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

Suggested routes, by role

3 days, 9 stages, 74 sessions — you can't see it all, so don't try. Pick the route that matches your job and follow the timeline. Thumbs it up if it worked.

Policy & Regulation Track

Ministry officials, regulators and continental-body staff shaping the rules of the e-mobility transition.

Follow the evidence-to-framework thread from Ethiopia's national plan through continental standards to COP32 positioning.

Day 1 — Monday, 14 September

  1. 08:00–08:15
    Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Finland, the Nordics and Africa: Building the Next Phase of E-Mobility Collaboration

    Sets the Nordic-Africa policy partnership frame for the whole day.

  2. 08:20–08:25
    Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Powering Ethiopia's E-Mobility Transition

    Grounds you in the national grid-and-transport policy picture.

  3. 08:30–08:50
    Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Evidence and Priorities for Ethiopia's E-Mobility Transition

    The data underpinning every priority call you'll hear about later.

  4. 08:50–09:20
    Addis Ababa Institute of Technology From Evidence to Implementation

    Watch priorities turn into an actual implementation plan.

  5. 09:40–10:00
    Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Reflections & Next Steps

    Captures the morning's consensus before it evaporates.

  6. 10:10–10:40
    Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Powering the Transition - Grid & EV Integration

    Grid integration is the policy bottleneck everyone else will ask you about.

Day 2 — Tuesday, 15 September

  1. 09:00–09:27
    Main Hall Official Opening

    The tone-setting speeches that frame the day's asks of regulators.

  2. 09:27–09:35
    Main Hall Driving Change through Policy

    Straight to the point on what policy levers are moving.

  3. 09:35–09:50
    Main Hall The Nordic Perspective

    Benchmark against a jurisdiction further along the curve.

  4. 09:50–10:00
    Main Hall Driving an Inclusive E-Mobility Transition

    Equity considerations you'll need to defend in your own framework.

  5. 11:30–12:10
    Main Hall Road to COP32

    This is the room where your COP negotiating position gets shaped.

  6. 12:20–12:50
    Main Hall The Big Interoperability Debate: What Model Works for Africa?

    Interoperability rules will land on your desk eventually - hear the fight now.

Day 3 — Wednesday, 16 September

  1. 09:05–09:10
    Main Hall Continental EV Framework

    The continental rulebook you'll be asked to align national policy to.

  2. 09:10–09:55
    Main Hall Standardisation: Creating the Roadmap for African E-Mobility

    The technical standards roadmap policy has to legislate around.

  3. 10:20–10:50
    Main Hall Transport Corridors and Heavy-Duty Electrification

    Cross-border corridor policy - the trickiest coordination problem on the agenda.

  4. 12:10–12:40
    Main Hall From Critical Minerals to Circular Value Chains

    Resource policy and local value capture, a live political flashpoint.

  5. 14:00–14:25
    Main Stage Localisation

    Local content rules directly shape your procurement policy design.

  6. 15:15–15:55
    Main Hall Future African Cities & Corridors as the New Growth Frontiers

    Ends on the long-range spatial planning question policymakers must own.

Board Members & Investors Track

Fund managers, DFIs and board-level decision-makers sizing up the African EV opportunity.

Trace the capital story from evidence and risk to actual financing instruments and signed deals.

Day 1 — Monday, 14 September

  1. 08:00–08:15
    Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Finland, the Nordics and Africa: Building the Next Phase of E-Mobility Collaboration

    Nordic capital's opening pitch on where it wants to deploy next.

  2. 08:30–08:50
    Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Evidence and Priorities for Ethiopia's E-Mobility Transition

    The market-sizing evidence behind every pitch deck you'll see this week.

  3. 09:00–09:30
    Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa Full Plenary

    The headline framing that sets sentiment for the rest of the conference.

  4. 09:30–13:00
    Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa Financier Roundtable

    Peer-level closed-door discussion on deal terms and risk appetite.

  5. 19:30
    Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa Delegate Mingle & Fendika Jazz Night

    Where the real term-sheet conversations actually happen.

Day 2 — Tuesday, 15 September

  1. 09:00–09:27
    Main Hall Official Opening

    Political tailwinds matter for your risk model - hear them first.

  2. 10:00–10:07
    Main Hall Investing in the EV Transition

    The macro investment thesis laid out in seven fast minutes.

  3. 10:07–10:15
    Main Hall A Milestone in Nordic DFI Investment: Impact Fund Denmark × Spiro

    A concrete Impact Fund Denmark × Spiro deal to benchmark your own.

  4. 10:25–10:50
    Main Hall Financing the Transition

    The instruments - blended finance, guarantees, debt - laid on the table.

  5. 10:50–11:00
    Main Hall Signing Ceremony

    Watch a deal actually close in real time.

  6. 14:00–14:25
    Main Stage VC Capital to the EV Space

    Venture-stage appetite versus your growth-stage thesis.

Day 3 — Wednesday, 16 September

  1. 09:05–09:10
    Main Hall Continental EV Framework

    Regulatory certainty is half your risk model - here's the framework.

  2. 09:55–10:07
    Main Hall From Olympic Champion to EV Champion

    A brand story worth knowing before the next investor call.

  3. 10:50–11:00
    Main Hall Signing Ceremony

    Another live deal close - track who's writing cheques this week.

  4. 12:10–12:40
    Main Hall From Critical Minerals to Circular Value Chains

    Upstream value chain exposure most portfolios are still missing.

  5. 13:30–13:55
    Main Stage EV Framework for Africa with EV Associations

    Closes the loop on the policy certainty your term sheets depend on.

Software & Interoperability Track

Platform, protocol and standards engineers wiring charging networks together across borders.

Chase the interoperability question from research groundwork to a working continental standard.

Day 1 — Monday, 14 September

  1. 08:15–08:20
    Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Research, Innovation & Ethiopia's E-Mobility Transition

    The research base every interoperability standard will cite.

  2. 08:25–08:30
    Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Circular Thinking Across the EV Value Chain

    Data and material tracking touch your software stack more than you'd think.

  3. 09:30–13:00
    Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa Continental Interoperability & Coordination: Building a Cross-Border EV Ecosystem

    The main event - three and a half hours on cross-border protocol design.

Day 2 — Tuesday, 15 September

  1. 12:10–12:15
    Main Hall A Global Perspective on Charging Interoperability

    Five sharp minutes benchmarking Africa against global OCPI/OCPP practice.

  2. 12:15–12:20
    Main Hall Exploring an Interoperable Model

    A concrete proposed model to pick apart.

  3. 12:20–12:50
    Main Hall The Big Interoperability Debate: What Model Works for Africa?

    The unresolved argument you'll be implementing the answer to.

  4. 13:30–13:55
    Main Stage Charging Infrastructure Deployment Models (2/3-Wheeler)

    2/3-wheeler deployment specifics that stress-test any protocol choice.

  5. 14:45–15:10
    Main Stage Off-Grid / On-Grid Charging

    Off-grid edge cases your software needs to handle gracefully.

  6. 15:15–15:40
    Side Stage The Power of Research and Academia

    Where the next generation of standards research is coming from.

Day 3 — Wednesday, 16 September

  1. 09:10–09:55
    Main Hall Standardisation: Creating the Roadmap for African E-Mobility

    The formal roadmap - this is what your API roadmap should mirror.

  2. 11:20–11:30
    Main Hall Digital Thought Leader

    A quick provocation to reframe your architecture thinking.

  3. 11:30–12:00
    Main Hall Connectivity, Digital Infrastructure and User Experience

    Connectivity and UX constraints that dictate your offline-first design.

  4. 13:30–13:55
    Side Stage EV Charging & User Experience

    The rider-facing app layer built on top of everything else you've seen.

  5. 14:45–15:10
    Main Stage Circular Deep Dive

    Closes the loop on lifecycle data your platform needs to capture.

Roll-out & Network Development Track

Infrastructure planners and network builders deciding where chargers and depots go next.

Move from grid readiness through vehicle-class deployment models to corridor-scale expansion.

Day 1 — Monday, 14 September

  1. 08:00–08:15
    Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Finland, the Nordics and Africa: Building the Next Phase of E-Mobility Collaboration

    The partnership pipeline that will fund your next rollout phase.

  2. 08:20–08:25
    Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Powering Ethiopia's E-Mobility Transition

    The national grid context every siting decision has to work within.

  3. 10:10–10:40
    Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Powering the Transition - Grid & EV Integration

    Grid-EV integration is the single biggest constraint on your build-out speed.

  4. 12:00–18:00
    Offsite (departure) Two-Wheelers, Battery Solutions & Multimodal Mobility

    A full afternoon in the field seeing two-wheeler and multimodal deployment up close.

Day 2 — Tuesday, 15 September

  1. 13:30–13:55
    Main Stage Charging Infrastructure Deployment Models (2/3-Wheeler)

    The 2/3-wheeler deployment playbook you'll be adapting locally.

  2. 14:00–14:25
    Side Stage Energy Reliability: The Make-or-Break Question for EV Scale

    Reliability is the make-or-break question for every site you commission.

  3. 14:45–15:10
    Main Stage Off-Grid / On-Grid Charging

    Off-grid options open up sites the national grid can't yet reach.

  4. 15:15–15:40
    Main Stage Electric Bus Rapid Transit and the E-Bus Project

    Bus rapid transit depot planning at a scale worth stealing ideas from.

Day 3 — Wednesday, 16 September

  1. 10:12–10:20
    Main Hall Electrifying Heavy-Duty Vehicles in Africa

    Heavy-duty electrification changes your depot power requirements entirely.

  2. 10:20–10:50
    Main Hall Transport Corridors and Heavy-Duty Electrification

    Corridor-level thinking for freight routes crossing multiple grids.

  3. 14:45–15:10
    Side Stage Powering Heavy-Duty Vehicles

    The technical detail behind powering the corridor fleet you just planned.

  4. 15:15–15:55
    Main Hall Future African Cities & Corridors as the New Growth Frontiers

    Ends on where the next decade of corridors and cities will actually grow.