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BOAD DEVELOPMENT DAYS 2025
A rich series of meetings under the theme "Financing the energy transition and sustainable agriculture: challenges, opportunities and solutions".
Lome-TOGO
12th-13th June 2025
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President's word
The West African Development Bank, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in November 2023, is, like all multilateral development banks, called upon to play an increasingly structuring role in addressing the unprecedented challenges and opportunities that characterise the contemporary global context.
For this 1st edition of the BOAD DEVELOPMENT DAYS, the theme chosen: ‘Financing the energy transition and sustainable agriculture: challenges, opportunities and solutions’ will enable professionals, leaders and experts in the fields of agriculture and energy to discuss the challenges of universal access to electricity in the face of the demands of the energy transition, as well as the role of the agro-industry as a lever for food sovereignty in the WAEMU.
The issues at stake for the future of our planet, and a fortiori our region, are crucial and the challenges immense; there is an urgent need to mobilise all the driving forces of society to find sustainable and innovative solutions.
Event program
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About BOAD Development Days
Why BOAD Development Days ?
During its 50th anniversary celebrations, the WADB organised a series of activities, including thematic workshops, under the banner of reflection and exchange, in the light of the central theme: "2023-2073: financing development differently, the WADB of the next fiftieth anniversary".
These workshops, which featured regional and international resource persons, laid the groundwork for in-depth discussions in the areas of agriculture and agro-industry, economic infrastructure (transport, digital, energy), social infrastructure and human capital, SMEs and resource mobilisation.
As a house of experts and solutions, invited and sought after for international events that set the agenda for the financial sector and development banks in particular, this major annual event will henceforth be a crucible for reflection and sharing of experiences by BOAD to better meet the challenges of the day.
Participants
200
Countries represented
25
Experts
16
International organisations
50
Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Experts
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Panelists
Moderators
Plenary ENERGY Panel
The Challenges of Universal Access to Electricity in the WAEMU Region and the Energy Transition
Plenary AGRO Panel
Agro-industry, a lever for food sovereignty in the WAEMU
BOAD Development Days' Agenda
Thursday 12th June 2025
8.30 AM - 09:30 AM
09:30 AM - 10.00 AM
Registration and networking breakfast
Opening of BOAD Development Days
Welcome and opening remarks by the President of BOAD
10.00 AM - 10.05 AM
Presentation of BOAD's film
10.05 AM - 10.20 AM
10.20 AM - 10.35 AM
10.35 AM - 11.05 AM
11.05 AM - 12.05 PM
12.05 PM - 12.35 PM
12.35 PM - 2.30 PM
2.30 PM - 2.50 PM
The Union development's state by M.KAFANDO, Director of Strategy and Studies Department at BOAD
Question & Answer session
Presentation of 3 start-up pitches on the ENERGY theme
Question & Answer session
Keynote speech by PM Lionel ZINSOU: Financing development in a different way
Networking Finger lunch
Keynote speech by Julien MARCILLY: Energy – production, global consumption, current situation and challenges for the WAEMU
2.50 PM - 3 PM
3 PM - 4 PM
4 PM - 4.30 PM
6.30 PM - 10 PM
Presentation by the ENERGY expert
Plenary Panel 1: Challenges of universal access to electricity in the WAEMU in the face of the energy transition
Question & Answer session
BOAD photo and some intellectual productions exhibition, followed by sound and light show at BOAD and gala dinner at hotel 2 Février
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