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Hilton Cairo Heliopolis

Dec 01, 2026 5:30 PM - Dec 03, 2026 5:00 PM

El-Orouba, Sheraton Al Matar, El Nozha, 11361 Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Africa Access Summit 2026

Global Expertise | Regional Priorities | Shared Commitment. Working Together to Strengthen Healthcare Delivery and Improve Patient Access.

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Session 8: Attracting Investment and Innovation to Advance Health in Africa: From Discovery to Scale

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Attracting and sustaining investment is critical to advancing health innovation from discovery through scale. This session will analyze approaches to attracting and sustaining investment across discovery, R&D, clinical development, manufacturing, and scale-up while fostering locally led innovation. Discussions will consider venture capital and other investment models, risk and reward, regulatory incentives, strategic partnerships, and technology transfer, as well as pathways for translating innovation into products that can reach patients.

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Director General, African Medicines Agency (AMA)

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Partner and CEO, SouthBridge Group

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Principal Investment Officer, IFC- International Finance Corporation

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CEO, Biovac, Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals

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