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Fireside Chat: Africa's Battery Boom: Unlocking Investment and Strategic Partnerships

18 Sep 2025
The Power Up Stage
Africa holds many of the raw materials critical to the energy transition ' and as demand surges, the continent is fast becoming central to global battery supply chains. Hear how Europe and Africa could collaborate to achieve shared industrial and sustainability goals.

Which regions and materials present the strongest opportunities for investment?

What shifts are needed in infrastructure, financing, and policy to enable sustainable scaling?

What does a meaningful, long-term partnership between Africa and Europe look like?

Can African countries move beyond mining into refining, cell production, or storage technologies?

What projects and opportunities are on the horizon?
Chairperson
Andrea Hotter, Special Correspondent - Fastmarkets
Speakers
Alawi Swabury, Chief Executive Officer - The Africa Battery Initiative
Mounia Boucetta, Senior Fellow - Policy Centre for the New South

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