About AAICE 2025 – AAICE 2026

About AAIN

AAIN is registered in Accra, Ghana as a private sector entity & internationally recognized as a Business Development Company.

AAIN Mandate

The Mandate of AAIN: “Incubating Incubators for Jobs and Wealth Creation in Africa”

The Theme

"Building Agrifood Ecosystems, Transforming Markets, and Digital Solutions for Jobs and Wealth Creation in Africa,"

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AAIN

AAIN is registered in Accra, Ghana as a private sector entity & internationally recognized as a Business Development Company.

The Mandate

The Mandate of AAIN: “Incubating Incubators for Jobs and Wealth Creation in Africa”

Purpose of AAICE

In a groundbreaking effort to economically empower African youth for job and wealth creation across diverse sectors. The 10th AAICE 2025 underlines the position of Africa being the youngest and fastest-growing continent globally, and the immense potential to leverage the youth population to address pressing economic challenges across the continent.

Background of AAICE

The 10th AAICE 2025 is organized by the African Agribusiness Incubators Network (AAIN), University of Sousse, African Union Commission (AUC), African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners to empower young people through fostering ecosystems, enabling market transformation, and integrating digital solutions to enhance job creation and economic growth in Africa. It advances the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In line with the theme, “Building Agrifood Ecosystems, Transforming Markets, and Digital Solutions for Jobs and Wealth Creation: Catalyzing Agencies for Innovation in Africa,” AAICE 2025 will provide a platform that showcases innovative approaches and increases sustainable investment opportunities for youth and women in a bid to create jobs, employment and wealth through business incubation in Africa

Conference Format and Activities

1. Participatory Sessions, including panel discussions, keynote speeches, workshops, symposia, and other forms of interaction that encourage active audience participation using hybrid format.

2. Exhibitions, including youth entrepreneurial value chains, innovations, and technology showcasing products and services.

3. Business-to-Business (B2B) Dialogues, Opportunities for participants to network and explore partnerships and investment opportunities.

4. Field Visits, Delegates will have the chance to visit Incubators, Accelerators & Ecosystem Actors in Tunisia.

5. Youth Pitch Competitions, Offering a platform for young entrepreneurs to present their business ideas to potential investors and collaborators.

AAICE 2025: EXPECTED RESULTS

1. Enhanced partnerships and networks for youth entrepreneurial growth, ecosystem strengthening, and digital innovation.
2. Expanded global markets for incubator and accelerator products and services through enhanced networking and partnerships of the African enterprises.
3. Accelerated innovation and business ideation within the AfCFTA region, laying the groundwork for business expansion and increased investment across the continent.
4. More decent employment opportunities for youth and women through enterprise scaling and sustainable business models, empowering economic participation.
5. Policy recommendations aimed at fostering a youth-friendly and digitally enabled economic environment.
6. Strengthened networking for financial & market developments across key sectors, advancing economic integration through input and output market connections that fuel sustainable growth.

AAICE 2025: TARGET GROUP

The conference is expected to attract over 5000 participants in-person and online from across the world including business incubators, investors, exhibitors, government and private institutions, innovators, development partners, drivers in the agricultural sector including youth and women farmers, agro processors and

AAICE 2025: SUB-THEMES/SECTORS

The AAICE 2025 thematic areas focus on the sub-themes to inform the high-level panel discussions. The sub-themes include:
1. Agriculture and Agribusiness Development
2. Business Incubation and Acceleration Management
3. Entrepreneurship Education and Skilling
4. Financial Products and Services
5. Agri-food Science and Innovations
6. Policy and Enabling Environment
7. Decent Employment and Ecosystem Development
8. Transformative Education and Skilling

AAICE 2024: EXPECTED RESULTS

 Increased sustainable investment opportunities in business Incubators and accelerators for job and employment and wealth creation for the youth and women in Africa
 Enhanced markets for business incubator and accelerator products and services globally through networking and partnerships
 Faster generation of innovations and business ideas within the AfCFTA region as a foundation for business growth and scaled investment across Africa
 Increased descent employment options for youth and women through enterprise up scaling, and sustainable business models
 Intensified networking for input and output market development in the critical sectors that will foster economic integration.

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