What you will experience at the Forum

Curated Sessions

Experience Africa’s historical journey in liberation movements, many led by individuals in exile,and connect to today’s displacement challenges and opportunities in a way you have never imagined.

Displaced Communities Market Experience

Experience the innovation and enterprise of displaced communities across Africa, explore their market contributions and purchase distinctive, locally crafted products.

Human Stories

Engage with the lived experiences of forcibly displaced persons and host communities, bringing their lived realities to economic and policy discussions.

WHY ATTEND THE FORUM

Experience Africa’s Past, Present, and Future of Displacement at the Forum

This year, the Forum dives deep into economic participation, dignity, and long-term solutions for displaced communities across the continent.

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Unlock New Markets and Growth Opportunities

Displaced communities represent a significant, untapped economic opportunity. The Forum provides private sector leaders with first-hand insights into emerging markets within refugee and host communities, helping businesses identify new avenues for growth and expansion

The Forum moves beyond dialogue to action. Leaders engage in high-level, cross-sector collaboration to co-create tangible, market-driven commitments,from investment to job creation, that deliver both business value and social impact.

With over 400 delegates, policymakers, and global partners, the Forum is a platform to forge strategic partnerships, exchange innovative ideas, and influence the future of private sector engagement in displacement and economic inclusion across Africa.

Forge Partnerships that bridge the gap between policy and implementation

The Forum provides policymakers with a platform to engage directly with the private sector and development partners to share best practices and shape policies that unlock investment, drive job creation, and support the economic inclusion of refugees, host communities, and national economies.

The Forum provides a high-level platform for policymakers to showcase national leadership and policy innovation in addressing displacement. By participating, governments can influence regional and global conversations, highlight successful approaches, and position their countries as leaders in advancing inclusive, forward-looking solutions.

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Maximize Impact Through Market-Based Approaches

The Forum enables donors and philanthropic organizations to move beyond traditional aid models by supporting market-driven solutions that deliver sustainable, scalable impact for displaced populations and host communities.

The Forum provides direct access to private sector leaders, innovators, and implementers, helping donors source credible opportunities, co-invest in scalable initiatives, and align funding with proven, results-oriented models.

Engaging with policymakers and business leaders at the Forum allows donors to shape coordinated, cross-sector approaches that drive long-term economic inclusion, ensuring funding contributes to lasting systems change rather than fragmented interventions.

Past Speakers

Deline Ramiro Amahoro Fellow
Deline Ramiro

UNHCR & Amahoro Fellow

Nina Olatoke BDP International
Nina Olatoke
BDP International
Ahmed Abdelatiff - CTC Group
Ahmed Abdelatiff
CTC Group
Islam Elbeiti Musician
Islam Elbeiti
Musician
Dr. Sylvia Vito EVA Pharma
Dr. Sylvia Vito
EVA Pharma
Hilda Kabushenga The African Talent Company
Hilda Kabushenga
The African Talent Company
Amos Kwizera Amahoro Fellow
Amos Kwizera
KIVU Society Corporation & Amahoro Fellow
Brenda Mbathi Two Rivers International Finance & Innovation Centre
Brenda Mbathi
Two Rivers International Finance & Innovation Centre
John Chol Matiop Poet
John Chol Matiop

Poet

Ibe Kalu Agwu Amahoro Fellow
Ibe Kalu Agwu
Level Up Recyclers & Amahoro Fellow

Co-Conveners

In partnership with