An international webinar chaired by Mr. Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, Governor of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), ahead of the joint COFEB/HEC Paris program to support the digital transformation of the banking sector in WAMU countries.

Registration is open: https://hec-fr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T3Usz-cTRmirs_EVK_oDNw

Objectives

• To discuss the opportunities and risks inherent in digitalization and financial innovations for African banks; and
• To introduce the participants, and particularly the banks of the Union, to the training program put in place by the BCEAO in conjunction with HEC-Paris to support the digital transformation of the sector.

Agenda

• Message from the Governor of the BCEAO
• Conference on the “Challenges of Digital Strategy for African Banks”, by Gilles Babinet, former European Commission  Digital Champion. Entrepreneur and lecturer at HEC Paris 
• Presentation of the new joint COFEB/HEC Paris programs

Guests and Participants

• Central Banks
• Community-based organizations
• Regional financial institutions
• Banks and financial institutions
• Microfinance institutions 
• Electronic money issuing institutions

Date and time: Tuesday, May 25, 2021 from 09:30 to 12:10 

Method of delivery: Webinar (online seminar) on the ZOOM platform

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