Focus: Innovation and Territorial Intelligence

Organised by TangerMed

This session explores how African port-city ecosystems can drive territorial transformation amid artificial intelligence, energy transitions, and shifting geopolitical dynamics. Through the Tangier–Cape Town vision, it highlights integrated approaches linking logistics, innovation, governance, and sustainable development. Positioning port cities as engines of South–South cooperation and territorial multilateralism, the discussion will examine emerging African corridors for growth, resilience, and regional integration, while showcasing the potential of AI to support planning, anticipation, and future-oriented governance.