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.
This year, the Forum dives deep into economic participation, dignity, and long-term solutions for displaced communities across the continent.
Unlock New Markets and Growth Opportunities
Displaced communities represent a significant, untapped economic opportunity. AFD 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.
Shape Practical, Market-Driven SolutionsAFD 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.
Build Strategic Partnerships and Influence the AgendaWith over 400 delegates, policymakers, and global partners, AFD 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
AFD 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.
Demonstrate Leadership and Shape the Global NarrativeAFD 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.
Maximize Impact Through Market-Based Approaches
AFD 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.
Identify High-Impact Investment and Partnership OpportunitiesThe 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.
Align Funding with System-Level ChangeEngaging 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.
