Annual Africa Summit 2027 - LMA- Loan Market Association

17-18 March 2027

Century City Conference Centre, Cape Town

Strategic Partner & Platinum Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Strategic Partner

Introducing: LMA & ICMA Annual Africa Summit 2027

The LMA & ICMA Africa Summit 2027 is where that positioning happens.
Now in its second year, the Summit has established itself as the continent’s foremost gathering for the institutions active in African debt markets. Sovereign issuers, debt management offices, central banks, global and regional banks, institutional investors, DFIs and regulators convene here to transact, align and shape market practice.

2026 Summit Key Metrics

Over 1100 Delegates

450 Institutions across Africa, Europe, The Middle East, Asia and North America

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Of Delegates MD Level and Above

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Luke Byrne, Associate Director, Sponsorship and Membership Sales, ICMA luke.byrne@icmagroup.org

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Sponsorship Benefits - Shape Africa’s Financial Future

28 institutions sponsored the 2026 Summit, securing a position at the centre of the dialogue shaping African debt and capital markets.

The 2027 Summit builds on this foundation, returning at a point of accelerating market development, increased investor engagement and heightened competition for strategic positioning across the region.

Sponsorship is structured to provide direct access to a highly curated, senior audience, enabling meaningful engagement with the institutions and decision-makers driving market activity and development.

Positioning
Align your organisation alongside the institutions shaping Africa’s financing agenda through integrated visibility via on-site, digital and media channels, including CNBC Africa coverage.

Access and Connectivity
Engage directly with over 1,000 delegates, including a significant proportion of senior decision-makers across sovereign, banking and investor communities.

Thought Leadership
Contribute to the market conversation through curated speaking opportunities, advisory input and hosted roundtables that place your expertise at the centre of industry dialogue.

Commercial Outcomes
Structured networking, private meetings and targeted interactions are designed to facilitate high value connections and support business development objectives.

Speaking Opportunities - Shaping the future of African debt markets

The 2027 agenda focuses on the financing and market-development priorities shaping Africa’s loan and debt capital markets, including:

Sovereign funding, liability management and market access
Deepening local-currency bond markets and domestic investor participation
Corporate funding across loans, bonds, private placements and private credit
Infrastructure finance, guarantees and blended finance
Syndicated lending and new sources of credit
Repo, collateral and secondary-market liquidity
Securitisation, structured finance and risk transfer
Sukuk and Islamic finance
Investor access, transparency and market infrastructure

Day 2 moves from discussion to practical implementation, with a dedicated programme of technical workshops led by market practitioners, covering cross-border lending and documentation, private credit structuring, primary dealer frameworks, repo and the GMRA, securitisation, secondary-market liquidity, sovereign debt markets, liability management and investor relations.

Together, the two days combine senior-level discussion, practical market expertise and extensive networking across Africa’s financing ecosystem.

For any requests and enquiries regarding content, format & speakers, please contact:

Amelia Slocombe, Managing Director, LMA
amelia.slocombe@lma.eu.com

Allan Malvar, Managing Director, ICMA
allan.malvar@icmagroup.org

Testimonials

“It was a privilege to participate as a speaker at the first LMA & ICMA Africa Summit. The quality of the conversations and depth of expertise on the panels made for a truly impactful conference. In particular, the diversity of perspectives, ensured a forum that was both relevant and influential for the region. Beyond the panels, the event brought together many of ATIDI’s key partners enabling networking and relationship building.”

“The networking opportunities with senior stakeholders across African capital markets made it an event I would strongly recommend to sovereigns in the region.”

“The inaugural LMA & ICMA Africa Summit in Cape Town provided a meaningful platform for candid and practical discussions, with strong participation from across the continent and globally.”

“The Summit comes at a pivotal moment for African debt capital markets, where the need to mobilize long-term capital is both urgent and actionable.
By bringing together senior leaders across the ecosystem, it created a valuable platform for practical dialogue on how to structure risk, strengthen collaboration, and move from ambition to execution. It is exactly this kind of convening that helps unlock scalable investment and advance the development of African markets.”

“Good level of attendance, interesting and articulate speakers, spotless organisation. This conference will soon become a landmark event for corporate financiers in Africa.”

“A highly valuable conference for corporate treasurers. Well organised and clearly designed, with strong speakers, relevant and well structured discussion, and effective market engagement throughout.”

“The Summit has quickly become a cornerstone for shaping Africa’s loan and bond markets. It is a must-attend for senior market leaders, practitioners and policymakers looking to address challenges, spark innovation, unlock private capital for jobs and growth, and define the next phase of the development of Africa’s debt capital markets.”