Nairobi — The New Cities Summit 2025, set for June 12-13 in Nairobi, will function the Cities Catapult pitch competitors, connecting city innovators with buyers and policymakers.
Hosted by the Constitution Cities Institute (CCI) and the Africa Infrastructure Improvement Affiliation (AfIDA), the occasion goals to fast-track metropolis tasks, industrial zones, and concrete infrastructure.
“Whereas the demand for well-planned, economically vibrant, and scalable cities has by no means been larger, many promising tasks wrestle to transition from imaginative and prescient to actuality,” stated Summit organizer and Head of Communications for CCI, Michael Holstein.
“…the Catapult is designed to assist bridge this hole. It’s structured as a mentorship initiative culminating in a high-stakes pitch competitors on the New Cities Summit, with the successful undertaking receiving unique mentorship and capital elevating alternatives.”
Over 400 world leaders will talk about sustainable city development, particular financial zones, and threat administration.
Key audio system embody Patrick Lamson-Corridor, Preston Mendenhall, and Leonard Wantchekon. The successful undertaking will obtain unique mentorship and capital-raising alternatives.
