Pitch
The CIMDC 2026 Pitch Corner showcases innovative and replicable projects across Africa, focusing on sustainable mobility, energy transition, climate change adaptation and territorial resilience. Each project leader has 10 minutes to present their initiative, followed by a 5-minute Q&A session with the audience.
Speakers
Léon PEKEKOUKOU — NGO Groupement Agropastoral pour le Développement de Yongoro | Central African Republic Project: Land, Territories and Sustainable Mobility
Withney ZODAN — NGO Alphabétisation, Pain et Salut pour Tous (APASAT ONG) | Benin Project: Women’s Empowerment and Climate Resilience through the Energy Recovery of Water Hyacinth in Sô-Ava (RESILAC)
Junior BUHENDWA — Company Société Écologique Congolaise (SOCECO) | Democratic Republic of the Congo Project: Bioconversion of Organic Waste into Protein and Biochar – SOCECO
Manon REYRE — Actierra Project: Climate Change Resilience Strategy for Transport Infrastructure
Mory SYLLA — Local Authority City of San Pedro | Côte d’Ivoire Project: San Pedro Climate Plan
Mohammed MUSAH — Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Project: Turning Points: Enabling Sustainable Transport in Africa (GIZ)
Suzanne COTILLON — Biotope – Project: Planet C: Become an Architect of the Ecological Transition
Bénédicte Larissa DAO — Company IEEE-CI / Consortium ENAGRI | Côte d’Ivoire Project: Ivoire Eco Energy Services