CONFERENCE PROGRAM
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Grand Egyptian Museum Visit
Sponsored by the Insurers Federation of Egypt (IFE).
Arrival and Registration of Delegates
Floor O - behind the Lobby
AIO Audit, Finance & Organisational Strategy Sub-Committee Meeting
Abdeen 3 Meeting Room, Floor -3
Golf Tournament
Fitness Walk
Sponsored by CICA RE
Arrival and Registration of Delegates
Floor O - behind the Lobby
AIO Executive Committee Meeting
Abdeen 3 Meeting Room, Floor -3
AIO Life Committee Meeting
Citadel Meeting room, Floor 1
AIO Pools –Technical Committee Meeting
Citadel Meeting room, Floor 1
Welcome Cocktail
Sponsored by the Insurers Federation of Egypt (IFE)
El Saraya Hall, Foor -4, Intercontinental Citystars
Arrival and Registration of Delegates
Floor O - behind the Lobby
Opening Ceremony
Al Saraya Conference Hall, Floor -4
Session 1: Keynote Address
Al Saraya Conference Hall, Floor -4
Mrs. Kanayo Awani
Launch of the African Insurance Pulse – Faber Consulting
Al Saraya Conference Hall, Floor -4
Briefing on the Continental Insurance Market Implementation Framework by Cenfri
Al Saraya Conference Hall, Floor -4
Coffee Break
Sponsored by AVENI RE
Session 2: Insurance Pools: combat continental wide risks?
Al Saraya Conference Hall, Floor -4
Dr Corneille KAREKEZI
Session 3: Innovative Insurance Solutions for Agricultural Growth in Africa
Hambra Hall, Floor -2
Mr. OLA Jacob
Mr. Bachir Baddou
Ms. Ramatoulaye Goudiaby
Mrs. Attra Atukunda
AFIS SESSION: Should Compulsory Insurance Categories be Expanded?
Al Saraya Conference Hall, Floor -4
Mr Olivier Noel
Mr. Reginald Chihota
Mr. Israel Muchena
Dr. Baghayo A. Saqware
Mrs Gloria Zvaravanhu
Session 5:Takaful Insurance – Driving economic growth
Hambra Hall , Floor -2
Mr. Hamed Mahmoud Salah El Din
Lunch
Session 6: Life Seminar -Mobilizing Long-Term Insurance Funds for Inclusive Development: Innovation, Household Financial Stability, and Wealth Creation in African Economies
Al Saraya Conference Hall, Floor -4
Mr. Sahib Singh Khosla
Mr. Nkwenti Mbelli Njah
UNDP Side Session: Designing and Scaling Risk‑Sharing Platforms for Agricultural Insurance in Africa
Designing and Scaling Risk‑Sharing Platforms for Agricultural Insurance in Africa: Organised by UNDP, this session explores how risk‑sharing platforms can unlock the scale and commercial viability of agricultural insurance across Africa by addressing persistent constraints in capital, data, and underwriting capacity. Drawing on country experiences from Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Senegal across different stages of development, it highlights how insurers, reinsurers, and governments can pool risk and coordinate more effectively to move beyond fragmented pilots toward institutionalised, market‑driven solutions. Through practical case studies and a panel discussion, the session will focus on the conditions required to mobilise risk capital, strengthen governance, and build sustainable platforms that expand insurance access for farmers while supporting resilient agricultural systems.
Hambra Hall, Floor -2
Mrs. Mercy Matata
M. Amani Kapela Mollel
Mr. Omar Cissé Sow
Mr. David Mueller
Side Session: -Continental Insurance Market Implementation Framework
Advancing Insurance Market Integration under the AfCFTA This stakeholder workshop is part of a broader initiative led by AIO, supported by UNDP and Africa Re, to advance a continental insurance market framework under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The session brings together industry leaders and regulators to identify key barriers to cross-border expansion, explore priority areas for regulatory harmonisation, and strengthen the insurance sector’s engagement with AfCFTA processes. It will generate practical inputs to shape a more integrated, competitive, and resilient African insurance market. The session is closed door. Please reach out to david.mueller@undp.org
Hambra Hall, Floor -2
Diner/African Insurance Awards
Sponsored by AFRICA RE- Intercontinental Citystars
Session 7: Panel-Access to insurance for all – Technology and alternative models.
Al Saraya Conference Hall, Floor -4
Mr. Walter Voigts-von Forster
Mrs. Rebekah Ratliff
Mrs. Delphine Traoré
Mrs.YESIDE OYETAYO
Session 8: Panel - Regulators’ Session - Insurance Regulation – Enabling innovation, insurance penetration and economic growth in Africa
Hambra Hall, Floor -2
Mr. Tope Smart
Dr. Abiba Zakariah
Mr. Gerald Gakundi
Mr. Abderrahim CHAFFAI
Ms. Patty Karuaihe-Martin
Dr Islam Azzam
Session 9: Insurance - Working across the financial system
Al Saraya Conference Hall, Floor -4
Dr. HILLARY MAINA WACHINGA
Ms. Prdnya Bhadlikar
Mrs. Adetola Adegbayi
Mr. Mohamed Mahran
Mrs. Christine Rodrigues
Session 10 NDSI Panel: Insurance as Economic Infrastructure: Structuring Growth and Expanding Opportunity in Africa
Hambra Hall, Floor -2
Mr. Lesley Ndlovu
Mr. Kelvin Massingham.
Mr. Mikir Shah
Coffee Break
Session 11 – FSD: Introducing the Inclusive Insurtech Investment Facility (3IF)
Al Saraya Conference Hall, Floor -4
Mr. Mohamed Mansour
Mr. Jephita Gwatipedza
Mr. Mario Wilhelm
Mr. Anthony Chaillet
Mr. Matthew Genazzini
African Network of Insurers Associations
Hambra Hall, Floor -2
Lunch
Lunch
AIO Women Lunch at Shahrazad Hall
Session 12: Microinsurance Workshop - How to make microinsurance economically feasible: building viable inclusive insurance markets
Al Saraya Conference Hall, Floor -4
Mr. Pranav Prashad
Mr. Amani Kapela Mollel
Ms. Rokhaya KANDJI
Mrs. Hadil Ahmed Abdelkader
Meeting – African Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers (AIBA)
Hambra Hall, Floor -2
Meeting – Association of African Insurance Educators and Trainers (AAIET)
Boardroom 12th Floor
Meeting – AIO Book Award Jury
Boardroom 12th Floor
Free Evening
AFIS Session - Breakout Room Plenary
Hambra Hall, Floor -2
AIO General Assembly - (AIO Members ONLY)
Al Saraya Conference Hall, Floor -4
Lunch
5th YIPS AFRICA DAY
Hambra Hall, Floor -2
AIWA General Assembly - Plenary hall
Al Saraya Conference Hall, Floor -4
Closing Ceremony & Gala Dinner
Sponsored by Misr Insurance
Excursion and Departure of Delegates
