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Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, African Development Bank Group, Christophe Lecourtier, AFD et Nicolas Dufourcq, Bpifrance on the Main Stage Inspire.
Presented by
ND
Nicolas
Dufourcq
Bpifrance
CEO
SOT
Sidi Ould
Tah
Africa Development Bank
President
CL
Christophe
Lecourtier
AFD
CEO
Suggested
Sessions
Main Stage Inspire - AM
May 11, 2026
8:30 AM
8:45 AM
Hon. Musalia Mudavadi and Jean-Noël Barrot on the Main Stage Inspire.
Speakers
:
HM
Hon.Musalia
Mudavadi
Prime Cabinet Secretary
JB
Jean-Noël
Barrot
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Agora Trust
May 11, 2026
9:30 AM
10:00 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...
Speakers
:
AM
Aziz
Mebarek
AfricInvest
Founding and Co-Managing partner
DCK
Denis Charles
Kouassi
CNPS
Directeur Général
SW
Sebastian
Wichmann
Lendable
Head of Africa
JA
Jean-Philippe
Aithnard
BOAD Titrisation
DGA
MI
Moustapha
Ibrahim
Proparco
Deputy Director West Africa
Closed Door
May 11, 2026
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
[By Invitation Only] — Financing Growth: Aligning Finance, Regulation and Investment in Africa
In partnership with: - Finance in Common System (FiCS) - International Development Finance Club (IDFC) - Pact for Prosperity, People and the Planet (4P) - Agence française de développement...
Speakers
:
SC
Stéphane
Charbit
Rothschild & Co
Partner, Head of Sovereign Advisory
Agora Innovate
May 11, 2026
9:30 AM
10:00 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...
Speakers
:
MD
Marieme
Diop
Leapstage Capital
Managing Partner
BJ
Brian
Jibbo
Standard Chartered
External Communications Manager, Kenya & Africa
AD
Agnès
Diallo
Imprimerie Nationale (IN GROUPE)
CEO
AM
Angela
Mwirigi
KCB
Director, Digital Financial Services
EM
Elisabeth
Moreno
Ring Capital
Présidente du CA
Agora Produce
May 11, 2026
9:45 AM
10:15 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...
Speakers
:
SN
Samuel
Ndungu
WIOCC
CFO
TDR
Thibaut
de Rodellec
AktivCo
CEO
AK
Alykhan
Kassam
Netis
CEO
Agora Build
May 11, 2026
9:45 AM
10:15 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,...
Speakers
:
PAS
Papa Amadou
Sarr
Porteo
Directeur général
AAK
Amb. Alfred
K'Ombudo
Conseiller du Président Ruto, Chef négociateur Kenya–UE EPA
DBK
Dr. Bimal
Kantaria
ELGON
Managing Director
PL
Pascal
LOROT
Choiseul
Président
MM
Marie-Laure
Mazaud
STOA Infra & Energy
CEO