How the Summit Makes an Impact

How the Summit Makes an Impact

Beyond Conferences: A Movement Built for Outcomes

Built for the Whole Year, Not a Single Event

Make in Africa is not a single annual gathering. It is a year-round movement, and the Summit is its flagship. Every meeting, working group and initiative is designed to produce a concrete result, not just a conversation.

Strategic Meetings and Convenings

Turning Dialogue Into Action

  • Make in Africa runs a calendar of strategic meetings across the continent, each tied to a measurable outcome rather than an open-ended discussion.
  • The flagship Summit, held in January 2027 in Sandton, Johannesburg, sets the movement's agenda on industrial policy, finance, technology and trade.

Insight-Driven Interactions

Grounded in Research

  • Our expert committees bring members together to draft position papers and ground every discussion in evidence, not aspiration.

Impactful Projects and Initiatives

Solutions Built Across Sectors

  • Make in Africa convenes government, business, academia and civil society on shared projects, designed from the outset to produce results that reach beyond any single country.

Virtual Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing

Continuous Collaboration Between Summits

  • Digital tools keep members engaged between meetings, so momentum does not reset each year.

Focused Regional Engagements

Local Priorities, Shared Strategy

  • Sessions tailored to Southern, East, West, North and Central Africa ensure that regional priorities feed directly into the movement's shared strategy.

Take Part in Shaping Africa's Direction

Every member has a stake in where Make in Africa goes, and we will keep score and publish who delivers. Participation is how that shared direction gets built.

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The Make In Africa Global Summit (MIAGS) is a global platform connecting leaders, businesses, investors, institutions and policymakers shaping the next era of economic growth across the Global South and Africa.

MIAGS advances South–South cooperation, trade, investment, industrialization, technology, infrastructure and economic resilience, creating platforms for dialogue, strategic partnerships and cross-border opportunities.

Our mission is to strengthen the Global South and Africa’s role in the global economy by connecting capital with opportunity, innovation with markets and economic priorities with action—while fostering a more connected, productive and influential economic future.

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