Official Side Meeting 1: EAC GC Summit 2027 Sideline Meeting

Title: The Intra-Africa Business Chamber (IABC) Roundtable on Trade Finance
FOCUS: The IABC Roundtable will focus on the critical challenge of accessing trade finance for intra-African and EAC export transactions. The meeting will bring together commercial banks, DFIs, and exporters to discuss innovative de-risking mechanisms and the potential for a pan-African payment and settlement system. This high-level sideline is designed to produce a concrete roadmap for unlocking the liquidity needed to scale up EAC exports.

Official Side Meeting 2: EAC GC Summit 2027 CEO Breakfast

Title: CEO Breakfast: Perspectives on the EAC as a Manufacturing Hub
FOCUS: This exclusive, closed-door breakfast meeting is by invitation only for the CEOs of the largest corporate participants. The discussion will focus on the strategic shifts required to transform the EAC from a raw material exporter into a value-added manufacturing destination, covering topics like industrial policy, energy costs, and skills development. The outcome of this CEO Breakfast will shape the private sector’s agenda for the coming year.