Peter Tanyanyiwa
Business Reporter
THE inaugural Zimbabwe Industrialisation Conference and Expo (ZICE) 2026 will now be held in Harare after being rescheduled from its originally planned venue at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair grounds in Bulawayo.
The Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) will host the Indaba organised by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in partnership with Africa Economic Development Strategies (AEDS).
Dr Richard Kamidza, director for industrialisation, trade, and investment at the AEDS, described the ZICE 2026 as a turning point for Zimbabwe’s economy.
Unlike traditional, talk-heavy corporate events, the upcoming summit and expo were carefully planned to deliver tangible and measurable results.
“ZICE 2026 is more than a conference—it is a national industrial transformation platform,” said Dr Kamidza. “Its uniqueness lies in its deliberate transition from dialogue to implementation.”
The landmark event has been designed to serve as a comprehensive national platform bringing together Government ministries, agencies, industry leaders, manufacturers, and investors.
To ensure inclusive economic transformation, the summit will also bring together development partners, financial institutions, academia, researchers, youth, women entrepreneurs, SMEs and non-state actors to collectively shape the country’s industrial trajectory.
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