2027 edition · Benin
Programme · i-Trade Africa
- Dates
- Venue
- Palais des Congrès, Cotonou / CICC — Blue Hall · Benin
- Organiser
- Organised by PROMOGO BENIN
Day 1 ·
- 08:00
Welcome, accreditation, Connected Village opens
- 09:00Opening
Opening ceremony
- 10:15
Official tour of the Connected Village and coffee break
- 10:45Panel 1
Ministerial: intelligent commerce hub and continental market
- 12:15Live demo
A Dantokpa market trader sells and gets paid by voice, in Fon
- 13:00
Networking lunch
- 14:30Panel 2
Gender and empowerment round table
- 16:00Masterclasses
AI & commerce in Fon, Yoruba and Bariba (3 rooms)
- 17:30
Public filming of the SMART TRADE MAG pilot episode
Day 2 ·
- 08:30
Welcome and day 1 recap
- 09:00Panel 3
Small trade finance and cross-border payments
- 10:30
Coffee break and Connected Village
- 11:00Panel 4
Made in Benin, GDIZ and export
- 12:30B2B / B2G
Lunch and business meetings
- 14:00Panel 5
Youth employment and voice AI
- 15:30
Masterclasses (continued) and trader enrolment
- 17:00Awards
i-TRADE Benin awards, signing of agreements, launch of the first relay cohort
- 18:30
Official closing and cocktail
Indicative programme published by the organising committee, subject to change.
Forum and programme figures are targets.
Source: Dossier de présentation & de partenariat i-Trade Africa Forum 2027