Financing the African automotive value chain
Afreximbank, the AfCFTA Secretariat and the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers convene ministers, OEM and component leaders, financiers and development institutions for two days of policy dialogue, investment briefings and structured business meetings.
Attendance is reviewed and approved by the secretariat. Press attend the opening session.
One continental market. A single room for the decisions that build it.
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A working room for OEMs, suppliers, financiers and government
The African Continental Free Trade Area opens a single automotive market of over one billion people. This roundtable turns that opportunity into transactions: connecting vehicle manufacturers with the component suppliers, capital and policy support needed to build cars in Africa, for Africa.
- Ministerial dialogue on local content, tariffs, customs and free-zone incentives across the corridor.
- Investment briefings on the Egypt to East and Southern Africa automotive corridor.
- Four hours of structured B2B and B2G meetings between OEMs and component suppliers.
- Site visits to five operating manufacturing and Tier 1 plants in 6th of October City.
The programme at a glance
Day 1 is policy and investment in Alamein. Day 2 takes delegates onto the factory floor in Cairo. The full agenda, speakers and timings are published for approved delegates.
Policy, investment and matchmaking
High-level segment through to the evening reception.
Site visits on the factory floor
07:00 to 18:00. Delegates select one host plant at registration.
Five host plants in 6th of October City
Each visit briefs on thirteen declared topics, from local content and supplier tiers to customs clearance times, logistics costs, free-zone incentives, financing and the EV battery supply chain. Places are limited per plant.
The institutions behind the roundtable
The roundtable is convened by three institutions working to industrialise Africa through trade, finance and manufacturing, and is hosted in Egypt.
Afreximbank
The African Export-Import Bank, financing and promoting intra- and extra-African trade.
AfCFTA Secretariat
Steward of the African Continental Free Trade Area, creating a single continental market.
AAAM
The African Association of Automotive Manufacturers, building the continent's vehicle industry.
Day 1 in Alamein, Day 2 across the manufacturing plants of 6th of October City.
Request an invitation to the roundtable
Tell us who you are and what you are looking for from the market. The secretariat reviews every registration and confirms approved delegates by email, with access to the delegate directory and B2B meeting requests.
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