8:15 - 8:55 Registration of participants
9:00 - 9:05 Welcome note
Jean-Luc VOVOR – Managing Partner KUSUNTU PARTNERS
9:10 - 9:30 OPENING REMARKS: Building a reinforced Economic and Financial Partnership between Africa and France
First LAST – Title – AFRICAFRANCE FOUNDATION FOR A SHARED GROWTH
9:30 - 10:25 - PANEL 1 – Structuring and launching an Investment Fund within the WAEMU Zone
First LAST – Title – PRIVATE EQUITY FUND
First LAST – Title – LAW FIRM
First LAST –Title – FUND ADMIN CO
First LAST –Title – INDUSTRY BODY or INDUSTRY REGULATOR
First LAST – Title – Club Afrique AFIC or BPI France
Moderator: First Name LAST NAME – Title – COMPANY
Challenges and pitfalls in getting into the Private Equity Fund Business in the WAEMU Zone
10:30 - 10:50 - Morning Break
10:55 - 11:15 – PRESENTATION: Developing a favorable Private Equity and Venture Capital ecosystem
First LAST – Title – BPI France
11:20 - 12:15 – PANEL 2 – African Private Equity and Venture Capital, from selecting investments up to the exit: an operational perspective
First LAST –Title – PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM
First LAST –Title – PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM
First LAST –Title – PRIVATE EQUITY BACKED FIRM
First LAST –Title – INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR
First LAST –Title – LAW FIRM
Moderator: Moderator: First LAST – Journalist – MEDIA Name
How do Private Equity Teams create value for Investors
12:20 - 12:40 - PRESENTATION: Sharing Experience on Building local investment capacities in African
First LAST – Title – INVESTISSEURS & PARTENAIRES
13:00 - 14:00 - Cocktail
14:05 - 14:25 - PRESENTATION: The Dynamics of the African Private and Venture Capital Industry
Hervé SCHRICKE – Chairman – Club Afrique, AFIC (Association Française des Investisseurs en Capital)
14:30 - 15:25 - PANEL 3 – Which models for attracting investors into African focused Funds
First LAST – Title – AFRICAN DFI
First LAST – Title – AFRICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
First LAST – Title – AFRICA FOCUSED FUND OF FUNDS
First LAST – Title – FAMILY OFFICE
First LAST – Title – INDUSTRY BODY or REGULATOR
Moderator: Moderator: Alexandre ALFONSI – Managing Partner – AXONIA PARTNERS
Issues and Funds structuring solutions to accommodate both international investors and those in the WAEMU zone
15:30 - 15:50 - Lunch Cocktail
15:55 – 16:15 – PRESENTATION – The Kusuntu Forbes Africa TOP 50 Private Equity Survey
Irwin TCHETCHENIGBO – SUNAYON
16:20 – 17:15 – PANEL 4 – Which Role the African Diasporas could play to support African SME’s
Elie NKAMGUEU – Chairman – CLUB EFFICIENCE
Pierre-Yves DENEZ – Of Counsel – ORRICK
Eric Vincent GUICHARD – Chief Executive – HOMESTRINGS
First LAST – Title – CROWDFUNDING PLATFORM
First LAST –Title – DIASPORA ENTREPRENEUR
Moderator: Moderator: First LAST – Title – COMPANY
From sourcing to the return, how to factor in all the ingredients
17:20 – 17:40 – CLOSING REMARKS: WAEMU Zone is opened to Private Equity and Venture Capital
First LAST – Title – WAEMU Financial Market Regulator/WAEMU Economic Commission>
The second part is reserved for professional meetings. Participants to second part are all business and finance professional. Attendance is submitted to prior registration on the Kusuntu Meeting Registration platform.
17:40 – 19:00 – Business Meeting
Master Classes scheduled are divided in a morning session (9:30 - 12:30) and an afternoon session (13:30 - 16:30), with a buffet lunch break networking session between the two sessions.
BOTH MASTER CLASSES TRAINING WILL BE DELIVERED IN FRENCH