Industrialize Africa Forum – an initiative of Africa World Trade Network

“A trade forum that promotes regionalism by rethinking traditional commercial arrangements and proposing new relationships among regional value chains”
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Industrialize Africa Forum – an initiative of Africa World Trade Network

“A trade forum that promotes regionalism by rethinking traditional commercial arrangements and proposing new relationships among regional value chains”

The AU’s Agenda 2063 that birthed the AfCFTA excites a myriad of strategic initiatives to promote industrialization in Africa. Among several propositions to drive the ambitions set for the AfCFTA, the Africa World Trade Network (AWTN) has designed a platform to purposely drive sectoral discussions, initiative and investments to promote Africa’s industrialization drive.

The Industrialize Africa Forum (IAF) , a trademark of AWTN, is to serve as a trade forum and exhibition platform that speaks to the exigencies of the AfCFTA. The IAF TM is a lead promotor of investment and partnerships that addresses critical developmental needs, research and technological innovations, and businesses to support industrial growth and prosperity across Africa.

Main Objectives

•Support AfCFTAs overall goal of increasing Africa’ trade competitiveness
•Provide companies with a platform for trade and investment promotions by creating a marketplace for deciders that ensure cross-sectorial and value chain participation
•Continuously re-examine sectorial value chains and bring on board key actors within the African Continent and beyond, to review and re-engineer the fulcrum of creating shared prosperity within sectorial value chains
•Contribute to the reduction of overall cost of goods by promoting economies of scale and helping entrepreneurs and enterprises reach a larger market.
•Promote Africa’s departure from colonial era commercial understandings, especially the raw material industry, towards a real value addition.
•On the back of rules of origin, help promote sector-specific full integrated value chain frameworks by focusing on their proximity to natural resources and comparative advantage to pull in investments.
•Provide value added advisory services

    Three strategic interventions will be carried out via this platform

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    High-Level Conference

    The hosting of High-Level Conference is intended to connect African and global high-level policy makers, Business Leaders and industry captains to deliberate on thematic issues for timely and sustainable solutions. Opportunities will be created for reaching mutually accountable and binding frameworks for tracking the fulfilment of commitments.

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    Trade Exhibition

    Held throughout the event, it will serve as a hub for continental trade promotions in Africa. It will provide a strategic platform for industries to showcase indigenous inventions, products, solutions etc, to businesses/industries. Trade missions, Business-2-Business meetings and conferences on key industrial areas, and Trade Expo will be organized to enhance Africa’s Global and Regional Value Chain development.

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    Business Dates/Deal Rooms

    Deal Rooms created [physically and on the virtual via secured web/mobile applications] for investment and traded opportunities to be pitched for partnerships or collaborations. AWTN will mobilize top investment firms/organisations to explore investment opportunities in key infrastructure and economic areas that supports the realization of goals set for the AfCFTA.