Programme
The full agenda.
14–15 April 2027 · Kigali Convention Centre. Times are local to the venue and the programme is confirmed up to four weeks before the summit.
- 08:0009:00Break
Registration & welcome coffee
- 09:0009:45PlenaryMain Auditorium
Opening ceremony: the corridor in 2027
Heads of delegation set the terms of the two days and what each side has come to sign.
- Amara Okonjo · Republic of Ghana
- Marcus Reed · Office of the US Trade Representative
- 09:4510:30PlenaryMain Auditorium
Keynote: what AfCFTA changes for American exporters
A single market of 1.4 billion people, and the customs reality beneath the headline.
- Kwame Mensah · AfCFTA Secretariat
- 10:3011:00Break
Networking break & expo floor opens
- 11:0012:15Trade & InvestmentHall A
Panel: de-risking capital across the Atlantic
Guarantees, local-currency debt and the instruments that actually move institutional money.
- Evelyn Carter · Atlantic Frontier Capital
- Linda Osei · Pan-African Infrastructure Fund
- 11:0012:15WorkshopStudio 2
Workshop: cross-border data rules in practice
A working session on reconciling African data-protection regimes with US frameworks.
- Dr. Nadia Cherif · African Union Commission
- Daniel Herrera · Northwind Technologies
- 12:1513:30Break
Lunch & bilateral meeting rooms
- 13:3014:45Policy & GovernanceHall A
Policy roundtable: visas, mobility and the talent bridge
Held under the Chatham House Rule.
- Robert Nakamura · Hartwell Institute
- Zanele Dube · Southern Africa Customs Union
- 15:0016:30TechnologyMain Auditorium
Founder showcase: eight companies, eight minutes each
African founders pitching to a room of US buyers and investors.
- Tendai Moyo · Pulse Logistics
- Aisha Bello · Kano AgriData
- 18:0020:30BreakTerrace
Day one reception