Africa Collective, in partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) as Host Partner and under the patronage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, is proud to announce its overarching theme for Davos 2025: “Leading in 2025: From Regional Consolidation to Driving the Global Africa Agenda.”

-Weeklong Agenda of Events to Feature New Startup-Investor Lunch, Partner and Media Receptions, Thematic Sessions with Host Partner Afreximbank and Lead Partners Novartis and Standard Bank Group, a networking reception, as well as Closing & Outlook Luncheon. 

Africa Collective and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat are happy to announce African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank or the Bank) as their Host Partner at Davos 2025, on the margins of the World Economic Forum.

Africa Collective, with the AfCFTA Secretariat as patronage partner, scaled up its Davos presence during the time of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting between 15-19 January 2024, with the objective of providing a complementary platform to amplify and exchange on African topics at the gathering of world leaders.

The objective of the Africa Collective Davos agenda is to provide a complementary platform that creates even more space for discussion of African topics and themes, exploring the opportunities for driving economic growth on the African continent.

As part of its #RoadToDavos and #AfricaInDavos campaign, Africa Collective spoke with Matthew Harold, Head of External Affairs and Strategic Partnerships for Global Health at Novartis about how healthcare on the African continent will be impacted by key trends and how digitization provides an opportunity for the continent to play a role as an innovation hub, providing solutions for global value chains.

As part of its #RoadToDavos and #AfricaInDavos campaign, Africa Collective spoke to Mohamed Atef about the expansion of Elsewedy Electric in Africa.

We spoke with Zoe Hanslip, Chief Operating Officer at MozParks, a public-private partnership between the Mozambican government’s Agency for Investment & Export Promotion APIEX and Swiss-Mozambican investors, about the role of special economic zones in driving economic growth and unlocking opportunities on the African continent.

We spoke with Ismail Talbi, Senior Partner at AfricInvest in Egypt about how the role the company plays in supporting the growth of Pan-African champions and as an ecosystem builder in the Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) space.

Africa Collective was proud to be an association partner of the Intra-African Trade Fair 2023 (IATF2023), which took place in Cairo, Egypt, from 9-15 November 2023. The partnership forms part of the initiative’s planned engagement at key events in African markets throughout the year.

We spoke with Dr. Demola Sogunle, Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC PLC, about his outlook for the African continent in the pan-African context.

During the Nigeria Economic Summit, the Africa Collective sat down with Kola Aina, Founding Partner at Ventures Platform, where he shared insights into how entrepreneurs are filling critical gaps on the African continent through innovation.