Where Africa designs the capital markets that will finance its sustainable future.
The Third Sustainable Capital Markets Conference will convene CEOs and senior executives in Africa's financial ecosystem, including banks, pension funds, insurers, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, development finance institutions, stock exchanges, regulators, Ministries of Finance, project sponsors, and global partners.
Positioned as a Pan-African platform for decision-makers, the conference will focus on how African markets can unlock long-term, local-currency capital at scale to finance infrastructure, climate resilience, MSMEs, and inclusive, real growth.
The Africa Capital Markets Compact
A voluntary, market-led declaration of priority reforms, transaction commitments, and institutional collaborations. It marks the point where dialogue becomes commitment.
Africa does not lack capital. It lacks the systems that move capital from where it sits to where it is needed.
Over the past decade, capital markets across the continent have matured. Pension assets have grown, debt markets have expanded, and interest in thematic instruments has risen. The foundations are in place, but the architecture for moving that capital into long-term productive investment remains incomplete.
A significant gap persists between available capital and investable, long-term opportunities. Structural constraints remain entrenched: fragmented regulation, limited project pipelines, shallow secondary markets, and a persistent mismatch between the risk appetite of local institutional investors and the risk profile of available instruments.
Africa's domestic institutional savings base is growing faster than at any point in its history. This capital is long-term and local-currency-denominated, precisely matched to the horizons that infrastructure, climate, and MSME finance demand. The question is no longer whether the capital exists, but whether the systems exist to allocate it.
"From Capital to Allocation" is not a description of what the conference is. It is what the conference must achieve.
What this conference sets out to achieve.
Event objectives
Anticipated outcomes
Draft two-day agenda
Tap any session to expand. Day One diagnoses what prevents capital from moving; Day Two turns diagnoses into decisions.
Meet the leaders shaping Africa's capital markets.
Selected confirmed speakers. More to be announced.
Outcomes, recordings & coverage.
Planning your trip to Nairobi.
Entry requirements, getting around, and where to stay for the conference.
Entry requirements
All eligible international participants need a Kenya Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) before travelling. Apply at least 72 hours before departure, ideally earlier. Participants are responsible for holding valid passports, visas, and any other entry documentation required.
Apply for your eTA →Getting around
Nairobi experiences heavy traffic, particularly during morning and evening peak hours – allow sufficient time when travelling to and from the venue. For flight bookings, airport transfers, or other travel enquiries, our official travel partner can assist, or transfers can be arranged directly through your hotel.
Aureliah Wabere, Elite Travel Services →Where to stay
Delegates are welcome to stay at a hotel of their choice. Preferential rates have been negotiated at the following two hotels.
To access these negotiated rates, contact Lillian Kiragu, copying groups@tribe-collection.com and groups@tribehotelsgroup.com, indicating your preferred hotel when sending your reservation request.