Programme
WHERE CAPITAL, CODE, & POLICY CONVERGE
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08:0010:00
Registration & Networking Breakfast
Foyer -
0110:0012:00
Opening Ceremony & Official Addresses
Main StageOfficial welcome remarks and keynote addresses from government representatives, founding partners, and institutional anchors. Speakers set the mandate for the three days and position Accra and Ghana as a stable, well-connected gateway for capital deployment across the ECOWAS region and the wider continent — framing NEXTEN not as a conference, but as a working environment where capital, policy, and technology converge.
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0212:0013:00
Beyond the Startup Era: Africa’s Shift to System-Scale Infrastructure
Main StageAfrica’s next economic phase is defined by scalable systems — financial infrastructure, AI-powered platforms, and tokenized asset frameworks — rather than isolated, single-venture funding. This thesis-setting panel maps why institutional-scale deployment now matters more than incremental innovation, and what it takes to move projects from concept to deployment at national and regional scale.
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13:0014:00
Lunch Break & Networking
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0314:0015:00
Where Institutional Capital Meets Deployable Systems
Main StageSovereign wealth funds, development finance institutions, private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure investors discuss what it takes to move capital from pilot projects into coordinated, multi-sector deployment — the bankable pipelines, risk-sharing structures, and credible operators that close the gap between available capital and deployable systems.
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0415:0016:00
Policy as Infrastructure: Regulatory Frameworks That Unlock Capital
Main StageCentral bank officials, financial regulators, and government ministers examine how regulatory frameworks function as enabling infrastructure for capital and technology — the digital identity, compliance regimes, cross-border settlement rules, and sandbox environments that de-risk institutional deployment and unlock investment.
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0516:0017:00
The Diaspora Engine: Channeling Global African Capital into Domestic Deployment
Main StageThe African diaspora is one of the continent’s most significant and underutilized sources of capital and expertise. This panel examines how global African capital is channeled into concrete domestic deployment — through investment vehicles, remittance and payment rails, co-investment structures, and operating partnerships that turn interest into sustained, institutional-grade flows.
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08:0009:00
Networking Breakfast
Foyer -
0109:0010:00
Payment Rails & Financial Infrastructure: The Backbone of a Connected Africa
Main StagePayment rails are the backbone of every connected economy, and Africa’s cross-border future depends on interoperable, institutional-grade infrastructure. Banks, fintechs, payment operators, and infrastructure builders examine how settlement systems, interoperability standards, and financial rails are being built to connect markets across the continent.
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0210:0011:00
Applied AI at Institutional Scale: From Pilots to Production
Main StageMany organizations have run AI pilots; far fewer have moved AI into reliable, institutional-scale production. This panel focuses on what separates proof-of-concept from deployment across banking, identity, compliance, and enterprise operations — the data, talent, governance, and infrastructure that production AI actually requires.
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0311:0012:00
Tokenizing Real-World Assets: Real Estate, Energy & Agriculture On-Chain
Main StageTokenization can widen access to investment and unlock value in traditionally illiquid sectors such as real estate, energy, and agriculture. This panel examines how real-world assets are brought on-chain through structured frameworks, the compliance and custody requirements involved, and how tokenized models connect global capital to African infrastructure opportunities.
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0412:0013:00
Fireside — The Settlement Layer
Main StageA focused, in-depth conversation on the settlement layer that underpins all cross-border capital movement. Speaker and moderator unpack the mechanics of clearing, foreign exchange, and settlement — and why this often-invisible infrastructure determines how quickly and reliably capital can move across markets.
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13:0014:00
Lunch Break & Networking
Dining Area -
0514:0015:00
Digital Identity & Compliance: Building the Trust Layer for Scale
Main StageTrust is the precondition for scaled financial systems, and digital identity, KYC, and AML frameworks form the trust layer that makes deployment possible. Identity providers, compliance technology firms, and regulators examine how robust, interoperable systems are built — and how shared identity infrastructure reduces friction for institutions operating across borders.
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0615:0016:00
Cross-Border Capital Settlement: FX, Clearing & Moving Money
Main StageA deep look at the plumbing of cross-border finance — the FX, clearing, and settlement networks that determine whether capital can move efficiently across African markets and globally. Panelists examine the bottlenecks in current systems, the role of new networks and standards, and what institutional participants need to transact with confidence.
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0716:0017:00
Winning Enterprise: How Operators Land Institutional Contracts in Africa
Main StageLanding institutional and enterprise contracts in African markets requires more than a strong product. Operators who have navigated procurement, partnerships, and long sales cycles with banks, telcos, governments, and large enterprises share the proof points, local partnerships, and execution discipline that separate vendors who win from those who stall.