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
- Remarks by the Commissioner General of the FIP
- Speeches by sectoral ministers
- Speech by the President of the Republic
Post-TRI roadmap: structuring sectors and securing investments
- Plenary presentation
- Debriefing
Value chains in action: from local processing to foreign investment
- Introductory keynote speech
- Speaker dialogue
- Public Q&A
- Debriefing summary
Buffet lunch – Networking
Official lunch
Energy, multimodal transport, logistics, and ICT: levers for agro-industrial, forestry, and mining value chains
- Introductory keynote speech
- Speaker dialogue
- Public Q&A
- Summary & debriefing
Coffee break & networking
Social break
Workshops
- Parallel workshop A – Financing and integrating agro-industrial chains
- Parallel workshop B – PPP, Public Service, Compliance & Credibility
"One-on-One" Meetings
Structured B2B Sessions
Welcome cocktail reception
Official Cocktail Reception
Day 2: Thursday 23 October 2025
THEMATIC WORKSHOPS & CONCRETE SOLUTIONS
Location : Ledger Plaza Hotel
Settling in and informal networking
Opening speech for the second day
- Introductory keynote speech
- Speaker dialogue
- Public Q&A
- Summary & debriefing
- Introductory keynote speech
- Speaker dialogue
- Public Q&A
- Summary & debriefing
- Introductory keynote speech
- Speaker dialogue
- Public Q&A
- Summary & debriefing
Feedback on key messages. Discussion and collective prioritisation
- Summary of priorities from the morning panels
- Workshop overview and explanation of the working method
- Presentation of benchmarks and success factors
- Composition of COPIL/COTECH and role of each level
- Definition of the management body
- Clarification of the role of the separate regulatory authority
- Adoption of the ZES law and draft decrees
- Establishment of a one-stop shop within the zone with customs/tax delegation
- Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms
- Presentation of the sites selected and validation of the choice of pilot sites
- Collective prioritisation of sites and phasing
- Definition of infrastructure priorities
- Development of logistics corridors (river dry ports, roads, railways)
- Debate on conditionality: proof of funds before land allocation
- Infrastructure financing via PPPs, concessional funds, donors and sovereign wealth funds
- Structuring blended finance to reduce the cost of capital
- Establishing partial guarantee and political risk insurance mechanisms
- Risk mitigation (exchange rates, demand, land)
- Incentive-based tax and customs reforms (VAT, targeted exemptions, SEZ preferential regimes)
- Harmonisation with CEMAC rules
- Incentives for formalisation via GUFE and adapted taxation
- Deployment of the FNGI and portfolio guarantees for MPME
- Implementation of a quality certification system
- Training and skills development plan aligned with priority sectors
- B2B platforms and framework contracts for local subcontracting
- Local content KPIs (> 50% local processing within 3-5 years)
- Presentation of the completed planning table
- Adoption by consensus and conclusion
- Closing remarks
- Signing of letters of intent / MoU
- Announcement of the monitoring mechanism
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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