24 February 2025, Kigali, Rwanda
Welcome to Day 1 of the 2025 Inclusive FinTech Forum (IFF)!
Today’s highlights
We have a packed programme today and we encourage you to attend whichever open sessions are of most interest to you. However, we thought it might be helpful to highlight a few sessions for your convenience:
AfCFTA Vision for Digital TradeTime: 10.35am to 11.05am
Stage: FinTech Without Borders, MH4
Speakers: Bobson Rugambwa, Chief Executive Officer, MVend Limited, Michelle Nsanzumuco, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Global Policy House & AFCFTA Digital Trade Expert, Nshuti Mbabazi, Managing Director, Better Than Cash Alliance, Dr Talkmore Chidede, Senior Digital Trade Expert, AfCFTA Secretariat
Moderator: Arnold Kwizera, Managing Partner, Arca Ventures Fund
Opening Keynote by the Rwandan Minister of Education
Time: 10.55am to 11.10am
Stage: Talent and Careers Forum, MH3
Speaker: Hon. Joseph Nsengimana, Minister of Education, Ministry of Education, Rwanda
Financial Marketing Infrastructure
Time: 11:00am to 12:30pm
Stage: Bridging the Financial Gap, AD12
Speakers: Aubin Aurore Belalahy, Second Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Madagascar (BFM), Cornelius Karlens Dekop, Governor, Bank of Botswana, Hon. Denny Kalyalya, Governor, Bank of Zambia, Hon. John Rwangombwa, Governor, National Bank of Rwanda, Mike Kiptepkut, Senior Manager, Central Bank of Kenya, Rajesh Bansal, Chief Executive Officer, Reserve Bank of India Innovation Hub, Dr Tumubweinee Twinemanzi, Executive Director, Payment Systems Directorate, Bank of Uganda
Moderator: Alex Ntare, Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda ICT Chamber
Powering Inclusion: Equipping African SMEs for the Digital Ecosystem
Time: 11.45am to 12.25pm
Stage: FinTech Without Borders, MH4
Speakers: Emmanuel Mugabo, Managing Director, Inkomoko, Dr Diane Karusisi, Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Kigali, Jeremy Tan, Group Chief Executive Officer, Liquid Group, Hon. Soraya Hakuziyaremye, Deputy Governor, The National Bank of Rwanda
Moderator: Raadhika Sihin, Head of Public Policy , Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
Panel: Innovation in Capacity Building
Time: 1.30pm to 2.10pm
Stage: Talent and Careers Forum, MH3
Speakers: Christian Rebernik, Chief Executive Officer, Founder & Chancellor, Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences, Jacqueline Jumah, Director, Advocacy & Capacity Development, AfricaNenda, Thelma Quaye, Director, Digital Infrastructure, Skills and Empowerment, Smart Africa
Moderator: Matteo Rizzi, Founder, Timepledge.org
Financing Emerging Markets Development Against Global Headwinds
Time: 3:10pm to 3:55pm
Stage: FinTech Without Borders, MH4
Speakers: Archie Hesse, Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Interbank Payment Settlement Systems, Gituku Kirika, Chief Executive Officer, IPSL / Pesalink, Innocent Muhizi, Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Information Society Authority, RISA, Jean Jacques Kajuga, Chief Operating Officer, RSwitch LTD, Samba Omar Sowe, Chief Executive Officer, GamSwitch
Moderator: Victor Malu, Senior Business Development Lead, Mojaloop Foundation
Dialogue between Central Bankers on Digital Money
Time: 4:30pm to 5:10pm
Stage: FinTech Without Borders, MH4
Speakers: Alvinder Singh, Head, Innovation Acceleration Office, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Christian Kajeneri, Director Payment Systems, National Bank of Rwanda, Kwame Oppong, Director of FinTech and Innovation, Bank of Ghana, Dr Tumubweinee Twinemanzi, Executive Director, Payment Systems Directorate, Bank of Uganda
Moderator: Dr Luca Antonio Ricci, Advisor and Mission Chief & Head of SSA Digital Payment, International Monetary Fund
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