Main Stage Morning

May 11, 2026 | 8:20 AM EAT - 12:50 PM EAT
Main Stage Inspire

Presented by

Odile Renaud-Basso

Charles Kié

Genesis Holding

Hon.Musalia Mudavadi

Prime Cabinet Secretary

Jean-Louis Billon

Françoise Lombard

Jeremy Awori

Suggested Sessions

9:30 AM10:00 AM

Mobilizing local capital: making African markets a driver of long-term investment

This panel focuses on the capacity of African financial markets to channel more capital towards long-term investment. It highlights market instruments, financial depth, institutional investors and...

AfricInvestFounding and Co-Managing partner

Denis Charles Kouassi

CNPSDirecteur Général

Sebastian Wichmann

LendableHead of Africa

Jean-Philippe Aithnard

BOAD TitrisationDGA

Moustapha Ibrahim

ProparcoDeputy Director West Africa

9:30 AM10:00 AM

Digitalization as a lever for transforming businesses and governments

Digitalization has emerged as a structuring lever for productivity, competitiveness, and institutional performance in Africa, profoundly transforming both business models and public action. The rise...

Imprimerie Nationale (IN GROUPE)DG

KCBDirector, Digital Financial Services

Elisabeth Moreno

Ring CapitalPrésidente du CA

9:45 AM10:15 AM

Digital Infrastructure: Building a Sovereign African Backbone

This panel will focus on the infrastructure essential to the continent’s digital transformation: connectivity, backbone networks, towers, data centres and the cloud. It will demonstrate that digital...

Thibaut de Rodellec

9:45 AM10:15 AM

Moving from political discourse to concrete industrialization

"Trade agreements, industrial strategies, bilateral commitments: the shared ambition between Africa and Europe has never been stronger. Turning this ambition into installed productive capacity,...

Papa Amadou Sarr

PorteoDirecteur général

Amb. Alfred K'Ombudo

Conseiller du Président Ruto, Chef négociateur Kenya–UE EPA

Dr. Bimal Kantaria

ELGONManaging Director

Institut ChoiseulPrésident

Marie-Laure Mazaud

STOA Infra & EnergyCEO

10:15 AM10:45 AM

Moving from fascination with AI to tangible productivity gains

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being deployed in Africa as a lever for productivity in key sectors such as banking, telecommunications, agriculture, logistics, and public services. The...

Melanin KapitalFounder & CEO

10:15 AM10:45 AM

Inclusive finance and women’s leadership – making gender a driver of growth

This panel explores how gender-sensitive financing approaches can act as a catalyst for growth. It will address both the barriers faced by women entrepreneurs and the economic opportunities created...

PartechPrincipal

Melissa Basque Roux

AFAWACoordinatrice

Joséphine Anan-Ankomah

EcobankRegional Director

Chilala Hakooma

Vision FundRegional Director