Systems Capital Africa 2026 · The COP31 Gateway

Participation

Every participant takes a defined role. Participation is priced by that role.

Participation

Five ways to take part

The Gateway is structured for business, not conference scale: five screened transactions, the country platforms and a single action register, with every participant in a defined role.

  • No charge · subject to vetting

    Asset Owner

    Pension funds, sovereign funds, insurers, endowments and other institutional allocators.

    • A seat in every room: transaction labs, systems labs and country tables
    • First sight of five screened, bankability-tested transactions
    • Priority introductions to transaction owners and co-investors, arranged before arrival
    • A voice in shaping mandates and 2027 country platforms

  • £1,199 per place

    Delegate

    Investors and fund managers, banks, corporates and advisers.

    • Full access to the days booked, including both transaction labs and both systems labs
    • Pre-arranged meetings with allocators and transaction owners, set against your mandate
    • Places capped to protect the ratio of capital seekers to allocators in each room

  • Subject to consultation

    Transaction Slot

    Project sponsors and transaction owners with a live, investable opportunity.

    • Your transaction screened and presented on Day One
    • A dedicated transaction lab with matched capital providers
    • Your case carried into the Day Two systems labs to clear the institutional blocker
    • An agreed intervention, accountable owner and timetable in the action register, with a continuation pathway into Day Three or the 2027 programme

  • Subject to consultation

    Country Platform

    National institutions, investment centres, financial centres, ministries and platform anchors.

    • An intervention in the Country Platform Executive Exchange on Day Three
    • A country working table with asset owners, DFIs and strategic partners responding to your priorities
    • Anchor status in your country’s 2027 Systems Capital programme

  • £15,000 · three places

    Strategic Partner

    DFIs, development partners and institutions shaping and underwriting the architecture.

    • A speaking role in the capital response on Day Three
    • Lead or co-lead of a systems lab or country table aligned to your mandate
    • Preview of the screened pipeline ahead of the programme, and first sight of the action register
    • Recognition as a partner across Gateway materials

Included for every participant

Taken care of by the Secretariat

  • Chauffeur-driven airport transfers on arrival and departure, arranged by the Secretariat.
  • Visa support documentation for eligible delegates.
  • Pre-negotiated hotel rates in Antalya, arranged by the Secretariat and passed through without mark-up.
  • Breakfast and curated introductions from 07:30 each Gateway morning.

Additional places for any institution at the Delegate rate, subject to vetting. Transaction slots and country platforms are limited.

Be heard, be seen, be part of it

Stakeholder roles

  • Asset Owners

    Shape investable opportunities and mandates aligned with portfolio objectives, risk appetite and liability requirements, ahead of allocation decisions.

  • Investors & Fund Managers

    Identify high-conviction opportunities, establish local partnerships and structure co-investment pathways with appropriate risk allocation.

  • Banks

    Originate, structure and distribute financeable corporate and project opportunities, including scalable lending portfolios.

  • DFIs

    Deploy catalytic capital, guarantees, concessional instruments and technical assistance to address market gaps and crowd in commercial capital.

  • Regulators

    Identify structural and regulatory barriers, test practical solutions and help establish compliant pathways for capital formation while preserving institutional independence.

  • Development Partners

    Support market infrastructure, project preparation and institutional capacity that can generate measurable increases in capital mobilisation.

  • Corporates

    Bring board-backed growth, infrastructure and transition priorities to the platform and convert them into structured, financeable investment programmes.

  • Project Sponsors

    Bring credible opportunities through a governed intake process, addressing the structural, governance and bankability requirements needed to engage institutional capital.

Terms

Terms in brief

TermPosition
Currency and VATAll fees per institution in pounds sterling; VAT, where applicable, confirmed on invoice.
Not includedAccommodation and flights.
PaymentFees are payable 100% on confirmation.
VettingParticipation is subject to institutional and individual vetting and is confirmed only in writing by the SCA Secretariat.
Holding termsTerms confirmed to you are held until the close of applications.

Apply to participate

The application registers your interest and holds a provisional place while vetting and your internal approval proceed. It does not commit your institution to payment.

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Systems Capital Africa 2026

Explore the programme

  • Programme

    Three mornings in Antalya during COP31, each building on the last.

  • Agenda

    Session by session, Antalya, 10, 13 and 14 November 2026.

  • Speakers

    Institutions and executives contributing to the Gateway mornings and the Finance & Trade Day roundtable.

  • Partners

    The institutions convening the Gateway, and the ways to partner on it.

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