Paving the global Africa Fintech industry

23 – 24 November 2021
Radisson Blu Airport – Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire

The AFRICA FINTECH FORUM is the leading fintech event in africa.
A catalyst platform, an insightfull and inclusive hub that adresses challenges, opportunities, and actions to develop the global africa fintech industry.

500 Delegates

From the global industry and all continents

2 Full days

In-person and in Covid safe conditions

4 Guest countries

Belgique, Nigeria, Senegal and Rwanda

5 Dedicated zones

Talks, Investors, Exhibition, B2B Zone, Market Intelligence

6 Main activities

Talks, networking, awards, pitchs, showcases, trainings

6 Streams

Financial inclusion, Open Banking, Capital Market, Insurtech, Investment, Legal & Regulatory

7 Talks formats

Keynotes Adresses, Panels discussion, Teach-in-session, Discovery sessions, Fireside chat, Roundtable, Workshops

7 Initiatives launching

Africa Fintech Chair, Fintech Village Network, Smart Village initiative, Club Forex WAMU, Open Banking Africa, Africa Fintech Venture

FORUM 2021 GOALS

The AFRICA FINTECH FORUM strives to set up the fundamentals bricks to build a vibrant Fintech industry

Figure out Africa fintech industry development shifts and painpoints for an proactive understanding

Develop synergies and strong collaboration between worldwide fintech ecosystems and between industry players

Co-design with all stokeholders plan and actions to structure and enhance the global fintech framework

Launch structuring initiatives of the ecosystem and get involved local and international bodies.

Enlighten the great potential of Fintech in Africa and capture the opportunities of this market

Gather and create interaction with executives, C-level, pioneers, experts and champions of worldwide fintech industry

CONTENT

1. Talks

Insights to understand and capture trends in African markets

2. Exhibition

Showcase for products and services to find new customers

Book a stand

3. Awards

Rewarding initiatives and players that create values

Nominate a player

4. Pitch

Discover more inclusive and innovative solutions

Vote

5. Networking

Meeting with industry players to identify opportunities

6. Training

Enhancing all fintech players capacities

7. Initiatives

Inclusive actions to strengthen the global fintech ecosystem

8. Press briefing

Main announcements to international and regional media, financial, technology press every afternoon

Dedicated Zone

Showcase, Booth Zone

During 10-20min showcase to 30-50 persons of a value attendance your product/services, studies, books, causes, opportunities for partnership/investment.

Talks Zone

+10 keynote
+40 panels discussion
+7 roundtable
+4 discovery sessions
+5 teach-in

Market Intelligence Room

Get access to +15 countries market insights in one place. Know players, undestand markets, catch market opportunities throught first-hand.

Workshop room

+5 High value tainings for fintechs, banks, IMF, incubators, regulators,

Investor Zone

Will host 30 VC for one-to-one meetings with 30 fintechs and a commitment to fund or support one fintech at least.

B2B Zone

Share agenda online, book your business meeting before forum and manage efficiently your 30min meeting with targeted and qualified partner.

The AFRICA FINTECH FORUM gathers a richfull audience

+ 1

Speakers

+ 1

Decision-makers, regulators, banks, insurers, investors

+ 1

Exhibitors

+ 1

Fintech startups, insurtech, regtech, agritech, esport,

+ 1

Regional - global financial institutions & consultancies

+ 1

African, American, Asian and European countries

FORUM 2021 PARTICIPANTS INDUSTRY

Banks

Telcoms

IMFs

Insurances

Fintechs

Telcoms

Regulators

Incubators

Tech companies

FSP

Universities

DFI

Agenda

financial inclusion
stream

investment
stream

legal & regulatory
stream

open banking
stream

Insurtech
Stream

capital market
stream

Speakers

speakers

Idriss MONTHE

CEO

Cinetpay

Chearifatou AGOUMO

Project Lead MMD

Care International Niger

Bernado Arnaud

Venture Capitalist

Edgard AGUILAR

Social Finance Specialist

International Labour Organisation

Luc MISSIDIMBAZI

ICT Senior Advisor

Prime minister Congo

Catherine LIZIARD

Senior Project Manager

ADA Microfinance

Sylvère BOUSSAMBA

Founder

Ecole 241 Business

Herve ALEXANDRE

Director Fintech Chair

Université Paris Dauphine

Alberto OLYMPIO

CEO

Celine Money

Moctar SARR

Chief Executive Officer

Rijaal Holding SAS

Agnes FAL

Consultant

Scale2save

Simon HARDIE

Co-founder

Findexable

Evenlyne AHONO

Legal Manager

IHS CI

Gisele Keny NDOYE

Financial Inclusion Director

Central Bank of West Africa

Bernard LOESCH

Managing Partner

Coreway Partners

Oumar Ly TATAM

Senior Advisor of Gouvernor

Central Bank of West Africa

Sagesse BOKORO

CEO

Boason

Ismael CHAIB

Ex-Chief Operating Officer

Open Bank Project UK

Sebastian Wichmann

Africa investment lead

Lendable

Katharina DALKA

CEO

Stellarone

Babatunde OBRIMAH

Chief Operating Officer

Fintech Association of Nigeria

Boubacar DIALLO

Consultant Inclusion Specialist Financial

West Africa region

Nathalie BIRAC

CEO

Finz

Alex PANICAN

Head of Partnerships and Ecosystem Development Luxembourg House

Luxembourg House of Financial Technology

Nvalaye KOUROUMA

Chief Digital Officer

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated

Youssef KOUN

Country Director

Sopra Banking Maroc

Michael SALMONY

Executive Adviser to Numerous European decision making bodies

EPC, ECB, ERPB, EACB, Eur Commission, Eur Parliament

Marieme NDIAYE

SSA Regional expansion manager

Flutterwave

Matteo RIZZI

CEO

Fintech stage

Andrew DAVIS

Digital Financial Services Advisor

International Finance Corporation

Kobby ANDAH

CEO

Bank Of Africa Ghana

Bertrand LARUT

CEO

Omis Liber

Sidi-Mohamed DHAKER

Gouvernor Senior Advisor

Central Bank of Mauritania

Eloge BEONAO

Chief information officer

MTN Cote d’Ivoire

Cyril ARMANGE

Deputy Director

Finance innovation

Marieme Ba KANE

CEO

NAFS

Olivier AKEYA

CEO

Xikka

El Mehdi GHISSASSI

Partner

Deloitte Afrique francophone

Aziz YERIMA

CEO

Paydunya

Djiba DIALLO

Senior Fintech Advisor

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated

Gilles Alain DA COSTA

Microfinance Senior Advisor

Ministry of Social Affairs and Microfinance

Paul Harry AITHNARD

CEO & Executive Director

Ecobank-CI & Ecobank UMOA

Yassine REGRAGUI

Expert Fintech

Ex-alipay & ex-deloitte

Ridha CHERIF

Head of Market Risk

Banque Inter Arabe de Tunisie

Yves DOHO

Regional Director

Smallwords

Benoit SOMMIER

General Director

Altiad

Estelle BRACK

CEO

Kiralit

Serge DOH

Vice-president

Global Technology Partners

Laurie DUFAYS

Vice-president

World Savings and Banking Institute

Lorenzo BONCOMPAGNI

CEO

Capture Solutions

Aymen MTIMET

Partner

Deloitte Afrique francophone

Magalie GAUZE-SANGA

Payments Manager

Afrikrea

Modibo SAMAKE

Deputy CEO

Primature Cote d’Ivoire

Pape DIEYE

CEO

Emeredia

Jean-Louis PERRIER

Co-founder

Suricate Solutions

Debajani MOHANTY

DID/SSI Expert

MyEarth.Id

Sadamoudou KABA

CE0

President at Confidential

Hubert de VAUPLANE

Associate Lawyer

Kramer Levin

Gildas NZOUBA

CEO

Sunu Vie Cote d’Ivoire

Ali KASSIM

President

Association Fintech Kenya

Segun AINA

President

Africa Fintech Network

Minayegnan COULIBALY

General Director

GIM-UEMOA

Philippe BATREAU

President

Epistrophe Africa

Aristide Ouattara

Partner

Deloitte Afrique francophone

Emerand TCHOUATA

Lawyer

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Devinder SINGH

Mobile Money Director

Ericcson West Africa

Eddie INEGEDU

Senior Partner & Head of Practice

Pitcher & Courts LP

Olivier BURETH

Associate Lawyer

Majoris Avocats

Carine MAZAND

Lawyer

MMT Avocats

Yves KOMACLO

Regional Director

Oikocredit

Ntoudi MOUYELO

Chief Investment Officer

KIFC

Julien CAPGRAS

Consultant IT/Digital Blockchain

Total Energies

Eric BAZIN

Founder

Le LAB

Demba DIAWARA

Regional Director

UNIONPAY

Nitin GAUR

Financial Sciences and Digital Assets Director

IBM

Lynda AHUI

CEO

MTN MFS

Mark BOYD

Director

Transformable

Hafou TOURE

CEO

HTS Partner

Frédéric LE

CEO

Hadada financial

Dmitry FOTIYEV

Co-founder

Brightmore capital

Mariam DJIBO

CEO

ADVANS

Sofia BLAKSTAD

CEO

Hiveonline

Meritxell MARTINEZ

Country director

IFC

Yannick DE GONZAGUE

Country Manager

Flutterwave Cote d'Ivoire

Rostan SCHWAB

Fintech Investment Lead

International Finance Corporation

Prosper NTETIKA

Lawyer Senior Advisor

Ministry of Digital DRC

Mohamed DIAWARA

CEO

Computech Mali

Jaurès KASSI

Payment Systems Supervisor

BCEAO

Awa GUEYE

CEO

Mowali

Mohamed TOURE

Lead Digital transformation

Deloitte Afrique

Serge-Auguste KOUAKOU

Business Unit General Manager

Ecobank Côte d'Ivoire

Mohamed Lamine CONTE

CEO Supervision of Financial Institutions

Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea

Paving the global Africa Fintech industry

500 Delegates

2 Full days

4 Guest countries

5 Dedicated zones

6 Main activities

6 Streams

7 Talks formats

7 Initiatives launching

FORUM 2021 GOALS​

The AFRICA FINTECH FORUM strives to set up the fundamentals bricks to build a vibrant Fintech industry

CONTENT

1. Talks

2. Exhibition

3. Awards

4. Pitch

5. Networking

6. Training

7. Initiatives

8. Press briefing

Dedicated Zone

Showcase, Booth Zone

Talks Zone

Market Intelligence Room

Workshop room

Investor Zone

B2B Zone

The AFRICA FINTECH FORUM gathers a richfull audience

FORUM 2021 PARTICIPANTS INDUSTRY

Telcoms

IMFs

Insurances

Fintechs

Telcoms

Regulators

Incubators

FSP

Universities

DFI

Agenda

financial inclusion stream

investment stream

legal & regulatory stream

open banking stream

Insurtech Stream​

capital market stream

Speakers

speakers

Idriss MONTHE

CEO

Chearifatou AGOUMO

Project Lead MMD

Bernado Arnaud

Edgard AGUILAR

Social Finance Specialist

Luc MISSIDIMBAZI

ICT Senior Advisor

Catherine LIZIARD

Senior Project Manager

Sylvère BOUSSAMBA

Founder

Herve ALEXANDRE

Director Fintech Chair

Alberto OLYMPIO

CEO

Moctar SARR

Chief Executive Officer

Agnes FAL

Consultant

Simon HARDIE

Co-founder

Evenlyne AHONO

Legal Manager

Gisele Keny NDOYE

Financial Inclusion Director

Bernard LOESCH

Managing Partner

Oumar Ly TATAM

Senior Advisor of Gouvernor

Sagesse BOKORO

FORUM 2021 GOALS

financial inclusion
stream

investment
stream

legal & regulatory
stream

open banking
stream

Insurtech
Stream

capital market
stream