Agenda
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 - 9 am - 7 pm GMT | MC - Kafui Dey
8:00 - 9:00
Registration Area
Welcome Cocoa & Registration
9:00 - 9:07
7 mins
Cultural performance
Asaase Inspirations
9:07 - 9:19
Adlon 1 & 2
12 mins
Welcome Remarks
Speakers
- Amma Lartey, CEO, Impact Investing Ghana
- Alex Asiedu, Board Chair of Impact Investing Ghana
- Ms. Silvia Severi, EU Head of Cooperation
9:19 - 10:19
Adlon 1 & 2
1 hour (45 mins & 15 mins Q&A)
Opening Plenary: Mobilizing domestic capital at scale, what does it take?
Moderator
Shirley Somuah, Partner at CardinalStone Capital Advisers (CCA)
Speakers
- Peter Bawuah, CIO and MD of Axis Wealth.
- Hamdiya Ismaila – CEO, Savanna Impact Advisors
- Amma Lartey – CEO, Impact Investing Ghana
- Kofi Fynn, Managing Director of Petra Trust Company Ltd
- Olamide Adeosun, Vice President, Investments – Kuramo Capital
Supported by GSG/Japan Mofa
Welcome Remarks
Speakers
- Michael Abbey, Esq., CEO, Venture Capital Trust Fund
- Barnabe Ndarishikanye, Counsellor, Global Affairs Canada
10:25 - 10:45
Adlon 1 & 2
20 mins
Presentation: Unlocking Domestic Pension Capital In Africa For SMEs: Lessons From Ci-Gaba Ghana’s First Pension-Backed Fund Of Funds
Speakers
- Amma Lartey, CEO – Impact Investing Ghana
- Dr. Benedict Yiyugsah, Senior Knowledge and Policy Officer, IIGh
Supported by Netherlands Advisory Board on Impact Investing (Dutch NAB)
10:45 - 11:45
Adlon 1 & 2
1 hour (45 mins & 15 mins Q&A)
Plenary 2: Panel Discussion: Unlock, Invest, Grow: Local Capital Solutions for MSMEs
Moderator
Maame Yaa Owusu-Amoah, UNCDF – Technical Specialist – Digital Finance and Ecosystem
Speakers
- Joshua Ahiaba, RVO – Project Manager, GDI-PSD
- Mamadou Barro, UNCDF- Regional Investment Specialist
- Dr. Ishmael Dodoo, 24 Hour Economy Authority- Head of Innovations, Partnership and Markets
- Yaa Aduba Asare, CEO – Naya Success Farms
Supported by UNCDF
11:45 - 12:05 pm
Foyer
Networking Cocoa Break
12:05 - 13:05
Adlon 1
1 hour (45 mins & 15 mins Q&A)
Plenary 3. Panel Discussion: Panel Discussion: Women at the center of growth: turning gender finance into economic power in Ghana
Moderator
Tony Anderson, Project Manager – Ghana Investment Support Program
Speakers
- Mirabelle Moreaux, Team Lead – Ghana Investment Support Program
- Nathalie Gogue Ebo, Partner – Open Capital Advisors
- Catherine Krobo Edusei, CEO – Eden Tree
- Freda Donkor, Founder & CEO – Fh dépôt
- Barbara Gansah, CEO, Zinari Capital Ltd
Supported by Ghana Investment Support Programme (GHISP) by British International Investment (BII)
9:00 - 13:05
Adlon 3
4 hours
Deal Rooms (By invitation only) : Connecting pre-screened entrepreneurs with funders
Supported by DealSource Africa
13:05 - 14:00
1 hour
Lunch
Three Concurrent Breakout Sessions
14:00 - 15:00
Adlon 3
1 hour
Breakout session 1
Session: Investor Connect
Moderator
Obed Ollenu, Investment Associate, Impact Investing Ghana
This session is to efficiently match high-potential businesses with interested investors by enabling concise, structured pitches and real-time expressions of investment interest, thereby accelerating post-session engagement and capital-raising opportunities.
What Actions Should Come out of this Session:
- Participating businesses will pitch their ventures to investors using a structured scorecard, ensuring alignment with investors interested in businesses of a similar profile.
- Participating investors will be able to signal interest in specific businesses they wish to engage with further, with the intention of exploring potential investment opportunities.
Supported by DealSource Africa
14:00 - 15:00
Adlon 1
1 hour (45 mins & 15 mins Q&A)
Breakout session 2
Panel discussion: The Impact of Government Intervention Vs SMEs' Outcomes.
Moderator
Percival Ofori Ampomah, General Manager, Venture Capital Trust Fund
Speakers
- Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi
- Hon Atta Issah – Member of the Committee on Finance, Parliament
- Mad. Deborah Mawuse Agyemfra, Deputy Director General, Legal – Securities and Exchange Commission
- Mr. Samuel Duku, Senior MSME Development Officer
- Mr. Daniel Aforo, CEO- Somera Farms
Supported by Venture Capital Trust Fund
14:00 - 15:00
Adlon 2
1 hour (45 mins & 15 mins Q&A)
Breakout session 3
Panel discussion: Why Access to finance is a challenge for agribusinesses, especially women- and youth-led in Ghana
Moderator
Dr. Zakaria Issahaku, Regional Business Value Creation Lead, MEDA West and Central Africa
Speakers
- George Ayarik, Head, Partnership and Business Development -Vision Fund Micro Credit
- John Scicchitano, Managing Director of Pangea
- Prof. Sanatu Mustapha Alidu, CEO – Dinmbone Farm Gate
- Eric Akurugu, Snr. Small Business and Financial Services Officer – MEDA GROW2 Project
Supported by MEDA GROW 2 Project Global Affairs Canada
Two Concurrent Breakout Sessions
15:00 - 16:00
Adlon 1
1 hour (45 mins & 15 mins Q&A)
Breakout session 4
Panel discussion: Reforming Banking and Microfinance: Mobilising Local Capital to Strengthen Inclusive Finance
Moderator
Dina Opoku, Manager, Sales and Service Experience, Republic Bank
Speakers
- Kwabena Boamah – Managing Director, Stanbic Investment Management Services
- Sena Dake – Immediate Past President, Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana
- Prof. Eric Osei-Assibey, Chief Economist – DBG
- Tweneboah Kodua Boakye, CEO – Ghana Association of Savings and Loans Companies and Finance Houses
Supported by Stanbic Investment Management Services
15:00 - 16:00
Adlon 2
1 hour (45 mins & 15 mins Q&A)
Breakout session 5
Panel discussion: Turning Carbon into Capital: How African SMEs Can Leverage Carbon Markets to Accelerate Growth
Moderator
Venan Sondo, Co‑Founder and Executive Director, CHAiNT Afrique
Speakers
- Nabeel Adum-Atta – Director of Partnerships, Entrepreneurship and Investment at the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre
- Pauline Koelbl – CEO, ShEquity (Gender Smart)
- Benjamin Meier – Head, Make-IT, West Africa, GIZ
- Jayne Forde Matthews, Co-Founder & Marketing Director – Dyson Energy
- Dr. Daniel Tutu Benefoh – Director of the Carbon Market Office – Environmental Protection Agency
Supported by MBC Africa & ShEquity
16:00 - 16:20
20 mins
Networking Cocoa Break
16:20 - 17:00
40 mins
Closing Plenary: Looking Forward: From Dialogue to Action – What Comes Next?
Moderator
Percival Ofori Ampomah, General Manager, Venture Capital Trust Fund
Speakers
- Abraham Mensah-Belley, Manager, Research & Alternatives- SIMS
- Justina Mensah, Program Officer, DealSource Africa -Impact Investing Ghana
- Yaw Osei-Tutu, Partnership Manager – Impact Investing Ghana
- Amma Gyampo, CEO – Ghana Venture Capital and Private Equity Association & Board Member Impact Investing Ghana
- Etemore Glover, CEO- Impact Investors Foundation
Closing remarks
Essie Anno Sackey, Board Member IIGh & Director and shareholder of Century Aviation Ltd
17:00 - 18:30
Foyer
1 hour 30 mins