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PROGRAM 2017 The business event to succee in Africa

Paris, the Rencontres Africa will take place in

1 PROGRAM 2017 The business event to succee in Africa FROM OCTOBER 2 ND TO 6 TH - REGISTRATION ON Following the success of the 2016 eition in Paris, the Rencontres Africa will take place in 2017 in Kenya! NAIROBI 5 & 6 OCTOBER 2017 Co-organize by: Master partner: With the support of:

Rencontres Africa 2017 From the 5th to 6th of october 2017, several hunre will stopover in Nairobi! Kenyatta International Convention Center An exceptional an unique event!

2 Rencontres Africa 2017 From the 5th to 6th of october 2017, several hunre will stopover in Nairobi! Kenyatta International Convention Center An exceptional an unique event! 200 to 300 African business leaers 150 French business managers 2 ays of business meetings 15 conferences an workshops 5 major sectorial themes

2017 From 5th to 6th October Les Rencontres Africa will be hel in Nairobi Since its first eition in September 2016 at the CESE in Paris, Les Rencontres Africa has establishe itself as

Conceive by the French Ministry for Europe an Foreign Affairs with the support of the French Ministry for Economy an the Kenyan Ministry of Inustry Trae an Cooperatives in partnership

Following on from this success, accompanying the proactive approach of the actors of foreign trae an to meet the expectations of the public ecision makers of African countries, Les

In Nairobi, they will bring together 300 African leaers from over 20 countries an the heas of 150 French companies.

3 2017 From 5th to 6th October Les Rencontres Africa will be hel in Nairobi Since its first eition in September 2016 at the CESE in Paris, Les Rencontres Africa has establishe itself as the most important event on Africa ever organise in France. Conceive by the French Ministry for Europe an Foreign Affairs with the support of the French Ministry for Economy an the Kenyan Ministry of Inustry Trae an Cooperatives in partnership with all actors of foreign trae (KEPSA, KAM, KENINVEST, KNCCI, FSK), these meetings mark a ecisive turning point in economic relations between France an the African continent. Following on from this success, accompanying the proactive approach of the actors of foreign trae an to meet the expectations of the public ecision makers of African countries, Les Rencontres Africa will from now on be organise alternately one year in France, one year in Africa. In Nairobi, they will bring together 300 African leaers from over 20 countries an the heas of 150 French companies. The expecte presence of numerous personalities incluing Cathia Lawson Hall, George Mutua, Damien Brau, Isabelle Bébéar, Saneep Khapre gives a clear inication of the highest level of political commitment to the event. More than 10 conferences an workshops focusing on seven major sector-specific themes for Kenya elaborate by a mixe French an local steering committee, will be organise with top local experts to promote ialogue between French participants, African attenees an their hosts.

4 Rencontres Africa 2017 CONFERENCES PROGRAM 5 major topics will be at the heart of the event They will be presente via the organization of conferences, an will also be iscusse in smaller workshops, gathering a limite amount of participants. The speakers will inclue top local experts to foster high-quality ialogue between French an African stakeholers. THURSDAY 5 th OCTOBER 9h to 9h45 Official opening conference 10h30 to 11h30 The East-African market : what opportunities for the private sector? In a major evelopment in East Africa, Kenya, Ugana an Tanzania ecie to join hans an form a trae bloc calle East African Community (EAC) in The new trae bloc aims to work towars economic policies that are pro-market, proprivate sector an pro-liberalisation. With toays economic environment where countries in Africa still have a growth figure that is more important than the european countries, there are major opportunities to seize for the private sector. We will learn an get a better unerstaning through the involvement in this panel through the experience of Chris Kirubi, an amazing entrepreneur with many investments in sectors like fabrication, meia an beverage. Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko, SG, EAC, Amb. Mfumukeko, as the 5th secretary general to the East African Community brings us a wealth of knowlege an experience with vast international experience incluing the establishment of the Buruni Investment Promotion Authority (API) in h00 to 15h00 Funing solutions to foster the private sector evelopment in East Africa What solutions for companies? Toay, the financing of African economies an especially companies is essentially, or even to say exclusively one through the banking sector (they provie 95% of financing). However, it is increasingly constraine by the new international pruential rules, further reucing the ability of African banks to cope with the increase of the financing nees of African economies. Hence the urgency for Africa to evelop irect financing that is complementary to bank financing.the evelopment of financial markets is therefore at the heart of the priorities of African economies, as financing an growth nees are key for the financing of infrastructure, businesses, governments an so on.

5 15h30 to 17h00 Transforming agriculture an agro-inustry in East-Africa Agriculture is one of the main sources of income in Africa; The imports are inicative of a broaer opportunity to transform agriculture construe as a business. Smaller-scale transformations are happening, such as in the horticulture an floriculture sectors in Kenya an Ethiopia respectively, Rwana s rapi an material reuctions in the level of malnutrition have shown the potential in this sector. Foo imports represent a iverse set of markets, both in key commoities as well as processe goos an associate or agro-allie inustries. Successful agricultural transformation, liberalization of input markets, Innovative financing, infrastructure evelopment (irrigation, storage, an rural roas), an lan tenure reforms are key- as are technologies an outreach plans that will help grow this sector full of potential. Toay, new technologies, especially in the application of information an communication technologies to agriculture, financial services an information services, open up new ways to replicate these successes, as well as rive new ways of moernizing value chains, an in a particularly inclusive manner. FRIDAY 6 th OCTOBER 9h to 10h30 Ensuring the sustainability of Africa s urbanization: Tech & Smart Cities The ual tren of rapi urbanisation an sophistication of technology will eventually give rise to smart cities aroun the worl. As new challenges emerge, what are African cities oing to ensure their success in the future. A smart city is an urban evelopment vision to integrating information & communication technologies (ICT) an internet technology in a secure fashion to manage a city s assets. These assets inclue local epartments information systems, schools, libraries, transportation systems, hospitals, power plants, water supply networks, waste management, law enforcement, an other community services. Several speakers with great experience will aress the question together with the private sector to allow a better unerstaning of the work, opportunities an hurles that a business to can encounter. 11h to 12h30 East Africa s rising mile class, new forms of consumption & istribution, payment an new business opportunities For consumer-goos companies, Africa hols much promise but also many pitfalls. To succee on the continent, companies must learn from the failures an successes of others. Over the past few years, business leaers an investors have become increasingly aware of the vast potential in Africa s burgeoning consumer market. The continent, now home to more than 1.1 billion people, will account for one-fifth of the worl s population by More an more Africans are entering the consumer class, with tens of millions emerging from poverty in recent years. In Kenya, where the mobile payment starte, it is toay the most important payment metho. With people like Bob Colleymore - Safaricom, Claue Mwene - MD Peugeot an James Mworia from Centum the iscussion will be as much as a sharing of experience as well as steep learning curve for the ones who are just entering this arena, which is full of opportunities for all parties.

6 WORKSHOPS THURSDAY 5 th OCTOBER 10h30 ROOM 1 ROOM 2 11h00 11h30 How to protect your bran in Africa? 12h00 12h30 14h00 14h30 15h00 Vocationnal training an innovation New igital tech for SMEs COCKTAIL - NETWORKING Investor Briefing Inustrial policy in East Africa 15h30 16h00 16h30 Corporate & investment bank Develop your skills alongsie our best experts! Workshops are an ieal format to share your experiences, failures or successes! You will be able to eepen the subjects priority for your business in working group of 30 to 50 participants! FRIDAY 6 th OCTOBER 09h30 10h00 10h30 Public Private Partnership Tourism 11h00 11h30 12h00 Cultural an Creative Inustries Renewable Energy

experts in international trae, will be at

East Africa PROPARCO Jean-Jacques LESTRADE

LAWSON-HALL Consultancy in charge of major

GRATADOUR Executive Director Digital Center

7 EXHIBITORS INTERNATIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERTISE FOR YOUR INTERNATIONAL (AND KENYAN) NEEDS Establishing abroa, recruiting the appropriate profile, financing the evelopment of your export turnover: for two ays, 40 exhibitors, all experts in international trae, will be at your isposal to respon to your questions an issues on the matter. Optimize your visit by meeting your future partners irectly. AFD PROPARCO AFRICA FRANCE AGENCE FRANCAISE DE DEVELOPPEMENT BOLLORÉ TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS BPIFRANCE BUSINESS FRANCE CIAN CCI DE FRANCE ET CCI FRANÇAISES À L INTERNATIONAL ETS GLOBAL FSK GÉNÉRALE DU SOLAIRE HEC HTG INDUSTRY INLEX AFRICA INSTITUT FRANÇAIS KAM KNCCI RAGNI SAROST SCIENCES PO SIA SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE... SOME OF OUR GUEST ATTENDEES Lionel ZINSOU Chairman AFRICAFRANCE Jean-Christophe RAGNI Director RAGNI Group Saneep KHAPRE BDO East Africa Pascal CHAIGNEAU lawyer an professor in international relations specialize in Africa Bassem LOUKIL LOUKIL Group Aberrahmane BENHAMADI CONDOR group Marc SRIDYKHAN Sourcing Group Director BRICORAMA Olivia FAYOLLE Business evelpment south east africa, RENAULT TRUCKS Isabelle BEBEAR Director of International an University BPIFRANCE Damien BRAUD Regional Manager East Africa PROPARCO Jean-Jacques LESTRADE PONTICELLI Johan VAN KERREBROECK ENGIE Eastern Africa Jean-Michel SEVERINO INVESTISSEURS & PARTENAIRES (I&P) Cathia LAWSON-HALL Consultancy in charge of major clients Africa SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE Jean-Rémi GRATADOUR Executive Director Digital Center HEC Paris Julien GARCIER Managing Director Sagaci Research Franck SOUTOUL INLEX AFRICA Christophe BERGEROT Associate Director FIDAL Jean-Pierre BERGES Deputy Director Africa & Mile East zone SADE CGTH George MUTUA Corporate & Investment Banking at SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

8 Rencontres Africa 2017 ENTRANCE FEES Exceptionally 80 $ FREE Amission! Ticket inclues : Personnalize Business Meetings Lunchs Permanente coffee breaks Free cloakroom Access to conferences an seminars Receipt of the aress list of B2B participants PARTICIPANTS ALREADY REGISTERED Check out some of our participants who have alreay registere for Les Rencontres Africa - Nairobi. Do not miss the online registration ealine by the 25th of August! On the 1st of july A2IA ABAX SERVICES ABOU WALID GROUP ALL VEGETABLE SOLUTIONS SAS ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA ASSOCIATION 3535 BAOBAB GROUPE MICROCRED BLUE WATER SHIPPING CABINET ARCHIVES EXPERT CANAL+ COMPLEXE TOURISTIQUE CHEMS- AYOUR CONCEPTXFORMATION ENKO EDUCATION ETS DUPOUY-SBCC FOLAN HAUSSMANN GROUP INGREDIA SA LAST MILE FOR BOP MAERSK TOGO MED IN AFRICA NOVATECH OCP AFRICA ORANGE MONEY - GROUPE RENAULT TRUCKS PERFORMANCES GROUP PROCREDIT BANK CONGO PRODEF SADE CGTH SAPAIC INDUSTRIES SEGEN AFRIKA LLC SOCIETE D AMENAGEMENT ZENATA STE DES ACIERIES DE TUNISIE TUNICOM THALES GROUP TOTAL SIDENOR YELLOZ INDUSTRY SAS ZABBAAN HOLDING...

GET PERSONALIZED B2B MEETINGS Les Rencontres Africa offer the possibility of aressing all Kenyan, African an French participants registere for the B2B meetings.

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9 GET PERSONALIZED B2B MEETINGS Les Rencontres Africa offer the possibility of aressing all Kenyan, African an French participants registere for the B2B meetings. Each manager can personalize his search criteria, select the participants of their choice an obtain custom mae scheules an appointments. Register online at bit.ly/free-pass-ky or contact your elegation hea irectly. Complete your profile On August 28th, you will receive by mail the access coes to the online meeting platform. Complete your profile an inicate your search criteria within 48 hours. Make your meeting requests From August 28th until September 20th, you can check the list of registrants, an select all the participants you wish to meet in orer of priority. Confirm your wishes From early September : valiate your wishes no later than September 25th: from this ate no new wishes of appointment will be possible, the appointment management platform will be close Receive your scheule of meetings an your bage One week prior to the event, you will receive your bage an your scheule of meetings. It inclues the meetings that were confirme by both parties, as well as the conferences that you wish to atten. Don t wait any longer to o business with high-potential companies! register on

10 Rencontres Africa 2017 PLACE & HOURS NAIROBI 9am to 6pm InterContinental Hotel Nairobi CONTACT Thierry DUBUS Annemijn PERRIN Co-organise by: Master partner Major partners Kenyan Institutional Partners French Institutional Partners Conference Partners With the support:

The business event to succeed in Africa

The business event to succeed in Africa 2017 FROM 2 ND TO 6 TH OCTOBER TUNIS 5 TH & 6 TH OCTOBER countries 3strategic destinations ABIDJAN 2 ND & 3 RD OCTOBER 700 to 1,000 African leaders in each host