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2026 Programme

March 2026
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Roundtable

AD12

Open

Tue, 10 Mar | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Roundtable: Building a Future Ready SME Ecosystem

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Ayodele Ojosipe

Ayodele Ojosipe Head, Business Development & Relationship Management, Development Bank of Nigeria Plc

Dagmawi Habte-Selassie

Dagmawi Habte-Selassie Country Director, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Mikhail Velichko

Mikhail Velichko Chief Executive Officer , AccèsBanque Madagascar

Munir Duri

Munir Duri Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Kifiya

M. Osah Obaro

Dr. M. Osah Obaro Divisional Head, Business Development & Partnership, Bank of Industry

Veerathai Santiprabhob

Dr. Veerathai Santiprabhob Former Governor, Bank of Thailand

Qamar Saleem

Qamar Saleem Global Head, SME Finance Forum
Talent & Careers Forum

Main Hall 3

Open

Tue, 10 Mar | 11:25 AM - 12:00 PM

Inclusion, Local Talent and Mobility: Expanding Access to Opportunity Across Africa
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Francis Mulaa

Prof. Francis Mulaa Professor, University of Nairobi

Majeed Ayinde

Majeed Ayinde Payments System Specialist, Institute for Inclusive Digital Africa

Uyoyo Zino Edosio

Uyoyo Zino Edosio Principal Innovation & Digital Expert, African Development Bank Group

Philip Ngarambe

Philip Ngarambe Co-founder, AC Mobility
Talent & Careers Forum

Main Hall 3

Open

Tue, 10 Mar | 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM

Fireside Chat: Competence as Currency: Cultivating Tech Leadership and Career Pathways in Inclusive Fintech
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Stephen David

Stephen David President, African Innovators Society at Carnegie Mellon University Africa

Robert Bob Okello

Robert Bob Okello Founder, Maarifasasa Limited
Talent & Careers Forum

Main Hall 3

Open

Tue, 10 Mar | 12:20 PM - 12:55 PM

Future of Work: Sustainable Talent for a Digital Africa - AI, Digital Assets, and Green Skills for Inclusive Growth
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Nzau Muinde

Nzau Muinde Public Policy Manager, Mobile Money, GSMA

Patrick Saidu Conteh

Dr. Patrick Saidu Conteh Chief Executive Officer, Africa Fintech Network

Mélanie (Mariam) Keïta

Mélanie (Mariam) Keïta Chief Executive Officer, Melanin Kapital Neobank

Robert Bob Okello

Robert Bob Okello Founder, Maarifasasa Limited
Roundtable

AD12

Open

Tue, 10 Mar | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Roundtable: Regulation, Innovation, and Trust: A Joint Conversation on Data Sovereignty in African Financial Systems
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Dotun Adekunle

Dotun Adekunle Chief Operating Officer & Chief Technology Officer, OPAY

Henry Chinedu Obike

Henry Chinedu Obike Chief Innovation Officer, I&M Bank (Rwanda) Plc.

John Mukono

John Mukono Chief Executive Officer, Kenswitch

Patrick Saidu Conteh

Dr. Patrick Saidu Conteh Chief Executive Officer, Africa Fintech Network

Serigne Dioum

Serigne Dioum Chief Executive Officer, MTN Fintech Group

Raadhika Sihin

Raadhika Sihin Head of Public Policy, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
Talent & Careers Forum

Main Hall 3

Open

Tue, 10 Mar | 3:10 PM - 3:15 PM

Closing Dialogue

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Matteo Rizzi

Matteo Rizzi Founder, Timepledge & Senior Advisor, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)

Lydia Ingabire

Lydia Ingabire Senior Capacity Building Program Manager, Kigali International Financial Centre

Roundtable

AD12

Open

Tue, 10 Mar | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Closed Door Roundtable: Regulatory Positioning for the Next Digital Economy
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Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi

H.E. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Governor, Central Bank of Somalia

Denny Kalyalya

Dr. Denny Kalyalya Governor, Bank of Zambia

Jean-Claude Kassi Brou

Hon. Jean-Claude Kassi Brou Governor, Central Bank of West African States

Kamau Thugge

Dr. Kamau Thugge Governor, Central Bank of Kenya

Nick Barigye

Hon. Nick Barigye Deputy Governor, National Bank of Rwanda

Yvon Sana Bangui

Yvon Sana Bangui Governor, Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (BEAC)

Soraya Hakuziyaremye

Hon. Soraya Hakuziyaremye Governor, National Bank of Rwanda
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