The Architecture of African Capital: Pension Funds, Connected Exchanges and the Diaspora Capital
The 4th Eastern Africa Association Annual Lecture (The John Small Lecture) takes place on Monday, 12 October 2026, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Royal Overseas League, St James’s Street, London. The Lecture will be followed by a private networking reception at the CPA Room, House of Commons, co-hosted with the Westminster Africa Business Group, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
This year’s Lecture will examine how pension assets, diaspora capital and African exchanges can be better aligned to mobilise long-term, local-currency equity for infrastructure and economic growth.
The programme will feature a keynote lecture, responding panels and an Oxford-style debate, bringing together senior representatives from capital markets, pension funds, development finance institutions, regulators, exchanges, institutional investors and listed companies. Discussions will be held under the Chatham House Rule.
Lecture & House of Commons Reception: £125 + VAT
House of Commons Drinks Reception only: £50 + VAT
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Royal Overseas LeagueRegistration, working lunch and networking
Royal Overseas LeagueKeynote Lecture
Royal Overseas League
Responding Panel I: regulators, capital markets authorities, listed- company investors and exchanges
Royal Overseas LeagueResponding Panel II: DFIs, pension funds and IFCs
Royal Overseas LeagueOxford-Style Debate. Motion: “This House believes that playing it safe is Africa's biggest risk”
Royal Overseas LeagueProgram Close
Royal Overseas LeagueHouse of Commons Drinks Reception
House of CommonsKenya as a Regional Financial Hub and the future of East African capital markets. Guests proceed to Parliament, CPA Rooms, for the Drinks Reception co-hosted with the Westminster Africa Business Group, addressed by former Vice President of Kenya, with guests including the Group's esteemed members.
Responding Panellists
Agnes Gitau
Executive Director, Eastern Africa Association
Bilal Sassa
Head of Global Business, AXYS
Dr. Joseph Macharia Kihuro
Development Finance & Banking Executive
Elise Donovan
Chief Executive Officer, BVI Finance
Finn Walker
Managing Partner, Heron Partners
Michel Guy-Riyalland
Executive Chairman, AXYS
Thapelo Tsheole
CEO, Afrinex Exchange
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Venue Info
Royal Overseas League, St James’s Street, London.
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