, clearing requirements and governance benchmarks needed to safeguard sovereign assets? Is repatriating reserves a risk worth taking?\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>Key points\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How can governments and central banks build a framework for top-tier African banks to take custody of FX reserves?<\/li>\n<li>What strategies can local banks deploy to manage and allocate sovereign FX reserves under a compliant and risk-controlled framework?<\/li>\n<li>Regional swap agreements, pooling of reserves and PAPSS: How can central banks ease commercial banks\u2019 forex exposures?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FN3qGwJdnT3CujluE0uoA_John%20Everington.png\" alt=\"John EVERINGTON\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">John EVERINGTON<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Middle East and Africa Editor<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">The Banker<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FxFIjQasbQaqkaDGGcDxY_GOUV%20BC%20Madagascar.jpg\" alt=\"Aivo ANDRIANARIVELO\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Aivo ANDRIANARIVELO<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Governor<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Central Bank Madagascar<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/QG40q5DSR3iF06LcAVJc_FLyer%20SEUL%20%26%20EQUIPE%20-%20JP%20GODEME-transformed.JPG\" alt=\"Jean Pierre GODEME\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Jean Pierre GODEME<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Chairman &amp; CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">MADU<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/qtapXGMgS765zLKsZlmP_Jean_Claude_Kassi_Brou_Portrait_Instititionnel%20(1)-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Jean-Claude Kassi BROU\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Jean-Claude Kassi BROU<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Governor<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">BCEAO<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FOc7e5XTzT2iWfFPSje8S_Mustafa%20Rawji.jpg\" alt=\"Mustafa RAWJI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Mustafa RAWJI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Rawbank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/g4Wjt6n1SxC232hp1Vjg_Ini-Ebong-Executive-Director-Treasury-International-Banking-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Ini EBONG\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Ini EBONG<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Deputy Managing Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">First Bank of Nigeria<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FNVBMxDu7QvuoAyw0iUGO_Dep%20Gouv%20Tanzania.jpg\" alt=\"Yamungu KAYANDABILA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Yamungu KAYANDABILA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Deputy Governor<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Bank of Tanzania<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"strategic-roundtable\"\n                   data-track=\"impact-sustainability\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  14:00 \u2013 15:30                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Strategic Roundtable | A lifeline for SMEs: Achieving a breakthrough for supply chain finance<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p><strong><em>Access via sign-up on the event app or by invitation only. English-French translation available.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Supply chain finance (SCF) could channel critically needed working capital for SMEs and is gaining traction in Africa. But while SCF represents a potential market worth at least 8% of GDP in countries like Egypt, Kenya, Morocco and Nigeria, practical uptake remains limited by challenges in awareness, digitalisation, and regulatory environments. Although recent years have seen growing interest from both public and private actors, Africa\u2019s SCF volumes are only a fraction of those recorded in other regions. Amid ongoing reforms and targeted efforts to build capacity and address market barriers, a roundtable of SCF stakeholders discusses how to realise market potential.<br \/><br \/><strong>Key points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status, opportunities and challenges of supply chain finance in Africa - how do we tip the scale in favour of expansion?<\/li>\n<li>How can both public and private sector actors advance supply chain finance, and what is the scope for collaboration to drive growth?<\/li>\n<li>What can Africa learn from supply chain markets like Mexico, India, and Turkey, and the main factors behind their success?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/bQPMKNYVQCecGBN2sEhG_Riadh%20Naouar_IFC-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Riadh NAOUAR\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Riadh NAOUAR<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Manager of Upstream and Advisory Services, North, West and Central Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/B1BYsCXRSG5oZITAtC4Q_Ferdy1-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Ferdinand ZAUMU\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Ferdinand ZAUMU<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Director Trade and Working Capital Solutions, Middle East and Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Citi<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/eGg6mMoPTNCyZ2VnDYCN_Sandy%20Kemper-transformed.png\" alt=\"Alexander KEMPER\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Alexander KEMPER<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Founder &amp; CEO <\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">C2FO<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/gTpLAiaQO21qoAb8m4FJ_Akin-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Olukayode AKINBINU\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Olukayode AKINBINU<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Group Head of Foreign Subsidiaries &amp; Global Market Expansion<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Zenith Bank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/bgAUjpN8SK2CLgifuwMb_Houda-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Houda EL KOHEN\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Houda EL KOHEN<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">General Manager <\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Attijari Factoring<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/B8gDTMQTl2ILboQbXeu4_Vista%20Bank%20France-transformed.png\" alt=\"Attiogb\u00e9 Komlan VOSSAH\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Attiogb\u00e9 Komlan VOSSAH<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Deputy Managing Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Vista Bank France<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/Fq3NZrpTCWkFfGY5ntL1_Nabil-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Nabil BADR\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Chairperson\">\n                          Chairperson                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Nabil BADR<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Deputy Director, Banking Supervision Department<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Bank Al-Maghrib<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/lEJY1ov8So2tnHqT9ywE_Nachid%20Zakaria-transformed.JPG\" alt=\" Zakaria NACHID\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Chairperson\">\n                          Chairperson                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\"> Zakaria NACHID<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Head, Economic Recovery Support Division<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Ministry of Economy and Finance, Morocco<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"strategic-roundtable\"\n                   data-track=\"capital-markets\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  14:00 \u2013 15:30                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Strategic Roundtable | Overcoming the barriers to local currency debt markets<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p><strong><em>Access via sign-up on the event app or by invitation only. English-French translation available.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Local currency debt markets are vital for Africa\u2019s monetary and fiscal resilience. Despite this, outside South Africa and Nigeria, under 15% of sovereign bonds (2015\u20132023) were issued in local currencies with corporate bonds mirroring this trend. This contrasts with 89% of corporate bonds in Asia issued in local currencies. Shallow domestic investor bases, inflation volatility, regulatory fragmentation, and investor preference for hard-currency bonds impede Africa\u2019s local currency issuances. But with African local currency bonds offering some of the world\u2019s highest yields (10%+), a weakening dollar, and growing investor demand for diversification, could these markets finally flourish? This roundtable explores the digital issuances, credit enhancements, and regional coordination needed to achieve scale.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>Key points:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How can governments deepen local debt markets without crowding out the private sector?<\/li>\n<li>What financial innovations can improve market depth and investor confidence?<\/li>\n<li>How can countries build cross-border issuance frameworks with shared risk\u202fmitigation?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2F0FEFiG2bRF6mMzVKCpA8_default-file-transformed.png\" alt=\"Olivier NOEL\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Olivier NOEL<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Secretary General<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">AFIS Supervisory Council<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/IHHCb2azRFqVMkotjHjD_Chinua%20Azubike%20Headshot-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Chinua AZUBIKE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Chinua AZUBIKE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">InfraCredit<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/JWHhrvyDRjasH5YXMa57_Aristide-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Aristide OUATTARA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Aristide OUATTARA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Vice President Strategy &amp; Operations<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Lilium Group - Vista Bank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/oVaHeJlGSySY8JzDwCQe_Rony%20Lam-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Rony LAM\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Rony LAM<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Chief Executive Officer<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">MCB Capital Markets<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/RX3CJpOUQqCpgu9lpKlX_David-Damiba-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"David DAMIBA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">David DAMIBA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Partner and Co-CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Kasada Capital Management<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/zQ8sFNgSRX68Bs0dqr0h_a1264bbe-1783-4440-a250-736f64573a8e-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Gokhan KONT\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Gokhan KONT<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">FIG Regional Industry Manager, North Arica, Central Africa &amp; Anglophone West Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/qC3tQpMOSgCWSLJZYTEQ_1746192018095-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Dacin BIKA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Dacin BIKA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CFO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">L&#039;Archer<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FzSQQGlvaQvG3lNnf4i1e_Philip%20Chitalu.jpeg\" alt=\"Philip K. CHITALU\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Philip K. CHITALU<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Chief Executive Officer<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Securities and Exchange Commission - Zambia<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"panel\"\n                   data-track=\"global-econ\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  16:00 \u2013 17:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Panel | From dry ports to deep waters: Financing inland corridors and trade access for landlocked countries<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>With 16 landlocked countries \u2013 more than any other continent \u2013 Africa must urgently scale up investment in trade corridors linking its interior to seaports. These connections are costly - the Lobito Corridor alone requires up to $2.3bn - and better integration between intra-African trade routes and global markets remains a challenge. But innovative blended finance models, like AfDB\u2019s \u20ac157m upgrade to Burkina Faso-C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire road links, are gaining ground, while Morocco\u2019s Tanger Med and Nador West Med ports are emerging as strategic gateways for inland corridors. How can governments, DFIs and investors fund trade corridors in Africa\u2019s heartlands while defining regulatory frameworks, cross-border agreements, and governance models?\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>Key points: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sovereign bonds, blended finance, Corridor Special Purpose Vehicles: What innovative mechanisms can help to finance inland trade corridors?<\/li>\n<li>Which road or rail links are in urgent need of finance for construction or rehabilitation?<\/li>\n<li>How can regional cooperation and policy alignment accelerate the development of inland trade corridors?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/dMfe1tmRc2fMJtF4U6UG_Capture%20d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran%202025-09-04%20a%CC%80%2017.10.52-transformed.png\" alt=\"Abdelmalek  ALAOUI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Abdelmalek  ALAOUI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Guepard Group<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/LSzlw9ulSRGtGwuFfUoB_R5_21011-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Yasmina ASRARGUIS \">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Yasmina ASRARGUIS <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Near Eastern Studies Department | Visiting Researcher <\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Princeton University <\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/wy8tn4MKSJyEWX6XkPB7_oa_photo-transformed.png\" alt=\"Obaid AMRANE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Obaid AMRANE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Ithmar Capital<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FCED7zZTHTFanEuX6mRLH_default-file-transformed.png\" alt=\"Erika ACHUM\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Erika ACHUM<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Falcon Aerospace (VivaJets)<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/DZ8P7lF8QHuA6MKp0ZC5_Solomon-Quaynor-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Solomon QUAYNOR\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Solomon QUAYNOR<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">VP, Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialisation<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">African Development Bank (AfDB)<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/VcwS8bjdReWvbipCoi9z_S%C3%A9rgio%20Pimenta%20-%20January%202024-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"S\u00e9rgio PIMENTA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">S\u00e9rgio PIMENTA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"masterclass\"\n                   data-track=\"\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  16:00 \u2013 17:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">MASTERCLASS CYBASTION | Cyber Insurance and Digital Security in Africa<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>As digital transformation accelerates across Africa, private sector organizations\u2014particularly financial institutions\u2014\u00a0are facing a sharp rise in cyber threats, with significant economic and operational consequences.\u00a0According to INTERPOL\u2019s report on digital risks in Africa, cyber incidents have led to estimated financial losses exceeding\u00a0$3 billion between 2019 and 2025, with the finance, healthcare, energy, and public sectors among the most affected.\u00a0Despite increasing efforts by public authorities to strengthen cybersecurity, the continent remains highly vulnerable. Online scams,\u00a0business email compromise, and ransomware are among the most damaging and costly threats.\u00a0Cyber insurance, as a tool for risk transfer and sharing, is poised to play a critical role in helping businesses mitigate the financial\u00a0fallout of cyberattacks. The growth of this sector will rely on the active involvement of insurers, reinsurers, insurtechs, and\u00a0regulators.\u00a0This Masterclass provides a comprehensive framework for understanding and managing cyber risk in Africa\u2019s rapidly evolving digital\u00a0landscape. Participants will gain insight into why adopting cyber insurance is becoming essential for African organizations.\u00a0They will also explore how combining risk transfer solutions like cyber insurance with best practices in prevention and continuous\u00a0monitoring can significantly enhance digital resilience and trust\u2014particularly within the financial sector.\u00a0The objective of the Masterclass is to equip decision-makers with actionable strategies to protect their organizations sustainably,\u00a0while supporting the continent\u2019s broader digital growth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the key challenges of digital resilience in Africa,\u00a0with a focus on the types of cyber threats organizations\u00a0face and their associated financial impacts.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the role of active cyber insurance in\u00a0mitigating digital risks by providing both protection and\u00a0financial compensation to affected organizations.<\/li>\n<li>Gain insight into the future of the cyber insurance\u00a0sector, and recognize the critical roles that insurers,\u00a0reinsurers, insurtechs, and regulators must play in\u00a0strengthening the ecosystem across the continent<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/s6m0tXT4Rs6FJjHir7IX_1589434973787-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Andre BIYONG\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Andre BIYONG<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">COO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Cybastion<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/jbqWcLSUSmCZJvyydp6X_Armand%20Tchokokam%20profile%20photo-transformed.png\" alt=\"Armand  TCHOKOKAM\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Armand  TCHOKOKAM<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\"> Executive Vice President and Global Chief Financial Officer<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Cybastion<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"strategic-roundtable\"\n                   data-track=\"digital-fintech\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  16:30 \u2013 18:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Strategic Roundtable | Blockchain, AI and cyber resilience: Progressing e-KYC, fraud detection and digital innovation<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p><strong><em>Access via sign-up on the event app or by invitation only. English-French translation available.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thousands of fraudulent bank accounts were recently opened in South Africa using stolen credit bureau data, with hackers claiming to have siphoned R175 million in social grants - exposing major gaps in Africa\u2019s digital identity and onboarding systems. As deepfakes, spoofed credentials, and synthetic IDs grow more sophisticated, fraud is no longer a fringe issue for fintechs, mobile money operators, and traditional banks. Governments are responding: Zambia is deploying a new open-source e-KYC system, WAEMU is building a regional biometric identity platform, and Nigeria is scaling financial access through its national digital ID system (NIN). But without regional coordination, these initiatives risk becoming siloed. This closed-door roundtable explores how to build secure, interoperable, and future-proof digital ID systems.\u00a0<br \/><br \/><strong>Key points\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From pilot to platform: What\u2019s needed to scale e-KYC infrastructure into a trusted, cross-border digital ID system?<\/li>\n<li>Building cyber-resilience: How are financial institutions deploying AI and blockchain to counter deepfakes, spoofed credentials, and coordinated cyberattacks?<\/li>\n<li>Fixing the fragmentation: Can regulators agree on shared standards to avoid a patchwork of digital ID systems and unlock continent-wide interoperability?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/IC9NToJYSQSk1fTo4R9D_1706860349309-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Mossaab EL YOUSSEFI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Mossaab EL YOUSSEFI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director - Head of Technology Advisory <\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Deloitte <\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/VCCQIIbhS6aMO6Z7cNyZ_Roch%20Guinko-transformed.png\" alt=\"Roch GUINKO\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Roch GUINKO<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">SUNU DigiTech<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FnhZdO7XcQ6wvNWt5HPLv_Fintan%20Byrne%20-%20CR2.jpg\" alt=\"Fintan BYRNE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Fintan BYRNE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">CR2<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/XoCueyNpRMuArep87OMF_WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-02%20at%2018.59.22_83282af2-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"John DANFULANI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">John DANFULANI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Executive Secretary<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">KADRIMA<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/Ogc6H0GdSbedbRzv6U7v_1734824750091-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Mohammed HADRAMI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Mohammed HADRAMI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Business Development Manager<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">DATAPROTECT<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/pm6CqwVkScuojmvfNcmc_wM4g5GJQaONIDLNqVWu7_WhatsApp%20Image%202025-04-15%20at%207.10.56%20AM-transformed-transformed.png\" alt=\"S.E. Mark-Alexandre DOUMBA\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Chairperson\">\n                          Chairperson                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">S.E. Mark-Alexandre DOUMBA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Minister of Digital Economy and Innovation<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Gabonese Republic <\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"panel\"\n                   data-track=\"global-econ\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  16:30 \u2013 17:30                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Panel | AfCFTA, PAPSS &amp; AELP: How can pan-African initiatives deliver the impact financial institutions want to see?<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Africa's grand integration projects - AfCFTA, PAPSS and AELP - promise deeper financial connectivity, yet most institutions expect \"limited\" rather than transformational impact (Deloitte-AFIS Barometer). Behind this scepticism lie doubts about measurable business impact, regulatory fragmentation, disparities in digital infrastructure, reluctance to trade volatile local currencies without hedging, and governments unwilling to cede financial control. With PAPSS planning to launch an Africa Currency Marketplace and a PAPSS card, and AELP expanding participating exchanges, what regulatory coordination can unleash an integration agenda Africa's financial institutions will fully embrace?\u00a0<br \/><strong><br \/>Key points\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What more can AfCFTA do to advance regulatory harmony so banks and capital market players fully adopt AELP and PAPSS for cross-border trading?<\/li>\n<li>Dollar dependence: What transaction volumes flow through PAPSS &amp; AELP, and are institutions genuinely committed to African currency trading?<\/li>\n<li>How can the AfCFTA, PAPSS and AELP jointly create effective risk mitigation tools to address forex volatility and build trust in local currency settlements?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/ss8BYOFR7KhEOB2QDLuQ_thumbnail_Patrick%20Cooke_Headshot-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick COOKE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Patrick COOKE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Head of Middle East and Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Euromoney<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/uFksXOerTLxjJeQw3cng_WhatsApp%20Image%202024-11-22%20%C3%A0%2021.14.07_ec1cecae-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Lina  TONUI \">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Lina  TONUI <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Project Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">African Exchanges Linkage Project (AELP)<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/EOy4mmsUQpWwhW6NkjtN_Portrait%20Brahim%20Benjelloun%20Touimi%20(002)-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Brahim BENJELLOUN TOUIMI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Brahim BENJELLOUN TOUIMI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Chairman of the Board of Directors<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Casablanca Stock Exchange <\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/o25JvfbBSMWHnwMmDpiP_Bassem-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Bassem GHARSALLI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Bassem GHARSALLI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">VP &amp; Country Manager, North Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Mastercard<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/nDCDgXbCTcih4940FVie_PAPSS-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"John Bosco SEBABI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">John Bosco SEBABI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Deputy CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">PAPSS<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"strategic-roundtable\"\n                   data-track=\"digital-fintech\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  16:30 \u2013 18:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Strategic Roundtable | Smart insurance: Sharpening up claims, risk modeling and operations with AI and insurtech<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p><strong><em>Access via sign-up on the event app or by invitation only. English-French translation available.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Machine learning, AI and GenAI could shakeup how insurance is distributed, priced, and how claims and investments are managed. While nearly 70% of US insurers have begun implementing GenAI, adoption remains nascent across Africa. But frontrunners like Old Mutual and Britam are stepping up, exploring personalised customer recommendations through AI-powered chatbots and backing AI Insurtechs to improve underwriting, risk modelling, and fraud detection. A roundtable of underwriters, reinsurers and tech providers identifies areas where AI offers a real competitive advantage and spaces where the hype falls flat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improving the customer experience through AI: Which solutions really work, and what are the regulatory implications?<\/li>\n<li>Driving internal efficiency: Where can concrete gains be made in redesigning the operating model, risk modelling, and investment management?<\/li>\n<li>Building Developing AI skills muscle: Outsource, invest infocus on Insurtech, or recruit\/train in-house talentinvest in training and recruitment?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/kfNCEozFSMauTudrC4Sv_mohamedalijebira3-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Mohamed Ali  JEBIRA \">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Mohamed Ali  JEBIRA <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\"> Partner, Financial Services Advisory<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Deloitte <\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/GYj852JGQUC6Gjqod03b_Henry%20Mascot-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Henry MASCOT\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Henry MASCOT<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Founder &amp; CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Curacel<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/xisc9eCZS7WvjhNEJqUL_Photo%20pro%20-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Najwa EL IRAKI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Najwa EL IRAKI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Director <\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Lloyd\u2019s Casablanca<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/ijG12y2zSoyvc9Ur3AVH_Photo%203%20PDT-transformed.JPG\" alt=\"Mamadou KONE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Mamadou KONE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">President<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">ASA-CI<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/vSiWPqvyQeCvP3s5ux9G_Image%20(6)-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Bernard OHEMENG-BAAH\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Bernard OHEMENG-BAAH<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Deputy Commissioner<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\"> National Insurance Commission, Ghana<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/seifhh7IRuiThMhxCyaF_Photo%20pro%20Nassim%20Benjelloun%2023%2010%202025-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Nassim BENJELLOUN\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Nassim BENJELLOUN<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Deputy CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">AXA Assurance Maroc<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/4Tr7P0RMRTOW5loQ4zER_Coronation%20Insurance-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Olamide OLAJOLO\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Olamide OLAJOLO<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Director\/CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Coronation Insurance Plc<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"masterclass\"\n                   data-track=\"\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  16:30 \u2013 17:30                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Masterclass | Unlocking the Power of Sukuk <\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Islamic finance is growing, with <strong>Sukuk leading the way as a Shariah-compliant alternative to conventional bonds.<\/strong> This masterclass, presented by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), delves into Sukuk structuring, its alignment with ESG principles, and key challenges faced by issuers. Using insights from IsDB\u2019s successful Sukuk issuances, i<strong>ncluding the EUR 500 million Green Sukuk,<\/strong> participants will learn <strong>how Sukuk can finance sustainable projects while attracting institutional investors.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Master Sukuk Structuring<\/strong>: Understand Sukuk\u2019s core components, Shariah principles, and how it compares to conventional bonds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sukuk and ESG Alignment<\/strong>: Discover how Sukuk\u2019s ethical foundations align with ESG and sustainable finance goals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>IsDB\u2019s Proven Track Record<\/strong>: Learn from IsDB\u2019s flagship Sukuk issuances, including the Green Sukuk and AAA-rated Wakala Sukuk<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27 width=%2744%27 height=%2744%27%3E%3Crect width=%2744%27 height=%2744%27 fill=%27%23e6e9ec%27\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Zakaria THIYFA<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Senior Capital Market Specialist, Treasury<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Islamic Development Bank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"side-event\"\n                   data-track=\"\"\n                   data-is-side=\"1\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  17:30 \u2013 18:30                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">BRVM-Bourse de Casablanca Roundtable | Innovation and Inclusion: Redefining Access to Africa\u2019s Capital Markets<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>Driven by a new wave of innovation, Africa\u2019s stock markets are modernizing at remarkable speed. Artificial intelligence, data and digitalization are unlocking powerful tools to expand market access, lower entry costs, enhance transparency and boost liquidity. The challenge now is to turn this technological potential into a true engine of inclusion and sustainable market growth. This session will bring together stock exchange leaders, regulators and technology experts to explore how innovation can transform access to Africa\u2019s capital markets and accelerate regional integration.<\/p>\n<p>Key Points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Technology and Transparency: <\/strong>How can AI and digitalization strengthen supervision, trust and liquidity across African markets?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mobilizing Savings: <\/strong>What innovations and incentives can channel more local savings into capital markets to finance long-term growth?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Regulation and Integration:<\/strong> How can regulatory frameworks evolve to support technological modernization while fostering interconnection and regional market access?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/ijCjVTREuK8P5C7EvYOw_Capture%20d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran%202025-09-04%20a%CC%80%2017.07.00-transformed.png\" alt=\"Fatima OURIAGHLI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Fatima OURIAGHLI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Finances News Hebdo &amp; Bourse News<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FE6jMgmBrSm60DAG534R0_Felix%20amenounve.jpg\" alt=\"Felix AMENOUNVE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Felix AMENOUNVE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">BRVM<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/pJvzb7kQLaSnjGiG9e2w_591_1761039396_6482Y8-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Mohammed SAAD\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Mohammed SAAD<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Deputy CEO<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Bourse de Casablanca<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/uTWGKW3eSWuabvPaG0p3_1517826182460-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Mededanhoun Theodore GANFLE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Mededanhoun Theodore GANFLE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">SGI-AGI S.A.<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/gj2PgqrWSPaGKRqBqc0H_Franck-Olivier-DIAGOU-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Franck DIAGOU\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Franck DIAGOU<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Director<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">NSIA Asset Management<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/XfvTeULXSLmdm4parGHi_31157_1731084296_2Z2NN7-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Majd GUEBBAS\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Majd GUEBBAS<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Vice President<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Professional Association of Brokerage Firms (APSB)<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"panel\"\n                   data-track=\"impact-sustainability\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  17:30 \u2013 18:30                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Women In Finance Panel | Aid\u2019s vanishing act: The next play for women-led SME &amp; fintech funding<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>A looming $31bn drop in global aid this year threatens to put pressure on credit and support systems for women-led SMEs and fintechs. Only around 2% of African startup funding (~$10m) went to female founders in Q1 this year amid a $49bn financing gap for Africa\u2019s women-led businesses. Despite scarce funding, some women-founded businesses are breaking through: in 2025, South Africa\u2019s Naked raised $38m, and Kenya\u2019s Pula secured $10m to insure smallholder farmers. As shifting global geopolitics put international concessional finance and donor-backed guarantees at risk, how can African financial institutions bridge the gap for women entrepreneurs?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How can African banks and insurers design sustainable instruments to finance women-led SMEs and fintechs post-aid?<\/li>\n<li>What role can fintech and Insurtech innovation (mobile money, alternative credit scoring) play in widening access to finance for women entrepreneurs?<\/li>\n<li>In a transactional world, what level of support can be expected from DFIs and overseas sovereign aid to develop women\u2019s entrepreneurship?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/PyEEavnvQoum2jI5Z98Y_Alice%20See-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"Alice SEE\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Alice SEE<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Consultant in Strategic and Financial Communications  -Editor in chief \/ Moderator (FR and EN)<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Alice See Consulting<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/n7fPja3kRwWtqcXfHAn0_Daniel-transformed.png\" alt=\"Daniel NNOMO NTI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Daniel NNOMO NTI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Head of Portfolio - Business Development<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">African Guarantee Fund<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/gyQ4B2sRYrGoAioHELqQ_Elizabeth-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth Kibirige NAMUGENYI\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Elizabeth Kibirige NAMUGENYI<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Director, Partnerships and Blended Finance<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">IFC<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.filestackcontent.com\/RPtTPxkPQmKkau26OFOF\" alt=\"Josephine ANAN-ANKOMAH\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Josephine ANAN-ANKOMAH<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Managing Director \u2013 Ecobank Kenya &amp;  Regional Executive \u2013 Central, Eastern &amp; Southern Africa<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Ecobank<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"panel\"\n                   data-track=\"global-econ\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  18:50 \u2013 19:50                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px\">Central Bank Governors Panel | A new global equation: Where can Africa turn for critical finance?<\/h3>\n\n           \n\n                          <div class=\"sb-desc\"><p>\u201cThe world as we know it has changed for aid, trade and development,\u201d says the Director-General of the World Trade Organization. Sub-Saharan Africa nations this year face a 16-28% decline in official development assistance; pressure from trade tariffs, and a serious liquidity crunch and foreign currency shortage for commercial banks. Where will funding come from for Africa's SMEs, green transition, digital infrastructure and healthcare projects when external debt service reached a record $89bn last year? As some central banks ease interest rates and stockpile gold reserves, governors from the continent\u2019s major economies discuss how to build internal resilience.<br \/><br \/><strong>Key points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where can central banks intervene to strengthen domestic resource mobilisation?<\/li>\n<li>How can policymakers guarantee reliable hard currency access for SMEs, the backbone of the economy?<\/li>\n<li>A new financial architecture: What are the risks and rewards of Middle East and Asian capital versus Western sources?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n            \n                          <div class=\"sb-people\">\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FmcxN272ShWoncF5Jickz_default-file-transformed.png\" alt=\"Ramah NYANG\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Moderator\">\n                          Moderator                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Ramah NYANG<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Journalist<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Bloomberg\/CGTN<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/qtapXGMgS765zLKsZlmP_Jean_Claude_Kassi_Brou_Portrait_Instititionnel%20(1)-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Jean-Claude Kassi BROU\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Jean-Claude Kassi BROU<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Governor<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">BCEAO<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/attendee-photo%2FQ4MeHA3BTxmgbmuvCCg4_Deputy%20Gouv%20Uganda.jpg\" alt=\"Michael ATINGI-EGO\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Michael ATINGI-EGO<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Governor<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Bank of Uganda<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/4VyWpB0MQOO8S86ZyuoW_Photo_officielle_Gouv_Andre_Wameso-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"Andr\u00e9 WAMESO\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Andr\u00e9 WAMESO<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Governor<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Central Bank of Congo<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"sb-person\">\n                                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.sessionboard.com\/O3lOJgzQ4SYhDuzXtqXn_Dias%20governor-transformed.png\" alt=\"Manuel Antonio Tiago DIAS\">\n                                        <div>\n                                              <div class=\"sb-role\" data-role=\"Speaker\">\n                          Speaker                        <\/div>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"sb-name\">Manuel Antonio Tiago DIAS<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"sb-job\">Governor<\/div>                      <div class=\"sb-company\">Banco Nacional de Angola<\/div>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"sb-card\"\n                   data-card\n                   data-day=\"2025-11-04\"\n                   data-format=\"keynote\"\n                   data-track=\"\"\n                   data-is-side=\"0\">\n\n                          <div class=\"sb-meta\">\n                <span class=\"sb-chip\">\ud83d\udd52\n                  19:50 \u2013 20:00                <\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            <h3 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