The Forum
Choose Mali
A land of opportunity, the gateway to West Africa. SELECTMALI 2026 brings international capital — especially American — into the same rooms as Malian projects, in Bamako.
Framework
Built on SelectUSA’s discipline, for Mali
SELECTMALI is the platform that puts international, particularly American, investors in front of concrete opportunities in Mali.
In Bamako the Forum holds together economic diplomacy, sector intelligence, B2B and B2G meetings, and cultural diplomacy — panels, filmed interviews, screenings. The point is not ceremony. It is signature: agreements and letters of intent. The Forum closes with a 300-seat fundraising gala, to lock in financial commitments.
Forum house
Radisson Blu Hotel, Bamako
ACI 2000, Hamdallaye
11–13 November 2026
French and English, with simultaneous interpretation across all three days.
3
Days in Bamako
300–500
Expected participants
300
Gala dinner seats
Objectives
Eight mandates, as set by the organizing committee.
- 01
Position Mali as a credible, competitive investment destination in West Africa.
- 02
Facilitate direct B2B / B2G connections between U.S. investors and Malian project developers.
- 03
Present bankable projects across mining, agriculture, energy, infrastructure and ICT.
- 04
Strengthen Mali–U.S. economic cooperation, in synergy with SelectUSA and AGOA.
- 05
Generate signed agreements and letters of intent.
- 06
Showcase the Malian and African-descendant diaspora as an investment bridge.
- 07
Create dedicated spaces for exchange — networking lounges and private B2B/B2G salons.
- 08
Mobilize financial commitments at the closing fundraising gala.
Three days
Mali prepares and opens its doors; Mali acts; Mali commits.
Day 1
Mali Prepares & Opens Its Doors
Launch press conference, Bamex visit, opening ceremony, ministerial panel, investor roundtable, cocktail.
Day 2
Mali in Action
Sector panels, bankable project pitches, B2B/B2G meetings, Success Stories documentary.
Day 3
Mali Commits
Ministry visits, diaspora / AGOA / SelectUSA session, signing ceremony, Malivision 2063, 300-seat gala.
Who sits in Bamako
Malian ministries and agencies; U.S. institutions (SelectUSA, EXIM, DFC, U.S. Chamber, State Department); investors and DFIs; companies; diaspora networks; economic media. Named biographies are published with each speaker’s consent.
Governance
The organizing committee works through five sub-commissions: scientific (API-Mali); logistics, protocol and security; communication, brand and media; institutional mobilisation and sponsorship; investors, B2B, diaspora and projects. Every workstream has a lead, a deliverable and a date.
