How finance, policy, technology, and the creative industries intersect — and how these intersections shape investment, scale, and long-term value.
With the investors, policymakers, operators, and creatives shaping how capital, ideas, and markets move across the continent and the diaspora.
Innovative, Africa-led approaches to the questions that matter most — from how talent scales to how cultural value converts into economic growth.
Celebrate the industries and cultural assets driving Africa’s global influence – and their growing role as engines of economic growth and value creation.
VP of Marketing Technology & Consumer Products, NFL
Fmr. President of Ghana
CEO, NBA Africa
VP, Public Policy for Africa, Middle East and Türkiye, Meta
For attendance enquiries and information on delegate passes:
asp@theafricasoftpowerproject.com
For partnership and sponsorship discussions, email: michael@africaasoftpower.com,
cynthia@africasoftpower.com
Access to summit sessions across the Remarkable African Women’s Leadership Conference and the Creative & Innovative Industries Conference, the ASP Gala & Awards, official excursions and entry to associated programme elements. Ticket types and levels of participation vary vary; full details are outlined at the point of purchase.
Registration is completed online via the official ticketing link on the summit website. Early- bird and delegate options are available for a limited period.
Yes. Organisations purchasing multiple passes can access delegate packages, with added recognition as Participating Organisations. Bespoke options are available on request.
Speaker participation is primarily by invitation. However, expressions of interest are welcomed and reviewed by the programme team as the agenda is developed.
The summit sits at the intersection of finance, technology, creative industries, policy, and women’s leadership, with a strong emphasis on how these sectors shape Africa’s global influence.
Yes. The programme is designed to facilitate meaningful connection through curated networking moments, receptions, side events, and social programming across the summit days.
Sponsorship and partnership opportunities are available at multiple levels, including bespoke packages. Interested organisations can contact the team directly for a partnership discussion.
Sign up to the mailing list, follow Africa Soft Power channels on social media, and check the website regularly for programme announcements, speaker updates, and ticket releases.
How finance, policy, technology, and the creative industries intersect — and how these intersections shape investment, scale, and long-term value.
With the investors, policymakers, operators, and creatives shaping how capital, ideas, and markets move across the continent and the diaspora.
Innovative, Africa-led approaches to the questions that matter most — from how talent scales to how cultural value converts into economic growth.
Celebrate the industries and cultural assets driving Africa’s global influence – and their growing role as engines of economic growth and value creation.
As global economic systems recalibrate — shaped by shifting capital flows, rapid technological change, political change, and new forms of cultural and digital value — Africa’s opportunity lies not in any single sector, but in how its systems work together. Finance, creativity, and human capital are often treated as separate domains; yet it is their alignment that determines whether value is created and sustained.
This year’s theme positions Africa’s growth as a compounding process — where capital, ideas, talent, and markets reinforce one another over time. It asks how financial systems can better support innovation and creative industries; how cultural and digital economies translate into scalable businesses and meaningful jobs; and how human capital, particularly women and youth, is integrated not just as participants, but as drivers of value.
Across the continent, women already play a central role in economic activity, driving a significant share of consumer spending, leading a large proportion of small and medium-sized enterprises, and shaping key sectors from trade to the creative industries. Yet this contribution is not consistently reflected in access to capital, scale, or long-term value capture.
The Africa Soft Power Summit 2026 unfolds across a connected programme of conferences, cultural moments, and city-based experiences:
The Summit opens with welcome cocktails and the global touring edition of the Climate Change Photo Essay Prize Exhibition, showcasing the work of African and diaspora photographers using visual storytelling to engage climate, resilience, and systems change.
Powered by African Women on Board, RAW is the continent’s first high-level convening dedicated to African women’s leadership. The conference is grounded in the idea that Africa must define leadership and equity on its own terms. Rather than importing models that often fail to reflect lived realities, RAW centres African-led thinking on how leadership systems actually function, and how they must evolve to support credible institutions, economic resilience, and long-term decision-making.
A high-level convening bringing together leaders from technology, finance, media, sport, art, entertainment, and policy to examine how creativity and innovation translate into sustainable, bankable economic models.
Curated tours and cultural experiences highlighting Nairobi’s creative, ecological, and historical landscape, with optional extensions beyond the city.
An evening celebration recognising African excellence, innovation, and influence across the public and private sectors.
Curated tours and cultural experiences highlighting Nairobi’s creative, ecological, and historical landscape, with optional extensions beyond the city.
The Africa Soft Power Summit brings together a distinguished, cross-sector speaker faculty spanning government, finance, technology, media, culture, and civil society.
Across previous editions, speakers have included:
- Senior policymakers, regulators and more
- Global executives, business leaders and investors
- Creative industry leaders and cultural figures
- Editors, journalists, and media executives
The 2026 speaker faculty will be announced on a rolling basis.
More than an event, the Africa Soft Power Summit convenes ideas, people, and capital to turn connection into collaboration and insight into impact.
The Summit attracts a senior, decision-making audience, including:
- C-suite executives and founders
- Policymakers and regulators
- Investors and development finance leaders
- Creative and cultural industry leaders, and emerging voices
- Media executives and journalists
- Diaspora leaders and cross-border operators
Delegates typically represent balanced participation from Africa-based leaders and the global African diaspora.
A range of passes are available, including:
- Full Summit passes
- Conference-only passes
- Gala-only access
- Delegate bundles for organisations
Early-bird and standard rates apply.
For attendance enquiries and information on delegate passes:
asp@theafricasoftpowerproject.com
Partners are embedded within senior conversations on finance, technology, creative industries, and leadership, where ideas, policy, and capital intersect.
Engage a cross-sector audience spanning public and private institutions, including policymakers, investors, founders, and industry leaders.
Participation is designed for insight, access, and influence as well as passive visibility. Engagement is substantive, intentional, and results-oriented.
Partnerships for the Summit are designed to be flexible and collaborative, reflecting the varied strategic priorities organisations bring, from brand leadership and market insight to policy engagement and ecosystem building. Partnerships may be aligned with the core conference days,including the Remarkable African Women’s Leadership Conference and the Creative & Innovative Industries Conference, the Africa Soft Power Gala & Awards, or the wider programme of cultural and city-based experiences.
Options range from headline partnerships to strategic affiliation, with scope for bespoke packages tailored to specific objectives, audiences, and levels of engagement.
Detailed partnership tiers, benefits, and delegate options are outlined in the Partnership Deck.
For partnership and sponsorship discussions, email: michael@africaasoftpower.com, cynthia@africasoftpower.com
The Africa Soft Power Summit is designed as a live editorial environment, where policy, capital, culture, and innovation intersect in real time.
Each edition generates:
- Newsworthy insights across finance, technology, culture, climate, and geopolitics
- Africa-led framing of global issues
- Original, quotable thought leadership
- Interview-driven and analysis-ready content
Media partners and attending journalists may access:
- Curated interview opportunities with speakers and honourees
- On-site coverage of keynote sessions and cultural moments
- Closed-door briefings and background sessions (select partners)
- Post-Summit insights and reports
Media partnerships are collaborative and editorially focused, designed to support original coverage rather than surface-level access.