About AAICE 2026 – AAICE 2026

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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 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 11th AAICE 2026 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 African Agribusiness Incubation and Acceleration Conference and Expo (AAICE) is a flagship continental platform, convened annually in different regions of Africa to drive high-level, evidence-based dialogue on emerging development priorities within the incubation, acceleration, and innovation ecosystem. Each year, AAICE brings together a diverse community of policymakers, researchers, incubator leaders, private sector actors, youth and women entrepreneurs, development partners, and investors maintaining its strong representation from African countries and other low- and middle-income regions.

The 11th AAICE edition, held under the theme “Advancing Incubation and Acceleration Ecosystems for Job Opportunities in Africa,” and it will be held in Bujumbura, Burundi on August 4th – 7th, 2026 organised in partnership with the Republic of Burundi Ministry of East African Community Affairs, Youth, Sports and Culture, the African Union Commission (AUC), the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), African Development Bank (AfDB), and the country host incubators; Centre de Formation Polytechnique et de Reconversion Professionnelle de Rusi (CEFORE-RUSI), Youth Agribusiness Incubator (YAIN), & Burundi Business Incubator (BBIN).

While AAICE 2026 will convene a substantial in-person audience, the conference will retain a fully hybrid format to ensure broader inclusivity and global participation. This hybrid platform will enable broader participation across Africa and beyond. This will ensure that the conference’s knowledge exchange, investment dialogues, and partnership-building sessions remain accessible to a wide global community.

Conference Format and Activities

The conference will last four days. Events will include:

▪ Thematic Sessions (Plenaries): They will facilitate knowledge exchange, showcase successful innovations, and identify opportunities for collaboration.

▪ Investor Roundtables and Panels: Breakout sessions and panels consisting of keynote speakers, moderator, experts, and the audience, with a more interactive format intended to provide insights and tools to address challenges in the realization of global SDGs.

▪ Business Side Events: Opportunities for partners to engage stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to delve deeper into key issues, share experiences, and generate practical recommendations and strategies to accelerate the effective implementations towards Agenda 2063 and Global SDGs.

▪ Exhibition & Expo with booths from the conference hosts, session organizers and sponsors, including youth agripreneur value chains, Innovations, and technology showcasing products and services

▪ Exposure Field Visits, Delegates will have the chance to visit Incubators, Accelerators & Ecosystem Actors in Burundi.

Networking and Business-to-Business (B2B) Dialogues, will maximize engagements and business opportunities for all delegates through ; Structured networking time and space, Expanded exhibition and cutting-edge technologies and show rooms, Complimentary barista bar and dinner sessions, Communications app and meetings planner, Dedicated meeting points and networking lounges,B2B bilateral meeting rooms and partnership dealing hours, In country learning and exchange visits, Daily event news bulletin publications, Cultural dance, music and creative show rooms /space, BIM training and accreditation sessions, and Africa Business Mentors Class and experience sharing.

AAICE 2026: 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 2026: 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 2026: SUB-THEMES/SECTORS

The AAICE 2026 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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