www.ACGafrica.com<\/a>), the leading strategic project origination and collaboration platform focused on the industrialisation of sport in Africa through the origination of bankable sport and entertainment district ecosystems, today announced that its Founding CEO, Paulo J. Cruz, will speak at the 2nd Edition of the Leadership Summit 2026 (Cimeira de Lideran\u00e7a 2026) in Luanda, Angola, on 19 November 2026.<\/p>\nMr Cruz will participate in Panel 3, \u201cProductivity and Productive Economy,\u201d alongside CEOs from Angola\u2019s telecoms, energy, data infrastructure, and technology sectors, including the leaders of TVCABO Angola, Raxio Data Centres, Angola Cables, TIS, and EWT \u2013 Energy Water Telecom. The panel will be moderated by Kussi Bernardo, CEO of Multitel.<\/p>\n
The Leadership Summit, held under the theme \u201cLeadership that Generates Results: Strategy, Execution and Value,\u201d convenes Presidents of Boards of Directors, CEOs, CFOs, and senior executives from Angola\u2019s most strategic sectors, including oil and gas, mining, banking, telecoms, energy, industry, and agriculture. The event takes place at the Palmeiras Suite Hotel in Talatona, Luanda.<\/p>\n
Mr Cruz will address how ACG\u2019s origination of integrated sport and entertainment districts across Africa contributes directly to the transformation of the productive economy. His intervention will focus on how sport infrastructure, when conceived as a financially self-sustaining urban ecosystem rather than a standalone stadium, becomes a catalyst for job creation, tourism, diversified revenue generation, and long-term economic development.<\/p>\n
\u201cSport infrastructure is not a social cost. It is a productive asset,\u201d said Paulo J. Cruz, Founding CEO of ACG. \u201cA Victory District\u2122 generates revenue from 15 to 20 different asset types, creates thousands of permanent jobs, and operates 365 days a year. That is not a stadium. That is a contribution to the productive economy. I am honoured to share that vision alongside some of Angola\u2019s most influential business leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n
ACG\u2019s Victory District\u2122 framework is designed to originate integrated, mixed-use sport and entertainment districts that move beyond single-venue development models. Each district combines stadiums, indoor arenas, training academies, hotels, conference centres, retail, entertainment, residential, and commercial space within a single masterplanned development, financed by private and institutional capital without reliance on public subsidy.<\/p>\n
Mr Cruz brings more than 25 years of experience across Africa, the Middle East, and Europe in originating, structuring, and delivering large-scale infrastructure, urbanisation, and real estate development initiatives. Prior to ACG, he served as Senior Vice President at DAMAC Group, the largest private real estate developer in the Middle East, and as Group CEO of LandAfrique, a pan-African development platform focused on industrial parks, infrastructure, housing, and power projects across Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n
The Leadership Summit 2026 is an initiative of Clube De Valor\u2122, focused on leadership, strategy, execution, and value creation across Angola\u2019s business landscape.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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