Africa Development Impact Forum (Event 2, ADIF 2026)

Master of Ceremonies: Economic Affairs Officer, Sustainable Development and Integrated Planning Section, Macroeconomics, Finance, Governance and Planning Division, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Oyebanke Abejirin Policy and strategy hackathon Moderator: Head of Youth Employment and Skills, African Centre for Economic Transformation, Mona Iddrisu Judges: · Director of the Strategic Planning, Oversight and Results Division, ECA, Said Adejumobi · Joint Managing Director and Partner, Pemandu Associates, Aida Azmi · Director, Regional Service Centre for Africa, United Nations Development Programme, Matthias Naab · Special Representative to the African Union and ECA, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, Doris Mpoumou · Economist, Regional Office for Africa, International Labour Organization, Andrew Allieu · Representative to Ethiopia and Director, Liaison Office to the African Union and ECA, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Rita Bissoonauth Contestants: · Sadiki Rwema, Africa Works (Rwanda) · Kreshan Sooklall, integrated industrial ecosystem model (Ethiopia) · Solomon Boakye, Credify (Ghana) · Christian Njilou Ntieche, IT KOLA (Cameroon) · Luc Nebnoma Ouedraogo, green and inclusive employment creation (Burkina Faso) · Evah Nyambura Muthoni, Kenyan solar energy workforce and climate resilience (Kenya) · Nandi Mkwanazi, agribusiness trade corridor Pilot (South Africa) · Tomfei Simliwa, integrated agro-industrial ecosystems (Togo) · Mardochée Ahadi Ntamusimwa, decentralized productive transformation framework (Democratic Republic of the Congo)