The AFRICA CEO FORUM annual summit is back

ReConnect, ReBoot, ReShape: 1,500 participants are expected in Abidjan on March 21 and 22, 2022

[Webinar] Is artificial intelligence already a must for African companies?

How can African businesses meet the challenge of technological transformation?

[Webinar] Tearing down the barriers to SME lending in Africa

Development finance associations and foreign investors are rallying to fill the PME gap, but what role can Africa’s own legacy banks and emerging fintechs play?

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ACF - Digital Edition: 1000 leaders come together to rethink the future of Africa’s private sector

Take part in the African private sector’s must-attend virtual event, open to a wider audience for the first time.

Program

Infrastructure: is the African private sector the missing dot?

Why are African private sector infrastructure investments limited? How can African private actors become key players of regional project development? 

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AfCFTA: the age of infrastructure?

As the newly implemented free-trade agreement offers a strategic momentum, can a more efficient infrastructure funding project cycle emerge from it?

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Mobile money: Are Africa’s financial inclusion champions really ready to cooperate?

Leading mobile money providers now seem determined to collaborate with banks and insurance companies as the latter run into difficulties with their financial inclusion strategies. What form might this coopetition take?

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Africanizing green infrastructure projects

What are the upstream market strategies to achieve a bankable framework? What sustainable solutions are required for the decentralization of these infrastructures?

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African CEOs share leadership lessons from Covid-19 crisis

The ongoing global coronavirus outbreak has placed extraordinary demands on business leaders. Some of Africa’s top CEOs assess how they dealt with the challenges.

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The African Financial Industry Barometer with Deloitte

In a context of health crisis and increased competition from new players, financial institutions confirm their willingness to transform their business model, their governance and their risk management capabilities.

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How Africa can win in the era of protectionism and trade wars

As the United States-China rivalry grows, the world has fallen into a new era of trade wars. Although Africa isn’t a direct target, it has affected the continent and exposed the internal weaknesses of its economy.

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[Webinar] Creative industries: how can Africa capitalise on its artistic boom?

How can Africa develop its own business models in order to capitalise on its cultural and creative influence?

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Trade finance: Bridging the gap in times of AfCFTA

Can pan-African banks take advantage of the international banking contraction? And can the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), in its inaugural year, pump life into intra-Africa trade finance?

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Our digital events

28-30 Sept

ACF DIGITAL EDITION

A new world coming: How can Africa and its private sector navigate the change?

Thu 2 Dec

WOMEN WORKING FOR CHANGE

Is artificial intelligence already a must for African companies?

14:00 - 15:15 UTC

Webinar

English

Tue 23 Nov

AFIS Digital Events

Tearing down the barriers to SME lending in Africa

14:00 - 15:15 UTC

Webinar

English

Thu 14 Oct

Creative industries: how can Africa capitalise on its artistic boom?

14:00 - 15:15 UTC

Webinar

English

Tue 7 Sep

AFIS Digital Events

Trade finance: Bridging the gap in times of AfCFTA

14:00 - 15:15 UTC

Webinar

English

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Insights

02 Nov 2021 / Article

African CEOs share leadership lessons from Covid-19 crisis

30 Oct 2021 / Article

Is Africa too late to follow Asia’s industrialisation playbook?

29 Oct 2021 / Article

Can Africa harness its cultural and creative sectors for future growth?

26 Oct 2021 / Article

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The most powerful and influential network of business leaders in Africa

The AFRICA CEO FORUM annual summit is back

[Webinar] Is artificial intelligence already a must for African companies?

[Webinar] Tearing down the barriers to SME lending in Africa

ACF - Digital Edition: 1000 leaders come together to rethink the future of Africa’s private sector

Infrastructure: is the African private sector the missing dot?

AfCFTA: the age of infrastructure?

Mobile money: Are Africa’s financial inclusion champions really ready to cooperate?

Africanizing green infrastructure projects

African CEOs share leadership lessons from Covid-19 crisis

The African Financial Industry Barometer with Deloitte

How Africa can win in the era of protectionism and trade wars

[Webinar] Creative industries: how can Africa capitalise on its artistic boom?

Trade finance: Bridging the gap in times of AfCFTA

A new world coming: How can Africa and its private sector navigate the change?

Is artificial intelligence already a must for African companies?

Tearing down the barriers to SME lending in Africa

Creative industries: how can Africa capitalise on its artistic boom?

Trade finance: Bridging the gap in times of AfCFTA

The most powerful and influential network of business leaders in Africa

Paul Kagame

Nana AKUFO-ADDO

Alassane OUATTARA

Jim OVIA

Folorunso ALAKIJA

Snowy KHOZA

Naguib SAWIRIS

Bella DISU

Mohamed EL KETTANI

Olusegun OBASANJO

Diego APONTE

Issad REBRAB

Ade AYEYEMI

Abdulsamad RABIU

Oluwatoyin SANNI

Kuseni DLAMINI

Joshua OIGARA

Grégory CLEMENTE

Stephanie von Friedeburg

Tonye COLE

Alioune NDIAYE

Yolanda CUBA

Vijay Iyer

Sérgio Pimenta

Christina Foerster

Patrick Njoroge

Valerie Levkov

Junior John NGULUBE

Benedict ORAMAH

Patrick A.K AKORLI

Ojunekwu Augustine AVURU

Basil EL BAZ

Aboubaker Omar HADI

Luis LOPEZ

Alain Ebobissé

Bassim HAIDAR

Richard BIELLE

Phuthuma NHLEKO

Jasandra NYKER

Felix BIKPO

Oba OTUDEKO

Jean KACOU DIAGOU

Mossadeck BALLY

Delphine TRAORÉ

Rogério SAMO GUDO

Edoh Kossi AMENOUNVE

Sebastien KADIO-MOROKRO

Karim Tazi

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