PROGRAMME

09:30 – 09:35

WELCOME AND HOUSEKEEPING

Steven Gray OBE, Head of West Africa, UK Export Finance (UKEF)

09:35 – 09:45

KEYNOTE OPENING: LORD COLLINS, MINISTER FOR AFRICA

09:50 – 10:50

FIRESIDE CHAT: SUCCESSES & CHALLENGES IN FRANCOPHONE MARKETS

Chair: Tim Reid, Chief Executive, UK Export Finance (UKEF)

Panelists:

HE Dr. Diaka Sidibe, Minister of Trade, Industry, and SMEs, The Republic of Guinea
HE Serigne Gueye Diop, Minister of Trade and Industry, The Republic of Senegal
HE Kayi Mivedor, Minister of Trade, The Togolese Republic

First & Last Name
**The Republic of Benin**
Lead Minister

First & Last Name
**The Republic of Guinea**
Lead Minister

First & Last Name
**The Republic of Senegal**
Lead Minister

First & Last Name
**The Togolese Republic**
Lead Minister

First & Last Name
**UK Export Finance (UKEF)**
Job Title

First & Last Name
**Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)**
Job Title

11:00 -12:00

FIRESIDE CHAT: DELIVERING ON GOVERNMENT’S PRIORITIES

Chair: John Humphrey, HM Trade Commissioner for Africa

Panelists:

HE Professor Fuh Calistus Gentry, Minister of Mines, Industries and Technological Development, The Republic of Cameroon (TBC)
HE Souleymane Diarrassouba, Minister of Trade and Industry, The Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
HE Julien Paluku Kahongya, Minister of External Trade, The Democratic Republic of the Congo
HE Sid’Ahmed Bouh, Minister of Economy and Finance, Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Test Name
**The Republic of Cameroon**
Lead Minister

First & Last Name
**The Republic of Côte d’Ivoire**
Lead Minister

First & Last Name
**The Democratic Republic of the Congo**
Lead Minister

First & Last Name
**The Gabonese Republic**
Lead Minister

First & Last Name
**British Chambers of Commerce (BCC)**
Job Title

First & Last Name
**Department for Business and Trade (DBT)**
Job Title

12:00-12:45

PRIVATE SECTOR LONGTERM COMMITMENT TO FRANCOPHONE MARKETS

Chair: Janet Rogan, Chief Executive, Royal African Society

Panelists:

Aboubacar Koulibaly, Head, Guinea, Rio Tinto
Sapna Sapra, Head of Structured Trade and Export Finance UK, Deutsche Bank
Arnab Das, Director, Group Strategies and Business Development, Global Gases
Karim Noujaim, Founder & Partner, Skykapital
Kwabena Asante-Poku, Coverage Director, British International Investment

12:45-13:45

NETWORKING LUNCH

13:45-14:45

COUNTRY SESSION: CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Opening Remarks: HE Sara Amani

Chair: Emma Thomas, Co-Head Global Business Origination, UK Export Finance (UKEF)

Panelists:

HE Souleymane Diarrassouba, Minister of Trade and Industry
HM Ambassador Catherine Brooker
Faman Toure, President, Chamber of Commerce of Côte d’Ivoire
Karim Ezzeddine, Vice-President, SkyKapital
Marcel Compaore, Regional Manager, West and Central Africa, Intertek
Nadia Hamilton, Partner, M&H International

First & Last Name
**Agency for the Promotion of the Investments and Exports (APIEx)**
Job Title

First & Last Name
**Private Sector Representative**
Job Title

13:45-14:45

COUNTRY SESSION: MAURITANIA

Opening Remarks: HE Samba Mamadou Ba

Chair: Dialor Thiam, Regional Director Francophone, DBT

Panelists:

Minister of Economy and Finance
HM Ambassador Designate, Guy Harrison
Aïssata Lam, Director, Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania (APIM)
Francois Pannetier, Head of Africa, UK Export Finance
Cheikh El Afia Khouna, President, Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (CCIAM)
William Pollen, Director, Invest in Africa

First & Last Name
**The Republic of Cameroon**
Lead Minister

First & Last Name
**Cameroon Investment Promotion Agency (IPA)**
Job Title

14:45-15:45

COUNTRY SESSION: CAMEROON

Opening Remarks: HE Albert Njoteh Fotabong

Chair: Atam Sandhu, CEO, DMA Invest

Panelists:

HE Professor Fuh Calistus Gentry, Minister of Mines, Industries and Technological Development, The Republic of Cameroon (TBC)
HM High Commissioner, Matt Woods
Calvin Bitchoka, Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Strategy Division, Investment Promotion Agency (IPA)
Robert Wright, Business Manager, UK Export Finance
Brice Beumo, Managing Director, Beko Capital Advisory
Lynda Amadagana, Managing Partner, Amadagana & Partners

First & Last Name
**Republic of Gabon**
Lead Minister

First & Last Name
**National Agency for the Promotion of Investments in Gabon (ANPI-Gabon)**
Job Title

14:45-15:45

COUNTRY SESSION: TOGO

Opening Remarks: HE Valery Kpade

Chair: Janet Rogan, Chief Executive, Royal African Society

Panelists:

HE Edem Tengue, Minister at the Presidency
Simon Tooth, Head of West Africa Team, FCDO
Rodrigue Akue-Atsa, Advisor, Agency for the Promotion of Investments and Free Zone (Apizf)
Meinna Gwet, Group Head, Corportate Finance, Ecobank
Dimitri Koffi, Deputy Head West Africa, UK Export Finance
Dany Abboud, Managing Director, Hitech Construction

First & Last Name
**Republic of Côte d’Ivoire**
Lead Minister

First & Last Name
**Côte d’Ivoire Investment Promotion Centre (CEPICI)**
Job Title

16:00-17:00

COUNTRY SESSION: DRC

Opening Remarks: HE Ndolamb Ngokwey

Chair: Olivier Bustin, Ph.D, Partner, Pinset Masons

Panelists:

HE Julien Paluku Kahongya, Minister of External Trade
HE Bestine Kazadi Ditabala, Minister of International Cooperation and Francophone
HE Teddy Lwamba Muba, Minister of Hydraulics and Electricity
HE Gregoire Mutshail Mutomb, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security
HM Ambassador, Alyson King OBE
Bruno Tshibangu Kabaji, Acting Managing Director, National Investment Promotion Agency (ANAPI)
Isaac Kahara, Head of East Africa, UK Export Finance
Arnab Das, Director, Group Strategies and Business Development, Global Gases

First & Last Name
**Democratic Republic of** **Senegal**
Lead Minister

First & Last Name
**Agency for the Promotion of Investments and Major Works**
Job Title

16:00-17:00

COUNTRY SESSION: SENEGAL

Opening Remarks: HE General Cheikh Wade

Chair: Alex Vines, Africa Director, Chatham House

Panelists:

HE Serigne Gueye Diop, Minister of Trade and Industry
HM Ambassador, Juliette John
Bakary Séga Bathily, Managing Director, Agency for the Promotion of Investments and Major Works (APIX)
Simon Bunckenburg, Head of Infrastructure and Construction, UK Export Finance
Serigne Mansour Gaye, President, Senegal-UK Chamber of Commerce
Jad Hajj, Senior Analyst, Skykapital

First & Last Name
**Democratic Republic of Togo**
Lead Minister

First & Last Name
**Agency for the Promotion of Investments and Free Zone**
Job Title

17:00-18:00

COUNTRY SESSION: GUINEA

Opening Remarks: HE Aly Diallo

Chair: Steven Gray OBE, Head of West Africa, UK Export Finance (UKEF)

Panelists:

HE Ismaël Nabe, Minister of Planning and International Co-operation
HE Dr. Diaka Sidibe, Minister of Trade, Industry, and SMEs
HM Ambassador John Marshall
Aboubacar Koulibaly, Head, Guinea, Rio Tinto
Philip Foster, Chief Executive, Aqua Africa

18:00 – 18:10

VOTE OF THANKS

First & Last Name
**Organisation**
Job Title

18:10-19:00

NETWORKING RECEPTION