8th Annual SummitWindhoek, NamibiaMay 2027
Register interestAfrica Pension & Retirement Funds Summit
Bridging the Gap: From Promise to Performance
- Edition
- 8th Annual
- Dates
- May 2027
- Venue
- Windhoek Country Club Resort
- Location
- Windhoek, Namibia
The context
$700bn
in African pension assets, and a structural gap between promise and performance.
African pension funds hold over $700 billion in assets, yet face severe structural hurdles: low asset-to-GDP penetration, heavy regulatory limits on diversification, underdeveloped local capital markets, and high exclusion rates for workers in the vast informal economy.
Scaling trusted pension systems across Africa requires balancing fiduciary duty to members with strategic investment in local infrastructure, expanding informal-sector coverage through digital micro-pensions, and establishing robust regulatory transparency, so that long-term domestic savings convert into sustainable continental growth.
Six pillars shaping the 2027 agenda
- 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.
- Investment & infrastructure
- Deploying pension capital toward bankable, climate-resilient projects and Public-Private Partnerships that meet fiduciary return requirements.
- Informal sector coverage & inclusion
- Expanding access through digital platforms, mobile money and targeted micro-pension schemes, building on models such as Kenya's Mbao Pension Plan and Rwanda's Ejo Heza.
- Social impact, sustainability & digitalisation
- Integrating credible ESG standards and transforming investment management through applied artificial intelligence.
Windhoek Country Club Resort
The resort sits on the edge of the capital and has its own convention centre on the grounds. Plenary sessions, breakout workshops and the networking between them all happen on one site.
Windhoek is politically stable, has a well-regulated financial sector, and is well connected by air across Southern Africa.
- Venue
- Windhoek Country Club Resort
- City
- Windhoek, Namibia
- Dates
- May 2027
- Airport
- Hosea Kutako International (WDH)
The people who decide how Africa retires
The Program is tailored for the roles listed below:
- Pension & Retirement Fund Trustees
- Administrators
- Governance Board & Committee Members
- CEOs, COOs, CIOs & CROs
- Asset Managers
- Institutional Investors
- Insurance Companies
- Advisory Firms & Consultants
- Technology Experts
- Portfolio Managers
- Government & Regulatory Authorities
Reserve your seat for Windhoek
Rates for the 8th Annual Summit are set. Book inside the early-bird window and the delegate rate is $200 lower; the inclusive rate covers five nights at the Windhoek Country Club Resort and airport transfers both ways.
All rates are per delegate in US dollars. Secure online payment with live multi-currency conversion is being introduced for the 2027 cycle; until then every enquiry is confirmed by email.
Early Bird
1 October 2026 – 30 December 2026
- Delegate
- $1,700
- Delegate, 5 nights' accommodation and airport transfers
- $2,900
Standard
1 January 2027 – 30 April 2027
- Delegate
- $1,900
- Delegate, 5 nights' accommodation and airport transfers
- $3,100