
Economist trained at the University of Lubumbashi with international experience at DNB Bank in Norway, Dr Diambilay has led 18+ companies as CEO. He founded the Diambilay Business Center in 2023 and convened the Forum Richesses d'Afrique in Paris in May 2025 together with former French minister Élisabeth Moreno.
Dr Jean-Clément Diambilay establishes the institution to organize African enterprise around long-horizon, founder-led standards.
Incubation, training, and mentorship pillars operate their first full cohorts inside the DRC and with the early diaspora network.
1,500 attendees join the inaugural edition, anchored by Élisabeth Moreno and a coalition of African and diaspora institutions.
The forum returns to the continent, deepening institutional links across Central Africa.
The North American edition extends the dialogue with the diaspora across Canada and the United States.
All nine national branches enter coordinated annual planning under the headquarters.