"Sustaining Development Finance in Africa: Perspectives into the future"
Hosted by
Development Bank of Mauritius
The Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) is pleased to announce the 2024 CEO Forum of African Development Finance Institutions, which will take place at the Hennessy Park Hotel, Ebene, Mauritius, from November 4-6, 2024. The forum theme is ‘‘Sustaining Development Finance in Africa: perspectives into the future”. The host institution is the Development Bank of Mauritius (DBM) Ltd.
SPEAKERS
Thabo Thamane
Chairman AADFI
CEO, CEDA
Botswana
Admassu Tadesse
Group President & MD, TADB Tanzania
Jaywant Pandoo
CEO, DBM Mauritius
Patricia Ojangole
1st Vice Chairperson AADFI
MD, UDBL , Uganda
Mosako BOITUMELO
CEO, DBSA South Africa
Dr. Olasupo Olusi
MD/CEO, BIO Nigeria
Dumisani Msibi
GMD, Fincorp Eswatini
Lilian Mbassy
MD, TDB Tanzania
Michael Mensah-Baah
DCEO, DBG Ghana
Youssouf Fadiga
DG, BNI Cote d’Ivoire
Abdelouahab Boushaba
2nd Vice Chairperson AADFI, DMD TEF Morocco
Dr Rita Babihuga-Nsanze
Director & Head, Economics, Research and Strategy, AFC
Manuel Moses
CEO, ATIDI Kenya
Frank Nyabundege
MD, TADB Tanzania, AADFI Regional Rep. for East Africa
Georges Kubai
MD, AFC Kenya
Chinua Azubike
CEO, InfraCredit Nigeria
HE, Amb. Kheswar Jankee
President, WASME, Ambassardor Mauritius to Russian Federation
Adama MARIKO
SG, FICS & Deputy Executive Director, Mobilisation, Partnership, and Communication of AFD
Harold Kaflego Mogale
Climate Finance Soecialist, DBSA
Muhammad Zubair Mughal
MD, AlHuda Center of Islamic Banking and Economics, U.A.E
Desta Mebratu
Professor, Engineering X Lead, Africa Roadmap, Center for Sustainability Transition, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Daniil Algulyan
Deputy Chairman, VEB.RF State Development Corporation, Russian Federation
Koffi Koumassi
Coordinator, African Adaption Initiative(AAI)
Harvesh Seegolam
G.C.S.K, Governor of the Mauritius
Dr John Steytler
CEO, DBN Namibia
Dr Adel Bosch
Senior Economist, DBSA
Mr. Denis Ochieng
Director of Finance & Business Operation, UDBL
Dr. Michael Ma’hmoud
Economist & Development Management Expert
Ken Poonoosamy
Chief Executive Officer, Economic Development Board
Sunil Benimadhu
Stock Exchange of Mauritius Ltd
Dr Ric Amansure
Senior Researcher, Centre for Sustainability Transition (CST), Stellenbosch University
Olympus Manthata
Head Climate & Environmental Finance, DBSA/Coordinator of AADFI Climate Change Working Group
Zeph Nhleko
Chief Economists, Development Bank of Southern Africa
Kevin Ramkaloan
CEO, Business Mauritius
EVENT SCHEDULE
| Day 1 – Monday, November 4, 2024 |
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| AADFI Board of Directors Meeting (closed session) |
| Special Interest Session: |
| Topic: The role of DFIs in developing Africa’s bankable infrastructure project pipelines |
| (The session will explore the role of DFIs in developing Africa’s bankable infrastructure project pipelines, and to propose practical solutions to the listed challenges to infrastructure development in the continent) |
| Day 2 – Tuesday, November 5, 2024 |
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| Opening Ceremony |
| Plenary Sessions 1: Financing development projects in Africa: where are the opportunities? |
| (The session will discuss the growth sectors with potential for investment opportunities in the context of the SDGs and development agendas. What options are available to close the development gaps in Africa?) |
| Session 2: Enhancing resource mobilization for Development Projects |
| (Scaling up resources for development is urgently required in Africa given the huge financing gap estimated at $4trillion. What approach should African national DFIs adopt to crowd in funding? How can DFIs leverage domestic resources, remittances, bonds, blended finance, public and private funding etc. to finance development projects) |
| Session 3: Financing Energy Transition & Climate Resilient: How prepared are African DFIs? |
| (The session presents the outcome of the survey on readiness of African DFIs in financing green and climate smart projects, based on the recent study carried out by the Association. It will identify specific interventions and supports required to scale up African DFIs involvement in climate finance, and how to measure outcomes) |
| Dinner / Cultural Night |
| Day 3 – Wednesday, November 6, 2024 |
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| Panel Session 4: Development Finance in Africa: towards a paradigm shift |
| (Development finance is transforming. Traditional development finance in Africa has mainly focused on aid dependency, donor-driven agenda, and top-down approaches. However, these approaches have not delivered expected development outcomes and impact. The continent needs a paradigm shift in the funding model and instruments for development financing. The session will discuss innovative funding instruments available and how financing architecture could be made better and fit for purpose for development projects in Africa). |
| Panel Session 5: A conversation on the Finance in Common (FiCS) & 5th FiCS |
| Closing Ceremony |
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DESIGNATED HOTELS
Hennessy Park Hotel
Venue of the Event
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Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel
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Le Suffren Hotel & Marina
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PARTNERS
EVENT VENUE
Hennessy Park Hotel
Ebene, Mauritius
65, Ebene Cybercity
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The 2024 CEO Forum of African DFIs on November 4-6, 2024, in Ebene, Mauritius,
on the theme "Sustaining Development Finance in Africa: Perspectives into the future”.
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