Welcome Remarks & Official Opening
Session Overview
The 12th Africa Think Tank Summit opens with formal remarks from senior leadership of the Africa Capacity Building Foundation, the host country government, and the ATTS Secretariat. Dr. Aminata Camara and Prof. Olusegun Adeyemi welcome delegates and frame the three-day programme around the theme of energy transformation and economic delivery.
The opening introduces the structure of the Summit: three thematic days organised around access, financing, and implementation; six policy tracks running across them; and a closing communiqué that captures the conclusions delegates negotiate over the week. Protocol notes, security guidance, and venue logistics are also covered.
Attendees leave the opening with a clear map of the days ahead, an understanding of how breakout choices feed the final communiqué, and confirmation of the Summit's continued alignment with AU Agenda 2063 and the African Continental Free Trade Area implementation calendar.
Key Topics
- Welcome and protocol introductions
- Three-day Summit theme and arc
- Alignment with AU Agenda 2063 and AfCFTA
- How delegate input shapes the closing communiqué
Speaker
Dr. Aminata Camara
Senior Fellow, ECOWAS Centre for Policy Studies
Dr. Aminata Camara is Senior Fellow at the ECOWAS Centre for Policy Studies, where she leads research on regional integration, trade policy, and economic development across the ECOWAS region. Her work focuses on advancing the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and strengthening regional value chains.
Prof. Olusegun Adeyemi
Executive Director, African Policy Research Network
Prof. Olusegun Adeyemi is Executive Director of the African Policy Research Network, where he leads continent-wide programmes on economic transformation, industrial policy, and public finance reform. He has authored landmark studies on structural transformation in sub-Saharan economies.
Session Materials
- PRESENTATION SLIDESAvailable after session
- VIDEO RECORDINGAvailable after session