AFRICAN FUTURE
SKILLS INDABA
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Five paid passes, two free passes by application, complimentary places by invitation, and personal codes for everyone who speaks, chairs, documents, volunteers or takes part in a programme. Prices in rand or US dollars and exclude 15% VAT, which is added at checkout. Book by 15 December 2026 to pay the early bird price. Up to five passes per online order; for six or more, use a group booking.

If you fit more than one category, choose the one that matches the capacity you're attending in: a lecturer sent by a university is Civil Society, Academic & TVET, while the same lecturer advising a ministry is Government & Public Sector. Students and young people 35 or under can always choose Youth & Student. Can't find yourself? Email info@apea.international and we'll place you.

50 places

Youth & Student

Early birdR3 800Full price R4 800Save R1 000 if you book by 15 December 2026Excludes 15% VAT, added at checkoutUSD $240 early bird, $310 full price, excl. VAT

If you're 35 or under and studying, training or just starting out, this ticket is yours.

Includes
  • Days 1 to 3 and a delegate pack
  • The Official Day Zero Welcome Reception
  • The main conference programme
  • The Pathfinders Showcase
  • Coffee, light refreshments and a complimentary lunch every day
Who it's for (10)
  • University, college and TVET students at any level, from first year to PhD
  • Recent graduates and young professionals in their first years of work
  • Apprentices, learners on learnerships, interns and YES participants
  • Student leaders, SRC members and youth organisation members
  • Young researchers, postgraduate fellows and tutors
  • Student teachers and young teachers
  • Young entrepreneurs, startup founders, freelancers and gig workers
  • Young creatives: filmmakers, designers, musicians, animators, gamers and content creators
  • Young coders, data and AI learners, solar and electrical trainees
  • Young people looking for work, in the informal economy or running community projects
What you'll get out of it
  • A seat in the same sessions as ministers, employers, DFIs and investors from across the continent and the rest of the world
  • The Day One Evidence Hearing and Continental Curriculum Audit: the evidence on which green and digital jobs are growing and which skills are missing
  • A place in a Day Two Design Charrette working group, where the continent's future skills frameworks and draft commitments are written
  • The Day Three Global Leaders' Summit, the founding of the Africa Future Skills Network and the Public Session with the Pathfinders Awards
  • The exhibition floor, with employers, training providers, SETAs and 12 Pathfinders ventures to ask about internships, learnerships, bursaries and jobs
  • The Innovations Demo Theatre and the Media Mini-Programme: live product demos, the Indaba podcast and creator showcases
  • Founding membership of the Africa Future Skills Network, with first invitations to apply to its Youth Council
  • Digital copies of every published output, including the Africa Future Skills Audit, the Principles and the Commitment Register
  • The event app: full programme, delegate directory and messaging
  • An AFSI 2027 certificate of attendance for your CV and portfolio
110 places

Civil Society, Academic & TVET

Early birdR8 500Full price R9 500Save R1 000 if you book by 15 December 2026Excludes 15% VAT, added at checkoutUSD $540 early bird, $600 full price, excl. VAT

For everyone who teaches, researches, organises or serves communities outside government and business.

Includes
  • Days 1 to 3 and a delegate pack
  • The Official Day Zero Welcome Reception
  • The main conference programme
  • A selection of expert Value Chain Forums with top companies and industry leads
  • Coffee, light refreshments and a complimentary lunch every day
Who it's for (12)
  • University academics, lecturers, deans and heads of department
  • Education faculties and preservice teacher educators
  • TVET and community college principals, lecturers and curriculum staff
  • Schoolteachers, principals and school governing body members
  • Researchers at universities, research councils, think tanks and policy institutes
  • NGOs, NPOs and community-based organisations
  • Youth development, women's empowerment and disability inclusion organisations
  • Faith-based organisations and community development workers
  • Trade unions and worker education bodies
  • Foundation and trust programme officers
  • Libraries, museums and community learning centres
  • Professional, academic and alumni associations
What you'll get out of it
  • The Evidence Hearing, Continental Curriculum Audit and cross-sector synthesis: the curriculum and economy gap tested in the open, with data
  • A working seat in one of the Value Chain Forums (Energy & Power; Green Industrialisation & E-Mobility; Digital Fluency & AI; Climate Finance & FinTech; the Creative Economy), building the shared competency taxonomy
  • The chance to put a named commitment for your institution in the Indaba Commitment Register
  • The Day Three Global Leaders' Summit, the founding of the Africa Future Skills Network and the Public Session
  • Employers, SETAs, funders and DFIs in one venue, for research, placement and partnership conversations
  • Founding membership of the Africa Future Skills Network and invitations to its Working Groups between Indabas
  • Early digital copies of the Africa Future Skills Audit and every published output, free to cite and reuse under Creative Commons
  • The event app with delegate directory and messaging
  • A certificate of attendance for CPD and academic records
150 places

Industry & Employer

Early birdR22 500Full price R24 500Save R2 000 if you book by 15 December 2026Excludes 15% VAT, added at checkoutUSD $1 420 early bird, $1 550 full price, excl. VAT

For everyone in the private economy who hires, trains or builds for a green and digital Africa.

Includes
  • Days 1 to 3 and a delegate pack
  • The Official Day Zero Welcome Reception
  • Pre-booked places in a selection of expert Value Chain Forums
  • Priority seating at the Public Session
  • One-to-one meeting booking with Investor Pass holders
  • Access to the reports after the event
  • Coffee, light refreshments and a complimentary lunch every day
Who it's for (12)
  • Employers in energy, mining, manufacturing, automotive, construction, agriculture, technology, logistics, supply chain management, retail, banking, insurance, telecoms, tourism and hospitality
  • HR, talent, learning and development managers and skills development facilitators
  • Private training providers, accredited skills providers and private colleges
  • Edtech, HR tech and online learning companies
  • Tech companies in software, AI, data, cybersecurity and cloud
  • Renewable energy developers, independent power producers, installers and green building firms
  • Creative economy businesses: studios, agencies, gaming, media and music companies
  • Consultants, advisers and professional services firms
  • Recruitment, staffing and placement agencies
  • Industry associations, chambers of commerce and business councils
  • SMEs, cooperatives and social enterprises
  • Corporate social investment, ESG and sustainability managers
What you'll get out of it
  • A working seat in a Value Chain Forum alongside top companies and industry leads, shaping the competency taxonomy for the jobs your sector needs to fill
  • A place in a Day Two Design Charrette working group, writing the employer engagement and work-integrated learning frameworks
  • Ministries, SETAs, TVET colleges and universities that train your future workforce, all in one venue
  • The Pathfinders Showcase: 12 vetted green and digital ventures for pilots, procurement and partnerships, with Deal Room places on request
  • A talent pipeline: Youth Policy Prize winners, Pathfinders founders, student leaders and young professionals in the room
  • The exhibition floor and Innovations Demo Theatre
  • A named commitment in the Indaba Commitment Register, recognised publicly on Day Two
  • Founding membership of the Africa Future Skills Network and its Working Groups
  • The event app with matchmaking and delegate directory, and a certificate of attendance
PURCHASE ORDERS ACCEPTED120 places

Government & Public Sector

Early birdR18 500Full price R20 500Save R2 000 if you book by 15 December 2026Excludes 15% VAT, added at checkoutUSD $1 170 early bird, $1 300 full price, excl. VAT

For anyone attending in an official public capacity, at any level of government, in South Africa or across Africa.

Includes
  • Days 1 to 3 and a delegate pack
  • The Official Day Zero Welcome Reception
  • The main conference programme
  • Pre-booked places in a selection of expert Value Chain Forums
  • Priority seating at the Public Session
  • Coffee, light refreshments and a complimentary lunch every day
Who it's for (15)
  • National ministries and departments: higher education, basic education, employment and labour, trade and industry, science and innovation, communications and digital technologies, energy, mineral resources, environment, finance and the public service
  • Provincial departments, premiers' offices and provincial economic development agencies
  • Municipalities and local economic development officers
  • SETAs and the National Skills Fund
  • Quality councils and regulators: QCTO, SAQA, the CHE and Umalusi
  • Public entities and agencies, such as the NYDA, IDC, TIA, CSIR, HSRC, NRF and SEDFA
  • State-owned companies
  • Members of parliament and legislatures, portfolio committee staff and researchers
  • Embassies, high commissions and trade missions
  • Continental and regional bodies: the African Union Commission, AUDA-NEPAD, the AfCFTA Secretariat, SADC, EAC and ECOWAS
  • Policy advisers and analysts in any of the above
  • Policy, education, human capital and climate specialists of multilateral development banks, such as the World Bank Group (IBRD and IDA), the African Development Bank, IFAD, the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the EBRD, the AIIB and the New Development Bank
  • Staff of global funds and multilateral bodies, such as the IMF, the Green Climate Fund and the WTO
  • UN agencies and their country offices, such as UNESCO, the ILO, UNDP, UNICEF and UNIDO
  • Development agencies of foreign governments, such as AFD, GIZ, FCDO, SIDA and JICA
What you'll get out of it
  • The Evidence Hearing and Continental Curriculum Audit: comparable evidence on skills gaps across African economies
  • Peer learning from other African governments presenting their national skills plans and investment-ready pathways
  • Employers, DFIs, multilaterals and investors in one venue, for co-financing and implementation conversations
  • A named institutional commitment in the Indaba Commitment Register, followed up by the Network at 6 and 12 months
  • The Day Three Global Leaders' Summit, Capital for a Skilled Continent, and the founding of the Africa Future Skills Network
  • Founding membership of the Network, with your department invited to its Working Groups
  • The event app with delegate directory and messaging, and a certificate of attendance
Only for government delegates
  • A nomination route for senior officials into the AFSI Global Human Capital Chamber
  • Eligibility to apply through the Call to Governments (closes 15 December 2026), to present a National Showcase in the Human Capital Chamber or pitch a National Skills Pathway in Investment Chamber Session 1, with officials of selected delegations registering in this category at the group rate
  • A reserved seat in one Design Charrette working group, with named attribution in the commitments it shapes
  • Pre-booked daytime bilateral meetings with investors and partners in the Investment Lounge
  • A protocol and delegation desk
  • Early access to the Africa Future Skills Audit and policy briefs
BOTH EVENINGS INCLUDED50 places, limited

Executive Pass

Early birdR27 500Full price R32 500Save R5 000 if you book by 15 December 2026Excludes 15% VAT, added at checkoutUSD $1 740 early bird, $2 050 full price, excl. VAT

For the people who set direction and sign off budgets, and anyone who wants both evening events. Places in this category are limited.

Includes
  • Days 1 to 3 and a delegate pack
  • The Official Day Zero Welcome Reception
  • Pre-booked Forum places
  • Priority seating at the Public Session
  • One-to-one meeting booking with Investor Pass holders
  • The Executive Gala Dinner
  • The Commitment Reception & Bilateral Lounge and the Investment Lounge
  • Coffee, light refreshments and a complimentary lunch every day
Who it's for (11)
  • CEOs, managing directors, founders and C-suite executives
  • Board chairs and non-executive directors
  • Vice-chancellors, rectors and heads of colleges
  • Heads of foundations, trusts and philanthropic bodies
  • Heads of NGOs and civil society organisations
  • Heads of public entities and agencies
  • Senior executives of banks, DFIs and multilaterals
  • Partners in law, audit and consulting firms
  • Heads of industry bodies and chambers of commerce
  • Diplomats, traditional leaders and patrons
  • Presidents, vice-presidents, regional and country directors of multilateral development banks, DFIs, global funds and UN agencies
What you'll get out of it
  • The Executive Gala Dinner on Day One: a Chatham House evening with cabinet ministers, chief executives, development bank and multilateral directors, with invited thinkers tabling the questions for Day Two
  • The Commitment Reception & Bilateral Cocktail Lounge on Day Two: co-financing and pilot conversations without stage protocol
  • All four AFSI Global Investment Chamber sessions, and observer places at the National Showcases by invitation
  • The VIP & Investment Lounge throughout, with a live Auditorium feed
  • Bilateral meetings on request in the VIP rooms
  • Eligibility for invitation to the Leaders' Co-Investment Compact Breakfast on Day Three
  • Interview slots in the Media Interviews Room on request
  • A named commitment in the Commitment Register, founding membership of the Network, the VIP diary and a certificate of attendance
FREE, BY APPLICATION AND VETTING40 places (cap), one per firm

Investor Pass

FreeCapped. Approved within five working days.

For anyone with an active mandate to invest in JET skills, fintech, critical minerals, climate finance, agritech, healthtech, edtech, green, digital or creative ventures.

Includes
  • Days 1 to 3 and a delegate pack
  • Pre-booked places in a selection of expert Value Chain Forums
  • The AFSI Global Investment Chamber
  • One Day Three session of the AFSI Global Human Capital Chamber
  • The Investment Lounge, matchmaking and reserved Showcase seating
  • Coffee, light refreshments and a complimentary lunch every day
Who it's for (16)
  • Venture capital and private equity investors
  • Impact investors and impact funds
  • Angel investors and angel networks
  • Development finance institutions and the investment teams of multilateral development banks
  • Family offices
  • Corporate venture capital arms
  • Blended finance, outcome and social impact bond funders
  • Climate, green and sustainable finance funds
  • Foundations making programme-related investments
  • Accelerator and incubator investment teams
  • Pension, provident and sovereign fund officers with a skills or climate mandate
  • Crowdfunding and alternative finance platforms
  • Private-sector investment teams of multilateral banks, such as the IFC, the African Development Bank's private sector window, the AIIB and the New Development Bank
  • Bilateral development finance institutions
  • African and national DFIs
  • Climate fund investment officers
What you'll get out of it
  • A pre-vetted pipeline: 12 Pathfinders ventures scored on scale and on jobs created, profiled in the AFSI Investor Guide before the Indaba
  • Four National Skills Pathways: government-backed programmes with co-funding already in place, pitched on a common template and scored live
  • The Pathfinders Deal Room, with at least three pre-matched 20-minute meetings
  • All four Investment Chamber sessions, including the Evidence Fireside on where skills money flows, the Capital Pathways panel and the Compact pledge round
  • Named pledges entered in the Africa Future Skills Investment Compact, announced at the Public Session
  • The chance to be one of the eight most active investors invited to the Commitment Reception, and eligibility for the Compact Breakfast deal tables
  • The VIP diary and founding membership of the Network
The participation commitment you sign
  • Attend the Pathfinders Showcase
  • Score the National Skills Pathways and Pathfinders pitches in the event app
  • Take at least three matchmaking meetings at the Indaba
  • Hold follow-up meetings within 60 days with the two Investor-Ranked Pathways
  • Firms that don't meet the commitment lose free-pass eligibility for the next Indaba
Apply for an Investor Pass
FREE, BY ACCREDITATION AND VETTING20 places (cap)

Press Pass

FreeCapped. Vetted and approved within five working days.

For working journalists covering the Indaba independently, with proof of accreditation or an assignment letter. Media partner crews and the Young Journalists Desk are counted separately.

Includes
  • Days 1 to 3
  • A workspace in the Media Centre
  • Press briefings in the Media Interviews Room
  • The Public Session
Who it's for (8)
  • Print, online, radio and television journalists and editors
  • Freelance journalists on assignment
  • Education, business, technology, climate and policy reporters
  • Correspondents for pan-African and international media
  • Photojournalists and camera operators on assignment
  • Data journalists and newsletter writers
  • Community and campus media reporters
  • Trade and sector publication writers
What you'll get out of it
  • Press briefings with the APEA President, the Executive Convenor, the Chamber chairs and the Youth Rapporteur
  • Embargoed materials ahead of the big announcements: the Investment Compact, the Network founding and the Pathfinders Awards
  • Bookable interviews with ministers, investors, Pathfinders and young leaders
  • Desk space with Wi-Fi, power and the Auditorium feed
  • The Media Mini-Programme in the Demo Theatre, including the editors' panel on covering skills and jobs
  • The reading pack: programme, who's who and the Africa Future Skills Audit data, with a data contact for figures
What you commit to (8)
  • Publish at least one pre-event piece on AFSI 2027 by 5 March 2027 (an article, broadcast segment, podcast episode or newsletter feature) carrying the ticket link with your personal tracked code
  • Share at least two social posts about AFSI 2027 with your tracked code before the Indaba
  • Attend at least two of the three Indaba days
  • Publish your coverage of the Indaba within 14 days of the close
  • Send us links to everything you publish within seven days of publication, so we can report reach to our partners
  • Respect embargoes until release, keep the Chambers, the Chatham House sessions and the Gala Dinner off the record, and don't photograph or film learners under 18
  • Name the event as the African Future Skills Indaba 2027 (AFSI 2027) in your coverage
  • Follow the Code of Conduct. Journalists who don't meet these commitments lose free accreditation for the next Indaba

These commitments cover promotion and access, not what you write. You keep full editorial independence.

Apply for press accreditation
BY INVITATION ONLY40 places

Complimentary

FreeWaived with your personal code.

There's nothing to apply for. Places are allocated by the Executive Convenor's office and redeemed with a personal code.

Includes
  • Ministers and heads of delegation: Days 1 to 3; the Human Capital Chamber and Investment Chamber sessions as presenters or invited; the VIP Room 1 holding room and VIP Room 2 bilaterals; the protocol desk and airport meet-and-greet; the Gala Dinner and Commitment Reception within the 20 invited-guest places; eligibility for the Compact Breakfast
  • Sponsor and partner delegations: the passes, sessions, lounges and evening places their package sets
  • Invited dignitaries, royal and traditional leaders: Days 1 to 3, reserved seating at the Opening Ceremony and Public Session, and evening places as invited
  • Everyone: the delegate pack with the VIP diary, catering and founding membership of the Africa Future Skills Network
Who it's for (3)
  • Ministers, deputy ministers and heads of government delegations, including up to eight National Showcase ministers
  • Sponsor and partner delegations, within their package
  • Invited dignitaries, royal and traditional leaders
Redeem your code
Who's in the room

Free and complimentary places are capped, so the Indaba stays at 580 delegates.

  • 150Industry & Employer
  • 120Government
  • 110Civil Society, Academic & TVET
  • 50Youth & Student
  • 50Executive
  • 40Investor
  • 40Complimentary
  • 20Press
Plus 46 media partner crew, about 50 programme participants and about 100 contributors: speakers, chairs and facilitators, rapporteurs, the Steering Committee, the AFSI Team and volunteers. 580 delegate places in all, 480 of them paid.
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Choose your passes and check out.

Up to five passes per order. For six or more, use a group booking, which gives you a pro-forma invoice straight away and the group rate on five or more in one category. Your e-tickets arrive by email straight after payment. Your ticket number is also your login for the Inkundla Connect event app. Online checkout is in rand. Prices exclude VAT; 15% VAT is added to your total before you pay. For US dollars, purchase orders or group bookings, request an invoice.

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Contributors and programme participants

Everyone who runs or takes part in the Indaba registers with a personal code.

About 50, outside the 580

Programme Participant

Selected through the special programmes. No ticket needed.

What you give: The work your programme asks of you.

Who this covers
  • Youth Policy Prize winners
  • Youth Rapporteurs
  • Pathfinders Practice Track practitioners
  • Future Skills filmmakers
  • Young Talent performers
  • Pan-African Student Assembly members
  • Learner spokespeople from the Schools Policy Simulation, with their chaperones
What your pass includes
  • Youth Policy Prize winners: Days 1 to 3 and Day Zero; presenting your Policy Design Brief in your Day Two Charrette working group; publication of your brief; a three-month internship (stipend paid by the host); six months of mentorship; R5 000 if a Prize sponsor pays it; travel and accommodation from a sponsor or the support fund where needed
  • Youth Rapporteurs: open sessions on Days 1 to 3 and a reserved table in the Media Centre; a R2 500 honorarium, local transport and meals; named authorship of the AFSI Youth Rapporteur Report; the elected Youth Rapporteur speaks at the Public Session and holds the interim youth seat on the Network Council
  • Practice Track practitioners: a Day Two conference pass; a five-minute evidence note at the opening of your Charrette working group; a free display place in the Pathfinders zone; publication in Voices from Practice; travel within Gauteng
  • Future Skills filmmakers: a R3 000 production grant and a creator mentor; English subtitles; screenings at Day Zero and at the Forum openings on Day One; a Day One pass for filmmakers in Gauteng; named credit and the right to use your film anywhere
  • Young Talent performers: a live-streamed slot at the Summit opening, the Closing Ceremony or Day Zero; an honorarium of R3 000 to R5 000 by act size; a Day Three pass and a dressing room
  • Student Assembly members: the Day Zero Assembly; a seat at the Day One Opening Ceremony where your Student Leadership Statement is read; a transport stipend or data allowance; named credit on the Statement and the Youth Commitment Register
  • Learner spokespeople: chaperoned transport and a reserved place to read the Learner Diagnosis Statement at the Opening Ceremony
  • Everyone: catering on your days, a named badge, a certificate, founding youth membership of the Africa Future Skills Network and a first invitation to apply to its Youth Council. No delegate pack.
About 40, outside the 580

Speaker

For everyone who takes the stage or the microphone in a session.

What you give: Your session, prepared from the session brief.

Who this covers
  • Keynote speakers
  • Fireside guests and interviewers
  • Panellists and moderators
  • Evidence Hearing presenters and the adversarial sceptic
  • Invited thinkers and provocateurs
  • Summit, Public Session and Closing Ceremony speakers
  • Forum and Charrette input speakers
  • Demo Theatre and Media Mini-Programme presenters invited by AFSI
What your pass includes
  • Days 1 to 3, the delegate pack and catering
  • A speaker briefing pack, an online briefing and a technical run-through before your session
  • Preparation space in VIP Room 2 and a reserved seat in your session
  • Your name, photo and profile in the programme, event app and on the AFSI website
  • Recordings and photographs of your session, where you consent, for your own use
  • Named acknowledgement in the published outputs your session informs
  • For keynote speakers and invited thinkers: Gala Dinner and Commitment Reception places within the invited-guest allocation, and travel and accommodation. Other speakers are covered by their own organisations.
  • A letter of appreciation from the Executive Convenor and founding membership of the Africa Future Skills Network
About 20, outside the 580

Chair & Facilitator

For everyone who runs a session, a room or a decision.

What you give: You chair, facilitate or judge, and sign off what your session produces.

Who this covers
  • Global Chamber chairs and co-chairs
  • Value Chain Forum leads and moderators
  • Design Charrette working group chairs
  • Session facilitators and roundtable hosts
  • The event MC
  • Pathfinders Panel members and Youth Policy Prize judges attending the Indaba
  • Schools Simulation and Student Assembly facilitators attending the Indaba
What your pass includes
  • Days 1 to 3, the delegate pack and catering, including the closed session you chair
  • A chair's briefing and your session's facilitation materials before the Indaba
  • Your name on the output your session produces: a Design Brief, a Forum report, Chamber text or Communiqué wording
  • The VIP & Investment Lounge for Chamber chairs and co-chairs, with evening places within their partner or invited-guest allocation
  • Your profile in the programme, event app and on the AFSI website
  • Your fee or honorarium where your contract or programme pack sets one
  • A letter of appreciation and founding membership of the Africa Future Skills Network
About 12, outside the 580

Rapporteur & Documentation

For the people who keep the record of the Indaba.

What you give: The record of the Indaba, to the deadlines in your contract.

Who this covers
  • Charrette rapporteurs for Working Groups A, B and C
  • The plenary rapporteur
  • The graphic recorder
  • The lead editor and research writer
  • The photographer and videographer
  • Forum rapporteurs named from among delegates keep their own ticket and add a Rapporteur badge band
What your pass includes
  • Access to every session you document, including closed sessions under the Chatham House Rule
  • Working space in the Media Centre and Ops Room, with Wi-Fi and power
  • Catering on your working days
  • Your fee under contract
  • Named credit in the published outputs you draft, record or photograph
  • A letter of reference and founding membership of the Africa Future Skills Network
  • No delegate pack
9, outside the 580

Steering Committee

The seven to nine members of the AFSI 2027 Steering Committee, including its Chairperson.

What you give: Strategic oversight, advice on selection and quality assurance of every output, without pay.

What your pass includes
  • Days 1 to 3, with observer places in both Global Chambers as assigned
  • The delegate pack with the VIP diary, and catering
  • Executive Gala Dinner and Commitment Reception places within the APEA hosts' allocation
  • The VIP & Investment Lounge
  • Named acknowledgement in every published output
  • A certificate of service and a letter from the APEA Director
  • The in-person pre-event meeting on 13 March
  • Founding membership of the Africa Future Skills Network
8 to 10, outside the 580

AFSI Team

The core planning team and APEA secretariat staff on duty.

What you give: You run the Indaba.

Who this covers
  • Executive Convenor
  • Programme Manager
  • Finance Manager
  • Operations & Logistics Manager
  • Special Programmes Coordinator
  • Finance & Administration Coordinator
  • Graphic Design & Communications Coordinator
  • Digital Marketing Coordinator
What your pass includes
  • All-area access, including back of house, the Ops Room and closed sessions as your role needs
  • Catering on all on-site days and a staff kit: badge, lanyard, notebook and branded T-shirt
  • Host places at the evening events within the APEA hosts' allocation
  • Your part-time honorarium
  • Named credit in the published outputs and on the AFSI website
  • Founding membership of the Africa Future Skills Network
12 to 15, outside the 580

Volunteer

For the students and young professionals who make the days run.

What you give: Your assigned role, from the Day Zero briefing to Day Three.

Who this covers
  • General event volunteers: registration, room support, delegate liaison and catering support
  • Youth programme on-site volunteers
  • Youth programme volunteer leads
  • University students nominated by partner faculties
What your pass includes
  • Access to the areas and sessions your role covers, and to open sessions when you're off duty
  • Catering on all deployment days and local travel reimbursement of up to R200 a day
  • A named volunteer badge and an AFSI 2027 T-shirt
  • A briefing and training for your role before the Indaba
  • A formal letter of acknowledgement from the APEA Director within 14 days, for your CV and scholarship applications
  • Your name on the Network website once the Network is founded in March 2027; volunteer leads also get a coordinator credit in their programme's output and a written reference
  • Founding membership of the Africa Future Skills Network
Dates and rules

How ticketing works.

Early bird
Closes on 15 December 2026 at 23:59 SAST, and full price starts on 16 December. Early bird and full price share one fixed number of places in each category, so a category can sell out at any time. Early bird prices are shown first on each pass, with the full price struck through.
Passes per order
Up to five per online order. For six or more, build your order on the Group & institutional bookings page, download a pro-forma invoice and pay by EFT or purchase order.
VAT
All prices on this page exclude VAT. South African VAT at 15% is added to your order total at checkout, before you pay, and shown on your invoice.
Full price
Sales close on Friday 5 March 2027, 17 days before Day One, so delegate packs, badges and the evening guest lists are ready before final numbers go to the venue on Friday 12 March 2027.
Late registration
6 to 12 March 2027, only while places remain. Full price plus 10%, in rand or USD, with no guaranteed branded pack. Closes when final numbers go to the venue.
Group rate
10% off for 5 or more delegates in the same category from one institution. Suits ministries, universities and SETAs sending teams, and the officials of National Showcase and National Skills Pathways delegations.
Day pass
R4 000 ($260) excl. VAT, counted inside the Government or Industry allocation.
Evening access
The Executive Pass is the only ticket that includes the evening events, and it includes both. Neither evening can be bought separately, and both stay capped at 150. Upgrades to an Executive Pass are possible only while its evening places remain.
International delegates
Buy the category that fits you and pay in USD. USD prices are the rand price plus about 5%, rounded up to the nearest $10.
Sponsored youth places
Youth tickets can be sponsored under the Youth Programme Suite, with the sponsor's name attached to every subsidised seat.
Programme Participant passes
Issued free by the Special Programmes Coordinator to the selected participants of the special programmes, for the days their programme sets. They are not sold and carry no delegate pack.
Travel and accommodation
Not included in any ticket, pass or package. Delegates book the negotiated AFSI hotel rates themselves.

Why Industry & Employer costs more than Government & Public Sector

Industry & Employer delegates get the most commercial value from the programme: pre-booked places in the Value Chain Forums with top companies, one-to-one meetings with Investor Pass holders, the Pathfinders pipeline for pilots and procurement, and a talent pipeline of prize winners, founders and young professionals. Government & Public Sector is priced lower so ministries, SETAs and agencies can send the officials who make and fund skills policy. Government delegates still get the policy platforms no other paid ticket does: a route into the Global Human Capital Chamber, the chance to pitch their own programmes in the Global Investment Chamber, a named working-group seat and protocol support.

The Executive Pass stays the top ticket

At R27 500 early bird and R32 500 full price (excl. VAT), it sits R8 000 above the Industry & Employer full price, and it is the only ticket that includes both evening events.

The two Chambers

Who can enter the closed Chambers.

Both Chambers are closed sessions, so no ticket gives automatic access. The Global Human Capital Chamber is an inter-ministerial conclave under the Chatham House Rule; its places come from government status, partnership tracks and invitation. The Global Investment Chamber is built around investors; its places come mainly from the Investor and Executive Passes. Invitations and nominations are issued by each Chamber chair through the APEA secretariat by 5 March 2027.

Delegate categoryAFSI Global Human Capital ChamberAFSI Global Investment Chamber
Youth & StudentNoNo
Civil Society, Academic & TVETNoNo
Government & Public SectorBy nomination: senior officials (Director-General or Deputy Director-General level) accompanying their minister, within each National Showcase delegation of up to fourSession 1 for ministries and SETAs presenting in the National Skills Pathways Showcase; other sessions by invitation of the chair
Industry & EmployerNoSession 3 (Pathfinders Deal Room) on request, for employers wanting to pilot or partner with a Pathfinder; limited places
Executive PassObserver at the National Showcases by invitation; not in the closed ministerial sessionsYes, all four sessions
Investor PassOne Day Three session, by registrationYes, all four sessions (core participants)
Press PassNo (Chatham House Rule)No; the Investment Compact is announced at the Day Three Public Session
Complimentary: ministers and heads of government delegationsYes (core participants)Session 1 as presenters; Session 4 by invitation
Complimentary: speakers and Steering CommitteeAs assignedAs assigned
Anchor Institutional PartnerYes, with direct intervention rightsBy invitation
Multilateral & Development PartnerYes, co-chairing and speaking rightsYes, chairs the Chamber
Migration & Mobility PartnerYes, lead technical seat in the harmonisation deliberationsBy invitation
Data & Research PartnerBy invitationYes, leads the Session 1 Evidence Fireside
Employer Design and Technology & Digital Delivery PartnersNoSession 3 on request
Government Relations sponsorYes, as host sponsor of the ChamberNo
Investment Chamber host sponsor; Pathfinders title and award sponsorsNoYes; award sponsors attend the Day Three award decisions as non-voting advisers
Pathfinders (12 ventures)NoSession 2 (their Showcase) and Session 3 (Deal Room)
Human Capital Chamber host sponsorYes, as host sponsor of the ChamberNo
Development finance and multilateral organisations

Which ticket fits your role.

Organisation typeExamplesWhich ticket
Global multilateral development banksWorld Bank Group (IBRD, IDA), IFADInvestment officers with an active mandate: Investor Pass. Policy, education and human capital specialists: Government & Public Sector. Presidents, vice-presidents and country directors: Executive Pass.
The private-sector arms of multilateral banksIFC; the private sector windows of the AfDB, AIIB and NDBInvestor Pass (one free pass per institution); further colleagues Industry & Employer or Executive Pass
Regional and sub-regional development banksAfrican Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, EBRD, AIIB, New Development Bank, AfreximbankAs for global multilateral banks: Investor, Government & Public Sector or Executive Pass by role
Bilateral development finance institutionsU.S. DFC, British International Investment, DEG and KfW, FMO, Proparco, Norfund, SwedfundInvestor Pass for investment teams; Executive Pass for heads
African and national DFIsDBSA, IDC, Africa Finance CorporationInvestor Pass for investment teams; Government & Public Sector for state-owned DFIs attending on policy
Global fundsGreen Climate Fund and its accredited entitiesInvestor Pass for investment officers; Government & Public Sector for programme and readiness staff
Multilateral accords and watchdogsIMF, WTOGovernment & Public Sector; heads of mission Executive Pass
UN agencies and bilateral development agenciesUNESCO, ILO, UNDP, UNICEF; AFD, GIZ, FCDO, JICAGovernment & Public Sector; heads of office Executive Pass
Institutions holding an AFSI partnershipThe Multilateral & Development Partner, sponsorsComplimentary, within the partnership package
Badges and codes

One badge system for everyone on site.

Every badge shows your name, organisation, country, a badge label and a coloured band across the top. Paid delegates buy online. Every free or waived category registers with a personal code, so the system issues the right badge and access automatically.

CategoryBadge labelBandHow they registerCode prefixCode issued by
Youth & StudentDELEGATE · YOUTH & STUDENTNavyBuys onlineNone (media partner discount codes apply)·
Civil Society, Academic & TVETDELEGATE · CIVIL SOCIETY & ACADEMICNavyBuys onlineNone·
Government & Public SectorDELEGATE · GOVERNMENTNavyBuys online or by purchase orderNoneFinance & Administration Coordinator, for purchase orders
Industry & EmployerDELEGATE · INDUSTRYNavyBuys onlineNone·
Executive PassEXECUTIVEGoldBuys onlineNone·
Investor PassINVESTORGreenApplies; code sent on approvalINV08Investment Chamber chair
Press PassPRESSOrangeApplies; code sent on accreditationPRS08Graphic Design & Communications Coordinator
Media partner crewMEDIA PARTNER (Desk journalists: MEDIA PARTNER · YOUNG JOURNALISTS DESK)OrangeCode under the partner agreementMED08, YJD08Graphic Design & Communications Coordinator
ExhibitorsEXHIBITORTealCode with the stand bookingEXH08Fundraising & Partnerships Manager
Pathfinders foundersPATHFINDERTealCode with the package invoicePTH08Special Programmes Coordinator
Ministers and heads of delegationMINISTER or HEAD OF DELEGATIONGoldCode through protocolVIP08Executive Convenor's office
Sponsor and partner delegationsSPONSOR or PARTNERGoldCode in the sponsorship or partnership agreementSPN08, PTN08Fundraising & Partnerships Manager
Invited dignitariesVIP GUESTGoldCode with the invitationVIP08Executive Convenor's office
Programme ParticipantPROGRAMME PARTICIPANT · [programme]PurpleCode with the selection letterPRG08Special Programmes Coordinator
SpeakerSPEAKERBurgundyCode with the speaker confirmationSPK08Programme Manager
Chair & FacilitatorCHAIR, FACILITATOR or MCBurgundyCode with the appointment letterCHR08Programme Manager
Rapporteur & DocumentationRAPPORTEUR or DOCUMENTATIONGreyCode with the contractDOC08Programme Manager
Steering CommitteeSTEERING COMMITTEEBlackCode with the appointmentSTC08Executive Convenor's office
AFSI TeamAFSI TEAMBlackCodeTEAM08Finance & Administration Coordinator
VolunteerVOLUNTEERLight blueCode with the volunteer confirmationVOL08Operations & Logistics Manager

How the codes work

  • Each code follows the pattern AFSI27-PREFIX-XXXXXX, for example AFSI27-SPK08-7KQ2MD. It is single use, tied to the invitee's email address, locked to its category and waives the full price. It can't be transferred or used for another category.
  • Codes are generated in the registration system only on the issuer's written request, and logged with the issuer, the holder and the date.
  • Codes expire on 5 March 2027, when full-price sales close, so that final numbers reach the venue on 12 March. Anyone confirmed after that is added by the issuer at the registration desk.
  • A paid delegate who is later confirmed as a speaker, chair or programme participant is moved to that category by the issuer, and the ticket is refunded.
  • The badge label and band decide access at the door. The Chambers, the evening events and the Compact Breakfast also check a named guest list. Learners under 18 wear the youth lanyard, and their badges show first names only.
Have a code?

Speakers, partners, delegations and programme participants

Codes look like AFSI27-PREFIX-XXXXXX and are redeemed at checkout. How to redeem.

Group bookings

10% off for five or more

One invoice for your whole team, in rand or US dollars, by EFT or purchase order. Group bookings.

The fine print

Cancellations and transfers

Passes can be transferred to a colleague free of charge. Read the ticket terms for refunds and visas.

Request an invoice

For EFT, purchase orders, US dollar payments and group bookings. We email the invoice within two working days.