Back to all speakersAfrica EV Summit | Addis Ababa | 2026
Dr. Adrian Mertens, Partner at McKinsey & CompanySummit speaker
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Dr. Adrian
Mertens

Partner

McKinsey & Company

RepresentingMcKinsey & Company
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Building local
value.

Connecting industrial strategy, localisation and the capabilities required for competitive growth.

Dr. Adrian Mertens is a Partner at McKinsey & Company.

His work brings a strategic perspective to the choices companies and institutions face when building industries, strengthening local capabilities and translating market opportunity into durable economic value.

In electric mobility, localisation requires a wider view than final assembly alone: engineering, components, software, supplier development, skills and intellectual property all shape the value retained in a market.

At the Nordic–Africa EV Summit, Adrian contributes to the discussion on how Africa can build competitive local value chains around the EV transition.

01Industrial Strategy
02Localisation
03Manufacturing
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