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AfBC Africa Investment Summit 2026 is a global forum designed to accelerate the continent’s economic transformation by bridging the gap between high-growth African markets and international capital. A platform for investors, policymakers, entrepreneurs and industry leaders converge to unlock opportunities.

Driving Africa’s Prosperity - Sustainable Investment, Strategic and Impact Financing for Inclusive Growth
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Location: Institute of Directors (IoD) London, 116 Paul Mall, SW1Y 5ED
Join us for a thought-provoking dialogue on impact investing, sustainable finance and high-growth opportunities.
We are pleased to welcome you to the AfBC Africa Investment Summit 2026, taking place on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, at the prestigious Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall, London. This landmark gathering convenes global investors, policymakers, business leaders, development partners, and innovators who share a common commitment to unlocking Africa’s vast economic potential. The Summit provides a high-level platform to engage, collaborate, and mobilise capital in support of Africa’s long-term prosperity.
Under the theme “Driving Africa’s Prosperity – Sustainable Investment, Strategic and Impact Financing for Inclusive Growth,” the Summit reflects Africa’s growing importance as a dynamic investment destination. Across its diverse regions, Africa offers compelling opportunities in infrastructure, energy transition, agribusiness, manufacturing, technology, and financial services. At the same time, the continent is redefining investment success—placing sustainability, resilience, and social impact at the heart of economic growth.
The AfBC Africa Investment Summit 2026 is designed to move beyond dialogue and toward action. Through keynote addresses, high-level panels, sector spotlight sessions, and investment showcases, delegates will explore practical financing models, policy frameworks, and partnership strategies that can unlock bankable projects and scale inclusive growth. The Summit also strengthens Africa–UK and global investment linkages, fostering collaboration between public and private sector stakeholders.
As we look ahead, this Summit represents a collective call to action—to deploy capital more strategically, to invest more responsibly, and to build partnerships that deliver measurable impact across African economies and communities. We thank all participants for being part of this important conversation and look forward to a productive and impactful Summit that helps shape Africa’s investment future.
Attending the AfBC Africa Investment Summit 2026 provides a strategic advantage for those looking to capitalize on Africa’s projected 4.0% GDP growth and the maturing AfCFTA landscape. Advocacy & Influence: Contribute to shaping the dialogue on fair trade, digital trade facilitation, and inclusive growth strategies. Discover vetted, bankable impact projects across infrastructure, energy, healthcare, agribusiness, transport, real estate and digital technology.
Identify potential partners for Joint Ventures (JVs) and acquisitions to accelerate market entry or expand your footprint across regional trade hubs. Connect with logistics and manufacturing partners to build more resilient, localized supply chains under the AfCFTA framework.
Enhance your corporate visibility as a committed stakeholder in Africa’s growth through speaking roles and high-level networking with government ministers.
Receive first-hand briefings on regulatory reforms, sovereign guarantees, and de-risking models designed to protect international capital.
Gain practical guidance on navigating the UK-Africa economic corridor, including insights into the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS).
Discover high-impact opportunities in green hydrogen, critical minerals, and sustainable agribusiness that meet rigorous global ESG standards.
Access investment-ready African projects and rigorously vetted, bankable opportunities. Connect with institutional investors including PE firms, VCs, sovereign wealth funds, and global financiers.
The summit will showcase and spotlight high-potential, impact-driven projects across key sectors and top African markets, helping rebalance risk and accelerate projects from planning to financial close while driving inclusive, sustainable economic growth.
Facilitate transition from traditional aid-dependency toward structured and blended financing models that catalyze private sector participation. By strategically combining concessional funds from development agencies with commercial capital, the Summit aims to de-risk large-scale infrastructure, green energy, and digital transformation projects. Address the estimated $500 billion to $1.2 trillion annual financing gap required to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across the continent. Unlock finance for critical "hard" infrastructure like transportation, water systems, and Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
Mobilize sustainable capital for green infrastructure, scale-up SME growth through technology sharing, and establish a predictable regulatory environment that de-risks cross-border ventures for long-term, mutual prosperity. Accelerate capital deployment into solar, wind, green hydrogen, and battery storage to address the fact that 600 million Africans still lack electricity. Raising awareness of emerging FinTech, Agritech, and "DigTech" opportunities to tackle the digital divide.
Serve as a high-velocity catalyst for cross-border expansion, facilitating the establishment of robust partnerships, joint ventures, and strategic M&A that allow global firms to scale across the continent’s 1.3 billion consumers. By leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) framework, the forum aims to de-risk market entry for international investors through targeted intelligence, regulatory navigation, and the identification of bankable local partners. Strengthen Regional and International Trade: Leverage AfCFTA) to encourage cross-border investment, trade and integrated supply chains. Public-Private Collaboration: Promoting "Public-Community-Private" (PCP) models to ensure investments benefit local communities and provide sustainable social impact.
Reimagining economic partnerships (specifically the UK-Africa corridor) to focus on long-term resilience rather than just short-term trade. Catalyze a paradigm shift in UK-Africa relations, moving from traditional aid-dependency models toward a strategic, "investment-first" economic partnership. Facilitate high-value, two-way trade by bridging the information gap between UK institutional investors and bankable African projects, particularly within the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Leverage the UK's "Modern Trade" strategy to help British firms access a unified market of 1.3 billion consumers.
Establishing regulatory certainty, strategies and risk-allocation frameworks to make climate-resilient infrastructure more attractive to private capital. Bridge the gap between perceived and actual risk through structured de-risking frameworks that transform high-potential concepts into bankable assets. Provide investors with a roadmap for navigating market complexities such as currency volatility and regulatory variability.

Chairman
Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC)

CEO
UK Export Finance

High Commissioner
Republic of Zambia

The Ambassador
Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Deputy High Commissioner
South African High Commission in the UK

Deputy Trade Commissioner (HMCT)
Africa, UK Department for Business and Trade

CEO
United Bank for Africa (UK) Limited

First Counsellor
wandan High Commission in the UK

Vice Chair, Westminster Africa Business Group

Founder & CEO
Ariya Capital Group

Vice President, Legal and Corporate Secretariat
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)

Chairman, Mauritanian British Business Council & Chairman, Francophone British Business Council

Interim Director & CEO
Royal African Society

Founder & CEO
CognisCapital and Chair, mytaluZambia

CEO Excelsum Ventures Group and Founding Chair of the Central Africa Markets VC & Private Capital Association

Blended Finance Manager, Financial Institutions DP, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Founder and Director
NatQuest (SCM Genius & Open Tender AI)

Group CFO
The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG)
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