TARGETED PARTICIPANTS

The Forum will bring together several players from the public and private sectors:

• Representatives of the Governments of Cameroon and Canada. ;
• The diplomatic missions of the two countries. ;
• Municipal and local representatives from Cameroon and Canada.
• Chambers of commerce and economic development organizations.
• Cameroonian SMEs active in key sectors and with innovative projects.
• Startups videogames and ESport, innovative technologies, artificial intelligence, cyber Security, etc.
• Investors and partners. for development
• Academics and researchers specializing in international economic relations.
• International or regional agencies and organizations interested in international economic development (Africa-Canada);
• Supporting Actors to entrepreneurship;
• Port authorities in both countries.
• Banks and financial institutions in both countries. et établissements financiers des deux pays.

DATES AND VENUES: FROM 09 TO 17 JUNE 2025 IN CANADA

The Forum will take place in three major Canadian cities:

• MONTREAL: First stage of the Forum, focusing on the agri-food, craft, and technology sectors.
• OTTAWA Intermediate stage: strategic discussions on economic and institutional partnerships, with a particular focus on municipal partnerships and
• TORONTO Closing of the Forum, with presentations on innovative technologies and investment opportunities, and time for sightseeing at Niagara Falls.

SELECTION CRITERIA

The selection will be made by a joint committee made up of the Forum's promoters, representatives of the ministries, chambers and consultative bodies of the economic sectors concerned (SMEs, decentralization, agri- food, textiles and crafts, technologies, port activities), following the guidelines of the Cameroon government and in compliance with Canadian laws.

FOR SMEs

• Sector of activity: Priority to the agri-food, textile, technology, craft, municipal trade, and municipal capacity-building sectors.
• Export capacity: Export potential or experience.
• Impact and innovation: Innovative projects or products with a social or economic impact.
• Representation capacity: Qualified representatives to effectively promote the products.
• Sufficient guarantees of credibility: Project leaders, financial resources.

FOR MUNICIPALITIES

◦ Commitment to decentralized cooperation: partnership projects or international exchanges.
◦ Experience in local economic development: business support programmes or development initiatives.
◦ Interest in collaboration and training for elected representatives and local officials: long- term partnerships with Canada.
◦ Rural or peri-urban municipalities: These municipalities will benefit most from the planned partnerships, as many of them have no twinning agreement to date.

STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES OF THE FORUM

The Forum will take the form of plenary sessions, thematic workshops and B2B meetings:
• Plenary sessions: Opening speeches, conferences with experts and government representatives.
• Thematic workshops: Small group discussions by key sector (agri-food, crafts, textiles, technology, municipal exchanges).
• Turnkey projects: Companies will benefit from adequate preparation to ensure that they arrive at the Forum with projects ready for financing, and they will meet with Canadian companies who can also propose projects for implementation in Cameroon.
• B2B Meetings and Networking: Space for direct meetings between Canadian and Cameroonian companies to explore partnership opportunities.
• Exhibition / Showroom “Made in Cameroon”: Presentation of the products and services of participating companies in the agri-food, textile, craft, and technology sectors.

KEY ACTIVITIES DURING THE EVENT 

• Inspiring conferences to inspire all delegates to embrace import-export between
• Thematic impact workshops on interesting topics affecting the target sectors.
• Exhibition and sale of products:“Made in Cameroon” showroom.
• B2B meetings..
• Speed-meetings and matchmaking between start-ups and directors/executives of leading companies.
• Institutional meetings and working sessions.
• Visits to companies and local authorities..
• Gala evenings and networking cocktails.
• Touristic visit to Niagara Falls (Canadian side).

EXPECTED RESULTS

• Decentralized cooperation agreements between Cameroonian and Canadian municipalities.
• Transfer of skills, expertise and capacities through productive exchanges and technology transfer between companies in the two countries.
• Strategic partnerships and access to financing in the sectors identified.
• Awareness of and interest in “Made in Cameroon”.
• Investment opportunities identified and realized through bilateral initiatives.
• Turnkey projects for Cameroonian companies.
• Promotion of start-ups and female entrepreneurship by by highlighting the role of women entrepreneurs in Cameroon and Canada.

FOLLOW-UP AND EVALUATION

During the Forumparticipating companies and municipalities will enjoy the following benefits:

Affordable registration fees that cover everything except exhibition stands.
Competitions for the chance to win major prizes donated by our sponsors and partners.
Souvenir gifts from Canada.

The main indicators of success are as follows: Number of participants, sales volume, compliance with disbursement/collection schedules and participant satisfaction.

After the Forumparticipating companies and town halls will enjoy the following benefits:

Three months’ free support dedicated to monitoring partnerships with Canadian companies, i.e. until 15 September 2025.
Registration at a preferential rate (10% discount) for future events.

A Final Report and a full Financial Statement will be drawn up and sent to the various stakeholders at the end of the Forum. These analysis reports will be used to measure the extent to which financial and organizational objectives have been achieved and to better prepare for future editions.