PROGRAMME
09:00 – 09:05
THE TRANSFORMED INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE IN FRANCOPHONE WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA – UK EXPORT FINANCE & DMA INVEST
09:05 – 09:15
KEYNOTE OPENING: UK GOVERNMENT MINISTER
09:15 – 10:15
FIRESIDE CHAT: SUCCESSES & CHALLENGES IN FRANCOPHONE MARKETS
Chair:
TBC
Panelists:
- Lead Minister, The Republic of Benin
- Lead Minister, The Republic of Guinea
- Lead Minister, The Republic of Senegal
- Lead Minister, The Togolese Republic
- UK Export Finance (UKEF)
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
10:15-11:15
FIRESIDE CHAT: DELIVERING ON GOVERNMENT’S PRIORITIES
Chair:
TBC
Panelists:
- Lead Minister, The Republic of Cameroon
- Lead Minister, The Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
- Lead Minister, The Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Lead Minister, The Gabonese Republic
- British Chambers of Commerce (BCC)
- Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
11:15-11:35
SPOTLIGHT
11:35-12:00
REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING
12:00-13:00
COUNTRY SESSION: BENIN
Chair:
HM Ambassador Harriet Thompson
Panelists:
- Lead Minister
- Agency for the Promotion of the Investments and Exports (APIEx)
- Private Sector Representative
- Private Sector Representative
12:00-13:00
COUNTRY SESSION: CAMEROON
Chair:
HM High Commissioner Barry Lowen
Panelists:
- Lead Minister
- Cameroon Investment Promotion Agency (IPA)
- Private Sector Representative
- Private Sector Representative
13:00-14:00
NETWORKING LUNCH
14:00-15:00
COUNTRY SESSION: GABON
Chair:
HM High Commissioner (TBC)
Panelists:
- Lead Minister
- National Agency for the Promotion of Investments in Gabon (ANPI-Gabon)
- Private Sector Representative
- Private Sector Representative
14:00-15:00
COUNTRY SESSION: CÔTE D’IVOIRE
Chair:
HM Ambassador Catherine Brooker
Panelists:
- Lead Minister
- Côte d’Ivoire Investment Promotion Centre (CEPICI)
- Private Sector Representative
- Private Sector Representative
15:00-16:00
COUNTRY SESSION: DRC
Chair:
HM Ambassador Alyson King
Panelists:
- Lead Minister
- National Investment Promotion Agency (ANAPI)
- Private Sector Representative
- Private Sector Representative
15:00-16:00
COUNTRY SESSION: GUINEA
Chair:
HM Ambassador John Marshall
Panelists:
- Lead Minister
- Agency for the Promotion of Private Investments in Guinea (APIP-Guinée)
- Private Sector Representative
- Private Sector Representative
16:00-16:15
REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING
15:00-16:00
COUNTRY SESSION: SENEGAL
Chair:
HM Ambassador Juliette John
Panelists:
- Lead Minister
- Agency for the Promotion of Investments and Major Works (APix)
- Private Sector Representative
- Private Sector Representative
15:00-16:00
COUNTRY SESSION: TOGO
Chair:
HM High Commissioner Harriet Thompson
Panelists:
- Lead Minister
- Agency for the Promotion of Investments and Free Zone (APZf)
- Private Sector Representative
- Private Sector Representative
17:15 – 17:30
VOTE OF THANKS
17:30-18:30
NETWORKING RECEPTION