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From Perceived Risk to Systemic Readiness | unDavos 2026
Only 3.8% of global climate research funding targets Africa — the continent most affected by climate change. Of that sliver, just 14% of the research happens on the continent itself. Meanwhile, only 2% of venture capital goes to all-female founder teams, and the stats have actually gotten worse despite years of panels about fixing it. This panel brings together the African Union Commission, a renewables engineer, a founder-support platform, and a governance expert to separate perceived risk from real barriers.
WHAT THIS PANEL COVERS
- Why Africa exports raw cocoa, wood, and minerals but imports chocolate, cement, and refined oil — and what the African Continental Free Trade Area is doing about it
- How the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and African Commodity Strategy aim to move the continent up the value chain through technology transfer and integration
- Why the Basel Institute’s governance work in Ghana gave tax deductions to informal businesses that adopted minimum integrity standards — creating a win-win that increased government revenue
- How FounderVine discovered that underserved founders build more capital-efficient businesses that outperform peers on revenue despite receiving less funding
- The corruption reframe: every African corruption scheme involves a foreign company, but transparency indices only score where corruption occurs, not where it originates
PANELISTS
• Talula — Moderator
• Tariq Ahmed — Senior Economist, African Union Commission
• Kontini Kenfak-Moafi — Founder, Three E’s for Africa
• Izzy Obeng — Founder, FounderVine
• Scarlett Bonavich — Head of Collective Action, Basel Institute on Governance
unDavos is a community-driven summit running during WEF week in Davos, democratizing the conversation around global challenges.
🌐 undavos.com
Tags: Africa, perceived risk, African Union, AfCFTA, governance, corruption, climate research, female founders, venture capital, informal economy, value chains, trade policy, business integrity, trust, innovation, development finance, unDavos, Davos 2026, WEF
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By Mark TurrellOnly 3.8% of global climate research funding targets Africa — the continent most affected by climate change. Of that sliver, just 14% of the research happens on the continent itself. Meanwhile, only 2% of venture capital goes to all-female founder teams, and the stats have actually gotten worse despite years of panels about fixing it. This panel brings together the African Union Commission, a renewables engineer, a founder-support platform, and a governance expert to separate perceived risk from real barriers.
WHAT THIS PANEL COVERS
- Why Africa exports raw cocoa, wood, and minerals but imports chocolate, cement, and refined oil — and what the African Continental Free Trade Area is doing about it
- How the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and African Commodity Strategy aim to move the continent up the value chain through technology transfer and integration
- Why the Basel Institute’s governance work in Ghana gave tax deductions to informal businesses that adopted minimum integrity standards — creating a win-win that increased government revenue
- How FounderVine discovered that underserved founders build more capital-efficient businesses that outperform peers on revenue despite receiving less funding
- The corruption reframe: every African corruption scheme involves a foreign company, but transparency indices only score where corruption occurs, not where it originates
PANELISTS
• Talula — Moderator
• Tariq Ahmed — Senior Economist, African Union Commission
• Kontini Kenfak-Moafi — Founder, Three E’s for Africa
• Izzy Obeng — Founder, FounderVine
• Scarlett Bonavich — Head of Collective Action, Basel Institute on Governance
unDavos is a community-driven summit running during WEF week in Davos, democratizing the conversation around global challenges.
🌐 undavos.com
Tags: Africa, perceived risk, African Union, AfCFTA, governance, corruption, climate research, female founders, venture capital, informal economy, value chains, trade policy, business integrity, trust, innovation, development finance, unDavos, Davos 2026, WEF