16 & 17 NOV.2023, Abidjan
The Academic Forum for digital innovation
HARNESSING THE CONVERGENCE OF KNOWLEDGE TOSHAPE THE FUTURE OF FINANCIAL SERVICE
Seats
700+ People
Time
16 & 17 NOV2023
Speaker
16 Professional
FINTECHACADEMIASUMMITNFF23
INTRODUCTION
Fintech Academia Summit is a unique and dynamic exchange platform designed to bring together African students from different backgrounds and African academics from various fields of expertise with a passion for financial services and technology.
The forum aims to create a space for innovation, collaboration, mutual learning and exploration of the latest trends and innovations in fintech. By merging academic expertise and student innovation, encouraging the sharing of knowledge, ideas and experiences, it aspires to shape the financial future collectively and responsibly; catalyzing the digital transformation of Africa’s financial sector through research, education and cooperation
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
CONFERENCE & PRESENTAIONS
Leading fintech experts will be invited to share their knowledge and experience at conferences and interactive presentations.
HACKATONS
Practical sessions enabling students to work in teams on specific fintech challenges, developing prototypes, applications or strategies.
WORKSHOP
Workshops will be organized to enable participants (students and academics) to acquire practical skills related to fintech, such as financial application development, financial data analysis and risk management, etc.
ROUND TABLES & DISCUSSIONS
Interactive discussions on key issues, where participants can share their views, debate issues and propose innovative solutions. Deloitte@manu123
EXHIBITIONS&DEMONSTRATIONS
Spaces dedicated to the presentation of projects, products or research by academics and students, to encourage the exchange of ideas and stimulate creativity. Students will be encouraged to present their innovative fintech-related projects, offering an opportunity to showcase their work and obtain constructive feedback from professors and peers.
NETWORKING
Moments dedicated to informal networking will be integrated into the forum, enabling participants to forge links and establish contacts with industry professionals and other academics and students.
GOALS
1 -Encouraging innovation: stimulating creativity and innovation by offering 9 African students and researchers a space to share their ideas and projects relating to digital finance.
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Fostering collaboration: provide an environment conducive to
collaboration between African students and between African academics to
stimulate the exchange of ideas, knowledge and experience.
3- Reinforce skills: provide opportunities to learn and develop technical and entrepreneurial skills.
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Raising awareness of the importance of inclusive finance: encouraging students and researchers to propose ideas and initiatives aimed at solving problems of access to financial services in rural areas and disadvantaged communities, for women and young people.
5- Faciliter l'échange interdisciplinaire : réunir des étudiants et des professeurs issus de différentes disciplines académiques (finance, informatique, mathématiques, le marketing et la gestion économie, droit, etc.).
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Explore the latest trends and innovations: raise about recent
developments in Fintech, such as Web 3.0: blockchain, artificial
intelligence, digital payments, dig data, decentralized finance (DeFi) and
other relevant topics.
7- Encourage responsibility and ethics: promote discussions among students and researchers on issues (data protection, cybersecurity, regulation and trust) and encourage the adoption of responsible and ethical practices in the fintech field.
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Fostering partnerships: establishing links and partnerships between
students, researchers, fintech startups, industry experts, and financial
institutions, development organizations, foundations, etc.
9-Encourage research and innovation: support applied fintech research in Africa. Research grants will be at ributed to African academics to conduct in-depth studies on relevant topics such as digital payments, financial inclusion, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence applied to financial services.
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services.
Influencing policies and regulations: promote policies and regulations
conducive to financial innovation in Africa by sharing ideas and
recommendations to influence decision-makers and foster an enabling
environment.
EXPECTED RESULTS
Parthners & Sponsoring
Summit sponsorship is an unparalleled opportunity to connect with the most engaged segment of the tech community of academics, investors, students and geniuses. We promote our partners and communicate their leadership, capabilities and services to the wider community.
FINTECH ACADEMIA SUMMIT 2023 is the largest event in French-speaking Africa focusing on digital financial innovation in the academic world. For two days, during the NEXT FINTECH FORUM, students, researchers, professors and investors come together to exchange ideas and network. Sponsors and partners can choose from a range of differentiated impact sponsorship packages to meet their marketing and business objectives.
Ticket Price
From entrepreneurs to developers, marketing managers, CEOs and policymakers – all of our 5,000 attendees are looking to stay on top of the latest trends
One day conference pass
$100
Conference Tickets. Free Lunch and coffee, eassy access certificate
Full Conference Pass
$350
Conference Tickets. Free Lunch and coffee, eassy access certificate
Priority Conference Pass
Sold Out
Conference Tickets. Free Lunch and coffee, eassy access certificate
tARGETS
UNIVERSITIES ENGINEERING SCHOOL STUDENTS RESEARCH CENTER ACTORS IN THE FINTECH ECOSYSTEM FOUNDATIONS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES TARGETS TEACHERS-RESEARCHERS
ORGANIZERS
