FT Africa Summit 2024: Business and Gov’t Leaders Convene Chart Continents Future
African Heads of State, policymakers, global investors, and business leaders are set to meet in London for the 11th edition of annual Financial Times Africa Summit.
The summit set to take place from October 29-30, 2024, will feature critical discussions focused on identifying opportunities for sustainable growth and development across the continent.
FT Africa editor David Pilling said that the summit has established itself as one of the most important and best-attended international forums for debating the continent’s business, economic and geopolitical landscape.
“This year, an expanded two-day Summit aims to build on that record by providing both unparalleled intellectual stimulus about the big issues and drilling down deeper into individual topics to create a dynamic forum for policy innovation, networking, and actionable discussions.”
The discussions will be facilitated by leading Financial Times editors, and cover topics including geopolitics, finance and investment, industrialisation, technology startups, the energy transition, decarbonisation, and sustainability.
Over the past decade, the FT Africa Summit has solidified its reputation as the leading platform for in-depth discussions on Africa’s economic and political future.
This year’s edition will delve into how African nations can leverage their strengths, navigate global economic challenges, address the climate crisis, and drive sustainable, inclusive growth. With Africa’s innovative tech sectors, young population, and dynamic markets continuing to draw global attention, these discussions are more vital than ever.
The event will feature sessions led by top Financial Times editors, covering a wide range of topics including geopolitics, finance and investment, industrialization, technology startups, the energy transition, decarbonization, and sustainability.
“In the last decade the FT’s Africa summit has rightly gained a reputation for stimulating and yet also unflinching debate on the issues facing the continent. Once again this will be the place to go for insight into not just the Africa of today but crucially of the day after tomorrow,” said FT foreign editor Alec Russell.
The decision to host the FT Africa Summit in London reflects the city’s status as a global financial hub, attracting key international investors and institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The summit is poised to offer unparalleled opportunities for networking, learning, and collaboration towards Africa’s sustainable and multisectoral development.
Among the prominent speakers confirmed for the event are Liberia President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, CEO of Dangote Group Aliko Dangote, former Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank Kuben Naidoo, President & CEO of Africa Finance Corporation, Samaila Zubairu.
Others are Managing Director & Head of Sub-Saharan Africa (Ex-RSA) at Bank of America Yvonne Ike, Founder and Chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation Mo Ibrahim and Strategic Partnership Lead for Africa at Microsoft Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh.
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