TICAD9 Thematic Events by World Bank Group

Co-Creating the Future of Healthcare and the Economy: Japan-Africa Public-Private Partnership at the Forefront

Overview: This high-level session will feature speakers from the Japanese and African governments, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Keidanren, and the Global Health Innovation Fund (GHIT Fund), who will discuss new collaborations between Japan and African countries to address health issues in Africa and foster business opportunities by promoting the African Health and Wellbeing Initiative and the Global Health Strategy.

Date: Aug 20, 2025 
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Venue: Exhibition Hall D, Pacifico Yokohama 
Language: English and Japanese (French TBC)
Organizer: Cabinet Office and Cabinet Secretariat, GoJ
Co-Organizer：Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications, Ministry of Health, Labor & Welfare, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, African Development Bank,  IFC & Keidanren
Details: 第9回アフリカ開発会議（TICAD9）公式テーマ別イベント「日・アフリカ共創で拓く健康と経済の未来：官民連携の最前線」の開催について （Japanese）

Driving Japanese Investment in Africa Through World Bank Group Guarantees

Overview: This event will feature a case study as well as panel discussion on how partnerships with Japanese companies, and efforts to mitigate country risk can contribute to promoting investment in Africa.

Date: Aug 20, 2025 
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am
Venue: Exhibition Hall D, Pacifico Yokohama
Language: English and Japanese
Organizer: Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Details: TICAD 9 World Bank Group/MIGA event | World Bank Group Guarantees | MIGA

Africa’s Urban Awakening: Catalyzing Economic Growth and Jobs

Overview: The session will examine the challenges and potential of urbanization in Africa, share insights from the latest World Bank reports and cases from Japanese cities, and explore how to leverage urbanization to expand economic opportunities and improve employment outcomes.

Date: Aug 20, 2025 
Time: 12:40pm - 2:10pm
Venue: Exhibition Hall D, Pacifico Yokohama 
Language: English and Japanese (Simultaneous interpretation)
Organizer: The World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC)
Details: TICAD9 World Bank TDLC Thematic event “Africa’s Urban Awakening: Catalyzing Economic Growth and Jobs”

Scalable Ventures, Real Markets: Investing in Africa’s Sustainable Growth

Overview:  This session will bring together a venture capital firm, Japanese public-sector partners, and a multilateral development bank to discuss how best to support startups and venture enterprises from Africa and Japan that contribute to addressing social development challenges in Africa. The panel will explore key issues such as strengthening ecosystems and mobilizing financing to enable these businesses to grow and scale.

Date: Aug 20, 2025
Time: 3:20pm - 4:50pm
Venue: Exhibition Hall D, Pacifico Yokohama
Language: English and Japanese
Organizer: IFC
Details: TICAD9 Side Event: : Scalable Ventures, Real Markets: Investing in Africa’s Sustainable Growth

Global Aid Architecture and Challenges in Africa

Overview: This thematic event will explore four mega trends that are reshaping the aid architecture: the proliferation of aid providers, fragmentation of donor financed projects, low leveraging of donor contributions, and circumvention of recipient governments. The session will delve into how these trends impact development outcomes in Africa and discuss practical recommendations to reform aid systems for maximum SDG impact.

Date:  Aug 21, 2025
TIme: 12:40pm-2:10pm
Venue: Pacifico Yokohama, Exhibition Hall D
Language: English and Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation)
Organizer: World Bank, JETRO Institute of Developing Economies
Details: Global Aid Architecture and Challenges in Africa

Mobilizing private capital for advancing quality infrastructure investment

Overview: The Global Infrastructure Facility and the Quality Infrastructure Investment Partnership, both housed within the Global Infrastructure Finance Department at the World Bank, will co-host a session on mobilizing private capital for advancing quality infrastructure investment. The discussion will highlight the importance of project preparation and risk mitigation to attract investment. It will also explore ways to enhance collaboration among public and private stakeholders to support sustainable and resilient infrastructure in emerging and developing economies. The session includes an interactive panel discussion, with representatives from AfDB, JICA and MUFG Bank, sharing insights into how best to advance the private investment.

Date: Aug 21, 2025 
Time: 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Venue: Stage C of Exhibition Hall B, Pacifico Yokohama
Language: English and Japanese (Simultaneous interpretation)
Organizer: Global Infrastructure Facility and QII Partnership
Details: Coming Soon.

A Decade of Support on Disaster Risk Management and Resilient Infrastructure in Africa

Overview: The event will showcase the achievements of the efforts led by countries across Africa in promoting disaster risk reduction and resilient infrastructure over the past decade, with support from the World Bank and GFDRR’s Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries (managed by the Tokyo DRM Hub) supported by Japan’s Ministry of Finance. The panel will discuss the successes and challenges, and how to further strengthen disaster and climate resilience in this changing world.

Date: Aug 22, 2025 
Time: 12:40pm - 2:10pm
Venue: Exhibition Hall D, Pacifico Yokohama 
Language: English and Japanese （Simultaneous interpretation）
Organizer: World Bank, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), Tokyo Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Hub
Details: Event: A Decade of Support on Disaster Risk Management and Resilient Infrastructure in Africa