Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

Mayor of Freetown, Freetown City Council

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr is listed as Mayor of Freetown, Freetown City Council. B2DB records 3 sessions at 2 conferences in 2026, most recently HOWS Barcelona – Housing World Summit 2026 (November 2026).

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About

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE is Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, and Co-Chair of C40 Cities. A finance professional and Chartered Accountant with over 25 years’ private-sector experience, she champions inclusive, data-driven urban transformation. Her Transform Freetown agenda has delivered major advances in climate action, sanitation, revenue digitalisation and urban mobility, including 1.2m trees planted and tracked. She is Laureate of the 2024 German Africa Award and a Forbes Sustainability Leader.

Sessions at 2 conferences

HOWS Barcelona – Housing World Summit 2026 3 November 2026 – 5 November 2026

Opening Session: Urban Solutions. Real Impact Speaker · 3 November 2026

Smart City Expo World Congress 2026 3 November 2026 – 5 November 2026

Can Cities Afford to Be Resilient? Investment, Energy, and Urban Growth Speaker · 3 November 2026
Opening Session: Urban Solutions. Real Impact Speaker · 3 November 2026