Program

Monday, June 5, 2023
08:30 - 09:00 GMT
OPENING CEREMONY
09:00 - 09:30 GMT
LEADERS VOICES | H.E. Patrick Achi & H.E. Aziz Akhannouch
09:30 - 10:15 GMT
OPENING PANEL | From 300 to 3,000: Creating tomorrow’s champions of sovereignty, today
10:45 - 11:45 GMT
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK | The scramble for Africa’s gas: Balancing domestic needs vs. lucrative exports
10:45 - 11:45 GMT
PANEL | Unlocking the potential of women-led startups in Africa
10:45 - 12:45 GMT
In the Dean's office: Shaping African talent to meet future private sector needs
10:45 - 12:15 GMT
STRATEGIC ROUNDTABLE | Universal health coverage: What role should the private sector play?
10:45 - 12:30 GMT
INVEST IN | CÔTE D’IVOIRE 
11:45 - 12:15 GMT
CONVERSATION WITH | Samaila Zubairu & Guido Brusco
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
LEADERS VOICE | H.E Macky Sall & Abdul Samad Rabiu
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
PANEL | From 300 to 3000: Successful generational transitions in African family businesses
14:30 - 16:15 GMT
DEAL ROOM CÔTE D’IVOIRE
14:30 - 15:30 GMT
PANEL | How can Africa create a circular economy for plastics?
14:30 - 16:00 GMT
FUTURE OF BUSINESS | Revolutionising Africa’s core industries
14:30 - 16:00 GMT
INVEST IN | MOROCCO
14:45 - 16:00 GMT
STRATEGIC ROUNDTABLE | Population, development: Are new cities the right answer?
14:45 - 16:00 GMT
The Africa Business Leaders Coalition (ABLC) Meeting, by UN Global Compact
15:00 - 16:15 GMT
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK | From mining to batteries: Moving up the mining value chain
16:00 - 17:15 GMT
FINANCE | Debt, inflation, currency shocks: Resetting sustainable financial terms
16:30 - 18:00 GMT
FAMILY BUSINESS | Succession planning: Shaping governance for the long term
16:45 - 18:00 GMT
PANEL | Geopolitics of food security: Securing agricultural value chains
16:45 - 18:00 GMT
CEO Talk | From 300 to 3,000: The road to one billion in revenue
17:00 - 18:15 GMT
STRATEGIC ROUNDTABLE | Decarbonising Africa's construction industry: Now or never?
17:45 - 18:45 GMT
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK | Infrastructure financing: How to cope with the credit crunch?
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
08:00 - 09:00 GMT
BREAKFAST EVENT | Logistics 4.0: Accelerating Africa's Digital Revolution
08:00 - 10:00 GMT
SIDE-EVENT | Investing in innovation (i3) Pitch Event for Healthtech startup
08:00 - 10:00 GMT
AFC BREAKFAST : Ensuring Africa's Trillion Dollar Carbon Market benefits Africans
09:00 - 10:15 GMT
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK | Consumer goods: How to manage inflation without alienating customers
09:00 - 10:15 GMT
Women Working For Change | From 300 to 3,000: What if tomorrow’s African champions were women?
09:45 - 11:15 GMT
STRATEGIC ROUNDTABLE | Renewable energies: What can be done to revitalize the sector?
10:00 - 12:00 GMT
DEAL ROOM CÔTE D’IVOIRE
10:15 - 11:45 GMT
INVEST IN | GABON
10:45 - 11:30 GMT
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK | AfCFTA: How to create multi-modal transport systems and boost cross-border trade
10:45 - 11:05 GMT
CONVERSATION WITH | H.E. Wamkele Mene & Prof. Benedict Oramah
11:05 - 12:15 GMT
PANEL | Free movement of capital: Forging ahead against all odds
11:30 - 12:00 GMT
CONVERSATION WITH | Søren Toft
11:45 - 13:00 GMT
STRATEGIC ROUNDTABLE | Positioning Africa as a Green Hydrogen powerhouse
12:15 - 13:15 GMT
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK | AfCFTA and agribusiness: Unleashing a new era for local manufacturing
12:15 - 13:15 GMT
PANEL | Urbanisation boom: Planning for the urban environment of tomorrow
12:30 - 13:15 GMT
Boosting the business of sports in Africa
14:15 - 14:30 GMT
LEADERS VOICE | H.E Joseph DION NGUTE
14:30 - 15:45 GMT
CEO Talk | From 300 to 3,000: The road to one billion in revenue
14:30 - 16:15 GMT
Women Working For Change | Gender parity as a strategic business goal
14:30 - 14:45 GMT
CONVERSATION WITH | Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
14:30 - 16:00 GMT
INVEST IN | CAMEROUN
14:45 - 16:00 GMT
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK | Accelerating rural connectivity and closing the digital divide
16:00 - 16:30 GMT
CONVERSATION WITH | H.E. Joseph Dion Ngute & H.E. Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze
17:00 - 17:30 GMT
CLOSING CEREMONY