2023 Oxford Africa Conference. Africa’s Prosperity: A New Approach?

The Oxford University Africa Society is pleased to host the 2023 Oxford Africa Conference. The conference, with the theme, ‘Africa’s Prosperity: A New Approach?’ will take place from the 12th - the 13th of May 2023. The conference is widely regarded as an influential platform and one of the largest Africa-focused conferences in Europe for the last ten years. It seeks to unravel the prosperity paradox and build a new framework for deriving prosperity from Africa’s multi-sectoral challenges. Through a combination of keynote speakers and integrated panels and workshops, our attendees will explore the push (monetary inducement) vs pull (innovation-driven) developmental approaches and Africa’s policy and monetary sovereignty. These workshops will be centred around topical areas, including new energies, health, education, technology solutions and soft power. Beyond this, there will also be great networking opportunities, including the prospect of attending an African formal dinner, lunch, and refreshments of cocktails. The conference will have two tangible outcomes: a white paper and the Innovation Seed Fund (ISF).