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Event program

Program

of the event

23 September: Opening

September 24: Capital & Growth

25 September: Regulation & Closing

Day1: September 23, 2026

CEMAC Vision, Realities & Acceleration
A day deliberately lightened, to absorb the hazards of the official opening ceremony.

08:00 – 09:00

Welcome, accreditation and welcome coffee

Opening of the Capital Expo and installation of the guests.

09:00–10:15

Official Opening Ceremony

Institutional speeches, official launch and protocol sequence.

10:15–10:30

Official photo and networking break

Press, delegation movements and visit to the Capital Expo.

10:35–11:00

Opening Keynote — Breaking the Cycle

Reinventing African financing by 2030.

11:05–12:30

Signature Keynote — Rethinking African Risk

From perception to reality.

12:30–13:15

Networking lunch break

Informal meetings between participants and speakers.

1:20–2:00 p.m.

The Hot Seat

Three uncomfortable truths about the CEMAC financial markets.

15:00–18:00

Networking & Capital Expo

Meetings, exchanges and visits to the stands.

Day2: September 24, 2026

Capital, Debt, Technology & Business Growth

DCC Capital Connect continues in parallel with the main program, all day.

08:30–09:00

Welcome and networking café

Opening of DCC Capital Connect appointments.

09:00–09:20

Strategic Keynote
Building the future of investment in Africa and mobilizing capital at scale.

09:20–09:40

Project Spotlight

Exclusive presentation of a structuring project for the region.

09:40–10:55

Investment Match
Building the right financing: preparation, bankability, structuring and risk sharing.

10:55–11:20

Networking break

Capital Expo and partner meetings.

11:20–12:40

Capital on Trial

Why is capital still circulating so difficult to reach Central Africa?

12:40–13:45
Networking lunch
Lunch and continuation of DCC Capital Connect appointments.

1:45 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

Diamond NextGen Challenge — Final

Pitches from the finalists, questions from the jury and deliberation.

3:30 p.m.–3:50 p.m.

Presentation of the NextGen Diamond Award

Announcement of the winner, photos and recognition of the finalists.

15:50–16:00

Key takeaways from Day 2
Short summary and practical announcements.
16:00–18:00
Networking & Capital Expo
Continuation of meetings and visits to the stands.

Day3: September 25, 2026

Regulation, trust and sustainable transformation

The day closes with the Douala Declaration, before the gala evening.

08:30–09:00

Welcome and networking café

Opening of the last day.

09:00–09:20

Keynote — From Fragmentation to Integration
Integrated capital markets to finance the CEMAC economy.
09:20–10:35
Market Makers — The Trust Revolution

Depth, liquidity, infrastructure, regional integration, confidence and mobilization of savings.

10:35–11:00
Networking break
Exchanges, press and Capital Expo.
11:00–12:00

Ask the Regulator

The market is asking its questions. The regulator is responding.
12:00–13:15
Networking lunch

Exchanges with institutions, companies and investors.

1:15–2:15 pm

Legacy Talks — Build, Traverse, Transmit

Intergenerational conversation on entrepreneurship, leadership and transmission.

2:15–2:30 pm

Transition pause
Preparation of the closing ceremony.
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Official Closing Ceremony
Douala Declaration, commitments, recommendations and thanks.
3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Final photo and closing networking
Last exchanges in plenary and at the Capital Expo.