Agenda 2063 is expected to inspire sustainable development plans in Africa and allow the continent to determine its own destiny, according to Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn. Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Africa must focus on mobilizing local resources rather than relying on outside funding. AUC Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma stressed the importance of investing in education, particularly in math, science, technology and engineering, to enable the success of Agenda 2063. ECA Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes called for accelerated industrialization to structurally transform African economies.