AFRICAN FUTURE
SKILLS INDABA
Sponsor AFSI 2027

Put your name on the outcomes.

An attendee sits in the room. A sponsor is in the room and on the record: named on a Forum or the Pathfinders Showcase, branded on the Investment Compact and the Indaba Scoreboard, and seated at the evenings where deals are shaped.

580delegates
~830people on site each day
14published outputs carrying sponsor names
150guests at each executive evening

Why sponsor

  • Direct access to the people who decide: ministers from up to eight economies, DFIs, multilaterals, vetted investors and chief executives, in rooms built for bilateral conversations rather than stage protocol.
  • A place in the deals, not just the audience: seats at the Commitment Reception & Bilateral Lounge and the Leaders' Co-Investment Compact Breakfast, where co-investments are shaped before they are announced.
  • Lasting recognition: your name on outputs the sector will cite for years, and founding membership of the Africa Future Skills Network from Platinum upwards.
  • Reach beyond the room: the Global Leaders' Summit and the Public Session are live-streamed by the Official Broadcast Partner, and media partners carry the story.
  • Silver sponsors and above are acknowledged across all 14 published outputs. Diamond and Founding sponsors carry their logo on the Principles, the Investment Compact and the Indaba Scoreboard.
  • A founding-edition stake in a Network that will be founded in March 2027, made before the seats of influence are taken.
  • An attendee sits in the room. A sponsor is in the room and on the record: named on a Value Chain Forum or the Pathfinders Showcase, branded on the Investment Compact and the Indaba Scoreboard, and seated at the Gala Dinner, the Commitment Reception and the Leaders' Breakfast while the deals are being shaped.

Where sponsorship goes

Ticket and exhibition income is planned to cover the cost of running the three main days. Sponsorship goes into what lasts after them.

  • The Africa Future Skills Network, to be founded in March 2027: its secretariat, the first year of its seven Working Groups and the Youth Council
  • Accountability: the annual Audit update and the 6 and 12 month reports on every commitment and pledge
  • The fourteen youth and special programmes, from the Schools Policy Simulation to the Young Journalists Desk
  • The Pathfinders and innovation awards: R550 000 in non-dilutive grants to African ventures
  • The participant travel support fund, so prize winners and youth-led founders can attend whatever their means
Sponsorship tiers

Six tiers, from R90 000 to R600 000.

Each tier carries the full benefits of the tiers below it, and can be applied to the main programme or to any additional programme. Custom packages and in-kind arrangements are available on request.

BenefitBronze
R90 000		Silver
R120 000		Gold
R190 000		Platinum
R250 000		Diamond
R350 000		Founding Partner
R600 000
Social media publicity✓✓✓✓✓✓
Brand integration on conference materials, the website and the event app✓✓✓✓✓✓
Recognition in the opening remarks and by name at the Closing Ceremony✓✓✓✓✓✓
Post-event impact report, with the 12-month accountability results✓✓✓✓✓✓
Full three-day delegate passes2234610
Acknowledgement across the fourteen published outputs·✓✓✓✓✓
Access to media engagement sessions and a Media Interviews Room slot·✓✓✓✓✓
Executive Gala Dinner (Day One)·1 VIP seat2 VIP seats4 VIP seats1 reserved table (8 seats)Headline host, 2 reserved tables (16 seats)
Commitment Reception & Bilateral Lounge (Day Two)·1 place2 places4 places8 places16 places
VIP & Investment Lounge access··✓✓✓✓
Speaker or panel seat in a session··✓✓✓✓
Innovations Demo Theatre slot (15 minutes)···122
Exhibition stand···Standard StandPremium Corner StandPavilion
Founding membership, Africa Future Skills Network···✓✓✓
Early visibility of the confirmed sponsors and partners list···✓✓✓
Recognition at the live-streamed Global Leaders' Summit and Public Session···✓✓✓
Leaders' Co-Investment Compact Breakfast seats (Day Three)····12
Logo on the Principles, the Investment Compact and the Indaba Scoreboard····✓✓
Executive Gala Dinner keynote or welcome address·····Official host address
Seat on the AFSI Steering Committee·····✓
Naming rights consideration (venue space, track or session)·····✓

Prices in South African rand. Evening seats come out of the 150-guest cap at each event.

Still available

Put your name on a session.

36sponsorship places open
5Value Chain Forums, one partner each
3working groups to sponsor
2innovation awards
Available

Founding Partner tier

R600 000
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Diamond tier

See the tiers above
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2 of 2 available

Platinum tier

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3 of 3 available

Gold tier

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4 of 4 available

Silver tier

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5 of 5 available

Bronze tier

From R90 000
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Available

Pathfinders Showcase title sponsor

From R400 000, including the R250 000 Pathfinder of the Year grant
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Green Innovator of the Year award

About R250 000, including the R150 000 prize
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Available

Digital Innovator of the Year award

About R250 000, including the R150 000 prize
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AFSI Global Investment Chamber host

R300 000
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Available

Leaders' Co-Investment Compact Breakfast host

R150 000
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Available

National Showcases sponsor

R150 000
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Value Chain Forum 1 partner: Energy & Power Infrastructure

R120 000
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Available

Value Chain Forum 2 partner: Green Industrialisation & E-Mobility

R120 000
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Available

Value Chain Forum 3 partner: Digital Fluency & AI Deployment

R120 000
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Available

Value Chain Forum 4 partner: Climate Finance, FinTech & Skills Capitalisation

R120 000
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Available

Value Chain Forum 5 partner: the Creative Economy

R120 000
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Available

Design Charrette Working Group A sponsor

R150 000
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Available

Design Charrette Working Group B sponsor

R150 000
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Available

Design Charrette Working Group C sponsor

R150 000
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Available

Youth Programme Suite

Silver R60 000 to Diamond R300 000+
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Available

Student Assembly Partner

R200 000 or more
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Available

Welcome Networking Reception host

R150 000
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Available

Commitment Reception host

R200 000
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AFSI Innovations Demo Theatre sponsor

R150 000
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Available

Digital marketing sponsor

R100 000
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Signed sponsorships are marked Taken as contracts are confirmed. Write to info@apea.international to hold a slot.

Signature opportunities

Lead a part of the Indaba people will remember.

Priced separately and can be combined with a tier. Award prizes are paid only when an award is sponsored, so they never come out of the event budget.

From R400 000, including the R250 000 Pathfinder of the Year grant

Pathfinders Showcase title sponsor

  • Naming: Your brand Pathfinders Windows of Opportunity Showcase, across the Showcase, the Deal Room and the Pathfinders zone
  • The welcome at the Showcase, a voting seat on the Pathfinders Panel, and the Pathfinder of the Year presentation at the Public Session
  • Logo on the Investor Guide, the event app and the Pathfinders Cohort Report
  • One Leaders' Breakfast seat and 4 delegate passes
  • The option to waive package fees for youth-led ventures
About R250 000 each, including the R150 000 prize

Green Innovator and Digital Innovator of the Year award sponsors

  • Naming rights: Your brand Green Innovator of the Year or Your brand Digital Innovator of the Year
  • A non-voting advisory seat when the panel decides your award, and the on-stage presentation at the Public Session
  • Logo on all Pathfinders materials, the Investor Guide and the app
  • Two Industry & Employer delegate passes
  • First right to pilot with the winner
  • Suits an energy utility, green bank or mining house (Green), or a telco, bank, cloud or technology firm (Digital)
R300 000

AFSI Global Investment Chamber host

  • Naming across all four Investment Chamber sessions and the VIP & Investment Lounge
  • A welcome at Session 1, and your logo on the Investment Compact and in the Indaba Scoreboard reveal
  • One Leaders' Breakfast seat and 4 delegate passes with Lounge access
  • Note: naming of the Global Human Capital Chamber is reserved for the Anchor Institutional Partner
R150 000

Leaders' Co-Investment Compact Breakfast host

  • Naming: The Your brand Leaders' Co-Investment Compact Breakfast
  • The welcome address at 07:50 and two top-table seats among 20 ministers and 20 funders
  • Branding on the deal-table briefs and co-investment intention cards
R150 000

Government relations: National Showcases sponsor

  • Supports the Call to Governments, so Francophone, Lusophone and North African economies can present
  • Recognition in the Human Capital Chamber and in the National Showcases & Skills Pathways Digest
  • 2 delegate passes and a briefing on the Signals Map
R120 000 per forum (five forums, including Forum 5 on the creative economy)

Value Chain Forum partner

  • Named partner of one forum, with a speaker on its panel and a seat at its afternoon roundtables
  • Logo on that forum's Green & Digital Value Chain Skills Map, and an industry co-chair nomination to Network Working Group 6
  • 2 delegate passes
R150 000 per working group (A, B or C)

Design Charrette working group sponsor

  • Named on the working group's brief and its 12 to 36 month implementation plan
  • Two seats inside the group for the Day Two design and the Day Three stress-test
  • 2 delegate passes
  • Working Group B is co-led by the Employer Design Partner
Silver R60 000 to R120 000; Gold R150 000 to R220 000; Diamond R300 000+

Youth Programme Suite

  • Funds the fourteen pre-conference and special programmes, from the Schools Policy Simulation and Day Zero to the Youth Policy Prize, Youth Rapporteurs, Film Project and Young Talent Call
  • Diamond: naming rights over the Youth Programme Suite, recognition when the Youth Rapporteur Report is delivered at the Public Session, and acknowledgement in the Report
  • Gold and Silver: named support for a programme of your choice and presence at Day Zero
R200 000 or more

Student Assembly Partner

  • Pays continental travel for about ten Pan-African Student Assembly members, so they attend in person
  • Named partner of the Assembly, recognised at Day Zero and the Opening Ceremony
Welcome Networking Reception host R150 000; Commitment Reception host R200 000

Networking events

  • Host branding, a short welcome and reserved places at the event you host
  • The Executive Gala Dinner is hosted by the Founding Partner
R150 000

AFSI Innovations Demo Theatre sponsor

  • Naming of the Demo Theatre for three days, the opening slot each day and branding on the stage and schedule
  • Presence in the Day Three Media Mini-Programme; co-curated with the Technology & Digital Delivery Partner
R100 000

Digital marketing sponsor

  • Branding on the daily reports, the AFSI Investor Guide, the event app, website banners and onsite digital screens, before, during and after the Indaba
The audience

1 200+ participants across five days, including the youth pre-conference, with 580 delegate places at the main Indaba.

WhoHow manyTheir role
Paid delegates480Youth & Student, Civil Society, Academic & TVET, Government & Public Sector, Industry & Employer and Executive Pass holders. They join the Forums, the Charrette working groups and the commitments session.
Ministers, heads of delegation, sponsors and partners40 complimentary placesLead the Global Human Capital Chamber, the Leaders' Breakfast and the Summit.
InvestorsUp to 40Investor Pass holders, vetted by the Investment Chamber chair. They score national pathways, meet the Pathfinders and pledge in the Compact.
Accredited press20Cover the open sessions from the Media Centre, with briefings and interviews.
Speakers, chairs, facilitators, rapporteurs, Steering Committee, team and volunteersAbout 106Run the sessions and write the outputs.
Media partner crews46Broadcast, podcast and creator partners, and the Young Journalists Desk.
Exhibitors and Pathfinder founders78 passes20 exhibition stands and 12 Pathfinder ventures on the exhibition floor.
National delegations8 economies, plus 4 National Skills PathwaysTable five-year workforce plans to ministers and funders.
Young people in the special programmesAbout 250Day Zero, the Student Assembly, the Youth Policy Prize, Youth Rapporteurs, filmmakers, performers and learners.

Who you'll meet

  • Ministers and heads of delegation from up to eight economies presenting national workforce plans
  • Development finance, multilaterals and global funds, the money that turns a pilot into a programme
  • Up to 40 vetted investors: venture capital, impact funds, family offices and corporate venture arms
  • Green, digital and creative employers who cannot fill vacancies and know exactly why
  • Curriculum authorities, SETAs, universities and TVET colleges with power to change what gets taught
  • Research institutions whose evidence the Hearing runs on
  • Twelve Pathfinder ventures creating skills and jobs as they scale
  • Civil society and community leaders, the check on whether reform reaches people
  • Youth delegates, about 150 at Day Zero and in every working group, plus the young journalists, filmmakers and performers who tell the story
  • Accredited press and media partners, with the Summit and Public Session streamed live
The evenings

Who sits at the Gala Dinner and the Commitment Reception.

The Executive Gala Dinner and the Commitment Reception are each capped at 150 guests and attended by entitlement only. The Leaders' Co-Investment Compact Breakfast on Day Three seats 60 at deal tables: 20 ministers and heads of delegation, 20 funders and investors, 12 anchor partners, the breakfast host and title sponsors, and 8 APEA hosts and Chamber chairs.

WhoEntitlementGala Dinner (Day One)Commitment Reception (Day Two)
Executive Pass holders (50)Ticket tier; both evenings5050
Founding Partner sponsor (1)Headline host, official host address, 2 reserved tables1616
Diamond sponsor (1)One reserved table88
Platinum sponsors (2)4 VIP seats each88
Gold sponsors (3)2 VIP seats each66
Silver sponsors (4)1 VIP seat each44
Partnership tracksAnchor 8, Multilateral 4, and 2 each for the Data, Employer, Mobility and Technology partners2020
Invited guestsMinisters and heads of delegation, keynote speakers and the gala's invited thinkers2020
APEA hostsSteering Committee and organising team1010
InvestorsThe eight most active in the Deal Room, invited by the Investment Chamber chair·8
Late confirmationsMinisters or partners confirming late8·
Total (cap 150)·150150

Bronze sponsors, award sponsors and Forum partners join the main programme but have no evening entitlement, so both caps hold.

Talk to us

Ask for the Sponsorship Prospectus.

We'll send the prospectus and set up a call with the partnerships team. Custom packages, in-kind arrangements and fits that aren't listed here are welcome.