2025 Programme

September 2025
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Mon 15 Sep
Tue 16 Sep
Wed 17 Sep
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Forum Stage

Forum Stage (Ground Floor)

Open

Mon, 15 Sep | 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM

Disruptors' Panel: Private Sector Champions Building the Future
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Aliou Maïga

Aliou Maïga Regional Industry Director, Financial Institutions Group, Africa, International Finance Corporation

Karl Westvig

Karl Westvig Chief Executive Officer, Tyme Bank SA

Pearl Nkrumah

Pearl Nkrumah Africa Head, Retail & Digital Banking (Excl. Nigeria), Access Bank Plc

Daniella Keet

Daniella Keet Head of Strategic Partnerships, FNB Commercial

Sopnendu Mohanty

Sopnendu Mohanty Group Chief Executive Officer, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
Workshop

Workshop Room (First Floor)

Open

Mon, 15 Sep | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

SME Lending in an AI-First World: Making Finance Faster, Smarter, and Scalable - Powered by Nucleus Software Exports Limited
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Anshul Khare

Anshul Khare Director of Products & Business Solutions, Nucleus Software Exports Limited

Kavi Choitram

Kavi Choitram SVP SME Lending, Astra Tech

Forum Stage

Forum Stage (Ground Floor)

Open

Mon, 15 Sep | 11:15 AM - 11:55 AM

The role of Digital Public Infrastructure in driving financial innovation for the future
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Clare Rowley

Clare Rowley Head of Business Operations, Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation

Philip Sigwart

Philip Sigwart Group Chief Executive Officer, Baobab SAS

Satu Kahkonen

Satu Kahkonen Country Director, World Bank

Victor Malu

Victor Malu Senior Business Development Lead, Mojaloop Foundation

Matteo Rizzi

Matteo Rizzi Senior Advisor, Global Finance & Technology Network
Forum Stage

Networking Area

Open

Mon, 15 Sep | 11:55 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch break
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Workshop

Workshop Room (First Floor)

Open

Mon, 15 Sep | 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Unlocking SME Growth Through Embedded Finance – Powered by IDB Invest
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Paula Pelaez

Paula Pelaez Director of MSME, Gender, Diversity and Inclusion, IDB Invest

Jose Wolff

Jose Wolff Senior Consultant - Embedded Finance, IDB Invest

Kingsley Adofo-Addo

Kingsley Adofo-Addo Group Manager SME & Partnerships, Ecobank

Nandipha Mabeta

Nandipha Mabeta SME Africa Lead, Mastercard

Vincent Zheng

Dr. Vincent Zheng Deputy General Manager, WeBank

Forum Stage

Forum Stage (Ground Floor)

Open

Mon, 15 Sep | 12:45 PM - 12:50 PM

Welcome to The FutureMatters Dialogue
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Sharanjit Leyl

Sharanjit Leyl Chancellor, Bath Spa University
Forum Stage

Forum Stage (Ground Floor)

Open

Mon, 15 Sep | 12:50 PM - 1:35 PM

Actions for MSME Financing: Implementing the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion MSME Finance Action Plan
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Daniel Lauchenauer

Daniel Lauchenauer Head of Cooperation, Embassy of Switzerland in South Africa

Mohammed Bajodah

Mohammed Bajodah Head, Financial Inclusion, Saudi Central Bank (SAMA)

Nontobeko Lubisi

Nontobeko Lubisi Director, Financial Inclusion, National Treasury of South Africa

Ghada Teima

Ghada Teima Principal Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation
Public-Private Roundtables

Roundtable Room 1 (First Floor)

Open

Mon, 15 Sep | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Responsible Finance in the Digital Era: Protecting Consumers and Safeguarding SMEs
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Colin Rice

Colin Rice Senior Research Specialist, Center for Financial Inclusion

Kagisho Dichabe

Kagisho Dichabe Co-founder & Chairman, Fintech Association of South Africa (FINASA)

Matt Bohan

Matt Bohan Sr. Program Officer, Gates Foundation

Nshuti Mbabazi

Nshuti Mbabazi Global Managing Director, Better Than Cash Alliance

Roland Van Hee

Roland Van Hee CTO, Sybrin Technologies

Vivienne Lawack

Prof. Vivienne Lawack Professor, Fintech Law and Regulation & Acting Director, Centre for African Fintech, Innovation and Law, University of the Western Cape

Xavier Faz

Xavier Faz Lead, Finance for Inclusive Growth, CGAP

Karim Jindani

Karim Jindani Chief Executive Officer, Paysys Labs

Matthew Brown

Matthew Brown Senior Industry Specialist, IFC
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