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Nordic-Africa EV Summit · Addis Ababa Science Museum · 14–16 September 2026

Nordic-Africa EV Summit

14–16 September 2026 ·Addis Ababa Science Museum ·EAT (UTC+3)

«Bringing the Nordics and Europe to Africa's EV capital»

African and Nordic decision-makers meet in Addis Ababa for three days on charging infrastructure, fleet and public-transport electrification, trade corridors and battery circularity. Closed-door roundtables, work sessions and industry tours on day one, then two conference days at the Addis Ababa Science Museum.

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74 sessions 83 speakers 49 exhibitors 7 stages

The full programme

74 sessions · 83 speakers · 7 stages

Main Hall Main Stage Side Stage Foyer Exhibition Area Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa
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Who exhibited

49 exhibitors

MobilityX Africa Cooperative Bank of Oromia CBE Capital Investment Bank Ethiopian Electric Utility – EEU CharIN Belayneh Kindea Group – BKG Marathon Motors Drive Electric DIMECC Eazy Power PLC Global Electric Vehicle Alliance – GEVA Green Motion Ethiopia Crystal Automotive FK Mobility Kabisa Electric Natural State Knights Energy Advanced Mobility Centre +31
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The agenda, annotated

We read the whole programme so you don't have to

All 74 sessions, each with our own note on why it matters, who it's for, and what to read first.

One session, as it appears Day 1 ·08:00–08:15 ·Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Finland, the Nordics and Africa: Building the Next Phase of E-Mobility Collaboration Chargalytics context Finland and the Nordics have exported EV policy and grid-integration models for a decade; the open question is what actually transfers to a grid-constrained, import-dependent market like Ethiopia versus what gets rebranded as 'collaboration' without capital attached. Charging professionals should listen for concrete commitments — financing, technical assistance, pilot sites — not just diplomatic framing. Policy & Regulation Track Board Members & Investors Track Roll-out & Network Development Track 1 further reads
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  • Every speaker, linked. Straight through to their ChargiPedia profile and their company's.
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Don't walk Addis Ababa Science Museum at random

Six ready-made routes — sessions worth sitting in, booths worth the detour, in an order your feet will thank you for.

Policy & Regulation Track Follow the evidence-to-framework thread from Ethiopia's national plan through continental standards to COP32 positioning. Board Members & Investors Track Trace the capital story from evidence and risk to actual financing instruments and signed deals. Software & Interoperability Track Chase the interoperability question from research groundwork to a working continental standard. Roll-out & Network Development Track Move from grid readiness through vehicle-class deployment models to corridor-scale expansion.

Where

Addis Ababa Science Museum

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Programme data compiled from the official Nordic-Africa EV Summit agenda; sessions move, rooms change. Verify against the official agenda.