3RD ACEACRES comes off Sept 29

The Africa Continental Engineering & Construction Network is set to organize the African Continental Engineering, Architecture, Construction and Real Estate Summit dubbed (ACEACRES, 2025) from September 29 -30 2025 at De Icon Conference Centre, East Legon, Accra.

This 3rd edition comes under the theme, Revolutionizing the Built Environment for Sustainable Infrastructure Development Through the use of Disruptive Innovations, Big Data and Quantum Technologies.

The objective is to bring together industry experts, innovators, investors, thought leaders, and top business executives from various sectors of the built environment across the African continent (Nigeria, South Africa, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Algeria, Egypt etc), to share knowledge, showcase cutting-edge innovations, technologies and to brainstorm on how the African continent can catch up with modern trends using disruptive innovations, big data and quantum technologies.

The choice of this year’s theme is partly influenced by the United Nation’s universal declaration of the year 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technologies, launched at its UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, February 4, 2025.

Objective of the Summit

The core objective of ACEACRES is to build an integrated African built environment to create opportunity for knowledge sharing, technology transfer, capacity building for socio-economic transformation of the continent through high-end business networking, partnerships and collaborations.

This premier event serves as a strategic platform for industry leaders, architects, engineers, surveyors, planners, developers, legal practitioners, SMEs, policymakers, project managers, investors etc to collaborate on shared mission to transform Africa’s physical and economic landscape through sustainable development, inclusive growth, and impactful public-private partnerships.

Who to Attend

As it has always been our target, ACEACRES is designed to bring under one roof  all stakeholders of the built environment; the building contractors, road contractors, engineers (civil, electrical, electronic, mechanical, structural, safety,  mining, environmental, chemical, geotechnical, geodetic, materials etc), surveyors, planners, architects, project managers, real estate developers, builders, landscape professionals/contractors,  real estate professionals, home buyers, building and construction material suppliers, equipment/machinery suppliers, glaziers, fabricators, interior deco  companies/professionals, roofing companies/technicians, transport & logistics companies, facility management professionals/institutions, innovators, technologists, financial and insurance institutions, investors, government agencies, regulators, IoT experts, construction legal consultants, artificial intelligence professionals, sustainability consultants, artisans et cetera.

Key and Guest Speakers

The event shall host two guest speakers including the keynote speaker, with Dr. Daniel McKorley, Executive Chairman, McDan Group of Companies, Ghana and Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, Executive Chairman, Heirs Holdings and UBA Bank Group, Nigeria serving as the guest speakers, whilst Ing. Prof. Elsie Effah Kaufmann, Dean, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Ghana speaking as the keynote speaker. In all, a total of about 40 industry thought leaders across the African Continent will be speaking at this all-important Summit.

African Sub-regional and International Participant’s Confirmations

High-profile participants from across Africa and international participants from Canada, Australia, United States of America, South America, United Kingdom, Germany et cetera.  An estimated number of about 800 in-person participants are expected with confirmations already received from these African sub-regional states namely, Nigeria, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Egypt, Liberia, Sierra Leon and Morocco.

Benefits to be derived by Exhibitors and Participants

Exhibitors and participants alike will have the opportunity to leverage on this common regional platform for all stakeholders of the African built environment to gain industry insights, network and build collaborations aimed at maximizing the continent’s prosperity at large.

Sponsors

For sponsors or exhibitors, B2B, B2C networking opportunities, connecting with manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers as well as end consumers, access to attendees for data for future leads generation, meet potential investors, enhance brand visibility and credibility, real time lead generation, gain industry insights eg dynamics and modern trends, identification of new business opportunities, opportunity for joint ventures, opportunity to close B2B contracts, seal partnership deals, boost brand development, maximize sales, share product knowledge and utility information with potential customers, demonstrate unique selling proposition to potential customers, build strong network with influential industry players, get in contact with the diaspora community and opportunity to get connected by organizers to top-rated projects/contractors/professionals in Ghana and across the African continent.

Among the participants recorded for the 2024 edition particular, a little over five hundred (500) in-person participants from Nigeria, Uganda and the United States of America (USA), with majority from the host country Ghana. Some of the high profile in-person participants from the African Continent were the keynote speaker Madam Engr. Margaret Aina Oguntala, FNSE, President, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Engr. Olu Ogunduyile FNSE Vice President, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN),  Engr Dr. Mudasiru Bola J. (Principal Partner, Prolarank Nigeria Ltd and General Secretary, the Nigerian Institution of Highways and Transportation Engineer (NIHTE),  Prof. Taddeo Rusoke, Climate Governance & Nature-Based Solutions Expert, Uganda,East Africa.

The rest were Dr. John Rwakihembo, PhD (Accounting & Finance): Dean, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, Mountain of the Moon University, Uganda, East Africa, Dr. Bldr. Abdulhakkeem Odegade, MD/CEO, Akmodel Group, Lagos, Nigeria, Mr, Stephen Merritt, USA, Roadbond EN1 & Technical Consultant, Jemba Solutions etc.

Among the local industry leaders present were Ing. Isaac Bedu, Registrar, Engineering Council, Ghana, Engr. Seth Ayim, Executive Director, Institute of Engineering and Technology Ghana (IET-GH), Engr. Ben Debrah, National President, Local Government Service Engineers (LoGSEA), Engr. Awal Sakib Mohammed, National President, Ghana Electrical Contractors Association (GECA), Dr. Ebenezer Mireku, President, Commercial Quarry Operators Association (COQOA), Mr. Samuel Nii N. Tackie, National Vice President, Certified Electrical and Wiring Professionals Association (CEWPAG), Engr. Jacob Ansong, National President, Ghana Institution of Real Estate Brokers (GhIREB), Dr. Gabriel Apotey, member, Ghana Institute of Safety and Environmental Professionals (GhISEP) etc.

Success Story of Exhibitors/Participants in the previous Editions

All Sponsors or exhibitors had the opportunity to do a live presentation to all participants about their products and services, engage in B2B, B2C networking opportunities, with some connected with manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers as well as end consumers.

Many had the opportunity to meet potential investors, enhanced their brand visibility, generated real time leads, gained industry insights, modern trends, identified new business opportunities, sealed partnership deals, shared product knowledge and utility information with potential customers, demonstrated their unique selling proposition to potential customers, built strong network with influential industry players, connected with top-rated projects /contractors/professionals in Ghana and across the African continent etc.

Whilst participants had the opportunity to network with industry leaders, access to cutting edge insights and new trends, learnt from successful case studies, built personal capacity for resilience, exposed to new business opportunities, gained inspiration and motivation from industry thought leaders, built relationship with potential employers/employees and mentors, accessed innovative products, met with potential investors, shared their perspective during the Q&A session, identified lucrative business niches in the industry et cetera.

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