When and where is Africa PPP 2026?

From 11 to 13 November 2026 at the JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi, Kenya.

Who hosts the summit?

Kenya's Public Private Partnerships Directorate, in collaboration with AME Trade, with support from the State Department for Public Investment & Asset Management, National Treasury.

Is there training alongside the conference?

Yes. A pre-conference training workshop on project preparation runs alongside the summit, and post-event technical site visits are offered.

Through the registration page on the official Africa PPP website.

Finance · Summit

Africa PPP 2026

Name: Africa PPP 2026
Start: 2026-11-11T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-13T18:00:00+00:00
Location: JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi

Pan-African summit for PPP units, investors and DFIs to advance bankable infrastructure projects in energy, transport and water.

11–13 November 2026 · Wed – Fri
JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi · Nairobi, Kenya
Registration open · on africappp.com

About this event

The 16th Africa PPP Infrastructure Finance, Investment & Partnerships Summit moves to Nairobi in 2026. Hosted by Kenya's Public Private Partnerships Directorate with AME Trade, and supported by the National Treasury's State Department for Public Investment & Asset Management, it gathers governments, PPP units, development finance institutions, investors and developers around one theme: building Africa's prosperity through transformative infrastructure, investment and partnerships.

Programme

Every session is built around real, bankable projects from across the continent, with Kenya's pipeline in focus.

Pan-African project showcases
Kenya in Focus: transport, energy, logistics and urban PPPs
PPP units turning national plans into bankable projects
Financing power, transmission and interconnectors
Water, health, housing and waste PPPs
Deal Room with curated closed-door project reviews
Pre-conference training workshop on project preparation
Post-event technical site visits

Who attends

Ministers, PPP unit heads, project owners, DFIs, banks, institutional investors, developers and legal and technical advisers. Confirmed speakers include Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury, South Africa's Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, and leaders from IFC, MIGA, BII, IFAD and Ethiopian Airlines.

Africa PPP 2026 is a Finance event taking place 11-13 Nov 2026 at JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Hon. John Mbadi Ng'ongo
Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Economic Planning, Kenya
Hon. Dean Macpherson
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, South Africa
Dr. Chris Kiptoo
Principal Secretary of the National Treasury and Chair of the PPP Committee, Kenya
Cyrell Odede Wagunda
Principal Secretary, State Department for Public Investments and Assets Management, Kenya
Eng. Kefa Seda
Director General, Public Private Partnerships Directorate, National Treasury and Economic Planning, Kenya
Mesfin Tasew
Group Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopian Airlines
Mary Porter Peschka
Regional Director for Eastern Africa, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Eng. Tarik Hamane
Group CEO, National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water, Morocco (ONEE)
Dr James Mworia
Chief Executive Officer, National Infrastructure Fund Kenya
Seema Dhanani
Regional Director, East Africa & Head of Office, Kenya, British International Investment (BII)
Atef Majdoub
President of the General Authority for Public-Private Partnerships, Tunisia
Wyckliffe Shamiah
Chief Executive Officer, Capital Markets Authority, Kenya
Muneer Ferozie
Africa Regional Head, Transaction Advisory – PPPs, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Sara Mbago-Bhunu
Director, East and Southern Africa Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
David Sawyerr
Head for East and Southern Africa, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
John Paul Okwiri
Chief Executive Officer, Konza Technopolis Development Authority