Program
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Registration & Networking Coffee
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Opening Ceremony & Keynote Addresses
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Panel 1 : The SME Continental Pact : A game changer for Economic Growth and Job creation.
A Strategic Framework to Transform SMEs for the Next Era of Growth.
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Networking Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Panel 2 : SME Funding Transformation : The $50 Billion Challenge
Mobilizing and channeling funds to SMEs by unlocking new financing mechanisms and players.
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Panel 3 : Digitalization and De-risking SMEs : A Key Pillar of the Continental Pact
Leveraging AI, fintech, and digital payment platforms to enhance financial inclusion and mitigate SME risks.
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Networking Lunch
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Panel 4 : Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) for SME Industrialization
Unlocking Africa’s manufacturing potential.
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Networking Coffee Break
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Closing Session : SME Acceleration Task Force : a Multi Stakeholder Approach
Key Stakeholders : DFIs, commercial banks, private equity & venture capital firms, and government policymakers will collaborate and drive the SME Continental Pact forward.
Official Closing Remarks
8:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Gala Dinner & Africa SME Champions Awards Ceremony
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.