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Thursday, August 7
 

8:00am EDT

DAY 3: Registration & Arrival Networking (THEMES: Capital, infrastructure, Policy alignment, Mobilize)
Thursday August 7, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
CAFS Registration
Thursday August 7, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
CAFS Registration
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

9:00am EDT

Host Welcome & Opening Remarks
Thursday August 7, 2025 9:00am - 9:10am EDT
Main Stage
Thursday August 7, 2025 9:00am - 9:10am EDT
Main Stage
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

9:10am EDT

Opening KEYNOTE: From Policy to Progress: Unlocking Africa's Fintech Future
Thursday August 7, 2025 9:10am - 9:35am EDT
Main Stage
Thursday August 7, 2025 9:10am - 9:35am EDT
Main Stage
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

9:35am EDT

Flagship Panel: Betting on Builders: Why African Fintech is a Global Opportunity
Thursday August 7, 2025 9:35am - 10:20am EDT
Main Stage
Thursday August 7, 2025 9:35am - 10:20am EDT
Main Stage
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

10:20am EDT

Lightening Talk: Infrastructure Is Innovation: Why Rails Matter More Than Apps
Thursday August 7, 2025 10:20am - 10:30am EDT
Main Stage
Thursday August 7, 2025 10:20am - 10:30am EDT
Main Stage
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

10:30am EDT

Lightening Talk: What I Learned from Investing in 40 African Startups
Thursday August 7, 2025 10:30am - 10:40am EDT
Main Stage
Thursday August 7, 2025 10:30am - 10:40am EDT
Main Stage
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

10:40am EDT

Lightening Talk: Africa Doesn’t Have a Talent Problem — It Has an Access Problem
Thursday August 7, 2025 10:40am - 10:50am EDT
Main Stage
Thursday August 7, 2025 10:40am - 10:50am EDT
Main Stage
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

10:55am EDT

Networking Coffee Break
Thursday August 7, 2025 10:55am - 11:25am EDT
Networking Area
Thursday August 7, 2025 10:55am - 11:25am EDT
Networking Area
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

11:25am EDT

Panel: Human Capital: Building a Fintech Workforce for Scale
Thursday August 7, 2025 11:25am - 11:50am EDT
Main Stage
Thursday August 7, 2025 11:25am - 11:50am EDT
Main Stage
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

11:50am EDT

Rockstar Success Story + fireside
Thursday August 7, 2025 11:50am - 12:15pm EDT
Main Stage
Thursday August 7, 2025 11:50am - 12:15pm EDT
Main Stage
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

12:15pm EDT

Lightening Talk: The Future Is Ours to Build: Lessons From the Frontlines of Fintech Innovation
Thursday August 7, 2025 12:15pm - 12:30pm EDT
Main Stage
Thursday August 7, 2025 12:15pm - 12:30pm EDT
Main Stage
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

12:30pm EDT

Networking Lunch
Thursday August 7, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Networking Area
Thursday August 7, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Networking Area
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

12:30pm EDT

PITCHING Qualifiers
Thursday August 7, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Breakout Room
Thursday August 7, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Breakout Room
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE, Pitching Challenge

1:30pm EDT

Panel: Scaling Fintech Models, Smart Capital, and Policy That Opens Markets
Thursday August 7, 2025 1:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
Main Stage
Thursday August 7, 2025 1:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
Main Stage
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

2:00pm EDT

PITCHING Finals + Judging + Winner
Thursday August 7, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Main Stage
Thursday August 7, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Main Stage
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

2:30pm EDT

Panel: Digital Assets, Tokens, Real Impact: What’s Actually Working
Thursday August 7, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Main Stage
Thursday August 7, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Main Stage
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

3:30pm EDT

Networking Coffee Break
Thursday August 7, 2025 3:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Networking Area
Thursday August 7, 2025 3:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Networking Area
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

4:00pm EDT

Panel: CAFS Action Committee TBD
Thursday August 7, 2025 4:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Main Stage
Thursday August 7, 2025 4:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Main Stage
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

4:45pm EDT

Interactive: Culture/entertainment
Thursday August 7, 2025 4:45pm - 5:00pm EDT
Main Stage
Thursday August 7, 2025 4:45pm - 5:00pm EDT
Main Stage
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

5:00pm EDT

Closing KEYNOTE: We Are the Builders, and We’re Not Waiting
Thursday August 7, 2025 5:00pm - 5:20pm EDT
Main Stage
Thursday August 7, 2025 5:00pm - 5:20pm EDT
Main Stage
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

5:20pm EDT

Day 3 Wrap Up
Thursday August 7, 2025 5:20pm - 5:30pm EDT
Main Stage
Thursday August 7, 2025 5:20pm - 5:30pm EDT
Main Stage
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE

5:30pm EDT

Sponsored Networking Reception
Thursday August 7, 2025 5:30pm - 7:00pm EDT
Networking Area
Thursday August 7, 2025 5:30pm - 7:00pm EDT
Networking Area
  AUG 7: ACTIVATE-ENGAGE
 
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