AFRICACREATIVEECONOMYLENS 2026
Building Sustainable Infrastructure
for Africa's Creative Economies
Africa's Premier Platform for the Creative Economy
200+
Leaders
30+
Countries
3
Core Tracks
The Africa Creative Economy Lens (ACEL) is the flagship convening of the Africa Creative Alliance (ACA) and Africa's premier platform for shaping the continent's creative and cultural future.
Conceived as a strategic marketplace of ideas, investment, and collaboration, ACEL brings together policymakers, creative intermediaries, investors, and industry leaders to unlock the full potential of Africa's creative economy.
Learn MoreBuilding Sustainable Infrastructure
ACEL 2026 centers on three primary tracks designed to address the critical infrastructure needed for a thriving African creative ecosystem.
Policy Infrastructure
Advancing coherent creative economy policies that support regulation, IP protection, trade and investment.
This track builds ACEL outcomes and ACA Knowledge products to align governments, regional bodies, and industry on frameworks that enable scale, cross-border collaboration, and long-term sector growth.
Physical Infrastructure
Strengthening the spaces that enable creative production, distribution, and collaboration.
This track focuses on hubs, studios, venues, makerspaces, and cultural districts as economic assets that support jobs, enterprise growth, and market access across the creative value chain.
Digital Economy Infrastructure
Unlocking digital systems that power creation, monetization, and rights management.
This track addresses platforms, data, fintech, and emerging technologies that allow African creatives and intermediaries to operate competitively within the continental and global digital economy.
Strategic Partners
Supported by leading institutions driving Africa's creative growth.
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