About | Global Creative Summit — Africa's Orange-Economy Platform

The Global Creative Summit (GCS) is a Pan-African platform advancing the Orange Economy through creativity, innovation, investment and strategic partnerships.

GCS brings together governments, investors, development agencies, corporate partners, creative-industry leaders, technology ecosystems, entrepreneurs, youth innovators and international organisations — turning Africa's cultural and creative capital into trade, investment and lasting continental partnerships.

Positioned as a continental platform aligned with Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, GCS convenes a year-round community and a 2026 Continental Series of editions across the continent.

What GCS is

Five roles, one continental platform.

01

Pan-African Platform

A continental convening space uniting Africa's creative economies with their global partners.

02

Orange Economy Driver

Positioning the creative and cultural industries as engines of jobs, trade and inclusive growth.

03

Investment Connector

Linking creative ventures and innovators with capital, markets and strategic backers.

04

Policy Engagement Platform

Convening policymakers around IP, mobility, trade and the creative-economy agenda.

05

Creative Economy Accelerator

Building skills, enterprises and ecosystems across the continent's youth and innovators.

Vision & Mission

Africa at the centre of the global creative economy.

Our vision — a continent whose creative and cultural industries drive investment, employment and influence on the world stage.

Our mission — to convene, connect and catalyse: uniting governments, investors and creatives around the Orange Economy, unlocking market access and capital, and advancing Agenda 2063 through culture, technology, entrepreneurship and trade.

See how we align with Agenda 2063

Who leads GCS