The Euro-Afro-Asian Century: Connecting the Heartlands of Future Growth

The economies of India and the African Continental Free Trade Area will both approach $5 trillion in the coming years. This growth will be catalysed and supported by the investment and markets of Europe and West Asia. Reimagining the partnership with improved maritime connectivity holds the potential to quadruple trade, unlocking immense economic benefits for these interconnected regions.

What do African countries, India, and their partners in Europe and West Asia require in terms of infrastructure to turn this potential into reality? How can they use multimodal corridors to propel trade-led development?
How can pools of global finance and world-class technology be made available for the task of building this connective infrastructure?
How can future trade patterns be made more inclusive, as well as politically and economically sustainable?

Panellists:

Anusha Kesarkar Gavankar, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, India
Geoffrey E. Kaituko, Principal Secretary, State Department for Shipping & Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy & Maritime Affairs, Kenya
Lord Karan Bilimoria, House of Lords, United Kingdom 
Ruben Eiras, Secretary General, Fórum Oceano, Portugal
Unmesh Wagh, Chairman, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, India

Moderator:

Ayoade Alakija, Chair, Board of Directors, FIND; Co-Chair, G7 Impact Investment Initiative in Global Health