Programme
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| Day One: 18th November, 2026 – Closing the Banking Integration Gap | |
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Registration & Welcome Coffee |
| 09:00 – 09:30 |
Opening Keynote The Missing Platform — Why East Africa Needs a Dedicated Banking & Investment Forum |
| 09:30 – 10:30 |
Plenary State of Regional Banking Integration — Where Trade Summits Stop and Banking Questions Start |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Networking Break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Panel Closing the Correspondent Banking Access Gap in East Africa |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch & Exhibition Viewing |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Panel Regional Monetary Policy & EAC Investment Flows — Coordinating Across Borders |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Networking Break |
| 16:00 – 17:00 |
Fireside Chat Regulators and Commercial Banks in the Same Room — Why That Rarely Happens, and What Changes When It Does |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Welcome Dinner (Title & Platinum Sponsors) |
| Day Two: 19th November, 2026 – Investment & Cross-Border Integration | |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Morning Coffee & Networking |
| 09:00 – 10:00 |
Keynote AML & Compliance Harmonisation — Closing the Regulatory Gap Across East Africa |
| 10:00 – 11:00 |
Panel Beyond Trade Promotion — What Institutional Investors Actually Need From East African Banking Markets |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Networking Break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 |
Workshop Practical Pathways to Cross-Border Payment Integration |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch & Exhibition Viewing |
| 14:30 – 15:30 |
Panel The Role of DFIs in Financing the Gap — Bridging Regional Banking and Regional Growth |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Networking Break |
| 16:00 – 17:00 |
Panel Digital Infrastructure & Fintech for Regional Financial Integration |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Sponsor & Partner Networking Dinner |
| Day Three: 20th November, 2026 – Financial Inclusion | |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Morning Coffee & Networking |
| 09:00 – 10:00 |
Keynote The Missing Seat at the Table — Integrating SACCOs, Cooperatives & Microfinance into Regional Financial Markets |
| 10:00 – 11:00 |
Panel Harmonising SACCO & Cooperative Regulation Across the EAC |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Networking Break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 |
Workshop Digitising Cooperative & Microfinance Operations — Closing the Technology Gap |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch & Exhibition Viewing |
| 14:30 – 15:30 |
Panel Bank–MFI–SACCO Partnerships — Extending Correspondent Banking Access to the Last Mile |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Networking Break |
| 16:00 – 16:45 |
Panel Financing Growth — DFIs, Impact Investors & the Cooperative Sector |
| 16:45 – 17:15 | Networking Break |
| 17:15 – 18:00 |
Closing Plenary What EAFF Solves That No Other Platform Does — Forum Communiqué |
| 18:00 – 18:15 | Closing Remarks & Announcement of Next Forum |