Afribond X Santander: Assets in Africa
Afribond is proud to present Afribond x Santander: Assets in Africa, taking place on October 16, 2025, at the Santander Work Café in St Paul’s, London. This curated summit is designed to connect global investors with opportunities across Africa and facilitate meaningful dialogue around sustainable, long-term capital deployment.
The day begins with the opening keynote, setting the tone for a focus on capital flow, innovation, and growth across Africa. This is followed by a panel titled Building Bridges: Sustainable Ecosystems and Collective Growth in Africa, which considers social impact, purpose-driven investments, and financial solutions to attract a broader range of investors.
Next, the Spotlight Session with Ope Simpson of Terra Trust Capital will highlight the critical investment gaps in funding African businesses and explore solutions through cross-continent collaborations to foster wealth creation.
Following a networking break, the summit returns with a panel on African Venture Capital – Trends & Opportunities, diving into the vibrant startup ecosystem, exploring due diligence, sector-specific insights, and strategies for navigating regulatory and political risks.
The afternoon culminates with the Infrastructure in Africa – Financing & Implementation panel. This session will delve into the long-term development required to build stronger nations, covering both physical infrastructure and the necessary digital foundations for networks and payment systems.
Due to limited availability, we encourage interested parties to register promptly to secure their attendance. This event is offered at no cost. Please see our website and schedule program below:
11:00 – 12:00 | Registration & Welcome Coffee
12:00 – 12:15 | Opening Keynote Kickstarting the summit with a keynote address from Afribond as well as a quick note from the Santander Work Café team, setting the tone for the day’s focus on capital flow, innovation, and growth across Africa.
12:15 – 13:15 | Panel: Panel: Building Bridges: Sustainable Ecosystems and Collective Growth in Africa
Considering how social impact initiatives, and purpose-driven investments can support Africa’s long-term prosperity. Additionally, we explore the financial solutions that can be leveraged to attract a broader range of investors to the continent.
Speakers: Sydney Sam, Petri Kuusisto, Anthony William Catt, Tony Tiyou
13:15 – 14:00 | Spotlight Session: Ope Simpson and Terra Trust Capital
Ope will highlight the key investment gaps that exist in funding African businesses both within the diaspora and back on the continent. He will also explore how these gaps can be addressed through cross-continent collaborations, ultimately fostering wealth creation and capital transfer, particularly in times of capital shortages.
Speaker: Ope Simpson
14:00 – 14:30 | Networking Break Enjoy refreshments while connecting with key stakeholders, fellow investors, startups founders, and government representatives.
14:30 – 15:45 | Panel: African Venture Capital – Trends & Opportunities Speakers
Exploring the key trends shaping Africa’s vibrant startup ecosystem and the state of the venture capital landscape. This panel dives into capital flow, due diligence in Africa, sector-specific insights and how to navigate regulatory and political risks.
Speakers: Celeste Grace Aubee, Parminder Vir OBE, Sam Adekunle, Ope Simpson
15:45 – 17:00 | Panel: Infrastructure in Africa – Financing & Implementation
This session will delve into the long-term development required to build stronger nations through digital and physical infrastructure, covering large-scale railroad projects to the digital foundations needed for networks, payment systems, and beyond.
Speakers: Osahon Edogun, Sehinde Afolayan, Oreoluwa Adeyemo, Sidi Saccoh
17:00 – 1800 | Closing Remarks, Networking & Call to Action Final thoughts from Afribond, highlighting next steps for collaboration and how attendees can stay engaged in shaping Africa’s investment future.