2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation Final | Royal Academy of Engineering

Fifteen innovators. 11 countries. One live final. Who will win Africa’s biggest prize dedicated to engineering innovation? This year's Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation Final took place in Johannesburg, South Africa. On 28 October 2026 at the NH Sandton Johannesburg, 15 African entrepreneurs pitched their businesses to our live audience and panel of expert judges, before one was selected to take home the grand prize of £50,000 to further their impact. This event was the conclusion to eight months of business training and mentoring, where our innovators put what they have learned into practice. The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, founded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, is Africa’s biggest prize dedicated to engineering innovation. The Prize awards commercialisation support to African innovators developing scalable engineering solutions to local challenges. These innovations show the importance of engineering in improving quality of life and economic development. To learn more, visit: https://africaprize.raeng.org.uk/ #AfricaPrize #Engineering #Innovation The Royal Academy of Engineering creates and leads a community of outstanding experts and innovators to engineer better lives: https://raeng.org.uk/ Subscribe to our channel to discover how engineers are improving lives in the UK and internationally: / @royalacademyofengineering You can also find us on: Facebook - / raengineering and africaprize LinkedIn - / the-royal-academy-of-engineering 01:08 Welcome from host Bryan Habana 05:29 Opening remarks from Academy President Sir John Lazar CBE FREng 10:31 Speech from Lisa Weedon, British Deputy High Commissioner to South Africa 23:10 Start of the 2026 One-to-Watch Award pitches 43:06 Interview with 2025 Africa Prize winner Elly Savatia 55:20 Start of the 2026 Africa Prize finalist pitches 1:55:43 Speech from Alison Atkinson FREng, Chief Projects & Development Officer, Anglo American 1:58:20 Announcement of the One to Watch Award winner 2:01:26 Announcement of the 2026 Africa Prize winner