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To mark the 25th anniversary of the Averroès community, an anniversary Forum will be held on 12 May 2026 in Nairobi, alongside the Africa–France Summit. 

 The Forum will bring together the fund managers and portfolio companies supported by Averroès over the past twenty‑five years, as well as our long‑standing LPs and partners, African and French corporates, African institutional investors, and, more broadly, members of our network committed to advancing private‑sector growth and entrepreneurship across Africa.  

Event Program

15:30
15:30 - 16:00
Welcome coffee
16:00
16:00 - 16:05
Opening remarks
16:05 - 16:45
Panel Discussion 1
VC x PE: Creating continuity across the investment lifecycle. - Ogugua Osakwe Adegbite, Principal at Partech Africa - James Griffiths, Partner at Development Partners International (DPI),
16:45 - 17:25
Panel Discussion 2
Africa–France: Connecting markets to unlock scale, value and liquidity. - Sébastien Boyé, Co-CEO, I&P - Stéphane Colin, Managing Partner, AfricInvest - Khady Kone Dicoh, Senior Partner, Amethis
17:25
17:25 - 17:45
Retrospective 25 Years
17:45 - 21:30
Closing remarks and Cocktail reception

Speakers

JG

James Griffiths

DPI
Partner
SC

Stéphane Colin

AfricInvest
Managing Partner
OO

Ogugua Osakwe-Adegbite

Partech
Principal
SB

Sébastien Boyé

I&P
Co-CEO
KK

Khady Kone-Dicoh

Amethis
Senior Partner

Practical Information

ALN House

Off Eldama Ravine Cl, Nairobi, Kenya

From 4PM to 9:30PM