Patrick McGee is a development and investment professional with over 15 years of experience leading strategic initiatives across Africa. He has worked with multilateral institutions, governments and the private sector to drive economic growth and regional integration. At the African Development Bank and the World Economic Forum, Patrick organized major high-level events across the world, bringing together heads of state, ministers, investors and development partners to accelerate investment and policy action in Africa.
Patrick led the full design and delivery of flagship platforms, including the inaugural Africa Investment Forum hosted by the AfDB in Johannesburg, South Africa, welcoming over 4,500 participants and 12 African heads of state over 2 events. At the World Economic Forum, he managed the organization and programming of the World Economic Forum on Africa Summits as well as all Africa related events at Davos. Patrick specializes in high-level event execution, stakeholder engagement, and convenings that drive meaningful partnerships and investment. At Gravitas, Patrick leads the overall event aspecst of the Gulf-Africa Strategic Partnership Initiative (GASPI), an initiave of Gravitas Sovereign and Strategic Advisory, gathering over 20 heads of states from Africa and their counterparts in the Gulf.