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Programme

AETC 2027 Thematic & Topic Areas

The AETC 2027 programme is organised around twelve thematic pillars that translate engineering sovereignty into practical dialogue, deals and outcomes.

  1. 01

    Engineering Sovereignty

    From Technology Consumers to Owners

    • Defining Sovereignty
    • Technology Transfer with Teeth
    • Case Studies in Ownership
  2. 02

    Scaling Indigenous Innovation

    From Pilot to Commercial Deployment

    • Crossing the Valley of Death
    • Replication & Continental Rollout
    • Standards & Quality
  3. 03

    Commercializing Indigenous Technology

    From Prototype to Bankable Business

    • From Prototype to Product
    • Protecting the Value
    • Bankability
  4. 04

    Local Manufacturing & Industrialization

    Building Energy Technologies in Africa

    • Making It in Africa
    • Special Economic & Industrial Zones
    • Supply Chain Localisation
  5. 05

    Financing Indigenous Technology

    Venture, Blended & Patient Capital

    • Capital for First-of-a-Kind
    • Building an African Venture Ecosystem
    • The Role of DFIs & Sovereign Funds
  6. 06

    A Unified Energy Economy

    Standards, Interoperability & Regional Value Chains

    • Policy Harmonisation
    • Regional Power Pools & Grids
    • Cross-Border Value Chains
  7. 07

    Critical Minerals to Finished Products

    Value Addition & Manufacturing

    • Beyond Extraction
    • Battery & Component Manufacturing
    • Responsible & Sovereign Sourcing
  8. 08

    Digital Sovereignty

    AI, Data, Smart Grids & Software Built in Africa

    • African-Owned Digital Infrastructure
    • Smart Grids & Prosumers
    • Data Governance & Cybersecurity
  9. 09

    Powering Industry

    Gas, Renewables & Reliable Energy for Manufacturing

    • Gas Monetisation for Industrialisation
    • Scaling Solar, Wind & Storage
    • Energy for Productive Use
  10. 10

    Skills & Engineering Capacity

    Building the Talent to Engineer Africa’s Future

    • Technical & Vocational Pipelines
    • The Smart Energy Technology Hub
    • Entrepreneurial Capacity
  11. 11

    Policy, IP & Governance

    Enabling and Protecting Indigenous Innovation

    • A Stable, Transparent Environment
    • Intellectual Property Regimes
    • Local Content that Works
  12. 12

    Inclusive Sovereignty

    Women & Youth as Engineers, Founders and Owners

    • Women in Engineering & Ownership
    • Next-Gen Innovators
    • Leadership Development

Network. Invest. Cut Deals.

18–20 May 2027 · Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra

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