ACSIS 2025 Highlights

ACSIS®2025 in London underscored a powerful mandate for intentional Africa–Caribbean collaboration, spotlighting innovation, investment, data sovereignty, and people-centred development as foundations for shared progress. Across two days of high-level dialogue, leaders and experts advanced a unified vision for resilient economies, equitable systems, cultural and technological exchange, and bold partnerships that pave the way toward the summit’s global expansion in 2026. Download the Summit Day One & Day Two Overviews for more information.

Day 1 of ACSIS®2025 in London set a clear mandate for deeper cooperation between Africa, the Caribbean and the global diaspora, with Chairman David F. Roberts framing the summit as a catalyst for innovation, investment and cultural advancement ahead of its global expansion to Ghana in 2026. Speakers and panels emphasised resilience amid global volatility, highlighting opportunities in the Blue Economy, the moral and economic case for reparations, gender-inclusive entrepreneurship, climate-adaptive development, and equitable health systems built from the community level upward. Economic transformation, sustainable governance, and environmental protection were recurring priorities, alongside calls for diversified industries, new financial architectures, and greater ownership of logistics and emerging technologies. The day concluded with a vision for an Africa–Caribbean tech corridor, reinforcing that shared progress depends on intentional partnerships, people-centred investment and bold, collaborative leadership.

Text: Day 2 of ACSIS®2025 in London underscored a unifying message: Africa–Caribbean progress depends on intentional collaboration, resource ownership, and investment in people. Diplomatic leaders urged concrete pathways for shared development, while discussions on economic empowerment highlighted resilience, women-led enterprise, and diaspora market integration. Speakers emphasised the need for data sovereignty and community-driven digital innovation, alongside health, cultural identity, food security, and climate-resilient systems as foundations for sustainable growth. Youth were positioned as central to the region’s future, and a compelling dialogue on reparative justice framed reparations as a matter of structural fairness. The day closed with a call for stronger support of African and Caribbean businesses, reaffirming that unity, cooperation, and action will drive lasting transformation.