SOUTH AFRICA TO HOST INVESTMENT SUMMIT IN LONDON ON 9 OCTOBER 2024
Brand South Africa in collaboration with the South African High Commission in the United Kingdom, Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), Infrastructure SA, and ABSA will host a South Africa Investment Summit on 9 October 2024 as part of the Invest in Africa Conference programme. The SA Country Summit will be themed “The role of development finance institution and traditional banks in attracting investment for infrastructure and SMME development“. The summit is targeted at prospective investors and fund managers with an interest in South Africa. Participating at the Investing in Africa Conference (AFSIC) and hosting of the South Africa Country Summit would allow Brand South Africa and partners such as BUSA to reach key audiences and communicate the country’s value proposition as an investment destination, trade partner and source of quality products.
AFSIC: BACKGROUND
AFSIC – Investing in Africa is a leading Africa focused investment conference which is held annually in London and takes place on the 7th – 9th October 2024 at Park Plaza Westminster. At the heart of AFSIC is dialogue focusing on nurturing investment and collaboration across the investment value chain and driving sustainable growth in Africa. The conference is targeted at investors who want to invest in Africa or institutions whose objective is to raise capital for their companies or projects in the African continent. AFSIC has become a major conduit of African investment flows supported by the organisers sophisticated African Investments Dashboard that matches Africa Investors to Investments across Africa.
Investing in Africa Conference (AFSIC) 2024 has over 200 speakers confirmed to date but prides itself on being so much more than a conference. In addition to dynamic panels focused on hot industry sectors – Informed Investing, Banking on Africa, Infrastructure Africa, Advancing Agriculture, AI & Tech Revolution, Fintech Innovation, Powering Africa and Sustainable Development. AFSIC also offers project pitching and emphasises real interactions with investors and country specific networking leading to exciting deals. As a result of focused, private sector-led investment event, AFSIC provides the ultimate forum for investors, African business leaders and dealmakers.
Brand South Africa in collaboration with the South African High Commission in the United Kingdom, Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), Infrastructure SA, and The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), will host a South Africa Investment Summit on 9 October 2024 as part of the Invest in Africa Conference programme. The summit is targeted at prospective investors and fund managers with an interest in South Africa, and the above-mentioned stakeholders will use the session which includes a presentation of the country’s investment case by Brand South Africa and a facilitated panel discussion to positively position the country as a viable investment destination and a source of quality products.
AFSIC generates extensive deal flow across all regions of Africa ranging from start-ups seeking venture capital to significant infrastructure projects seeking capital from major private equity houses and development finance institutions. The Investing in Africa Conference provides a forum for investors, business leaders and dealmakers to build Pan-African business networks, share local investment insights and discover some of the African continent’s most exciting growth opportunities. Underpinned by the Africa Investment Group’s digital platforms which captures and promotes the presented opportunities, AFSIC is supported by a wide range of participants with key roles across the African ecosystem.
