Forum sur les Investissements en Côte d’Ivoire



The 1st International Investment Forum in Côte d’Ivoire will be held in Abidjan, at the Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire on October 15, 2026. 

The Forum, a spin-off of the platform “Verso Sud – The European Strategy for a New Geopolitical, Economic and Socio-Cultural Season of the Mediterranean,” is organized by TEHA Group in collaboration with the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Mattei Plan Mission Structure) and under the High Patronage of the Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire.

The initiative aims to present the business and internationalization opportunities offered by Côte d’Ivoire, one of the key countries involved in the Italian Government’s Mattei Plan, and to foster the development of economic partnerships. The Mattei Plan is "a plan of national interest that has been launched by the Italian Government to drive a paradigm shift in relations with the African continent and build equal partnerships, moving beyond a donor-recipient logic and generating mutual benefits and opportunities".

Key discussion topics

The Summit discussions will focus on the following priority areas:

• Investment outlook, strategic opportunities, and competitive advantages
• Strenghtening local agri-food supply chains
• Infrastructure and energy transition
• Infrastructure hubs and trade corridors supporting integration and development of West Africa

Speakers

The programme will feature, among others:

Nialé Kaba, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire; Ibrahim Kalil Konaté, Minister of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire; Bruno Nabagné Koné, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire; Massimo Riccardo, Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani for the Mattei Plan; Fabio Massimo Ballerini, Counsellor of Legation and Director of the Mission Structure for the Implementation of the Mattei Plan for Africa, Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Italy; Stefano De Leo, Director for Sub-Saharan Africa at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Nhlanhla Nene, Chairman of TEHA Africa and former Minister of Finance of South Africa; Cetti Lauteta, Partner at The European House – Ambrosetti and Head of the Southern Scenarios Practice, TEHA Group; Lamin Barrow, Director General for the West Africa Region at the African Development Bank (AfDB); Marie-Chantal Uwanyiligira, Division Director for Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Guinea and Togo at the World Bank; Josiane Kwenda, Country Manager for Côte d’Ivoire at the International Finance Corporation (IFC); Irchad Razaaly, Ambassador of the European Union to Côte d’Ivoire; Carole Ouedraogo-Versteeg, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Promotion Centre of Côte d’Ivoire (CEPICI); Hermann Messan, Country Director for Côte d’Ivoire at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Aldo Cera, Head of the Côte d’Ivoire Office of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS); Renaud Vismara, Vice President for Côte d’Ivoire of the Italian-Senegalese and West African Chamber of Commerce (CISAO) and General Manager of HORECAF; Moussa Kouyaté, Chairman of the National Committee for Public-Private Partnerships (CNPPP); Moni N’Guessan, Project Director at the Port Autonome d’Abidjan; Asta-Rosa Cissé, Regional Director of AGL (Africa Global Logistics); Luca Faccenda, Managing Director of ENI Côte d’Ivoire; Bertrand Noyelle, Country Manager for Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal and Mauritania at Saipem; Yasin Dhaouadi, Client Relationship Manager for North and West Africa at SIMEST; Riccardo Rossi van Lamsweerde, Head of the Representative Office for West and Central Africa of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP); Lorenzo Tagliaferri, Country Representative for Morocco and West Africa at SACE; and Vincenzo De Luca, former Ambassador of Italy and Principal Expert at TEHA Group.