Meet investor-ready projects
Browse a curated dashboard of pre-screened African deals across infrastructure, energy, fintech and critical minerals.
15 – 16 September 2027 · Shaw Centre · Ottawa, Canada
The Canada Africa Business
and Investment Summit· 2027
and Investment Summit· 2027
Where Canada meets
Africa's next decade.
Two days of dealmaking, policy and partnership — convening 1,500+ investors, African heads of state, ministers and operators at the Shaw Centre, on the banks of the Rideau Canal.
Summit opens in:::
450
Days
07
Hours
56
Minutes
14
Seconds
1,500+
Delegates
300+
Investors
54
African Markets
$10B+
Deals Profiled
Sectors in focusInfrastructureEnergy & TransitionCritical MineralsAgribusinessFintechHealthcareManufacturingTourismCapital Markets
About the Summit
More than a conference.A dealmaking floor.
Hosted by Africa Business Portal and Mbombo Investment Group, the Canada Africa Business and Investment Summit 2027 lands in Ottawa to bridge North American capital with Africa's most investable projects. For two days, sovereign funds, DFIs, family offices, governments and operators will share one floor — and one ambition.
Investor-ready projects from the African Investments Dashboard will be profiled in the Summit Deal Book and pitched on-site. Every coffee, every panel, every introduction is engineered for one outcome: closed transactions.
Private-sector led
Designed by operators and investors, not bureaucrats.
Results focused
Pitches, dashboards and pre-matched 1:1 meetings.
Pan-African scope
Projects sourced across all 54 African markets.
Global capital
Canadian, US, European, Gulf and Asian LPs in the room.
Why Attend
Four reasons the most ambitious dealmakers will be in Ottawa.
Close transactions on-site
Pre-scheduled 1:1 meetings, deal rooms and matchmaking software designed to compress sales cycles to days.
Hear from the policymakers
Heads of state, central bank governors and ministers of finance share what's actually changing in their markets.
Build the Canada–Africa corridor
Ottawa anchors a new transatlantic dialogue on trade, mining, AI and climate-aligned capital flows.
Agenda
Two days. One floor. Continent-shaping conversations.
Day 01 · Wed 15 Sep
Shaw Centre- 08:30Doors open & investor breakfast
- 09:30Opening keynote: Africa's investment thesis for 2027–2030
- 10:30Plenary: Canada–Africa capital corridors
- 12:00Curated 1:1 investor meetings begin
- 14:00Sector deep dives: Energy · Mining · Fintech · Agri
- 16:30Deal Book pitches — Stage A
- 19:00Welcome gala on the Rideau Canal
Day 02 · Thu 16 Sep
Shaw Centre- 08:30Sovereign breakfast (by invitation)
- 09:30Plenary: Sovereign wealth, DFIs and blended finance
- 11:00Heads of state fireside
- 12:30Deal Book pitches — Stage B
- 14:30Workshops: Structuring PPPs, ESG, FX & repatriation
- 16:00Closing ceremony & deal announcements
- 18:00Closing reception
Speakers
A room engineered for signal, not noise.
Heads of state, central bankers, founders and capital allocators shaping the next decade of African growth. Full programme announced Q1 2027.
H
H.E. Akinwumi Adesina
President, AfDB (Invited)
T
Tidjane Thiam
Statesman & Investor
V
Vera Songwe
Chair, LSF
S
Strive Masiyiwa
Founder, Econet Group
H
Hon. Chrystia Freeland
Government of Canada (Invited)
A
Aliko Dangote
President, Dangote Group
N
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General, WTO (Invited)
F
Folorunsho Alakija
Executive Vice-Chair, Famfa Oil
Sectors
Where the capital is going.
Infrastructure
Ports, rail, grid, urban mobility.
Energy & Transition
Gas, renewables, hydrogen, transmission.
Critical Minerals
Copper, lithium, cobalt, rare earths.
Agribusiness
Value-added agro, irrigation, food security.
Financial Services
Fintech, capital markets, insurance.
Healthcare
Manufacturing, diagnostics, digital health.
Tech & AI
Data centres, talent, AI sovereignty.
Tourism & Creative
Hospitality, media, sports economy.
Sponsorship
Put your brand in front of the people writing the cheques.
Headline, Platinum and Gold packages are available. Custom activations — receptions, lounges, deal rooms — are negotiable. Sponsorship enquiries are handled directly by the Summit team.
Request the prospectusHeadline
Limited · 1 partner- Naming rights to the Summit
- Keynote slot on Day 01 plenary
- Private hosted dinner with heads of state
- 20 delegate passes & branded lounge
From
C$ 250,000
Platinum
- Stage panel slot of your choice
- Branded networking reception
- 10 delegate passes
- Logo on all materials & website
From
C$ 120,000
Gold
- Exhibition booth on the deal floor
- Co-host one breakfast roundtable
- 6 delegate passes
- Logo on website & on-site
From
C$ 60,000
The Venue
Shaw Centre, Ottawa.On the Rideau Canal.
Ottawa is Canada's capital, an English- and French-speaking crossroads, and a 90-minute flight from New York, Toronto and Montréal. The Shaw Centre's glass-front conference floor overlooks the UNESCO-listed Rideau Canal — a fitting stage for a continent-defining conversation.
- Dates
- 15 – 16 Sep 2027
- Venue
- Shaw Centre · 55 Colonel By Dr.
- City
- Ottawa, ON · Canada
- Hotels
- Fairmont · Westin · Lord Elgin
Reserve your seat
The 2027 cohort is by invitation.
Delegate passes are released in waves. Register your interest now to secure early-bird pricing and a 1:1 investor matching profile.