Unlocking Capital for Social Impact Across Africa
After four years of enabling impact investing thought leadership on the continent, AVPA is officially launching its membership programme.
The premier event will convene the leading Impact players on the continent. The event is a platform for networking, learning and collaboration for Africa’s leading Impact players and the manifestation of a new paradigm in pursuit of sustainable development on the continent. The event attendees will consist of senior leaders from leading African and International Foundations, Impact, PE, and VC funds, Aid Agencies, Governments, Corporates and Family Offices. The launch event will consist of a keynote address, panel discussions, and presentations from Impact Investing stakeholders.
The AVPA launch event will be held alongside the inaugural Africa Impact Summit happening on July 13th - 14th, 2023.
The event will be live streamed across the continent.
12:30 PM SAST
Doors Open
1:30 PM SAST
Arrival and Registration
30 mins
2.00 PM SAST
Welcome Remarks
5 mins
Master of Ceremony
Etemore Glover,
CEO, Impact Investors Foundation, Nigeria
2022 Africa Impact Investing Fellow
2.05 PM SAST
CEO Remarks
15 mins
Dr Frank Aswani,,
CEO, AVPA
2.20 PM SAST
Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award
45 mins
Recognising the winners of the Africa track of the Award – a programme that supports female founders in health, nutrition, and agriculture.
Jana op den Winkel,,
Programme and Communications Manager, Bayer Foundation & Corporate Giving (Moderator)
Sara Marata,,,
Programme Lead, Unknown Group (Moderator)
3.05 PM SAST
Audience Engagement
5 mins
A quick pulse check with the audience.
3.10 PM SAST
Leveraging Catalytic Capital to Crowd in Private Capital into Social Investments
35 mins
A panel discussion on how Catalytic Capital can be leveraged to crowd in private capital into social impact by derisking social investments
Aunnie Patton Power,,
Author and Founder,
Impact Finance Pro.
Amma Lartey,,
Chief Executive Officer,
Impact Investing Ghana.
Elias Masilela,,
Chairman, Sanlam,
Chairman, National Task Force on Impact Investing,
South Africa.
3.45 PM SAST
Break
15 mins
4.00 PM SAST
Keynote Address
25 mins
Hon. Ms. Lindiwe Daphney Zulu, MP,
Minister of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
4.25 PM SAST
A Message from the AVPA Community
5 mins
Messages from AVPA partners, programmes participants and the AVPA sister networks.
4.30 PM SAST
Explaining AVPA Membership
30 mins
Dr Frank Aswani,,
CEO, AVPA
Vuyiswa Ncontsa,,
Regional Director - Southern Africa, AVPA.
Chinedu Allinson,,
Member Relations Manager - West Africa, AVPA.
Zach Mikwa,,
Knowledge Centre Manager, AVPA.
5.00 PM SAST
Chairman's Remarks
10 mins
Adedotun Suleiman,,
Chairman of the AVPA Pan-African Governing Board.
5.10 PM SAST
Vote of Thanks
5 mins
Patrick Parring,,
Chairman of the Southern Africa Board, AVPA.
5.15 PM SAST
Cocktail Event
All guests proceed to the Captain’s Lounge for the cocktail event.
AVPA and The Ownership Project 2.0: Private Capital Owners and Impact, a research initiative of the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, are convening a gathering for African Family Offices in Cape Town on 12 and 13 July 2023.
The convening will bring together African Family Offices to learn from their peers and together explore how to play an even more central role in catalysing positive long-term change on the continent.
The inaugural Africa Impact Summit is taking place this July to showcase how impact investing can transform the continent. The summit is a great opportunity to connect and collaborate with hundreds of investors, businesses and policymakers, accelerating the growth of impact investing across Africa
Date: 13 and 14 July
Location: Cape Town International Conference, Cape Town, South Africa
Register and use the AVPA Discount
