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The two-day 2024 Africa CEO Forum, scheduled for May 16th and 17th in Kigali, Rwanda, kicked off today with 2,000 CEOs, investors, and public sector leaders from across Africa and beyond.
The two-day 2024 Africa CEO Forum, scheduled for May 16th and 17th in Kigali, Rwanda, kicked off today with 2,000 CEOs, investors, and public sector leaders from across Africa and beyond.
The theme of the forum this year is; “At the Table or On the Menu? A Critical Moment to Shape a New Future for Africa,” which reflects the urgency for the continent to assert itself on the global stage and actively contribute to discussions shaping its future.
Now in its 11th edition, this year’s Africa CEO Forum Africa CEO Forum will focus on four transformative agendas: leadership, digital transformation, continental integration, and financing.
Through panel discussions, workshops, and roundtables, participants will explore strategies to set high public policy standards conducive to growth, position African businesses at the forefront of disruptive innovation, leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and overcome financing obstacles to support Africa’s ambitions. Additionally, the forum will address obstacles to financing Africa’s ambitions and foster creative solutions in this regard.
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While referring to the objective of the Forum, Sérgio Pimenta, IFC’s Vice President for Africa, said that turning Africa’s USD 3 trillion GDP into USD 30 trillion by 2050 would require an unbridled African private sector, enabled by the continent’s policymakers to forge partnerships that create markets, increase intra-African trade and advance investment on the continent.
