2026 Agenda

8:00 - 8:30

30 mins Min

Registration

8:30 - 8:45

15 Min

Opening Keynote Address

Master of Ceremonies
Welcome from the Mr. Simunza Muyangana, NABII Board Chairperson (5 min)
Remarks from Ms. Atieno Otonglo, Head of Africa Region, GSG Impact(5 min)
Remarks from the EU Delegation (5min)
Remarks from Dr. James Wakiaga- UNDP Zambia Resident Representative (5 min)

 

8:45 - 8:55

10 Min

Official Opening of the Africa Impact Summit

Speaker: Dr. Denny H. Kalyalya, Governor, Bank of Zambia

8:55 - 9:05

10 Min

Mainstage Session Keynote Speech: Setting the continental ambition for a unified African impact ecosystem

Speaker: Dr. Alwaleed Alatabani, Practice Manager, World Bank

9:05 - 9:15

10 Min

Keynote Speech Address: Beyond Borders: Japan–Africa Collaboration as a Catalyst for Scalable, Sustainable Growth.

Speaker: H.E Mr. Mikami Akiteru, Ambassador Extraordinary of Japan to the Republic of Zambia

9:15 - 9:25

20 Min

Presentation: From Capacity to Capital: Strengthening Africa’s Small and Growing Businesses for Sustainable Impact

Speaker: Yushi Nagano, Head of Africa Investment, JICA

9:25 - 10:30

55 Min

Mainstage Panel: Advancing Impact Investing in Africa: Country Progress and a Shared Regional Vision

Moderator: Ms. Sheila Garakara – Solidaridad Network Zambia
Panelists: Peter Chintu – Zambia NP, Rosemary Amondi – Impact Investing Kenya, Amma Lartey – Impact Investing Ghana, Etemore Glover – Nigeria NABII, Kirsten Amsterdam – Impact Investing South Africa, Yacouba Ouedraogo – Impact Investing Burkina Faso,

Focus: Convene Africa NP CEOs to share progress and insights from their impact investing ecosystems, explore opportunities for regional collaboration, and introduce the AIIG CEO.

10:30 - 11:15

45 Min

Mainstage Panel: Unlocking African Capital

Moderator: Percival Ofori Ampomah
Panelists: Amma Lartey, Kevin Simmons – Principal Catalytic Capital Investments, FSD Africa , Joan Manda – Global Lead Timbuktoo, Mr. Chris Maranga – Regional Director, Acumen, Oguche Agudah

Focus: This session moves from theory to action by unpacking how to harmonize regional regulations and de-risk investments to allow African pension funds and insurance companies to invest in high-impact SGBs across borders.

11:15 - 11:35

20 Min

Networking Break

12:20- 13:15

55 Min

Mainstage Panel: Bridging the “Missing Middle”: Harmonising TA and Data for Regional SGB Growth

Moderator: Ms. Esther Zulu
Panelists: Mr. Landry Parkouda – President & Co-Founder, ForthInvestment , Laura Foschi – Executive Director, ADA, Gagandeep Bakshi – William Davidson Institute, Ms. Geraldine Mupandanyama – CEO & Founder, Darena Ventures, Ms. Nozipho Kumalinga – UNDP

Focus: This session will focus on creating a standardised, cross-border support architecture that provides SGBs with the “investment-readiness” data and technical tools needed to scale beyond their home markets.

13:15 - 14:15

60 Min

LUNCH

14:05 - 15:50

45 Min

Scaling Proven De-risking Frameworks to Unlock Agri-SME Finance Across Africa

Moderator: Ms. Precious Wilson Nkandu
Panelists: Ms. Tidzitwa Zulu – Country Director, Aceli Africa, Ms. Yvonne Mpala – Chief Operations Officer, wCap, Mr. Austin Chijikwa – Head Business Banking, ZANACO, Habiba Ali CEO, Sosai Renewable Energies

Focus: This session analyzes how regional de-risking mechanisms can turn “historically reluctant” lenders into active agri-SME partners, using the Aceli model of over USD400M in mobilized capital as an example for continental expansion.

15:00 - 16:00

60 Min

Breakout/Parallel Sessions

Session A – Room: Food Court

Dissemination workshop for the waste value chain study conducted by Tandem Circular
GREEN Tech4CE Sponsored Session


Session B – Room Main Hall

From Evidence to Instrument: What Market Research Reveals About the Capital Barriers Holding African SMEs Back — and the Structures Closing the Gap
Acumen Sponsored Session


Session C – Room: Side Room (Gigi’s Office)

Deal Room: will run throughout both days of the summit


 

16:00 - 16:20

20 Min

Closing Plenary and Announcements for Day 2

Insights from breakouts.
What to expect on day 2

16:20 - 17:20

60 Min

Networking Cocktail

7:30 - 9:00

90 Min

Catalytic Capital Breakfast: Scaling Innovative Finance to Unlock Africa’s Impact Investment Frontier

Ecosystem Builders and Market Catalysts, DFIs, Foundations and Philanthropic Capital Providers, Institutional Investors exploring impact allocations.

Focus: The invite-only breakfast dialogue will explore how catalytic capital can accelerate the scale and reach of impact investing across Africa, unlocking new pathways for private sector participation in sustainable development.

Facilitator: Amahoro Coalition

Format: Roundtable

9:00 - 9:45

45 Min

Arrival & Networking Coffee

Interactive welcome wall: “One border we must remove to scale African impact.”

9:45 - 10:45

60 Min

Mainstage Panel: Transformation from Trader Economies into Maker Economies in SSA

Moderator: Ms. Genius Mapalo Mukuka,
Panelists: Dr. Tralance Addy – Founder & CEO, Yaro Capital (Presenter), Ms. Astria Fataki – Lead Tech Hubs, timbuktoo, Ms. Nyeji Mhango – Co-Founder & Managing Partner, wCap, Ms. Wanji Ng’ang’a – Associate Director of Investing in East Africa, Acumen

Focus: Explore how Africa can transition from trader economies to maker economies by scaling innovation and manufacturing to drive sustainable growth and job creation.

10:45 - 11:15

30 Min

Mainstage Session: Entrepreneur pitches

Pipeline to be sourced through the AIIG NPs

11:15 - 11:35

20 Min

Networking Break

11:35 - 12:20

45 Min

Beyond Extraction: Building Investable Green Mineral Value Chains for Africa’s Sustainable Transformation

Moderator: Ms. Nampaka Nkumbula – Head of Experimentation UNDP
Panelists: Mr. Greg Merchand – Avencion, Batho Bayendi – African Union Commission, Mkhululi Ncube – AMDC, Ministry of Mines Zimbabwe Speaker, Ministry of Mines Zambia, Mr. Walter Mbonyimwami – CEO, Synchros Tecnologies

12:20 - 13:05

45 Min

Mainstage Session: AI Driven Solutions for Expanding Financing Opportunities for Micro and Small Enterprises

Q&A on the report insights
UNDP SPONSORED SESSION

13:05 - 13:35

30 Min

Mainstage Session: Presentation by UNIDO

13:35 - 14:35

60 Min

LUNCH

14:35 - 15:35

60 Min

Mainstage Session: Supporting Emerging Fund Managers

Moderator: Ms. Etemore Glover
Panelists: Mr. Olamide Adeosun – Director, Kuramo Capital Nigeria, Kevin Simmons – FSD Africa, Maame Tutua Dadson

Focus: This session examines practical ways of supporting emerging fund managers as a way of enhancing capital flows to SGBs

15:35 - 16:35

60 Min

Breakout/Parallel Session

Sessions A

Deal Room: will run throughout both days of the summit


Session B

AIIG Policy Dialogue


Session C

GREEN Tech4CE startup and early stage Fintech round table discussion

16:35- 17:05

35 Min

Closing Ceremony

17:05- 18:30

85 Min

Free Time

18:30- 20:30

120 Min

Gala Dinner

Impact Investing Awards in partnership with Krutham

 

9:00 - 12:00

180 Min

Impact Ecosystem Tour