Rabat – The Emerging Business Factory (EBF), an innovation incubator based in Marrakech, will take part in the Green & Resilient Urbanshift Africa Forum 2025 and City Academy.
The Event will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from February 17th to 21st. Important stakeholders will bring together to discuss sustainable urban development in Africa. The forum aims to tackle the challenges of climate change and at the same time examine ways to attract investments in sustainable urban projects.
EBF’s role in the forum
The participation of EBF in the Africa Forum Urbanshift agreed with its mission to promote sustainable development and innovation. During this event, EBF is aimed at presenting its initiatives, exchanging knowledge and building strategic partnerships.
“This involvement agrees with the” Sustainable Marrakech City “project, an initiative that is supported by UNDP and the Global Environment Facility (FEF) to speed up the ecological and urban transformation of the city of Ocker,” says the explanation.
As part of the forum, the EBF will take part in the City Academy Green and Bloring in Quarter, which is organized by the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP). The academy offers special training for sustainable urban planning and innovation.
The incubator based in Marrakech said that the Red City has positioned itself as a model of sustainability in Africa as a model of sustainability, whereby EBF contribute to this vision through projects that promote digital transformation and the ecological transition.
The incubator offers entrepreneurs such as Digital Transformation Kiosks (KTD), the Mapathons.com platform for participatory mapping to improve urban planning and thematic hackathons.
In addition, the growing innovation of EBFS of growing youth climate innovation innovation of young entrepreneurs who work on climatic startups will work.
The incubator is intended to present these initiatives in the Urbanshift Africa Forum in order to emphasize the role of digital and environmentally friendly technologies in the design of the cities of Africa.
The participation of EBF in the event is powered by five main goals, including the acceleration of the environmentally friendly and integrative transition, the promotion of environmentally friendly technologies and innovations, the structure of strategic partnerships, the improvement of the skills and visibility, exchange of knowledge and inspiration and inspiration Strengthening the position of Morocco in urban innovation.
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In addition, the participation of EBF in the Urbanshift Africa Forum will support the management of the Morocco in sustainable urban development. This participation is also a step to position Marrakech as a hub for sustainable and digital transformation in Africa.
In order to further strengthen the effects of its initiatives, EBF has worked with Morocco World News (MWN) to support startups and innovative projects. This cooperation will officially start at Gitex, the leading technology event in the Mena region, which would offer a global platform for the presentation of Moroccan talents and solutions.
“It will be an opportunity to engage deeply in innovation trends, to highlight the most promising Moroccan startups and to position Marrakech as a key center for digital and sustainable transformation,” said the statement.
EBF of Taouk Aboudia co -founded and sees his participation in the Urbanshift Africa Forum as a valuable opportunity to strengthen its network, build alliances and to shape the future of African cities.
The incubator “hopes that this trip and participation will strengthen the relationship with members of this multidisciplinary delegation, from local authorities to universities, from municipal managers to associations.”
The Urbanshift Africa Forum focuses on building green, resilient and sustainable cities on the entire continent.
250 participants are gathered from over 30 cities, and the participants become mayors, city officials, representatives of the national government, investors, companies and organizations of civil society.
The discussions focus on climate effectiveness, urban planning and sustainable development infrastructure.
