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SUMMARY: Harvard Africa Development Conference 2026: Reclaiming Africa’s Ag
 ency in a New Global Order
DESCRIPTION: The global order is being rewritten. Africa’s choices today wi
 ll shape the continent for generations. The 17th Annual Harvard Africa Deve
 lopment Conference brings together the leaders\, thinkers\, and builders ma
 king those choices right now. Over two days at Harvard Kennedy School and H
 arvard Law School\, you’ll hear from some of the most influential voices sh
 aping […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>The global order is being rewritten. Afric
 a's choices today will shape the continent for generations. The 17th Annual
  Harvard Africa Development Conference brings together the leaders\, thinke
 rs\, and builders making those choices right now.</p><p>Over two days at Ha
 rvard Kennedy School and Harvard Law School\, you'll hear from some of the 
 most influential voices shaping Africa's future: <strong>Dr. Sidi Ould Tah\
 , President of the African Development Bank Group</strong>\, and <strong>Dr
 . Ameenah Gurib-Fakim\, former President of Mauritius and the first woman t
 o hold the office</strong>. They'll be joined by heads of state\, ministers
 \, investors\, and entrepreneurs tackling the continent's most urgent quest
 ions.</p><p><strong>What you'll experience:</strong></p><p>Five powerful cl
 usters examining geopolitics\, governance\, industrialization\, climate\, a
 nd innovation. Led by practitioners who've built institutions\, closed deal
 s\, and shaped policy on the ground.</p><p>A <strong>private cocktail recep
 tion</strong> with speakers and fellow attendees building across borders an
 d sectors.</p><p><strong>Recruiting events</strong> connecting you directly
  with organizations driving transformation across the continent.</p><p>A <s
 trong>policy hackathon</strong> for those ready to turn ideas into action.<
 /p><p>A <strong>conference gala</strong> closing two days of serious conver
 sation and real connection.</p><p>This isn't a conference where you watch f
 rom the sidelines. It's where you meet the people reshaping Africa's future
  and figure out your role in it.</p><p><strong>Get your ticket now. Spots a
 re limited.</strong></p>
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ORGANIZER;CN="Malika Kounkourou":MAILTO:mkounkourou@jd27.law.harvard.edu
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