2025 Africa Sustainable Futures Awards #AfricaSFAwards

The @FinancialTimes and the World Bank Group have launched the second edition of the Africa Sustainable Futures Awards, a major annual programme that promotes innovative, long-term solutions to development challenges in Africa. The Africa Sustainable Futures Awards will again showcase commercially viable initiatives that provide transformative, resilient and scalable solutions to these issues, and address not just current needs but also the well-being of future generations, at a time when it is more important than ever to build self-sustaining models for growth. Join the conversation on social media with #AfricaSFAwards. Learn more: https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2025/africa-sustainable-futures-awards AGENDA 00:00 Intro by Henry Mance and Chinwe Binitie 03:05 Opening remarks by David Pilling and Ed Mountfield 10:43 Awards ceremony begins 13:40 Agribusiness 20:27 Local Manufacturing 26:15 Tourism 30:48 Healthcare 36:36 Access to Electricity & Infrastructure: Energy Infrastructure 42:38 Access to Electricity & Infrastructure: Other Infrastructure 45:23 Judges’ Award for Excellence by Hiroshi Matano 48:06 Closing remarks by Henry Mance and Chinwe Binitie 👤SPEAKERS - Hiroshi Matano, Executive Vice President, MIGA - Ed Mountfield, Vice President for Finance, Risk, Economics, and Sustainability, MIGA - Runa Alam, Co-founder and CEO, DPI @developmentpartnersinterna6987 - Lexi Novitske, General Partner, Norrsken22 - Chris Chijiutomi, Managing Director and Head of Africa, BII @BritishInternationalInvestment - Mobola da-Silva, Partner, Capria Ventures @capriavc - Tshepidi Moremong, Chief Operating Officer, Africa50 - Ethiopis Tafara, Regional Vice President, Africa, IFC - David Pilling, Africa Editor, Financial Times Hosts - Chinwe Binitie, Co-Head of Partnerships, MIGA - Henry Mance, Chief Features Writer, Financial Times @IFC_org @MIGAWorldBank @FinancialTimesLive ABOUT US 🌐 The World Bank Group (WBG) is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org WORLDBANK.ORG/LIVE 🔔 Sign up to receive updates about upcoming events: http://wrld.bg/cxHK50W56x3 ▶️ Watch past events: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE9mrcoX-oE-2f1BL-iPPoQ/streams/streams