Building an Integrated African Built environment

ACEACRES 2025 to Drive Africa/Global Stakeholder Engagement

By: Mohammed A.Abu

The flagship event of the Africa Continental Engineering & Construction Network(ACECEN),” The 3^rd African Continental Engineering, Architecture, Construction and Real Estate Summit (ACEACRES 2025) scheduled to be held from the 29^th-30^th September,2025 in Accra, Ghana, is expected to attract an estimated eight hundred (800) in-person participants from Africa and other parts of the world.

Held under the theme, Revolutionizing the Built Environment for Sustainable Infrastructure Development Through the use of Disruptive Innovations, Big Data and Quantum Technologies, participants confirmation has already been received from nine (9) African countries.

They are namely, Nigeria, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Egypt, Liberia, Sierra Leon and Morocco.

High-profile participants confirmations from Canada, Australia, United States of America, South America, United Kingdom, Germany among others has also been received.

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.

Event Opening

The purpose of the Summit address is to be delivered by Mr. Daniel Kontie, Founder and CEO of the Africa Continental Engineering & Construction Network Ltd, the convener of ACEACRES, 2025.

Dr. Daniel McKorley, Executive Chairman, McDan Group of Companies and Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, Executive Chairman, Heirs Holding and the UBA Group, Nigeria will be speaking as guest speakers, with Ing. Prof. Elsie Effah Kaufmann, Dean, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Ghana delivering the keynote address.

These were contained in a Press Release issued in Accra by the event organizers.

 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

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 and Exhibitors Benefits

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.

Participants

Networking opportunities with industry leaders, access to cutting edge insights and new trends, learning from successful case studies, building personal capacity for professional resilience, exposure to new business opportunities, gaining inspiration and motivation from industry thought leaders, building relationship with potential employers/employees and mentors, access to innovative products.

Meeting with potential investors, opportunity to share your perspective during Q&A time, identify lucrative business niches in the industry et cetera.

In addition, participants will gain industry insights eg dynamics and modern trends, industry/academia engagements aimed at reaching a consensus on skills training, meet regulators to proffer regulatory solutions, meet the CEO of the Africa Continental Engineering & Construction Network and team for specific industry information and opportunities, et cetera.

Key and Guest Speakers

The event shall host two (2) 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

Partners for ACEACRES, 2025

Partnership/collaborators for this year’s event is made up of local and international partners across the globe.

Local Partners

The local partners include, the Ghana Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET-GH), the Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors of Ghana (ABCECG), the Ghana Electrical Contractors Association (GECA), Ghana Institute of Construction (GIOC), Certified Electrical Wiring Professionals Association (CEWPAG), Ghana Association of Real Estate Brokers (GAREB), Local Government Service Engineers Association (LoGSEA), Commercial Quarry Operators Association (COQOA), Engineering Council, Ghana, (EC), the Real Estate Council, (REAC).

The Ghana Institute of Safety and Environmental Professionals (GhISEP), Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Ghana Insurance Association (GIA), Ghana Real Estate Professionals Association (GREPA), Chamber of Iron and Steel Industry (CISSIG), Interior Designers & Decorators, Ghana (IDDG), Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC).

Energy Commission (EC), Brick & Tile Manufacturers of Ghana (BTMOG), Chartered Institute of Builders, Ghana (CIOB), Ghana Consulting Engineer Association (GCEA), Lands Commission, Ghana (LC), Ghana Highways Authority (GHA), Africa Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat (AfCTA), Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB) and Ghana Association of Industries (AGI).

International Partners

The international partners include Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Sierra Leon Institution of Engineers (SLIE), South African Institution of Engineers (SAICE), the Liberian Society of Engineers (LSE) and the Institution of Engineer, Rwanda (IER), with many others yet to confirm their partnership with ACEACRES, 2025.

Principal Sponsors/Exhibitors

The principal sponsors of ACEACRES, 2025 include, Gerflor Ghana, Meprolim Ghana, as headline sponsor. The rest are Premier Steel Ltd, the McDan Group, Jemba Solutions Ltd, Fort Doors Ghana, the Primus Group, Alusynco Hellas Services Ltd, Reroy Cables Ltd, J2 Affable Properties Sethi Realty, Sethi Steel Ghana Ltd, Nimark Consult, CIMAF, Magil Enterprise Ltd, GoBitumen Ltd et cetera.

Media Partners

Business and Financial Times Newspapers, Business 24 Newspaper, Channel 1 TV, Eco-Enviro News,Africa magazine, JoyNews TV, GhanaWeb and MarCopolis, Global African Times Magazine

Awards Ceremony

The Summit will be climaxed with the African Continental Built Environment Excellence Awards (ACBEEA), to recognize excellence in and innovations in Architecture, excellence and innovations in building technologies, excellence and innovations in building and construction materials, excellence in innovative engineering and designing, planning, surveying, excellence in real estate development, excellence in green building technologies et cetera.