Partnership

Who Can Partner With the Cocoa Bridge Alliance?

Name: Cocoa Innovation & Derivatives Summit (CIDS 2027)
Start: 2027
Location: Connecticut Convention Center

Every organization shaping the future of cocoa has a place within the Cocoa Bridge Alliance.

Our partnerships span institutions, industry, academia, research, cooperatives, and civil society — each bringing unique expertise to build a modern, sustainable, innovation-driven cocoa ecosystem.

International partners shaking hands over a global cocoa value chain agreement

Global partnerships connecting origin, innovation, and markets

Institutions

Who they are: National agencies, ministries, public bodies, and intergovernmental organizations.
What they bring: Policy leadership, regulatory frameworks, and international legitimacy.
What they gain: Access to a transnational cocoa innovation network, participation in CIDS diplomatic programming, and visibility within global value-addition initiatives.

Companies

Who they are: Food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, nutrition, biomaterials, and circular-economy companies.
What they bring: Market expertise, product development capacity, and commercial scalability.
What they gain: Co-development pipelines, B2B matchmaking at CIDS, innovation sourcing, and direct entry points into West African supply chains.

Universities

Who they are: Academic institutions, research centers, and innovation hubs.
What they bring: Scientific rigor, research capacity, student talent, and multidisciplinary expertise.
What they gain: Fieldwork access in West Africa, applied research partnerships, joint publications, and speaking opportunities at CIDS.

Laboratories

Who they are: R&D labs, analytical centers, formulation labs, and innovation facilities.
What they bring: Advanced research on cocoa derivatives — nutraceuticals, biomaterials, cosmetics, and functional ingredients.
What they gain: Shared datasets, co-authorship opportunities, and direct introductions to global industry partners through CBA's network.

Cooperatives

Who they are: Farmer organizations and producer cooperatives across West Africa.
What they bring: Production expertise, local knowledge, and the foundation of the global cocoa economy.
What they gain: Transformation programs, fair-trade advocacy, technical training, and direct connections to processors and buyers worldwide.

NGOs

Who they are: Non-governmental organizations working in sustainability, community development, agroforestry, and social impact.
What they bring: Community trust, social-impact frameworks, and accountability mechanisms.
What they gain: Collaboration on inclusion programs, agroforestry initiatives, and amplified visibility through CBA's international platform.

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Event partners

Partners already engaged alongside the alliance

Event partner

PADEV CEO Clubs International

Connecting Minds, Creating Success

PADEV CEO Clubs International is a pan-African business leaders' network affiliated with the PADEV ecosystem (Prix Africain de Développement), which brings together entrepreneurs, executives and institutional figures across the continent through forums and annual gatherings.

As an event partner, the network supports the Cocoa Bridge Alliance in mobilizing African business leaders around cocoa value addition and the CIDS 2027 summit.

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Training & digital partner

Graphein

Professional training in design, web development and digital skills

Founded in 2018, Graphein is an Ivorian professional training center specialised in graphic design, web development, multimedia and digital marketing, training students across Côte d'Ivoire and West Africa in both online and in-person formats.

As a partner of the Cocoa Bridge Alliance, Graphein supports digital skills building and communication capacity for cocoa-sector actors, and contributes to the visibility of the CIDS 2027 summit.

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Founding partners

Our founding partner circle is now forming

Organizations joining before the CIDS 2027 summit are listed here as founding partners, with their logo displayed across the alliance's communications and summit materials.

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