The programme agenda is currently being finalised and will be published soon.
8:30 am -
9:10 am
Opening Ceremony, Welcome Remarks & Key Notes
9:10 am -
9:20 am
Mainstage Session. Setting the stage: Fundamentals of impact & conference rules
10:00 am -
10:10 am
Mainstage Session. Deal Source Africa presentation & impact investing in action pitch
10:10 am -
11:00 am
Mainstage Panel. Policy action to create an enabling environment for investing in SMEs and impact across Africa
11:00 am -
11:20 am
BREAK
11:20 am -
12:00 pm
Mainstage Panel: How to unlock local funding at scale for profit and impact
12:00 pm -
12:40 pm
Mainstage Panel. Building an investment-ready pipeline
Entreprenure session
12:40 pm -
1:30 pm
Mainstage Session: Risk Reduction and Social Impact Fund (RRSIF) presentation
1:00 pm -
2:00 pm
LUNCH
2:00 pm -
2:45 pm
Breakout/Parallel Session
Breakout/Parallel Sessions
Policy roundtable (Invitation only session)
Climate finance that works for Africa, mobilising private sector financing funding for resilience, adaptation and mitigation for prosperity in Africa
Breakout/Parallel Session.
Breakout/Parallel Sessions
Entreprenure session
Investor Connect
Sector Spotlight
Investing to transform lives - opportunities and learnings from education and health
2:45 pm -
3:25 pm
Mainstage Panel. Catalytic capital: Mobilising more risk capital to fill the SME financing gap
3:25 pm -
3:40 pm
Mainstage Session. GSG Presentation
3:40 pm -
4:20 pm
Mainstage Panel. Impact Measurement and Management that works in the African context
Entreprenure session
4:20 pm -
4:40 pm
BREAK
4:40 pm -
5:20 pm
Mainstage Panel. Fund-of-Funds an effective tool to mobilise funding at scale? Lessons from the field
5:20 pm -
5:40 pm
Closing Plenary
5:40 pm -
5:45 pm
Announcements
5:45 pm -
6:45 pm
Official Networking Cocktail
6:45 pm -
8:45 pm
AIIG & GSG community dinner | AIIG & GSG community only.
7:30 am -
9:00 am
Catalytic Capital Breakfast: Moving millions into impact investment in Africa. What does it take?
9:00 am -
9:10 am
Arrival to Ballroom
9:10 am -
9:30 am
Day 1 Brief recap and welcome
9:30 am -
10:10 am
Mainstage Panel. Exploring innovative financing mechanisms that have worked
10:10 am -
10:20 am
Mainstage Session. Two impact investing in action pitches
10:20 am -
11:00 am
Mainstage Panel. Collaborating across regions to build stronger impact investing ecosystems
11:00 am -
11:40 am
Mainstage Session. Investing as a tool to shift power for gender equality and combating gender based violence
11:40 am -
11:55 am
Mainstage Session. Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund presentation of findings and launch of the full Domiciliation Study on Africa as a Jurisdiction for Domiciliation Investment Vehicles
11:55 am -
12:15 am
BREAK
12:15 pm -
1:15 pm
Breakout/Parallel Session.
Breakout/Parallel Sessions
Entreprenure session
Time with Mrs. Ibukum Awosika
From research to real-world impact: Commercialising innovation through industry-academia synergy
Breakout/Parallel Session.
Breakout/Parallel Sessions
Inside the Deal - AIS Edition
Systemic Design for Impact Measurement: A Made in Africa Case Study
1:15 pm -
2:15 pm
LUNCH
2:15 pm -
3:00 pm
Breakout/Parallel Session.
Breakout/Parallel Sessions
Entreprenure session
How to raise money from us.
How to avoid the crash: investing for systemic impact
Breakout/Parallel Session.
Breakout/Parallel Sessions
Investing to transform lives - opportunities and learnings from Agriculture and food security
Sector Spotlight
Using Fintech and AI to drive impact in Africa
3:00 pm -
3:20 pm
Mainstage Session. Transforming Capital Systems: Why Africa Must Develop and Retain Family Offices
3:20 pm -
4:00 pm
Mainstage Panel. Unlocking Inclusive Innovation Across Africa
4:00 pm -
4:10 pm
Mainstage Session. Two impact investing in action pitches
4:10 pm -
4:40 pm
Mainstage Session | Debate – The reduction in aid funding: A catalyst for self-reliance