Call for Research Submissions

Showcase Your Research at the Africa Impact Summit 2025

Be part of shaping Africa’s impact investing future. Submit your research to be featured during a special plenary session and on our Wall of Research.

What’s New?

The Africa Impact Summit 2025 will feature a dedicated session highlighting research that is driving systemic change in Africa’s impact investing ecosystem. We are calling on researchers, institutions, and organizations to submit their studies for a chance to be:

This is an opportunity to position your research at the centre of critical conversations shaping the continent’s development.

Why Submit?

Gain visibility among investors, policymakers, DFIs, and ecosystem leaders.
Help bridge the gap between research and action in Africa’s impact space.
Selected presenters will speak at a high-level session in Accra, Ghana, on June 12, 2025.
All featured work will be credited and showcased onsite via a curated display.

What We’re Looking For

We welcome submissions aligned with the following thematic areas:

Capital Supply – Trends, sources, and gaps in impact capital flowing to Africa
Financial Intermediaries – Their role in unlocking and channeling investments
Demand for Capital – Enterprise access, readiness, and funding pathways
Market Builders – Research supporting ecosystem and platform development
Policy & Regulation – Studies on creating enabling environments for investment

Both completed and ongoing studies with published findings are eligible.

Please Note Submitting your research does not grant access to the full Summit
Researchers selected to present will be contacted directly and provided a limited access pass.
Research selected for the Research Wall will be acknowledged in Summit materials.

How to Submit

Simply fill out the form linked with:

Title of your research
Thematic category
Summary (200 words max)
PDF upload (full paper or brief)
Short speaker/researcher bio (if applicable)

Submission Deadline:
6th June 2025