Experts Segment
Overview of recent economic and social developments
Stephen Karingi, Director, Macroeconomics, Finance and Governance Division
Report on Assessment of Progress on Regional Integration in Africa
Melaku Desta, Ag. Director, Regional Integration and Trade Division & Coordinator African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC)
Growth through innovation: harnessing data and frontier technologies for the economic transformation of Africa
Hanan Morsy, Deputy Executive Secretary – Programme and Chief Economist
2027 Programme Plan
Said Adejumobi, Director, Strategic Planning, Oversight and Results Division (SPORD)
Doha Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries, Report on progress in implementation of priority areas in Africa
Stephen Karingi, Director, Macroeconomics, Finance and Governance Division
Report of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development on its eleventh session and follow-up activities
Nassim Oulmane, Climate Change, Food Security and Natural Resource Division (CFND)
Economic Report on Africa 2026
Growth Through Innovation: Harnessing data and frontier technologies for Africa’s economic transformation - Stephen Karingi, Director, Macroeconomics, Finance and Governance Division
2027 Programme Budget
Mai-Ellen Tahlor Rus, Director a.i. Administration and Conference Management Division
Outcome of the 6th Session of the Committee on Social Policy, Poverty and Gender
Zuzana Schwidrowski, Director, Socio-Economic Development Division
African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) 2025 Activity Report
Karima Bounemra Ben Soltane, IDEP Director
Report on ECA follow-up to the Resolutions of CoM 2025
Said Adejumobi. Director, Strategic Planning, Oversight and Results Division (SPORD)
Report of The Executive Secretary on The Activities of The Economic Commission For Africa
Said Adejumobi, Director, Strategic Planning, Oversight and Results Division (SPORD)
Report on the Implementation of the Awaza Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2024–2034
Francis Ikome, Chief, Regional Integration Section, Regional Integration and Trade Division
Report of the Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa (UN-GGIM: Africa) on its Eleventh Meeting
Samuel K. Annim, Director, African Centre for Statistics
Report on the ECA Subregional Offices - Intergovernmental Committees of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE)
Eunice G. Kamwendo, Director, ECA Subregional Office for Southern Africa - Andrew Mold, Director ECA Subregional Office for Eastern Africa
Ministerial Segment
Overview of current global economic trends, related challenges and their implications for Africa
Ms. Hanan Morsy, Deputy Executive Secretary – Programme and Chief Economist, ECA
Growth through innovation: harnessing data and frontier technologies for the economic transformation of Africa
Ms.Hanan Morsy, Deputy Executive Secretary, Programme and Chief Economist, ECA
Economic Report on Africa 2026
Stephen Karingi, Director, Macroeconomics, Finance Governance & Planning Division
Africa's Health. Our Sovereign Investment
Aboubakri Diaw, Chief of Staff, ECA
Side Events
PortNet, au croisement de l’innovation technologique et du commerce international
Africa’s Youth Employment Challenge - Good Practices in Youth Employment
Ports, Transport Costs, and Trade in Africa
Robert Lisinge, Director, Technology, Innovation, Connectivity, and Infrastructure Division, ECA
Fiscal Sustainability and Health Expenditure in Debt-Constrained Contexts
S. Ali Abbas, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund
Embedding Health in Macro-Fiscal Reality - From Fiscal Commitment to Credible Reform Pathways
Dr Alex Adjagba, MD, PhD, Senior Adviser & Global Lead, Health Economics and Financing
UNICEF Centre of Excellence | Programme Group | New York HQ
ECA Health Digital Twin Platform - Policy Simulation for African Health Financing & System Resilience
Mactar Seck, Chief of Emerging & Frontier Technologies, Innovation and Digital Transformation Section, ECA
Economic Governance Report-III - Assessment of Institutional Governance of Public Debt in Africa
Gamal Ibrahim, Chief, Macroeconomic Analysis, Institutions and Economic Governance Section, MFGD, ECA