Keynote Speaker RAF 2024
President
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Speakers
CEO
African Guarantee and Economic Cooperation Fund (FAGACE)
CEO
Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM)
Belgian State Minister
CEO
Belgian development cooperation agency (ENABEL)
Hard Talk: Empowering RDCongo by HE Judith Suminwa Tuluka
Prime Minister
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Moderator
PANEL 1: Building Africa Together – The Africa We Want
President
West African Development Bank (BOAD)
President
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
United Nations Assistant Secretary-General – UNFPA Deputy Executive Director
Vice-President
ECOWAS Commission
Minister of Industry and SMEs
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Moderator
PANEL 2: Challenges of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Secretary-General
AfCTFA
Secretary-General,
Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)
Commissioner in charge of the Common Market Department
Commission of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
Minister for Foreign Trade
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
President
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)
Moderator
PANEL 3: Investing in Human Capital and Artificial Intelligence
President
African Association for Ethical Artificial Intelligence
General Manager of Human Resources
MTN Cameroon
Senior Data Manager
LVMH
Founder
IKAZE Ventures
Moderator
Hard Talk: The Future of Africa between Tradition and Modernity
Sultan King of Bamoun
Republic of Cameroon
Moderator
PANEL 4: Financing and Connecting Africa
Special Advisor to the President
Afreximbank
President
The Okwalians
Deputy Director-General
International Partnerships, European Commission
Moderator
PANEL 5: Culture, sport and Soft Power
Minister of Communication and Media, Government Spokesperson
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
President
Magic System Foundation
World Champion & Indoor WR Holder
Triple Jump
President
International Center for Studies and Reflections on the Sahel
Secretary General
Confejes
Moderator
PANEL 6: Future of Democracy in Africa
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Cape Verde
Former Minister and Mediator
Sant’Egidio Community
Founder
Think Tank, Afrikajom Center
Special Advisor to the President
National Democratic Institut
Founder
Africa International Media Group
Moderator
PANEL 7: Agribusiness and Value Chain
Regional Director,
World Bank, Angola – Burundi – DR Congo – Sao Tome
Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture
ECOWAS
Managing Partner
Stallion Cap Africa
Founder and CEO
Finco
Moderator