Adahi Franck BIKPO

Adahi Franck Bikpo is a West African fintech strategist, tech-for-impact advocate, and founder of HIPO, a non-profit advancing financial inclusion, digital sovereignty, and regulatory innovation across the WAEMU zone.

He is the visionary behind the International Festival of Eloquence (FESTELO), a landmark event in African public speaking culture, nurturing civic leadership through voice, oratory, and collective intelligence.

Through initiatives such as:

FESTELO: transforming soft skills into career capital,
LàVH - Public reading competition
À Voix Haute (Speak Up!): pedagogical adaptation of the acclaimed French documentary,

He champions an African digital future built on citizen expression, tech-enabled justice, and regionally aligned regulation (notably with the BCEAO's frameworks for EME and SFDs).