International Webinar on the ‘‘Challenges of Digital Strategy for African Banks”
25 May 2021
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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