8th Annual SummitWindhoek, NamibiaMay 2027

The people who decide how Africa retires.

Africa Pensions convenes the annual Pension and Retirement Funds Summit, from across the continent, for regulators, fund executives, trustees and institutional investors

The delegation of the 7th Annual Summit assembled in the ballroom

19 – 23May2027

Delivered annually since 2020, moving host country each year.

The record

Next summit: Windhoek
Venue: Windhoek Country Club Resort
Edition: 8th Annual

The record

Held every year since 2020. The eighth convenes in Windhoek, Namibia.

A pioneering organisation for Africa's retirement industry

Africa Pensions is dedicated to fostering platforms that encourage conversations and drive positive change within the African retirement and investment landscape.

With over two decades of combined experience, we offer a comprehensive platform designed to empower individuals and organisations to build connections, discuss pressing issues, and develop a roadmap towards a more inclusive and economically empowered Africa.

More about us

Advisers reviewing retirement fund documents around a table

To create an economy that works for Africans.

The method

Equipping individuals and organisations with the knowledge and tools to navigate retirement planning and investment: exceptional training, networking, and a platform for collaboration.

Integrity: Positions taken on the record, and held.
Compassion: Retirement outcomes are people, not portfolios.
Respect: Every market on the continent, on its own terms.

8th Annual Summit

Bridging the GapFrom Promise to Performance

The 8th Annual Africa Pension and Retirement Funds Summit

Windhoek Country Club Resort, WindhoekMay 2027

View the programme

The full delegation of the 6th Annual Africa Pension Funds and Retirement Summit assembled in the ballroom, hands raised, in front of the summit screen

Leadership, regulatory & structural reforms

Overcoming regulatory hurdles, enforcing independent audits, tracking contributions accurately, and preventing political interference in fund governance.

Balancing national mandates & fiduciary duty

Reconciling high liquidity demand with long-term preservation, including South Africa's Two-Pot retirement system, and keeping fund domiciliation on the continent.

Partnerships & collaboration

Creating co-investment platforms that pool capital into large-scale infrastructure, and leveraging blended finance to de-risk participation.

Plan your summit

May 2027 · Windhoek, Namibia

The platform

Who speaks

Pension regulators, fund executives, trustees, actuaries and international investors from across the continent and beyond.

6 pillars

What happens

Six programme streams across four days of plenaries, workshops and roundtables.

Namibia

Where it is

Windhoek, travel and the journeys worth extending the trip for.

Why funds keep coming back

A pensions professional reviewing a printed performance chart at her desk

Expertise and experience
Over two decades of combined industry knowledge, ensuring top-tier advice and support for funds at every stage of maturity.
Commitment to Africa
A deep dedication to empowering Africans and building a thriving economy, with capital that stays and compounds on the continent.
Community-driven approach
Collaboration and knowledge-sharing as the drivers of positive change, not a one-way broadcast from a stage.

Seven summits. Six countries. One continent.

The first conference ran in Naivasha in 2020 under strict attendance caps. It has since been held across South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius, Dubai, Zanzibar and Casablanca, and grew by more than 69% between 2020 and 2022.