Summit Program
Three days of ministerial roundtables, plenary sessions, breakout sessions, training sessions, and exhibitions focused on energy transformation and economic reform in Africa.
- Total Sessions
- 28
- Think Tank Leaders
- +150
- Thematic Tracks
- 6
Day 1 — From Access to Transformation
28 October 2026
Welcome Remarks & Official Opening
Senior ACBF leadership and host-country officials open the 12th Summit and set the agenda for three days of policy dialogue.
- Official Ceremony
Energy Ministers' Dialogue
Energy ministers from across the continent meet in roundtable to compare reform pipelines and surface bottlenecks to delivery.
- Ministerial
From Energy Access to Economic Transformation: What Needs to Change?
Featured plenary on the policy shifts required to convert universal energy access into broad-based industrial transformation.
- Keynote Plenary
Breakout Sessions Round 1
Three parallel breakout rooms covering financing instruments, utility commercial viability, and industrialization pathways.
- Financing
- Utility Viability
- Industrialization
Energy Solutions & Innovation Showcase
Exhibition floor featuring African technology providers, project developers, and applied-research institutions.
- Industrialization
Open-door reception with cocktails, regional cuisine, and a short cultural performance from a local ensemble. Delegates, exhibitors, and host-country guests welcome. Dress code is smart casual. Reception concludes by 20:30.
Day 3 — From Commitments to Delivery
30 October 2026
Building Partnerships for Scale and Impact
Featured plenary on the partnership architectures required to scale African policy successes from pilot to continental rollout.
- Keynote Plenary
Policy Leaders' Dialogue on Implementation
High-level dialogue between current and former policy leaders on what it takes to convert summit commitments into delivered policy.
- Leadership Dialogue
Summit Communiqué Presentation & Adoption
Formal presentation and adoption of the Summit Communiqué — the negotiated text capturing the three days' policy conclusions.
- Official Ceremony
Official Closing Ceremony
Brief closing ceremony with farewell remarks from the ACBF Executive Secretary, a vote of thanks delivered by the host-country minister, and the announcement of Summit 2027's host country and preliminary dates.