Fortuné AHOULOUMA

Consulting – Strategy – Development – Legal Engineering – Innovation

Governance - Advocacy - Public policy - Project and team management

💼 Sector expertise developed: Fintech and financial innovation: legal and regulatory structuring of Fintech projects and activities, and AML/CFT compliance. Blockchain and crypto-assets: regulatory guidance and supervision of VASPs/CASPs. OHADA Business Law: providing legal security for cross-border projects. Renewable energy: legal engineering and sustainable project financing. Entrepreneurship and innovation: creation and structuring of innovative companies. 🚀 Key achievements: Co-founded and provided strategic leadership for a law firm with practices oriented towards legal innovation Structured AML/CFT frameworks for European and African fintech companies. Raising awareness and training government officials on cryptocurrency regulation Supported start-ups in structuring and international expansion. Deployed technology and renewable energy projects in Africa and Europe. 🌍 International impact: Collaborations with development agencies (AFD, GIZ), international organisations (IFAD/UNODC) and non-profit organisations (OXFAM Italy, Bluemind Foundation). Contributions to specialised publications (Lamy, Tribune Afrique, Jeune Afrique, Les Echos, Forbes). Participated as an expert jury member in Start-up of the Year Africa, Africa Start-up Tour and Land of African Business. Development of an international professional network spanning Africa, the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. 📈 Cross-functional competencies: Design Thinking, International Project Management, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Innovation

🎯 Building government capacity within the UNODC's global cybercrime programme. 💼 Sector expertise developed: Blockchain technologies and crypto-assets — specialised training in technological and regulatory fundamentals. VASP and Decentralised Finance (DeFi): supervision and compliance of virtual asset service providers Stablecoins and AML/CFT compliance: risk analysis and regulatory best practices Pedagogical engineering: design of innovative training tools for government officials International diplomacy: multicultural coordination with national and international authorities. 🚀 Key achievements: Regional training deployed for authorities in six countries (Laos, Thailand, Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu). Capacity building for government officials (central banks, financial intelligence units, law enforcement and regulatory authorities). Design and delivery of comprehensive pedagogical materials for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), including evaluation methodologies. Development of strategic recommendations based on international standards, norms, and best practices, adapted to local contexts. Technical evaluation reports with action plans submitted to national and international authorities. 🌍 International impact: Strategic coordination with the UNODC Southeast Asia and Pacific Regional Office. Collaboration with central banks, financial intelligence units and regulatory authorities Training adapted to the legal and cultural specifics of each country. Contribution to the global cybercrime programme (GLOX76). 📈 Cross-functional competencies: - AML/CFT compliance Multicultural international project management Pedagogical engineering International diplomacy Intercultural communication

Courses on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and business ethics

Droit de l'énergie

I. Responsibilities Multi-disciplinary legal advice (public business law, environment, nuclear) and legal engineering and assistance with property projects. Steering of governance reforms, contract drafting and litigation management.Training and operational management of public service missions. II. Skills developed Nuclear expertise (safety, regulation), public governance and political analysis. Contract negotiation, strategic project management and institutional communication. III. Achievements Structuring legal frameworks: prevention of conflicts of interest, delegation of powers, revision of the general administrative clauses of public contracts. Contribution to the European directive on nuclear safety and management of a key property project. Regular support for civil and defence technical missions (transport of radioactive waste, inspections of operators).

Law and economics/ Local government law/ Local public utilities

I. Responsibilities Drafting legal analyses, feasibility studies and conceptual documents for rail projects. Providing legal support to project teams, conducting regulatory monitoring (public law/environment) and managing litigation. Leading/contributing to strategic meetings with stakeholders (ministries, local authorities, environmental associations). II. Skills developed Multi-sectoral expertise: railway law, public domain, town planning, sustainable development. Management of complex projects (regulatory timetables, coordination of legal aspects) and mastery of institutional negotiations. Writing skills (strategic notes, reports) and diplomacy in the context of exchanges between stakeholders. III. Achievements Legal management of major projects: LGV Rhin-Rhône (Eastern branch), developments in Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France, Normandy and Brittany. Active contribution to the drafting of regulatory texts (decrees/orders) and to the organisation's internal doctrine. Implementation of a secure legal framework for infrastructure operations (construction, decommissioning, redevelopment).