Africa Sustainable Futures Awards
- About the event
- agenda
Sustainable innovation can transform Africa’s future. The Financial Times and the World Bank Group’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) hosted the inaugural Africa Sustainable Futures Awards, celebrating projects that address Africa's key challenges, such as clean energy access, resilient infrastructure, digital connectivity, and ecosystem protection. The program also highlighted gender equality and inclusion in boosting prosperity and well-being in Africa's communities.
00:00 Welcome
01:44 Remarks by David Pilling, Africa Editor, Financial Times
04:49 Remarks by Ethiopis Tafara, Vice President & Chief Finance, Risk, Legal and Sustainability Officer, MIGA
10:36 Introduction to the awards ceremony
14:42 Financing access to clean energy
22:53 Resilient infrastructure
28:31 Biodiversity and ecosystems protection
33:50 Gender equality and inclusion
40:25 Digital infrastructure
45:50 Judges awards for excellence
47:54 Closure