Join the World Bank Group and Partners for the 5th Global Manufacturing Conference
Manufacturing for Jobs, Value Addition, and Prosperity
26–28 October 2026, Cairo, Egypt
Today’s manufacturing businesses are quickly being reimagined by new technologies, shifting value chains, and a global push to become more competitive and resilient. This October, the business and policy leaders who are managing that change will convene in Cairo for a dynamic discussion focused on the future of manufacturing.
Over three days, attendees will share practical insights, exchange ideas with peers, and explore new opportunities for collaboration and investment. A range of topics, from job creation and competitiveness to the role of Artificial Intelligence and robotics in manufacturing, will be addressed during executive dialogues and panels. A dedicated Africa Day on 26 October anchors the conversation on the continent's industrial future.
The Conference brings together CEOs, COOs, and C-suite leaders from manufacturing firms; ministers and senior officials; investors and development finance institutions; and leading industry experts.
For over a decade, the Global Manufacturing Conference has been the premier forum for public and private sector leaders shaping global industry. Cairo continues that tradition.
PROGRAM THEMES
Resilient and inclusive value chains
Where is real value captured in clean-energy supply chains, and can Africa move from resource exporter to industrial platform?
The future of manufacturing
How is AI, digitization, advanced materials, and decarbonization reshaping competitiveness in emerging markets?"
Industrial ecosystems
What builds competitive supplier networks — and who's closing the gaps in supplier development, infrastructure, SMEs, and supply-chain finance?
BUILDING ON A PROVEN PLATFORM
Our 2023 Vienna conference, by the numbers
350+
PARTICIPANTS
250
COMPANIES & INSTITUTIONS
50
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
70%
SENIOR EXECUTIVES
VOICES FROM THE STAGE
The Global Manufacturing Conference convenes leading economists, industrialists, and policymakers.
Past editions have featured:
Joseph E. Stiglitz
Nobel Laureate in Economics
Dame Ellen MacArthur
Founder, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
...alongside senior officials, academics, and executives from the world's leading manufacturing, finance, and consulting organizations.
OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS
PLATINUM
PLATINUM
BRONZE
BRONZE
BRONZE
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Put your brand in front of manufacturing leaders, investors, ministers, and World Bank Group clients. A limited number of Platinum, Gold, and Silver opportunities remain.