AFRICAN CAPITAL FORUM 2026 Edition

Where Institutional Capital Meets the People Structuring Its Future

Africa is not an emerging market story. It is the defining capital allocation story of the next decade — and the institutional capital, dealmakers and African business leaders shaping that story are gathering in one place for the first time at scale.

The structural fundamentals are unambiguous. A population of 1.4 billion — the youngest and fastest-growing on earth. A GDP expanding at rates that mature economies cannot sustain. A continent in possession of more than 60% of the world's solar energy potential, the critical mineral reserves the global energy transition depends on, and the agricultural land that will feed a world of ten billion people. An urban economy being built from the ground up — with the opportunity to do it differently.

The investors generating the strongest risk-adjusted returns from African markets are not waiting for consensus — they are deploying, structuring and compounding while the majority is still deliberating. The African Capital Forum 2026 brings together the institutional capital and the people structuring its future. Three days. One agenda. The full picture.

Three days. Global participation. Institutional focus. 

The African Capital Forum 2026 convenes a global network of 1,500+ family offices, institutional allocators, sovereign capital, African business leaders, policymakers and private markets professionals for three days of structured, broadcast-quality investment dialogue on capital deployment across African markets.

Every session is practitioner-led. Every speaker is actively engaged in African capital markets. Every insight is deployable.

The Forum addresses Africa's investment landscape with equal attention to opportunity and risk — giving allocators the full picture they need to build conviction and act, not the edited highlights that generate enthusiasm without depth.

1,500+ Investors & leaders

40+Countries represented

3 Days of programming

5 Continental regions

24 Sessions across 3 days

No Travel required

Leslie Maasdorp Chief Executive Officer · British International Investment

Benjamin Huneke Managing Director, Head of Investment Management · Morgan Stanley

Jim Esposito President · Citadel Securities

Kristy Akullian CFA Head of iShares Investment Strategy, Americas · BlackRock

Peter Cashion CFA Managing Investment Director, Sustainable Investments · CalPERS

Shalini Mathur Managing Director & Region Head Sub-Saharan Africa · Citi Private Bank

Michele Donnelly Head of US Institutional Relationship Management · Lazard 

Asset Management

Shoaib Khan CFA, CPA Director & Chief Investment Officer · New Jersey Division of Investment

Henry Onwuzurigbo MD & CEO · Zenith Bank Ghana

Kola Adesina Senior Executive · Sahara Group

Adel Bahjane Head of Business Development · Casablanca Stock Exchange

Meriem Bennani Country Head UK Export Finance · UK Export Finance

Thapelo Tsheole Chief Executive Officer · AFRINEX Limited, Mauritius

Ziaad Suleman CEO Cassava Technologies SA & Botswana · BRICS South Africa Digital Economy Chair

Saud Naif AlSaud International Private Wealth & Family Office Principal

David Huang International Development & Blended Finance · EBRD

Leslie Maasdorp Chief Executive Officer · British International Investment

Jonathan Gilmour Partner · Travers Smith LLP

Priscilla Balgobin-Bhoyrul SC Senior Partner · Dentons Mauritius

Eva Jennifer Abel Partner & Chief Investment Officer · Oryx Impact

Jeremy Ghose President · The Chatterjee Group

Jean-Baptiste Blanchy-Journu Managing Partner · Ancora Capital Partners

Keith Spears Vice President Impact Investing · Tides Foundation

Loïc Chollet-Vergé CEO & Board Member · Warwyck Private Bank

Chris Moon Managing Director · DigitalBridge

And 1,475+ more verified investors, dealmakers and African business leaders.

ORGANISATIONS REPRESENTED 

Morgan Stanley · BlackRock · Citadel Securities · CalPERS · Citi Private Bank · British International Investment · Lazard Asset Management · New Jersey Division of Investment · Zenith Bank Ghana · Sahara Group · Casablanca Stock Exchange · UK Export Finance · AFRINEX Limited · Cassava Technologies · EBRD · Tides Foundation · Travers Smith LLP · Dentons · Warwyck Private Bank · Ancora Capital Partners · Tristan Capital Partners · DigitalBridge · Oryx Impact · The Chatterjee Group · SDS Capital Group · Scope Fund Analysis

SECTORS REPRESENTED 

Family Offices · Pension Funds · Sovereign Wealth · Development Finance · Private Equity · Infrastructure · Private Banking · Legal & Structuring · Venture Capital · Private Credit · Real Assets · Impact Investing · Blended Finance · Fintech & Digital Economy · Energy Transition · Critical Minerals · African Diaspora Capital · Trade Finance · Capital Markets · Wealth Management

The opportunity is real.

Africa holds more than 60% of the world's solar energy potential, the critical mineral reserves the global energy transition depends on, and the agricultural capacity to feed a world of ten billion. Its UHNW wealth class is growing faster than any other region on earth. Its urban population will double by 2050.

The barriers are navigable.

Sovereign risk, currency volatility, regulatory fragmentation and limited institutional structures are real barriers — but they are barriers that practitioner knowledge, structural discipline and the right partnerships can navigate. This Forum is where that knowledge lives.

The window is open — for now.

The investors generating the strongest risk-adjusted returns from African markets are not waiting for certainty. They are building conviction now, while the opportunity is still being mispriced by the majority. This Forum is where that conviction is built.

The African Capital Forum 2026 is a global virtual forum, streamed at broadcast quality to a worldwide audience across three consecutive days.

Every session is practitioner-led. Every speaker is actively engaged in African capital markets. Every insight is deployable.

All sessions are available on-demand following each live broadcast window.

No travel. No time zones. No barriers to participation.

Watch live on YouTube. Register for free. Participate from anywhere in the world.

The Forum covers the full spectrum of African investment intelligence across three days:

Capital mobilisation and blended finance · Infrastructure and energy systems · Energy transition and critical minerals · Private equity, venture capital and private credit · Real assets and urban development · ESG, climate finance and impact investing · African wealth structuring and diaspora capital · Technology, fintech and the digital economy · Agriculture, manufacturing and industrial growth · Sovereign risk, governance and legal structuring

The African Capital Forum is anchored by African business leaders, African investors and African dealmakers speaking with authority about their own markets — not interpreted through a Western lens.

International capital is welcome, essential and actively courted. But the intellectual leadership of this Forum belongs to the continent.

This is not an event about Africa. It is an event led by Africa.

Watch Live

The African Capital Forum is free to watch live on YouTube. No registration required. Stream all three days from anywhere in the world. 

Register Your Interest

Receive advance notice of sessions, speaker announcements and the full agenda as it is confirmed. Join the Forum community. 

Speak or Sponsor

We have a limited number of speaking and sponsorship positions available. Contact us to discuss how your organisation can be part of the Forum. 

A limited number of commercial partnership positions are available at the African Capital Forum 2026. 

Speaking positions, thematic session sponsorship, named association with the Forum and delegate list access are all available to the right organisations.

All sponsorship positions are subject to PMG approval. We do not accept sponsors whose participation would compromise the editorial independence or audience quality of the Forum.

Contact James Taylor to discuss availability: 

office@privatemarkets-group.com

+44 (0) 203 376 9612

Yes. The African Capital Forum 2026 is free to watch live on YouTube. All sessions will also be available on-demand following each broadcast window. No ticket, no registration and no travel is required to watch. 

The Forum runs across three consecutive days: Tuesday 13 October, Wednesday 14 October and Thursday 15 October 2026. All broadcast times are shown in GMT. 

Each day is divided into a morning block (09:00–13:00 GMT) and an afternoon block (14:00–17:30 GMT), with a short break between. Each day covers a distinct theme: Day One focuses on risk and governance, Day Two on capital deployment and sectoral strategy, and Day Three on African wealth, diaspora capital and global mobility. 

Contact us directly at office@privatemarkets-group.com. Speaking and sponsorship positions are limited and subject to PMG editorial approval. We will not accept participants whose involvement would compromise the independence or quality of the programme. 

No. The Forum is relevant to any institutional allocator, family office, private bank, law firm, DFI, or advisory professional with an interest in African investment — whether they are actively deploying capital, building a framework, or developing an initial view of the opportunity.