Agenda | Africa - GCC Council

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

CEREMONY

Africa Stage Hall 1

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