Africa Soft Power Summit 2024

We are delighted to announce the return of the Africa Soft Power Summit to Rwanda in 2024! Save the dates, May 28th - 31st, 2024, as we extend an invitation for you to join us in the beautiful city of Kigali! The Summit is the premier convening for Africa's creative and tech industries, as well as women's leadership. It draws speakers and participants from across Africa and the wider global diaspora with a focus on the future of women’s leadership, creative industries, technology, infrastructure, tourism, sustainability, finance, and more.

The 2024 edition of the Summit will bring together private and public sector leaders alongside innovators and emerging young leaders to address the trends shaping the continent’s business landscape, and engage in game-changing conversations on the global social and economic priorities of our time - from women’s leadership to artificial intelligence, payments innovation, security, climate change and much more.

EXPLORE, ENGAGE AND CONNECT Across Days Of High-level Programming:

• The Remarkable African Women's (RAW) Leadership Conference
• The Creative & Innovative Industries Conference
• The Africa Soft Power Gala and Awards
• Additionally, there will be masterclasses, roundtables, city tours, and various experiential activities!

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Fresh perspectives on the trends shaping Africa's business and creative landscape; valuable network and business opportunities; game-changing conversations on the global social and economic priorities of our time - from women's leadership, to artificial intelligence, payments innovation, security, climate change and much more; as well as city tours and other activities.

Innovative voices, fresh perspectives – global representation across industries

New perspectives are emerging both on the continent and beyond. Acknowledging the continent’s challenges, we recognize that to address local issues and contribute to global problem-solving, we must nurture African thought leadership, knowledge production, and uptake. These fresh perspectives are the catalysts for real change, and our speakers and delegates have consistently delivered.

Across the full summit agenda, there will be representatives from global brands, and unique individuals from the fields of art and entertainment, technology, tourism, food, sports, finance, health, law, philanthropy, politics, etc., as well as leading figures from the academic, public, and third sectors, not to mention international media coverage.