Program 2026

The Agenda

A curated flow designed to move from high-level policy frameworks to concrete engineering implementation.

09:00 - 12:30
Main Stage Keynote

The Systems We Inherit

Keynote & Industrialization Panel

Re-engineering our Foundations: Industrialization Through Engineering.

13:30 - 15:30
Concurrent Sessions (Choose One)
Track 01

Infrastructure

Maintenance, renewal, and resilience.

Track 02

Energy

Renewable energy and adaptation.

Track 03

Food Systems

Agricultural innovation and grassroots tech.

16:00 - 17:00
Panel Discussion

Fireside: Skills for the Future

How Africa Equips Engineers for a Rapidly Evolving World.

Breakout Sessions

Collaborative
Problem Solving.

Beyond the main stage, we get to work.

The Engineering Labs are concurrent, 120-minute breakout sessions. You will choose one lab to attend, joining policymakers and engineers to solve a specific infrastructure bottleneck.

Participating Guidelines

Chatham House Rule applies. Open dialogue encouraged.

Key Outcome

A collaborative roadmap to guide implementation.

Session Structure

0 - 15m

Intro & Context

Framing the Challenge

15 - 45m

Problem Breakdown

Identifying Root Causes

45 - 90m

Solution Design

Collaborative Ideation

90 - 105m

Action Planning

Commitments & Roadmap

105 - 120m

Closing

Next Steps

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Action-Oriented Output

No Panels. No Speeches. Just 120 minutes of engineered problem solving producing one (1) executable Policy Brief.