2025 Programme

08:30  Registration & Networking

09:30  Opening Remarks

09:45  Keynote Address: UAE Government Official

10:00  Keynote Address: African Head of State

10:15  Debate: Capital Meets Strategy – The UAE as a Partner in Africa’s Industrial Future

11:00  Spotlight: Sovereigns, Sustainability and Smart Money – Reimagining Capital Flows

11:30  Break

11:45  Keynote: Delivering Africa’s Energy Future

12:00  Debate: Hydrogen Horizons – Africa and the UAE in the Race for Green Molecules

12:45  Spotlight: Carbon Farming – The Next Billion-Dollar Asset Class?

13:15  Lunch

14:00  Keynote: A New Chapter in UAE–Africa Relations

14:15  Debate: Can Africa Leapfrog to Smart Infrastructure?

15:00  Spotlight: Africa-1 Subsea Cable Project

15:30  Break

15:45  Debate: Seeds of Opportunity – Agribusiness as a Strategic Asset

16:30  Fireside Chat: Where Next for UAE–Africa Investment?