AETI event programme

Audrey Bading, Managing Director, Gettha Agency, South Africa

Senior representative, Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC), South Africa*

Next Business series – Day 1

This executive dialogue provides an opportunity for Chambers of Commerce from participating countries and strategic partners to present practical insights on doing business within their respective markets. The focus will be on regulatory frameworks, market entry strategies, investment opportunities, and key sectors driving economic growth. Participants will also highlight facilitation mechanisms available to foreign investors and SMEs seeking regional expansion.

Infrastructure and ICT now form the backbone of African trade, acting as essential drivers for the African business development. While physical bottlenecks such as those in transport and energy pose challenges, rapid digital integration and the adoption of financial technologies (fintech) are revolutionizing cross-border trade and market access for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). 

Roundtables under this track will bring together infrastructure industry leaders, investors and technology innovators to share their business opportunities, promote their projects and innovative business solutions for potential partnerships, connectivity and expansion. 

B2B Meetings
Networking Lunch
Project pitch 1- Project presentations
Project pitch 2- Project presentations

Mining and energy projects are essential to African trade; they drive massive foreign direct investment and bolster the continent’s export revenues. With trade dynamics shifting toward critical minerals (cobalt, lithium), and with Africa holding a significant share of the world’s critical minerals required for the global energy transition.  

Roundtables under this track will explore investment opportunities across the mining value chain, and present energy solutions set to support small medium and large-scale mining projects across Africa.  

B2B Meetings
Networking Breack
Project pitch 4- Project presentations

This high-level dialogue brings together CEOs and industry leaders from Africa’s most promising sectors. The discussion will focus on strategic positioning in the African market, investment opportunities, and the development of a greater number of leading African companies capable of competing at the regional and global levels.

By invitation, sponsorship or registration only.

End of AETI – Day 1
Welcome cocktail*

This executive dialogue provides an opportunity for Chambers of Commerce from participating countries and strategic partners to present practical insights on doing business within their respective markets. The focus will be on regulatory frameworks, market entry strategies, investment opportunities, and key sectors driving economic growth. Participants will also highlight facilitation mechanisms available to foreign investors and SMEs seeking regional expansion.

Agriculture remains one of Africa’s most important economic sectors and a key contributor to food security and employment. Agripreneurs, framers and agri-business owners will explore investment opportunities across the agriculture value chain, emerging business opportunities, and innovative solutions supporting the development of agribusiness industry. Conservations will also focus on sustainable farming methodologies, agro-processing, access to finance, technology adoption, improved market access, and public-private partnerships and collaboration for economic growth.

B2B Meetings
Networking Lunch
Project pitch 1- Project presentations
Project pitch 2- Project presentations

Access to finance remains a major challenge across Africa. Conversations under this track will bring together FDI firms, venture capital funds, development banks, financial institutions and business leaders. Experts from these institutions will discuss current investor expectations,

The sectors and projects most likely to attract financing,

The main obstacles hindering investment on the continent, and ways for African companies can become investment ready.

B2B Meetings
Networking Breack
Project pitch 3- Project presentations
Project pitch 4- Project presentations

End of AETI
Closing cocktail*