
Summit 2025






Growth Opportunities
The Future Ready Summit invites you to transcend boundaries and embrace the limitless possibilities of a digitally transformed Tanzania.Be part of a monumental shift as we unlock a future that knows no bounds.
- 1 week event
- Forum for Knowledge Sharing
- Workshops & Training
- Innovation Exhibition & Showcase
What to expect
These high-level sessions bring together all participants to explore overarching themes that shape the future. Featuring, the opening and the closing sessions, keynote addresses, expert panels, and thought-provoking discussions, plenaries will highlight major trends, showcase innovations, and set the strategic tone for the summit and the various thematic topics.
We shall invite the partners to showcase their cutting edge solutions shaping the future of our continent.
These focused deep dives on the various thematic topics that invite a specialized group of partners/attendees. The idea being to create spaces where different experts are able to share their opinion or contribute to the debate.
Real-world examples of innovation in action. These sessions delve into practical applications, success stories, and lessons learned from leading-edge projects, offering valuable insights for implementation and scalability.
We cannot speak about being future ready without having the youth voice in the summit. We’ll therefore have a spirited and interactive debate where young leaders voice their perspectives on key issues affecting the future. This platform empowers the next generation to challenge ideas, propose solutions, and contribute to shaping a sustainable and inclusive tomorrow.
2025 Thematic Focus Areas

Sustainable Infrastructure:
Building Resilient & Smart Systems: With 68% of the world’s population projected to live in cities by 2050, smart urban and data-driven systems are essential to optimize urban services, enhance efficiency, and create future-ready, connected cities. These innovations drive economic growth and improve quality of life for all.

Future-Ready Skills
Developing the Urban Workforce: By 2030, over 375 million workers globally will need to adapt to automation and digital transformation, with urban economies at the forefront of this shift. Equipping the workforce with future-ready skills is essential for fostering economic growth and social inclusion. Public-private partnerships and lifelong learning initiatives will be key to ensuring cities remain competitive and inclusive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Empowering People
Inclusive Cities for All: Inclusive cities prioritize equity, accessibility, and opportunities for all, focusing on marginalized groups through affordable housing, education, and digital inclusion. People-centric urban planning fosters social cohesion and ensures no one is left behind in shaping the cities of the future.
OUR PARTNERS

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR PARTNERS.
Vodacom Tanzania Plc is a telecommunication company in Tanzania offering products and services ranging from voicemail, data and messaging to leased lines, PABX and international connectivity and remote satellite communication. Vodacom Tanzania also offers products and services for mobile banking, hosting, data storage, disaster recovery and security solutions.
FUNGUO is a UNDP Initiative funded by the European Union as part of the “Business Environment, Growth and Innovation” (BEGIN) Programme. Other funders include UNDP itself and the UK Government through the Africa Technology and Innovation Partnership (ATIP) Programme. FUNGUO aims to increase the number of successfully scaled innovative ventures. It does so by addressing the challenges and gaps in the innovation ecosystem that hinder the scaling of innovative impact ventures, while fostering an environment that supports innovation for development and empowers innovators, entrepreneurs, and enablers.
Summit Agenda
Shaping Urban Futures: Smart. Sustainable. Inclusive
The 2025 theme reflects the urgent need to reimagine our cities to address the challenges of rapid urbanization, climate change, and technological disruption.
TUESDAY
- 13 May 2025
Smart Cities for All: Bridging the Digital Divide Through Inclusive Technologies
Case Study & Fireside chat
E-Government Services that foster citizen engagement for urban development
Case Study
The future of Smart Mobility
TED Talk
The Digital Water Revolution: Smart Water Solutions for Future Cities
Expert Presentation
Smart Energy
Case Study & Plenary
WEDNESDAY
- 14 MAY 2025
Financing Sustainable Infrastructure
Plenary
The role of Public Private Partnerships in advancing smart and sustainable urbanization
Case Study & Fireside chat
Inclusive Urban Design - A Shenzen case study
Case Study
Urban planning in smart cities: Balancing growth, resources, and sustainability
Fireside chat
The future workplace, bridging the skill gap and spurring innovation
Youth Debate
Featured Speakers
Here, innovation is the currency, youth and communities are catalysts for change, and driving potential to new heights is the norm.





