{"id":2777,"date":"2025-05-23T16:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T16:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaipsummit.com\/2025\/?p=2777"},"modified":"2025-05-23T16:59:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T16:59:57","slug":"celebrating-africa-day-2025-honouring-our-innovators-creators-and-change-makers-across-the-continent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaipsummit.com\/2025\/2025\/05\/23\/celebrating-africa-day-2025-honouring-our-innovators-creators-and-change-makers-across-the-continent\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Africa Day 2025: Honouring Our Innovators, Creators, and Change-Makers Across the Continent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PRESS RELEASE<\/strong>: <strong>From the Head of Advisory Council \u2013 All Africa Intellectual Property Summit<\/strong><br \/><strong>Date: Africa Day, May 25, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2778,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africaipsummit.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Prof.-Desmond-Oriakhogba.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Prof Desmond Oriakhogba:\u00a0<\/strong><em style=\"font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.7px;\">Head, All Africa Intellectual Property Summit Advisory Council<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>As we commemorate <strong>Africa Day 2025<\/strong>, I bring you heartfelt greetings and solidarity on behalf of the <strong>All Africa Intellectual Property Summit (AAIPS) Advisory Council and the organising Committee<\/strong>. This day is not just a ceremonial date on our calendar, it is a rallying call, a moment of reflection, and a time for celebration.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We honour the <strong>resilience, creativity, and relentless innovation of Africans<\/strong>; our inventors, our entrepreneurs, our farmers, our artists, our policy champions, and most importantly, our youth and women, who remain at the centre of Africa\u2019s transformation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Africa Day reminds us of the vision that unites us as a continent: <strong>a prosperous, peaceful, and self-determined Africa, designed by its people, its values, culture, and its own ingenuity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0A Tribute to the Builders of Africa\u2019s Intellectual Wealth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The All Africa IP Summit celebrates the thousands of individuals and institutions across the continent who are working tirelessly to protect, promote, and harness Africa\u2019s <strong>intellectual property (IP) assets for the collective good of all<\/strong>. These men and women, whether in the incubation center, the courtroom, the classroom, the laboratory, the marketplace, or behind a camera are the real custodians of Africa\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We recognize:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>farmers<\/strong> preserving indigenous seeds and traditional knowledge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>legal professionals<\/strong> defending patents, trademarks, and copyrights in African jurisdictions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>innovators and startups<\/strong> solving African problems with African solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>musicians, artists, and designers<\/strong> asserting Africa\u2019s creative dominance globally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>youth-led tech ventures<\/strong> protecting digital IP across Africa\u2019s cyberspace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>public institutions and policymakers<\/strong> championing IP reforms at the national level, regional level and under the AfCFTA, <em>to ensure balanced regimes that will harness IP for the good of all<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>women entrepreneurs<\/strong> breaking barriers with homegrown brands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>You are the heartbeat of the next African century.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Join Us in Dakar \u2013 The 6th All Africa Intellectual Property Summit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>In the spirit of Africa Day, we are excited to invite you to the <strong>6th Edition of the All Africa IP Summit<\/strong>, holding in <strong>Dakar, Senegal, in November 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s summit will convene under the theme:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Building an Inclusive IP Ecosystem for Africa\u2019s Future and the subtheme: <em>What kind of IP ecosystem do we want for Africa<\/em>?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>It is not just a conference. It is a <strong>continental movement<\/strong> to mainstream IP into Africa\u2019s industrial policies, trade strategy, investment, education, digital economy, creative sector, and sustainable development agenda.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who Should Attend?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Whether you are:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A legal professional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A fashion or tech entrepreneur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A startup innovator or investor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A government agency or policymaker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>An academic or IP researcher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A development partner or funding institution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A youth group or student organization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>There is a place for you at the All Africa IP Summit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Register Now and Take Advantage of the Early Bird Offer!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>As we mark <strong>Africa Day<\/strong>, we are pleased to announce that <strong>early bird registration is open<\/strong> for a limited time only. Now is the best time to <strong>register as a delegate, and enjoy up to 50 percent in discounted for registration or exhibitor, strategic partner and sponsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>As a Delegate, you get:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Access to all plenary and breakout sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Networking with global and continental IP leaders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Professional certificate of participation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Summit materials, exhibition access, and training sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Access to exclusive policy roundtables and innovation showcases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0As a Strategic Partner, you enjoy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Speaking slots or facilitation roles in thematic sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Branding across summit materials, media, and event signage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Hosting rights for side-events or knowledge sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Complimentary exhibition space and VIP networking access<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dedicated write-up in the post-summit report and press release<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>As an Exhibitor, you receive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A branded booth in the IP Innovation Pavilion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Access to 200+ delegates, potential clients, and government officials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Inclusion in the summit\u2019s online and printed exhibition catalogue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Product demo opportunities and lead generation support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Media coverage and exposure during exhibition walkthroughs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Whether you are a startup with a patent, a firm seeking brand protection, or a public agency advocating for innovation, <strong>Dakar is the stage for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Why Intellectual Property? Why Now?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Africa is not poor\u2014it is richly endowed with <strong>natural, cultural, and intellectual capital<\/strong>. Yet, for decades, our ideas, brands, and creative works have been undervalued, under-protected, or outright stolen.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>IP is not just a legal tool. 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--><\/p>\n<p>The summit is Africa\u2019s response\u2014a platform to <strong>reshape narratives<\/strong>, <strong>bridge capacity gaps<\/strong>, and <strong>position African IP at the centre of continental development.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Call \u2013 Be a Part of History<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Let this Africa Day be your launchpad.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Register as a <strong>Delegate<\/strong><br \/>Contact us to become a <strong>Strategic Partner<\/strong><br \/>Secure your space as an <strong>Exhibitor<\/strong><br \/>Submit a paper for our <strong>Call for Presentations<\/strong><br \/>Download the full report of last year\u2019s summit and get in touch today<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Summit Date: 12<sup>th<\/sup> -14<sup>th<\/sup> <strong>November 2025<\/strong><br \/>Location: <strong>Dakar, Senegal<\/strong><br \/>Registration Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/africaipsummit.com\/2025\">www.africaipsummit.it-rc.org<\/a><br \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:africaipsummit@it-rc.org\">africaipsummit@it-rc.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Africa Day is a reminder that our greatness lies in our unity, our innovation, and our shared vision.<\/strong> The All Africa IP Summit is your platform to be seen, heard, and remembered.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>With great pride,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a><strong>Prof Desmond Oriakhogba<\/strong><\/a><br \/>Head, All Africa Intellectual Property Summit Advisory Council<br \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:africaipsummit@it-rc.org\">africaipsummit@it-rc.org<\/a><br \/><a>Website: <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/africaipsummit.com\/2025\">www.africaipsummit.it-rc.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- 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