Program
A dense and enriching programme is in store for these 3 days, from 22 to 24 October in Bangui.
This programme covers the 3 days of the forum plus the optional days that will follow.
Day 1 : Wednesday 22 Octobre 2025
STRATEGIC PLENARY SESSIONS & OFFICIAL OPENING
Location : Ledger Plaza Hotel
Welcome & registration
Welcome coffee – Informal networking
Official Opening Ceremony
- Welcome address by the CEO of CARAT Investissements
- Speeches by institutional partners
- Opening address by the President of the Republic
Plenary session 1 – Creating an environment conducive to investment
Topics: legal certainty, compliance, reforms, attractiveness of the country
Format: Round table (3 speakers: legal expert, government representative, investor) + Q&A
Buffet lunch – Networking
Plenary session 2 – The role of infrastructure in economic development
Focus: energy, transport, telecoms
Format: Presentations (2 speakers: infrastructure expert, project developer) followed by a debate
Coffee break & networking
Workshops
- Parallel workshop A – Financing agriculture & agro-industry
- Parallel workshop B – ublic-private partnerships (PPPs) and the civil service
Free time
Free time dedicated to one-on-one meetings, private audiences and targeted networking
Welcome cocktail reception
Speeches, entertainment and conviviality to seal the first commitments
Day 2: Thursday 23 October 2025
THEMATIC WORKSHOPS & CONCRETE SOLUTIONS
Location : Ledger Plaza Hotel
- Parallel Workshop C – Innovative financing instruments (excluding venture capital)
- Parallel Workshop D – Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Parallel workshop E – Financing Crafts and Micro-enterprises
- Parallel workshop F – Risk management & Insurance for projects
Scheduled or spontaneous meetings between investors, project leaders and experts
Format : Feedback on the lessons learned from the workshops by the moderators + open discussion
Day 3 : Friday 24 October 2025
DAY DEDICATED TO SME/SMI FINANCING
Location : Ledger Plaza Hotel
Welcome
Welcome & Coffee
Roundtable 1: The challenges of financing SMEs/SMIs in Central Africa
Topic : access to credit, taxation, structural constraints
Format : Panel of 4 speakers (banker, entrepreneur, public institution, international expert) + Q&A
Coffee break
Coffee break
Round table 2: Accelerating SME growth: local and international solutions
Theme : incubators, accelerators, technical and technological support, partnerships with the diaspora
Format : Interactive panel (3 experts + dynamic moderator)
Buffet lunch
Buffet lunch
Special session: Presentation of local success stories
Format : Testimonials from three Central African entrepreneurs who have successfully raised funds or developed structural partnerships
Coffee break
Coffee break
Official Closing & Commitments
- General summary by the Forum rapporteur
- Announcement of commitments and partnerships signed
- Closing remarks by the CEO of CARAT Investissements
- Closing speech by a government representative
Closing Gala
Closing Gala
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