American Chamber of Commerce in Cameroon (AmCham Cameroon), registered in Cameroon as a not-for-profit association under the name Cameroon/American Friendship Association (CAMEF) – Registration Number

536/2014/RDA/C19/SAAJP Beneficial Building, Boulevard de la Liberte, Akwa, 3rd Floor Suite 31 Douala Cameroon +237677.11.52.72,

amchamcam@live.com

AMCHAM SME FINANCING WEEK 2015

November 24th

at AKWA PALACE, DOUALA

November 24th

2015

7.00AM Registration Desk

Registration and Participants Material Pick up

7.00AM – 8.00AM Breakfast

8.AM-9AM

Opening Remarks Presided by

- H.E. Alamine Ousmane Mey, Minister of Finance - H.E. Stephan Hoza, USA Ambassador

9.00AM – 11.00AM

Workshop 1: Prerequisite for SME’s Financing: Speakers:

1. Agnes Ndoumbe Mandeng - General Manager, SME BANK (BCPME. S.A.) 2. Nick Achiri - Director Domestic Banking, ECOBANK 3. Claude Owona – Head of Corporate and Commercial Banking, SGC 4. Aurore Bahounoui – Director ECP private Equity

Moderator: Laure Djoukam

11.00AM – 11.15AM

COFFEE BREAK

11.15AM-13.00AM

Workshop 2: Key Success Factors for SME’s Growth Speakers

1- Viola Llewellyn – Cofounder, Ovamba Cameroon Solutions 2- Georgia Mclaughin – Partner, Shekina Fund 3- Mehita Sylla – Country Representative, International Finance

Corporation (IFC) 4- TBD – Africa Guarantee Fund

Moderator: Charmian Penda, Executive Director AMCHAM

13.00AM-14.30AM

LUNCH

2.30PM-4.30PM

Workshop 3: Business Plan Presentations Coordinated by Amcham

8.00PM – 11.00PM

Workshop 4: SME Financing: Regulations and Legal Framework Speakers:

1- Olivier Fomunung – Country Director, Samason credit Bureau 2- Boma Donatus – Deputy Manager, Investment Promotion Agency (IPA)

Moderator: Laure Djoukam / Charmian Penda Dinner Awards Winners Presentation

“SMART FINANCING” FOR THE

GROWTH OF SMES IN CAMEROON