Policy Leaders' Dialogue on Implementation
Session Overview
The mid-morning Day 3 slot is a high-level dialogue chaired by Prof. Mamadou Sow, with Prof. Aisha Bello and Dr. Yaw Boateng as the lead respondents. The session is structured around three guided prompts circulated in advance — each ten minutes long, with structured cross-talk.
Substantive ground covered: the implementation gap between Summit-level commitments and ministry-level delivery; the role of think tanks in providing political cover during politically costly reforms; and the institutional reforms required at ACBF and across the AAPRI network to better support implementation work over the next Summit cycle.
Delegates leave with a clearer read on what it takes to operate effectively as a think tank in a policy environment increasingly dominated by short ministerial tenures, fiscal pressure, and contested public discourse.
Key Topics
- Implementation gap — Summit commitments versus delivery
- Think tanks as political cover for costly reforms
- ACBF and AAPRI institutional priorities
- Operating effectively in short ministerial cycles
- Setting up Summit 2027's implementation agenda
Speaker
Prof. Aisha Bello
Director of Research, West African Economic Forum
Prof. Aisha Bello directs research at the West African Economic Forum, where she leads programmes on monetary policy, banking sector reform, and financial inclusion across the ECOWAS region. Her work has shaped central-bank coordination dialogues among West African monetary authorities.
Dr. Yaw Boateng
Chief Economist, Ghana Centre for Economic Reform
Dr. Yaw Boateng is Chief Economist at the Ghana Centre for Economic Reform, where he leads work on macroeconomic stabilisation, tax policy, and fiscal-debt sustainability. His research informs Ghana's IMF programme design and West African convergence criteria reviews.
Session Materials
- PRESENTATION SLIDESAvailable after session
- VIDEO RECORDINGAvailable after session