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Event Agenda
11/15/2024
07:30 EAT
07:30 EAT - 08:30 EAT
Welcome coffee - Terrace - 4th floor
08:30 EAT
08:30 EAT - 08:38 EAT
Growth is a two way streer
NicolasDufourcq (Bpifrance)
08:30 EAT - 10:30 EAT
Inspire stage - Auditorium - 5th floor
08:38 EAT - 08:47 EAT
The entrepreneur at the heart of prograss
NicolasDufourcq (Bpifrance)JamesMwangi (Equity Group)
08:47 EAT - 08:50 EAT
Bolstering cooperation between kenya and France
Hon AlfredOMBUDO K’OMBUDOHon ArnaudSuquet
08:57 EAT - 09:00 EAT
Bpifrance to support entrepreneurship
09:00 EAT
09:00 EAT - 09:08 EAT
Business perspective : from local to wordlwilde
RosaNDUATI-MUTERO (ALN Kenya I Anjarwalla & Khanna)
09:09 EAT - 09:16 EAT
The power of ecosystem
PatriciaITHAU (WPP-Scangroup)
09:17 EAT - 09:24 EAT
Kenyan savoir-faire, French influence
DishaCopreaux (Red Lands Roses)
09:25 EAT - 13:15 EAT
TV set - 4th floor
09:29 EAT - 09:43 EAT
Boosting entrepreneurship in Africa
IsabelleBébéar (Bpifrance)SarahBenhamo (VictoryFarm)KaushikBurman (Spire)
09:43 EAT - 09:50 EAT
Creating the next generation of entrepreneurs
AngelaOCHUMBA (Standard Chartered Bank)
09:50 EAT - 10:10 EAT
Investing in East Africa and beyond
AzizMebarek (AfricInvest)LucRigouzzo (Amethis)
10:00 EAT
10:00 EAT - 10:08 EAT
Fabien DE CASTILLA, Cécile DESBONNETS & Salim AMIN
Fabien DE CASTILLA, Director - Konexio Africa
Cécile DESBONNETS, Social Impact Business Developer - Konexio Africa
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)FabienDe Castilla (Konexio Africa)
10:10 EAT - 10:25 EAT
Kenya-France macro-outlook
BenoitChervalier (MEDEF International - Business Europe)
10:10 EAT - 10:18 EAT
Vinod GOEL & Salim AMIN
Vinod GOEL, CEO East Africa at Jumia
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)VinodGoel (Jumia)
10:20 EAT - 10:28 EAT
Christopher MILEBE & Salim AMIN
Christopher MILEBE, French Chartered Accountant, Consultant at Miles Consulting
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)
10:25 EAT - 10:31 EAT
This is only the beginning
OlivierVincent (Bpifrance)
10:30 EAT - 10:38 EAT
Soumeya LOUCIF & Salim AMiN
Soumeya LOUCIF, Deputy President Commission Africa at CCEF and Public and Governmental Affairs Manager Africa at bioMérieux
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)
10:40 EAT - 10:48 EAT
Vincent LEROND & Salim AMIN
Vincent LEROND, Area Business Manager at Matière
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
10:50 EAT - 10:58 EAT
Disha COPREAUX & Salim AMIN
Disha COPREAUX, CEO at Red Land Roses
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)DishaCopreaux (Red Lands Roses)
11:00 EAT
11:00 EAT - 11:15 EAT
Financing and strengtheting renewable energies in East Africa
CharnelleFortuin-Ndlovu (Hydrogène de France)DennisKEYA (EDF)AmynMussa (ALN Kenya I Anjarwalla & Khanna)IfeanyiOdoh (Schneider Electric East Afr)
11:00 EAT - 11:45 EAT
First session of agoras - 4th and 5th floor
11:00 EAT - 11:08 EAT
George ODO & Jane NZAU & Salim AMIN
George ODO, Senior Partner & MD for East & Southern Africaat Africinvest
Jane NZAU, Pensions Administrator at Central Bank of Kenya
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)GeorgeOdo (AfricInvest)
11:00 EAT - 11:45 EAT
Value chain development and innovation in agribusiness
BimalKantaria (Elgon Kenya Limited)MartinMontbarbon (Group Elephant Vert)LaurePaugam (French Chamber of Commerce Kenya)TaherZavery (ZaynAgro)
11:10 EAT - 11:18 EAT
Patricia ITHAU & Salim AMIN
PatriciaITHAU (WPP-Scangroup)
11:20 EAT - 11:28 EAT
Ramzi AJAMI & Victor DIRIOU & Seydou HORVILLEUR
Ramzi AJAMI, Area Advisor East Africa at Bpifrance
Victor DIROU, Area Advisor West & Central Africa at Bpifrance
Seydou HORVILLEUR, Area Advisor West Africa at Bpifrance
RamziAjami (Bpifrance)
11:30 EAT - 11:38 EAT
Ann-Marème ATAYI & Marc CAGNARD & Salim AMIN
Ann-Marème ATAYI, Africa Project Manager at Bpifrance
Marc CAGNARD, Sub-Saharan Africa Director at Business France
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
11:40 EAT - 11:48 EAT
Rosa NDUATI-MUTERO & Salim AMIN
Rosa NDUATI-MUTERO, Managing Partner at ALN Kenya
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)RosaNDUATI-MUTERO (ALN Kenya I Anjarwalla & Khanna)
11:50 EAT - 11:58 EAT
Benoit CHERVALIER & Salim AMIN
Benoit CHERVALIER, Founding President at BCH INVEST, Vice-president Africa at MEDEF International in charge of European Affairs and Chairman Africa network at Business Europe
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)BenoitChervalier (MEDEF International - Business Europe)
12:00 EAT
12:00 EAT - 12:08 EAT
Angela OCHUMBA & Salim AMIN
Angela OCHUMBA, Senior Legal Counsel, Americas at Standard Chartered Bank
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)AngelaOCHUMBA (Standard Chartered Bank)
12:00 EAT - 12:45 EAT
Second session of agoras - 4th and 5th floor
12:00 EAT - 12:45 EAT
The entrepreneurial dynamics and attractiveness of Kenya & France
RamziAjami (Bpifrance)NicoleBlasyk (Business France)MathieuClavier (L'Oréal)ArnaudFloris (Bpifrance)EmilanPopa (Ilara Health)
12:00 EAT - 12:45 EAT
Venture Capital and Private Equity: navigating the next wave of investments in East Africa
DanApungu (Adenia Partners)IsabelleBébéar (Bpifrance)LewamKefela (Partech Africa)DaisyLiech (TLcom Capital)GeorgeOdo (AfricInvest)
12:45 EAT - 14:00 EAT
Cocktai lunch - Terrace - 4th floor
13:30 EAT
13:30 EAT - 13:38 EAT
Jacob DRI BI & Christophe PLASTRE
Jacob DRI BI, Conseiller technique financement et partenariats auprès du Ministre au Ministère de la Promotion de la Jeunesse, de l'Insertion professionnelle et du Service Civique
Christophe PLASTRE, Responsable regional Afrique de l’Ouest, Bpifrance
13:50 EAT - 13:58 EAT
Kaushik BURMAN & Salim AMIN
Kaushik BURMAN, CEO at Spiro
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)KaushikBurman (Spire)
14:00 EAT
14:00 EAT - 15:30 EAT
Inspire stage - Auditorium - 5th floor
14:00 EAT - 14:12 EAT
Introduction
FerdinandOmanyalaOlivierVincent (Bpifrance)
14:00 EAT - 14:08 EAT
Nicolas MARHIC & Salim AMIN
Nicolas MARHIC, Managing Director – Kenya Operations at IN Groupe
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)
14:10 EAT - 14:18 EAT
Dr Bimal KANTARIA, Cyril ROULLET & Clara JIMENEZ
Dr Bimal KANTARIA, Chairman at ASNET and CEO at Elgon Kenya
Cyril ROULLET, Export Manager at FAO
Clara JIMENEZ, Senior Development Advisor at Bpifrance
14:12 EAT - 14:37 EAT
Innovation and strategic partnerships : Kenya-France collaboration to support Africa's economic future
NachouatMeghouar (French African Foundation)AngelaOCHUMBA (Standard Chartered Bank)Dr. Abraham KorirSingOeiHon ArnaudSuquet
14:20 EAT - 14:28 EAT
Laure PAUGAM, Clara JIMENEZ, Happiness DAHER-EBHOHON & Salim AMIN
Laure PAUGAM, Executive Director at French Chamber of Commerce Kenya
Clara JIMENEZ, Senior Development Advisor at Bpifrance
Happiness DAHER-EBHOHON, Executive Director at French Chamber of Commerce Uganda
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)
14:30 EAT - 14:38 EAT
Caroline ENGLUND, Paloma LENGEMA, Morgane KABLAN & Laure PAUGAM
Caroline ENGLUND, Managing Director & Lead Consultant at Empactive Solutions
Paloma LENGEMA, General Manager at Bic East Africa
Morgane KABLAN, Co-Founder at Leja
Laure PAUGAM, Executive Director at French Chamber of Commerce Kenya
LaurePaugam (French Chamber of Commerce Kenya)
14:37 EAT - 15:00 EAT
Kenya's path to substainable industrialization
ArnaudFloris (Bpifrance)NachouatMeghouar (French African Foundation)Dr. JumaMUKHWANADavinaNGEI (the FlipFlopi Project)CharlottePATRICK-PATEL (ALN Kenya I Anjarwalla & Khanna)
14:40 EAT - 14:48 EAT
Olivier GAME, Martha OSIER & Salim AMIN
Olivier GAME, Lead, PE & VC, East Africa at Proparco
Martha OSIER, Partner East Africa at Adenia
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)MarthaOsier (Adenia)
14:50 EAT - 14:58 EAT
Hubert DE NOMAZY, Nicolas HAMEL, &Salim AMIN
Hubert DE NOMAZY, President at Motilde
Nicolas HAMEL, Business Developer West, Central, East & Southern Africa at Codra
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)
15:00 EAT
15:00 EAT - 15:28 EAT
Driving Kenya's economi growth : youth, innovation, and strategic investment
NicolasDufourcq (Bpifrance)PierreFauvet (Creadev)NachouatMeghouar (French African Foundation)NcheWADIKE (Victory Farms)
15:00 EAT - 15:08 EAT
Julien NORONHA, Ifeany ODOH, Mesrob KARALEKIAN & Salim AMIN
Julien NORONHA, Executive Director – Head of Communication at Bpifrance
Ifeany ODOH, Country President East Africa at Schneider Electric
Mesrob KARALEKIAN, Chief Commercial Officer at Prométhée Earth Intelligence
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)IfeanyiOdoh (Schneider Electric East Afr)
15:10 EAT - 15:18 EAT
Sébastien DE PLACE & Salim AMIN
Sébastien DE PLACE, Partner at Forvis Mazars South Africa
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)
15:20 EAT - 15:28 EAT
Salim AMIN & Carlotta DAL LAGO
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
Carlotta DAL LAGO, Head of Business Development, Marketing and Communication at ALN Kenya
15:28 EAT - 15:30 EAT
Closing session
NicolasDufourcq (Bpifrance)
15:30 EAT - 15:38 EAT
Isabelle BÉBÉAR, Luc RIGOUZZO & Salim AMIN
Isabelle BÉBÉAR, Director - Head of International & European Affairs at Bpifrance
Luc RIGOUZZO, Managing Partner at Amethis
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)IsabelleBébéar (Bpifrance)LucRigouzzo (Amethis)
15:40 EAT - 15:48 EAT
Ferdinand OMANYALA, Mustafa CURLU & Salim AMIN
Ferdinand OMANYALA, Professional Sprinter - African Record Holder 100m
Mustafa CURLU, Head of Sport, Digital & International - Communication Department
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)FerdinandOmanyala
15:50 EAT - 15:58 EAT
Dennis KEYA,James OBAROWSKI & Salim AMIN
Dennis KEYA, Regional Manager – East Africa at EDF
James OBAROWSKI, CEO at Zembo
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)DennisKEYA (EDF)
16:00 EAT
16:00 EAT - 16:08 EAT
Annemijn PERRIN & Ramzi AJAMI
Annemijn PERRIN, Founder & CEO at Digital Skills Foundation
Ramzi AJAMI, Area Advisor East Africa at Bpifrance
RamziAjami (Bpifrance)
16:10 EAT - 16:18 EAT
Hugues LATOURETTE, Ismail HIMDI & Salim AMIN
Hugues LATOURETTE, Head of Export Finance Department at Bpifrance
Ismail HIMDI, Projects Sales Executive at Sunna Design
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
16:20 EAT - 16:28 EAT
Charles COURDENT, Harsita WATERS, Ann-Marème ATAYI & Salim AMIN
Charles COURDENT, Director at Alliance Française de Nairobi
Harsita WATERS, Cultural Affairs Director & Deputy Director at Alliance Française de Nairobi
Ann-Marème ATAYI, Africa Project Manager at Bpifrance
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
SalimAMIN (Camerapix)
16:30 EAT - 16:38 EAT
Othman CHAOUI, Olivier VINCENT, Yves BATTESTI
Othman CHAOUI, President at French Chamber of Commerce Kenya
Olivier VINCENT, Executive Director in charge of Trade at Bpifrance
Yves BATTESTI, Regional Manager - Eastern / Southern Africa & Indian Ocean at Bpifrance
OlivierVincent (Bpifrance)
16:40 EAT - 16:48 EAT
Jason REYNARD & Ramzi AJAMI
Jason REYNARD, Regional Managing Director East Africa at AGL Group
Ramzi AJAMI, Area Advisor East Africa at Bpifrance
RamziAjami (Bpifrance)
17:00 EAT
17:00 EAT - 17:10 EAT
Sarah BENHAMO & Salim AMIN
Sarah BENHAMO, Sales Director at Victory Farm
Salim AMIN, Journalist & Chairman of Camerapix
