Land of African Business: 2nd edition in Paris

The Land of African Business organizes in Paris the second edition of its annual meetings. The LAB is a flagship event for Africa, proposing unique meetings and innovative solutions.

Alongside the presentations by 50 start-up finalists African Rethink, several panels are provided, including one on finance mutation in Africa with Jean-Michel Severino, President of Investisseurs & Partenaires.

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Focus: Panel n° 4 - African finance mutation

Thursday, October 20, from 10:15 am to 11 am

“Between structuring African companies and raising capital for investment from private equity, Africa offers new financing and draws an innovative role for investment funds and banks, but the world of capital providers is sometimes too distant from African entrepreneurs. What concrete actions we must implement to act for the emergence of a more favorable context for entrepreneurs and private capital to African businesses? What are the available tools on the continent?”

Table opened by: Mr. Jilles DJON, Director of Business Operations, African Room of Trade in China.

Speakers:

Estelle BRACK, Economist specializing in banking and finance, Université Panthéon-Assas and iReMMO, France

Jean-Michel Severino, CEO of I&P, France

Mr. Jean-Luc Koffi Vovor, Co-founder of Partners Kusuntu, France

Lionel Zinsou, President of AfricaFrance, member of Supervisory Board of PAI, Benin

Moderator: Mr. Yann QUEINNEC, CEO and founder of Affectio Mutandi, France

About the Land of African Business (LAB)

Founded in 2014, the think tank Land of African Business -LAB- benefits from its members expertise and opportunities of action for Africa. One of its purposes is to connect stakeholders committed to taking up the challenges of African development and growth. Thanks to its first edition during COP21, in Paris, the LAB gained a large visibility on the international stage.

The LAB assembles and sensitizes African economic, academic, associative, institutional and media players to the transformation of lifestyles and governance. The think tank, focused on a plural “Africas”, works towards the mutation of the society through sustainable and inclusive development models, contributing to growth sharing and harmony between populations. It puts enterprise and innovation in the core of the debate, with a cross-disciplinary approach based on partnerships.