FABS 2025

Main program

Please click below to access the initial agenda overview outlining the focus areas and discussions slated for the day while additional program specifics continue to be finalized.

If you need any further details about session topics or have questions as you make plans to join us February 28th – 29th in Lagos, please email: info@fabs.africa

8:00 -
9:00
(WAT)
Registration / Networking breakfast
9:00 -
9:15
(WAT)
Opening Remarks
9:15 -
9:55
(WAT)
Crossing Borders & Uniting Markets: Nigeria-Francophone Africa Relations

Where we are and where we want to go

10:00 -
10:45
(WAT)
Roadmap and Toolkits for Investing in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa

Inside Stories from Africa's Investment Frontlines

10:45 -
11:05
(WAT)
COFFEE / TEA BREAK
Breakout room 1:

Energy & Natural Resources

Breakout room 2:

Financial Services

Breakout room 3:

Agriculture

11:05 -
11:50
(WAT)
Powering Progress Together:

Collaborations, Market Evolution, and Investment Incentives in Africa's Energy Sector

Shaping Success Together:

Navigating Market Entry, Dynamics, and Growth Opportunities in Africa's Financial Landscape

Seeds of Synergy:

Opportunities for Collaborations to Achieve Regional Food Self- Sufficiency

11:50 -
11:55
(WAT)
TRANSITION
Breakout room 1:

Real Estate & Construction

Breakout room 2:

FMCG & Distribution

11:55 -
12.40
(WAT)
Foundations of Unity:

Opportunities for Sustainable and Community-focused Real Estate Ventures

Unlocking Expansion Opportunities:

Strategies and Insights to Deepen FMCG Brand Presence in Francophone and Anglophone Africa

12:45 -
13:45
(WAT)
NETWORKING LUNCH
Breakout Room 1:

Infrastructure

Breakout Room 2:

FinTech

13:50 -
14.35
(WAT)
Bridging Borders:

Building Integrated Infrastructure for a Unified Africa

Futuristic Africa:

Innovating Technology Solutions for a More Connected Africa

14: 35-
14.40
(WAT)
TRANSITION
14:40 -
15:30
(WAT)
Expansion Panel

Expanding in Francophone Africa: An Operational Perspective.
Adapting Your Business for Success

15:30 -
15:55
(WAT)
Closing Remark
15:55 -
16:05
(WAT)
Wrap-up and Thank You