Africa PPP Infrastructure Finance, Investment and Partnerships Summit will take place in Windhoek from 28–31 October 2025, opening with a full-day, in-person Pre-Conference Training Masterclass focused on turning pipelines into bankable projects. The Masterclass features expert facilitators from the Development Bank of Southern Africa, Infra Gestion, Mondjila Project Advisory & Management and C-Nergy Global.
This highly interactive Masterclass entitled Advancing bankable infrastructure projects through solid project preparation is purpose-built for officials from government ministries and agencies across Africa. The expert led training will incorporate presentations, case studies and group discussion, with participants encouraged to pre-submit issues for the facilitators to address.
What delegates will cover (four modules):
Module 1 (Foundations): The “why/what/who/how” of project preparation—roles of PPP Units and authorities, lifecycle tools, governance and ESG/SDG alignment. Facilitation: DBSA.
Module 2 (Pipelines & bankability): Appraisal checklists, CBA, risk allocation/mitigation, market tests and investment models. Facilitation: Infra Gestion.
Module 3 (Procurement to award): Procurement strategy, due diligence readiness, technical/output specs, commercial terms, evaluation and award. Facilitation: Mondjila Project Advisory & Management.
Module 4 (Contract management): Team set-up, management manuals, performance/ compliance monitoring, stakeholder engagement and tech-enabled delivery. Facilitation: C-Nergy Global
Certificates are awarded at close.
Who should attend: PPP Units, line ministries, SOEs/utilities, municipal/ provincial officials and programme managers seeking practical, bankability-aligned tools (with certificates upon completion).
The two-day conference from 29 to 30 October will convene a strong roster of confirmed speakers from governments, utilities, transport corridor authorities and global operators. Highlights include: Hon. Tertuis Simmers (MEC – Infrastructure, Western Cape Provincial Government), Stephan Jooste (MD: Sustainability, Zutari), Andrew Shaw (Group Chief Officer: Strategy & Planning, Transnet SOC Ltd) and Primah Atugonza (Principal Legal Counsel & PPP/Infrastructure Sector Lead, African Legal Support Facility) for the opening Leaders’ Roundtable.
Sector panels feature senior operators already delivering at scale: in energy, Justin Loongo (MD, ZESCO), Cletus Nyachowe (Acting CEO, ZESA Holdings), Pierre Rolland (MD, Infra Gestion) and regional policy architect Kuda Ndhlukula (Executive Director, SACREEE); in logistics corridors and industrialisation, Mohamed Almenhali (Regional CEO – International Office, AD Ports Group) and Stephen Ikua (DG/CEO, LAPSSET Corridor Development Authority).
Confirmed leaders in transport integration include Reginald Demana (CEO, SANRAL), Bruno Chingandu (MD, TAZARA), Henrique Victorino (DG, Angola’s INEA), Victor Seff (CEO, Tanzania’s Rural & Urban Roads Agency) and Leslie Mpofu (Executive Director, Trans Kalahari Corridor Secretariat).
Africa PPP also brings a Namibia investment focus to the fore with NIPDB and Walvis Bay Corridor Group leading the country gateway session, supported by confirmed speakers from Namibia’s PPP Unit, Ministry of Works & Transport, Namibia Airports Company and Lithon Holdings.
The programme weaves together investment-ready showcases, renewable energy, transmission & grid, logistics corridors & SEZs, and port & airport expansions.
For more information about the conference, including registration details, commercial opportunities and the full agenda, please visit https://africappp.com/