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Tuesday
, August 5
Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
8:00am •
DAY 1: Participants Arrivals: Hotel Check-in and Registration
5:30pm •
Welcome Cocktail Reception
Wednesday
, August 6
CAFS Registration
8:00am •
DAY 2: Registration & Arrival Networking (THEMES: Fintech Innovation, Canada-Africa Strategy, Economic Growth, Partnerships)
Main Stage
9:00am •
Host Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:10am •
OPENING KEYNOTE: Canada x Africa: Building Fintech's Bridge - From Vision to Velocity
9:40am •
Lightening Talk: Passport to Prosperity: Connecting Fintechs Across Africa and Canada
9:50am •
Lightening Talk: Net-Zero or Net-Lie? The Truth About Carbon Offsets
10:00am •
Lightening Talk: Built for the Hustle: How African Fintech Is Out-Innovating the World
10:10am •
Panel: Innovating at the Edge: Fintech Founders Driving Africa–Canada Growth
11:25am •
Panel/Fireside: The Builders’ Brief: What Founders Need From Policy
11:50am •
Flagship Success presentation + fireside
12:15pm •
Launch announcement(s)
1:30pm •
Flagship Panel: From Strategy to Scale: Building the Canada–Africa Fintech Economy
2:15pm •
Interactive: Expert-led Roundtables
3:15pm •
Panel: APIs, Trust, and Growth: Making Bank–Fintech Collaboration Work
4:15pm •
Panel: Fintech AI: What’s Next Is Already Happening
4:40pm •
Facilitated Networking: Bring Value, Build Trust
5:00pm •
Closing KEYNOTE: The Bridge We’re Building: Canada, Africa, and the Fintech Future
5:20pm •
Day 2 Wrap-up
Networking Area
10:55am •
Coffee Break + Networking
12:30pm •
Networking lunch
3:45pm •
Networking Coffee Break
5:30pm •
Sponsored Networking Reception
Thursday
, August 7
Breakout Room
12:30pm •
PITCHING Qualifiers
CAFS Registration
8:00am •
DAY 3: Registration & Arrival Networking (THEMES: Capital, infrastructure, Policy alignment, Mobilize)
Main Stage
9:00am •
Host Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:10am •
Opening KEYNOTE: From Policy to Progress: Unlocking Africa's Fintech Future
9:35am •
Flagship Panel: Betting on Builders: Why African Fintech is a Global Opportunity
10:20am •
Lightening Talk: Infrastructure Is Innovation: Why Rails Matter More Than Apps
10:30am •
Lightening Talk: What I Learned from Investing in 40 African Startups
10:40am •
Lightening Talk: Africa Doesn’t Have a Talent Problem — It Has an Access Problem
11:25am •
Panel: Human Capital: Building a Fintech Workforce for Scale
11:50am •
Rockstar Success Story + fireside
12:15pm •
Lightening Talk: The Future Is Ours to Build: Lessons From the Frontlines of Fintech Innovation
1:30pm •
Panel: Scaling Fintech Models, Smart Capital, and Policy That Opens Markets
2:00pm •
PITCHING Finals + Judging + Winner
2:30pm •
Panel: Digital Assets, Tokens, Real Impact: What’s Actually Working
4:00pm •
Panel: CAFS Action Committee TBD
4:45pm •
Interactive: Culture/entertainment
5:00pm •
Closing KEYNOTE: We Are the Builders, and We’re Not Waiting
5:20pm •
Day 3 Wrap Up
Networking Area
10:55am •
Networking Coffee Break
12:30pm •
Networking Lunch
3:30pm •
Networking Coffee Break
5:30pm •
Sponsored Networking Reception
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