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FORUMAE.COM #FORUMAE AFRICA /CANADA PARTNERSHIPS AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 9 TH EDITION September 4 and 5, 2019 Centre Sheraton Montreal

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FORUMAE.COM #FORUMAE

AFRICA /CANADAPARTNERSHIPS AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

9TH EDITION

September 4 and 5, 2019 Centre Sheraton Montreal

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Agrifood

Transportation

Real estate

Energy

Equipment

Mining

Tourism

Digital economy

Education and training

Lumber

Infrastructure

ICT

Medical

Automobile

Construction

Insurance

Aeronautics

Finance

Law

Import-Export

THE PREMIER CANADIAN NETWORKING PLATFORM FOR CANADA-AFRICA PARTNERSHIPS

Afrique Expansion Forum is an event held in Montreal since 2003. Its main goal is to offer tools and innovative approaches for boosting private-sector investment and partnerships between Africa and Canada by hosting, in Canada, investors, project bearers, heads of businesses, representatives of organizations and government officials from 20 African countries.

Known for fostering productive partnerships between participants, Forum Afrique Expansion also enables businesses to get up to date on the political situation, business climate and business opportunities in African countries, as well as on project financing.

“Afrique Expansion Forum helps us to be better known in Canada and in North America”

JEAN KACOU DIAGOU President of Groupe NSIA (banking and insurance), Côte d’Ivoire

“We have the cutting-edge expertise that can be useful in the development of the African continent.”

LOUIS VACHON President of the National Bank of Canada

ACTIVITY SECTORS OF PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES

2019 MAJOR THEMES

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WHY PARTICIPATE IN FORUM AFRIQUE EXPANSION?

AFRICA’S DIGITAL REVOLUTION

ENERGY

INDUSTRIALIZATION

DOING BUSINESS IN AFRICA

IN RECENT EDITIONS, THE FORUM HAS HAD THE HONOUR

AND PRIVILEGE OF HOSTING SUCH WELL-KNOWN FIGURES AS:

THE HONOURABLE PHILIPPE COUILLARD Premier of Québec (2014-2018)

HIS EXCELLENCY DANIEL KABLAN DUNCAN Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire

THE HONOURABLE JEAN CHAREST Premier of Québec (2003–2012)

JEAN-LOUIS ROY Secretary General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (1990–1998)

HIS EXCELLENCY ALPHA OUMAR KONARÉ President of Mali (2003–2009)

HIS EXCELLENCY OLUSEGUN OBASANJO President of Nigeria (1999–2007)

LOUIS VACHON President of the National Bank of Canada

SAÏD IBRAHIMI Chief Executive Officer of the Casablanca Finance City Authority

PR. IBRAHIM AGBOOLA GAMBARI Special Adviser on Africa of the United Nations

JEAN-LOUIS EKRA President of the African Export-Import Bank (2005–2015)

JEAN-FRANÇOIS HAREL General Secretary of La Coop fédérée (Québec)

JEAN-PHILIPPE PROSPER Vice President of International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group

MICHEL LEBLANC President of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal

500 targeted participants (70% Canada – 30% Africa)

A unique opportunity to network with decision makers

Access to a vast network of project bearers, investors, heads of companies, and representatives of economic and business institutions

Enhanced exposure for your company or organization among governments and the Africa-Canada business community

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