Our events connect leaders to opportunities.

• Events Hosted: Over 150+ events hosted in the past 15 years.
• Pan African Scale: API Events hasoperated across multiple African countries, including South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique, Namibia, Mauritius, Botswana, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Morocco, Egypt, Zambia, Ghana, and Tanzania.
• Current Portfolio: Includes regional and Pan-Africa events in Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, the UAE (serving Gulf-based investors into Africa), and Nigeria, as well as events in Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Zanzibar, and Mozambique.
• Attendance: Each year, over 2,500+ African and international real estate investors, developers, public sector leaders, and professionals attend the conferences. Each event varies in size, scale, and format from 30+ to over 600+, depending on each market size and product focus.
• Domestic & Institutional Capital: API Events connects Africa’s domestic capital to real estate opportunities.

API Events has contributed to driving billions in direct investment across the value chain of Africa’s property and hotel sectors, which are fast emerging and maturing, offering unique opportunities for securing long-term yield and investor value. To access these complex and mature markets, prospective investors require transparency; a network of partners to move projects from concept to reality, and income-generating assets. If you’re invested in African property or are considering investing, join API Events’ community at our next event.

WHY ATTEND & THE VALUE OF API EVENTS IN YOUR COUNTRY?

• Meet & engage new investors, partners, and project professionals
• Position your team and leadership with leading companies, investors, and thought leaders invested in your market
• Explore new investment methodologies and views on your market
• Gain global best practice insights relevant to your market
• Be inspired by local and offshore leaders expanding into key markets

Africa Property Investment (API) Events’ conferences are established as the premier gatherings for the real estate value chain, attracting a highly specialized audience of decision-makers and capital providers. Each event has a high proportion of institutional investors and fund players, and is more relevant to each market. Our flagship, the API Summit, is a pan-African event that caters to over 500+ attendees from across Africa and internationally.

 Attendees generally represent the most influential investors, developers, and professional services firms operating in the African real estate sector. Attendees can be pooled into three broad groups:

CAPITAL & INVESTMENT PLAYERS (THE FUNDS)

• Institutional Investors: Representatives from major Pension Funds (like South Africa’s GEPF), Sovereign Wealth Funds, and Endowments.
• Fund Managers and Private Equity: Principals from Africa-focused real estate private equity firms, asset managers, and Listed Funds (REITs).
• Debt Providers: Senior representatives from Africa’s leading Commercial Banks (e.g., Standard Bank, Absa, Nedbank, KCB) and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) like the IFC, Proparco, IDC, DEG, AFDB and other multilateral organizations.³
• High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs) & Family Offices: Investors looking for direct investment opportunities, particularly in high-growth segments like residential and alternatives.

DEVELOPMENT & OPERATION PROFESSIONALS

This group drives the actual creation and management of real estate assets.

• Developers: CEOs, Managing Directors, and Development Managers from leading local and international development companies active across residential, commercial, retail, and industrial sectors.
• Operators: Executives from the Hospitality Sector (Hotel Groups like Radisson, Accor, Hilton, Marriott), Retail Groups, and Industrial/Logistics
• PropTech Founders: Entrepreneurs and investors involved in technology that is transforming the real estate industry (e.g., financial platforms, property management software, construction tech).

SERVICE & AVISORY PROFESSIONALS

These firms provide the necessary expertise for investment and development across multiple jurisdictions.

• Consultants & Advisors: Directors and partners from top-tier consulting, advisory, and market research firms
• Architects, Engineers, and Project Managers: Professionals responsible for design, construction, and delivery
• Legal & Finance Experts: Lawyers specializing in property law, corporate finance, and compliance.
• Green Building & ESG Specialists: Experts focusing on sustainability, energy efficiency, and compliance with standards like IFC EDGE