Keynote Panel: Governing Growth Across Africa’s Connected Economy: The Role of Public–Private Partnerships

08 Sept 2026

Africa’s growth depends on how governments and industry collaborate to scale connectivity, compute, energy and digital services. Public–private partnerships (PPPs) are emerging as a critical mechanism to align national goals with private-sector innovation, unlock capital, and harmonise policy across borders. 

  • How policy decisions shape where connectivity and compute scale 

  • Co-designing regulatory, licensing and investment frameworks 

  • Supporting national goals while enabling regional growth 

  • Creating conditions that attract long-term private capital 

  • Aligning infrastructure policy with talent development and digital service growth 

Chairperson
Ivan Skenderoski
Ivan Skenderoski, Managing Partner, CEO & Founder - Salience Consulting
Speakers
Zain Shamim
Zain Shamim, Director - United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
Sade Dada
Sade Dada, Head of Public Policy, Anglophone West Africa - META