AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2026 -Cotonou
18 November to 20 November 2026 · 16 sessions across 2 days
Moderator: TBC — 16 sessions on this programme.
Tracks
Plenary
Funding & Investment
Policy & Regulation
Gender & Inclusion
Talent & Hub Development
Day 1 Wednesday 18 November
Main Hall
Breakout Room B
Breakout Room A
Breakout Room D
Breakout Room C
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
Panel: Innovative Financing to Catalyse Innovation at Scale
09:50–10:20 · Plenary
Moderator: TBC, Panelists: TBC (3-4 investors) [placeholder]
Fireside Chat: Policy to Practice - AI Regulation & Sandboxes
12:20–13:00 · Policy & Regulation
Moderator: TBC, Panelists: TBC [placeholder]
Panel 1: Building African AI Champions
13:10–14:00 · Policy & Regulation
Moderator: TBC, Panelists: TBC (3-4) [placeholder]
Panel 2: Building an AI Alliance for Africa
15:00–15:40 · Policy & Regulation
Moderator: TBC, Panelists: TBC [placeholder]
Panel 1: From Local Capital to Global Scale
12:25–13:05 · Funding & Investment
Moderator: TBC, Panelists: TBC (3-4) [placeholder]
Panel 2: Macroeconomic Outlook on African Markets
13:05–13:45 · Funding & Investment
Moderator: TBC, Panelists: TBC [placeholder]
Panel 3: Financing Africa's Next Industrial Decade
15:40–16:10 · Funding & Investment
Moderator: TBC, Panelists: TBC [placeholder]
Candid Chat: IP Protection for Innovation Hubs
12:30–13:00 · Talent & Hub Development
Moderator: TBC, Panelists: TBC [placeholder]
Panel 1: Leadership Development for Impact & Equity
13:05–13:55 · Talent & Hub Development
Moderator: TBC, Panelists: TBC (4-5) [placeholder]
Panel 2: Hub-Led Strategies for Jobs, Governance & Digital Trust
15:30–16:10 · Talent & Hub Development
Moderator: TBC, Panelists: TBC [placeholder]
Panel 3: Building Resilience - Sustainable Startup Support Ecosystems
16:10–16:50 · Talent & Hub Development
Moderator: TBC, Panelists: TBC [placeholder]
Panel 1: Rethinking Equity, Access & Representation
12:35–13:15 · Gender & Inclusion
Moderator: TBC, Panelists: TBC (4-5) [placeholder]
Candid Conversation: Local Language Resources & Entrepreneurial Growth
15:00–15:45 · Gender & Inclusion
Moderator: TBC, Panelists: TBC [placeholder]
Fireside Chat: Designing Inclusive Innovation for Equity and Access
15:45–16:15 · Gender & Inclusion
Moderator: TBC, Panelists: TBC [placeholder]
Panel 2: Inclusive Finance & Design
16:15–17:00 · Gender & Inclusion
Moderator: TBC, Panelists: TBC (4-5) [placeholder]
Colours mark tracks and are assigned automatically; every session is named with its track as well, so the agenda reads the same without them.