Delegate check-in, badge collection, networking Coffee

Master of Ceremony

• Dr Denis Foretia, Executive Chairman, Nkafu Policy Institute; Founder and Co-Chair, Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation

Moderated panel covering: structural drivers of youth unemployment; opportunities from shifts in global supply chains for Africa-Asia value chain integration; high-potential sectors for job creation at scale; technology transfer and financing for industrial capacity

Moderated discussion covering: where the gender dimensions of mainstream fiscal and economic policy go unexamined and what that costs governments; what changes when policymakers are inside the research process rather than receiving its conclusions; what institutions that commission and finance economic evidence would need to do differently

Special recognition luncheon honoring the Trailblazer for Africa Award honoree. The award ceremony takes place during this session

Three thematic rounds: (1) Deepening market access between Africa and Asia; (2) Building digital trade infrastructure and cross-border payment systems; (3) Regulatory alignment and expanding participation of smaller enterprises in regional trade

Moderated panel discussion on how Africa can deliver on its economic ambitions by navigating complex political economies, building coalitions for reform, and strengthening cooperation between national governments and regional institutions in an era of global shocks. 

Dr. Denis Foretia, Executive Chairman, Nkafu Policy Institute / Co-Chair, Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation. Forward look toward the next edition of Africa @ World Bank/IMF Meetings