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Investing in Africa
9th - 10th October 2023 | WWW.AFSIC.NET | Park Plaza, Westminster, London

WHAT TO EXPECT AT AFSIC


LEADING AFRICA EVENT GLOBALLY INVESTING IN AFRICA 2023
AFSIC, now in its 10th year, is believed to be the • More than 1500 of Africa’s most important investors, financial
largest African investment event taking place intermediaries and business leaders expected to attend AFSIC 2023
annually outside Africa and has become one of the • Over 300 speakers expected to share insights into the African
most important conduits of investment into Africa. investment ecosystem
• Presentations on compelling investment opportunities from over 40
AFSIC is entirely focused on bringing together
African countries
Africa’s business leaders and Africa’s most
• Access to African investment opportunities across all business sectors
interesting investment opportunities with
through the AFSIC African Investments Dashboard
the continent’s most important investors and
• Country and Sector-focused sessions and panels
dealmakers to facilitate new investment into Africa.
• Business networking, one-on-one meetings and social events

A F S I C - I N V E S T I N G I N A F R I C A For more information about registration please contact: registrations@afsic.net


Investing in Africa
9th - 10th October 2023 | WWW.AFSIC.NET | Park Plaza, Westminster, London

NETWORKING AND FOCUSED BUSINESS


AFRICA IS THE NEXT BIG MEETINGS ARE AT THE HEART OF AFSIC
INVESTMENT DESTINATION
AFSIC 2023 networking opportunities include:
Africa is one of the fastest growing regions in the world.
• Matchmaking sessions facilitated through the sophisticated Event and
Multiple indicators suggest that Africa has entered a cycle of
Meeting App which goes live one month prior to the event
strong economic growth that will match that experienced by
Asia over the past decades. However, successful investing in • Numerous sessions dedicated to informally meeting a wide range of
Africa requires an understanding of the diverse investment representatives from investor groups including: DFI’s, Impact Investors,
regimes across the continent’s 54 countries. Private Equity Investors and Venture Capital Investors
• The return of the regularly sold-out Meet African Dealmakers event
AFSIC provides a forum for investors, business leaders
and dealmakers to build Pan-African business networks, • Country Sessions and Mini Summits focused on the fastest growing
share local investment insights and discover some of the African economies with informal networking at the end of each session
continent’s most exciting growth opportunities. • Various evening social functions

A F S I C - I N V E S T I N G I N A F R I C A For more information about registration please contact: registrations@afsic.net


Investing in Africa
9th - 10th October 2023 | WWW.AFSIC.NET | Park Plaza, Westminster, London

RESULTS - FOCUSED AFSIC is perhaps the


most important Africa
INVESTMENT EVENT investment event taking place
annually outside of Africa. The event
AFSIC has a strong focus on results: making investment has developed a reputation for focusing on the
decisions, originating and executing transactions and raising discovery of genuine exciting African investment
capital are key objectives for attending business leaders, opportunities. Its mandate helps broaden horizons
investors and financial intermediaries. and broker new partnerships focused on high return,
long-term investments in Africa. AFSIC aims to unlock
The AFSIC programme provides multiple opportunities to
a valuable dividend for both investors and companies
achieve these objectives through presentations from many
operating within the new dynamic African economic
of the continent’s leading companies and investors on
environment.
investment opportunities, formal and informal networking
sessions and via access to the AFSIC African Investments We very much look forward to seeing you in London from 9th-10th
Dashboard which lists investment opportunities across Africa. October 2023, Park Plaza Westminster, London. Save the Date!

The diversity and high calibre of African business leaders


attending AFSIC attracts a significant number of major
institutional investors including private and listed equity firms, DON’T MISS
DFI’s, IFI’s, SWF’s, LP’s, Family Offices, Fund of Funds, Impact
Investors, Microfinance Investors and Private Investors.
OUT, JOIN US!
Rupert McCammon
AFSIC Managing Director

A F S I C - I N V E S T I N G I N A F R I C A For more information about registration please contact: registrations@afsic.net


Investing in Africa
9th - 10th October 2023 | WWW.AFSIC.NET | Park Plaza, Westminster, London

OUR REACH AFSIC 2022 NETWORK


AFSIC DELEGATE BREAKDOWN COUNTRY PARTICIPANTS DELEGATES
Senior
Investment Investment
Officers Advisors
Press

Managers OVER 1500


and VP’s
CIO, CEO, CFO, COO,
DELEGATES
32 36 599 659
Government Managing Directors

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and Trade and Board Members of
Representatives African Companies and
Investment Firms
Senior Company
Representatives
TO ATTEND African Other African Other
AFSIC 2023 Countries Countries Delegates Delegates

SPEAKERS & SPONSORS


CHAIRS
NETWORKING
ENTIRE NETWORK
341 52
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5,664 PARTNERS
STANDS

27 35
Network includes 120,000+ mailable Corporate Advisors,
executives, broadly split into 5 categories: 37,315 Dealmakers,
Other & Unclassified Investment Bankers
• Investors
• Dealmakers (corporate advisors)
• Company Executives
• Service Providers 27,077 24,509
Institutional
330
Investors
560
Business
Press
Representatives
• Press Service Providers, Investors, e.g. PE
Lawyers, Firms, Funds etc
Leaders

191
Highly Sophisticated Integrated Mailing
Accountants etc

150
Strategy segments audience into around 20
discrete mailing channels. 27,589 Financial Company
Business Executives, subdivided into
sector e.g. financial services, ag, real Dealmakers Representatives
100% MAILABLE WITH VERIFIED EMAILS
estate, energy, mining etc

A F S I C - I N V E S T I N G I N A F R I C A For more information about registration please contact: registrations@afsic.net


Investing in Africa
9th - 10th October 2023 | WWW.AFSIC.NET | Park Plaza, Westminster, London

WHAT TO EXPECT
AT AFSIC 2023
INTERACTIVE EVENT AND COUNTRY FOCUSED
2 DAYS OF VIP KEYNOTES MEETING APP SESSIONS
Powerful solos Your chance to plan your high Highlighting attractive country
quality interactions during AFSIC specific investment opportunities

2 DAYS OF PREMIUM INVESTOR PITCHES


EXHIBITION
CONTENT Innovative presentations of
Engaging with the sponsors
Interactive panel discussions the most exciting new projects
and suppliers
across the themes and businesses

MEET LEADING MEET AFRICAN


N ETWORKING SESSIONS INVESTORS SESSIONS DEALMAKERS EVENT
High impact dynamic sessions to Meet the leading DFI’s and Impact, Enhanced informal networking in
maximise your connections Infrastructure, Venture Capital and Early
a social environment
Stage Investors

A F S I C - I N V E S T I N G I N A F R I C A For more information about registration please contact: registrations@afsic.net


Investing in Africa
9th - 10th October 2023 | WWW.AFSIC.NET | Park Plaza, Westminster, London

WHY SHOULD INVESTORS ATTEND AFSIC?

Seeking New Investment Ideas? Raising capital for your own fund? New to Africa?
AFSIC attracts a wide range of business AFSIC provides opportunities for fund AFSIC programme includes
executives and dealmakers from the executives to attract investment into new discussion panels with
African continent who represent investor- funds through introductions to Fund of Fund, seasoned African investors
ready projects, businesses and investment DFI, SWF and other LP investors. Investors allowing a cross fertilisation
funds seeking debt and/or equity. can share their funds’ metrics, mandates of investment knowledge
Investors have numerous opportunities and past performance through formal at continent, country and
to discover new investment ideas by presentation sessions, investor panels, sector level.
participating in sector-specific or country- formal and informal networking sessions
specific presentations and discussion and B2B meetings supported by the AFSIC
sessions, Quickfire pitch sessions, B2B African Investments Dashboard digital
meetings and informal networking or by database of investment opportunities and
joining Investor panel sessions and “Meet the sophisticated Event and Meeting App.
The Investor” sessions to share their
own investment mandates with company
executives and dealmakers.

A F S I C - I N V E S T I N G I N A F R I C A For more information about registration please contact: registrations@afsic.net


Investing in Africa
9th - 10th October 2023 | WWW.AFSIC.NET | Park Plaza, Westminster, London

WHAT KIND OF AFRICAN COMPANIES ATTEND AFSIC?

Key
Key Agriculture Commercial Banks
Financial
Sectors Education Investment Banks Companies
Financial Services Insurance Leasing
Companies
Gender Empowerment Companies
Microfinance
Infrastructure Export-Import Institutions
Manufacturing Agencies
Technology Development Banks
Climate Change Factoring
Energy Fund and Asset Companies
Fintech Managers
Logistics Trade
Finance
Healthcare
Transport Country-focused sessions provide a forum for business leaders
to outline the regional Macro investment climate and to present
Real Estate investment opportunities across all sectors in that country

A F S I C - I N V E S T I N G I N A F R I C A For more information about registration please contact: registrations@afsic.net


Investing in Africa
9th - 10th October 2023 | WWW.AFSIC.NET | Park Plaza, Westminster, London

WHAT ARE THE QUICKFIRE SESSIONS?

Unicorn Hunting | Powering the Growth Engines


Established Leaders | Africa’s Best New Funds
Short, sharp pitches from fund managers, company leaders and entrepreneurs to
introduce new projects and new funds in Africa:

• 5 minute pitch

• 5 slides

• 2 minutes questions

All opportunities presented are captured in the digital


AFSIC African Investment Opportunities Brochure

A F S I C - I N V E S T I N G I N A F R I C A For more information about registration please contact: registrations@afsic.net


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AFSIC 2023 will offer country investment summits for
the larger economies in Africa and these sponsored
comprehensive summits will comprise:
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their insights on how to successfully navigate the
investment ecosystem in each country
COUNTRY NETWORKING
• Quickfire Pitch Sessions on specific investment
opportunities across business sectors in each country Informal country networking sessions at AFSIC 2023
will provide delegates with an opportunity to meet
• informal business networking to meet some of other interested investors and in-country experts to
the countries’ business leaders, government discuss the investment climate and introduce a mix of
representatives and investors exciting opportunities.

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A F S I C - I N V E S T I N G I N A F R I C A For more information about registration please contact: registrations@afsic.net


Investing in Africa
9th - 10th October 2023 | WWW.AFSIC.NET | Park Plaza, Westminster, London

HOW DO BUSINESSES AND INVESTORS CONNECT?

In addition to the formal programme and multiple networking opportunities, delegates attending AFSIC 2023
will be supported by the Event and Meeting App to pre-arrange B2B meetings and will have access to the
online AFSIC African Investments Dashboard to list or view investment opportunities.

Event and Meeting App AFSIC African Investments Dashboard

The sophisticated and intuitive A key objective for investors, African business leaders and deal makers attending
Event and Meeting App allows AFSIC is the origination and execution of new transactions on compelling investment
business meetings at AFSIC to be opportunities across Africa. Many of the investment opportunities being presented
pre-arranged up to one month in at the conference will be uploaded onto the AFSIC African Investments Dashboard
advance. Delegates can upload which will allow investors to conduct in-depth research on new projects and to make
their personal profiles and include contact with African businesses seeking new capital prior to the event.
links to external sites for delegates African businesses can list projects seeking debt or equity at any time and the
seeking further information. Dashboard can be accessed by all AFSIC investors throughout the year. Register for
Delegates are able to contact each other access at www.afsic.net/african-investments-dashboard-apply-for-funding
through the app to plan their meeting
agendas for AFSIC and maximise opportunities AFSIC – Investing in Africa is focused on bringing investors and African businesses
to make new business connections. together to drive new investment into compelling opportunities across the continent

A F S I C - I N V E S T I N G I N A F R I C A For more information about registration please contact: registrations@afsic.net


Investing in Africa
9th - 10th October 2023 | WWW.AFSIC.NET | Park Plaza, Westminster, London

AFSIC AFRICAN
INVESTMENTS DASHBOARD
Award-Winning Investment Platform
• connecting African projects and African funds
seeking capital with global investors
• Over 25,000 institutional investors covering private
and public equity, private and public debt, funds,
venture capital, angel funding, trade finance

Who Uploads projects onto the platform?


• Investment bankers with portfolios of African projects seeking access to a
wider investor pool
• African Government Agencies seeking FDI for investor-ready projects
• Investors seeking capital for their own funds or for their investee companies
• African companies seeking capital with investor-ready documents

A F S I C - I N V E S T I N G I N A F R I C A
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Investing in Africa
9th - 10th October 2023 | WWW.AFSIC.NET | Park Plaza, Westminster, London

HOW TO REGISTER
HOW DO I REGISTER?
1 ONLINE
www.afsic.net/registration 3 REGISTRATION
Complete the registration form

Registration is required to attend AFSIC and can be completed online.


We recommend that you register early to benefit from Early Bird rates at
www.afsic.net/delegate-registration.
2 TICKET INFORMATION
Select your ticket options 4 PAYMENT
Make an easy online payment using
credit card or request an invoice

Delegate Tickets incude: Registration Fees per delegate (excl UK VAT @ 20%) Amount Ends
• One delegate place with access to all presentation sessions and
networking areas Early Bird Registration 1 £985.00 28-Feb-23

• Lunch and refreshments on full conference days


Early Bird Registration 2 £1095.00 30-Apr-23
• Access to the Meeting and Event App which goes live one month prior
to the event Early Bird Registration 3 £1,195.00 30-Jun-23

Digital Tickets: Early Bird Registration 4 £1,295.00 31-Aug-23


• A digital ticket includes access to our online event platform and
allows connections between all delegates and investors whilst virtual Registration Rate £1,395.00 30-Sept-23
meetings can be pre-booked for 9th and 10th October 2023. Digital
Last Minute Registration Rate £1,750.00 8-Oct-23
delegates have the opportunity to submit a digital presentation to be
uploaded to the AFSIC YouTube channel and will be given a boosted Student Delegate Rate *£355.00
profile ranking on our Africa Business Opportunities Dashboard
mailers. All digital delegates have access to live streaming of the main Charity Delegate Rate (registered charities only) *£595.00
plenary sessions and access to all recorded content post event.
Discount for 3 or more delegates
Extra options: (This discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other *25%
discount or promotional offer)
• Meet African Dealmakers (MAD) event £155 +VAT
*Please apply for this special rate at registrations@afsic.net
Contact registrations@afsic.net for further information

R E G I S T R A T I O N For more information about registration please contact: registrations@afsic.net


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9th - 10th October 2023 | WWW.AFSIC.NET | Park Plaza, Westminster, London

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Contact us
General Enquiries: event@afsic.net | AFSIC Registration: registrations@afsic.net
AFSIC African Investments Dashboard: investments@africaninvestments.co
Find us: www.afsic.net | @AFSICafrica | #AFSIC2023 | #afsicinvestinginafrica

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