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Reimagining Growth

Africa’s Economy: Young and Fast

January 21, 2025
17:30–18:15 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

With the promise of the African Free Trade Continental Area, an abundance of renewable energy sources and a boom in innovation hubs, the African continent has a unique opportunity to transform the future of its young and fast-growing population, which is estimated to reach 2.5 billion by 2050. How can Africa use this significant momentum to fully reach its economic potential? This session...
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Speakers

DB
Duma Gideon Boko
President of Botswana
Office of the President of Botswana
GM
Godfrey Mutizwa
Chief Editor
CNBC Africa
LF
Leila Fourie
Group Chief Executive Officer
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
WM
Wamkele Keabetswe Mene
Secretary-General
African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat
SZ
Samaila Zubairu
President and Chief Executive Officer
Africa Finance Corporation - AFC

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