The schedule · Official program
program
2026
09:00
Welcome
Official time
10:00
Opening remarks
Master of ceremonies
Official time
10:10
Welcome word
BEM Representative Abidjan
Official time
10:25
AI, Fintech
Introductory panel · official opening of the show
Panel
11:45
HEC Montreal
Presentation
Info session
12:10
Lunch
Break
13:15
EFAP
Presentation
Info session
13:40
From student to investor: understand the stock market in 60 minutes
Panel
14:05
Entrepreneurs' couch · Hackathon
3 student entrepreneurs · artistic performances
Networking
16:00
Banks vs Mobile Money: competition or complementarity
Financial inclusion
Panel
17:00
End of the first day
Official time
09:05
Employability 2030: the skills that will make the difference
Panel
09:30
FIGS Education
Presentation
Info session
10:00
The Future of Work
Dr. Ian O. Williamson — Dean, UCI Paul Merage School of Business
Masterclass
11:05
Supporting your child in their choice of career path
Introductory panel · official opening of the show
Panel
11:30
EM Normandy Presentation
Presentation
Info session
11:55
Lunch
Break
13:35
SENECA
Presentation
Info session
14:00
Entrepreneurs' couch · Hackathon
3 student entrepreneurs · artistic performances
Networking
14:45
ESTP
Presentation
Info session
15:20
Media School
Presentation
Info session
16:05
Family photo
Official time
16:20
Draw
Official time
16:30
Closing of the 2026 Grandes Écoles Forum
Official time
The place
Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire
Only one site for both days. Boulevard Hassan II, Cocody, Abidjan — Ivory Coast.