AGENDA

Africa Stage 2026

 
 
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Agenda

 
 
DAY 1 - SEPTEMBER 7
 
DAY 2 - SEPTEMBER 8
 
DAY 3 - SEPTEMBER 9
 
ALL DAYS
 
 

Session Program

 
 
Africa Stage Program
Africa Stage • Hall 1 • World Trade Center Dubai
14h25 – 14h30 5 min

OPENING

Opening Africa Stage

Africa Stage Hall 1
SPEAKERS: Master of Ceremony
14:30 – 14:45 15 min

OPENING REMARKS

Keynote Speaker

Africa Stage Hall 1
SPEAKERS: Dr. M’Zée Fula-Ngenge (Keynote Speaker)
14:45 – 15:35 50 min

SESSION 1 - INDUSTRY (R)EVOLUTION

Africa's Industrial Rebirth

Africa Stage Hall 1
#From Informal to Integrated: Leveraging Technology, Textiles, Agro-Value Chains, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Construction for Inclusive Growth.
SPEAKERS: Dogag Dougui (Keynote Speaker), Walid Loukil, Charles Oghogho Oronsaye Jr, Erdem Dereli
16:00 – 16:50 50 min

SESSION 2 - MINERALS & MINING

The Strategic Minerals Alliance

Africa Stage Hall 1
#Integrating African resources and Gulf investment to build resilient supply chains and lead in the industries of the future.
SPEAKERS: Mecktilder M. M., Dr. Marit Y. Kitaw
17:00 – 17:50 50 min

SESSION 3 - ENERGY & CLIMATE

The Solar-Resilence Nexus

Africa Stage Hall 1
#Climate Resilience and the Next Energy Generation in Africa
SPEAKERS: William Kwende (Keynote Speaker)
17:50 – 18:00 10 min

DAY WRAP-UP

Closing Remarks

Africa Stage Hall 1
19:30 – 22:30 3 hours

AFTER HOURS

Gala Dinner

10:00 – 10:05 5 min

OPENING

Opening Africa Stage

Africa Stage Hall 1
SPEAKERS: Master of Ceremony
10:05 – 10:15 10 min

OPENING REMARKS

Keynote Speaker

Africa Stage Hall 1
10:15 – 11:15 50 min

SESSION 4A - HOSPITALITY

The New African Grand Tour

Africa Stage Hall 1
#Climate Resilience and the Next Energy Generation in Africa
SPEAKERS: Andrew Couts, Patrick Koshoni, , Christelle Mangoua
11:15 – 12:15 50 min

SESSION 4B - ART & CULTURE

The Art Unifies

Africa Stage Hall 1
African Heritage Reinvented: Arts That Revisit Traditional Legacies
12:15 – 13:00 45 min

SESSION 4C - SPORTS

Sport Soft Power

Africa Stage Hall 1
#The Unifying Field: Sport as an Engine for Integration, Influence & Economic Growth
14:25 – 14:30 5 min

OPENING

Opening Africa Stage

Africa Stage Hall 1
SPEAKERS: Master of Ceremony
14:30 – 14:45 15 min

OPENING REMARKS

Keynote Speaker

Africa Stage Hall 1
SPEAKERS: William Kwende (Keynote Speaker)
14:45 – 15:35 50 min

SESSION 5 - WOMEN'S INFLUENCE

The She-Economy: Financing Women's Agency as Africa's Strategic Imperative

Africa Stage Hall 1
#From Informal to Integrated: Leveraging Technology, Textiles, Agro-Value Chains, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Construction for Inclusive Growth.
16:00 – 16:50 50 min

SESSION 6 - FINANCE & FINTECH

The New African Market: Architecting The Next Generation Of Monetization Models And Financial Ecosystems

Africa Stage Hall 1
#Where Innovation Meets Capital: Building Inclusive and Sustainable Economies
SPEAKERS: (Keynote Speaker), , Ibrahim Sagna
17:00 – 15:50 50 min

SESSION 7 - FAMILY OFFICES

The Silent Architects: Unleashing The Strategic Power Of African Family Offices

Africa Stage Hall 1
#Patient Capital, Aligned Legacy: Investing with an Intergenerational Mindset for Africa’s Transformation.
SPEAKERS: Dr Haider Uzzaman
17:50 – 18:00 10 min

DAY WRAP-UP

Closing Remarks

Africa Stage Hall 1
10:00 – 10:05 5 min

OPENING

Opening Africa Stage

Africa Stage Hall 1
SPEAKERS: Master of Ceremony
10:05 – 10:15 10 min

OPENING REMARKS

Keynote Speaker

Africa Stage Hall 1
SPEAKERS: George Twumasi (Keynote Speaker)
10:15 – 11:15 50 min

SESSION 8 - HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS

The Right To Thrive: Building Sovereign Health Systems For African Prosperity

Africa Stage Hall 1
#Health is the Unwritten Social Elevator: From Aid to Innovation, from Dependency to Global Leadership.
SPEAKERS: Oluwadayo Oluwadara
11:15 – 12:15 50 min

SESSION 9 - AI LITERACY

The Adaptive Imperative

Africa Stage Hall 1
#How Africa is Engineering an AI-Ready Future in All Its Dimensions
SPEAKERS: Abejide Ade-Ibijola (Keynote Speaker), Amgad Ghaffar
12:15 – 13:00 45 min

SESSION 10 - MEDIA & COMMUNICATION

The Creative Engine Unleashing A New Narrative Frontier

Africa Stage Hall 1
#Beyond the Headlines: Actively Reshaping the African Data Sovereignty
SPEAKERS: George Twumasi, Olivier Laouchez (Keynote Speaker),
14:25 – 14:30 5 min

OPENING

Opening Africa Stage

Africa Stage Hall 1
SPEAKERS: Master of Ceremony
14:30 – 14:45 15 min

OPENING REMARKS

keynote Speaker

Africa Stage Hall 1
SPEAKERS: Dogag Dougui (Keynote Speaker)
14:45 – 15:35 50 min

SESSION 11 - ESG

ESG Compliance: The New Gateway To Capital

Africa Stage Hall 1
#Aligning with Global Mandates to Unlock Multilateral Investment, De-Risk Assets, and Build Resilient African Economies
16:00 – 16:50 50 min

SESSION 12 - WATER

Water As An Asset

Africa Stage Hall 1
#From Source to Force: Watering Africa's Future for Continental Transformation
MODERATORS: Lubna Dajani
17:00 – 15:50 50 min

CLOSING REMARKS

The Silent Architects: Unleashing The Strategic Power Of African Family Offices

Africa Stage Hall 1
Closing
SPEAKERS: Dr Haider Uzzaman
17:50 – 18:00 10 min

DAY WRAP-UP

Closing Remarks

Africa Stage Hall 1
17:50 – 18:00 10 min

Closing African Ceremony

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Africa Stage Hall 1
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