Abidjan: Professional Investment & Financing Forum (SAPIF 2026)
📅 OCTOBER 23–24, 2026
📍 ABIDJAN, CÔTE D’IVOIRE
GUEST COUNTRY: CAMEROON
2026 Theme:
“Investment and Financing at the Service of the Real Economy”
SAPIF 2026 is a professional event dedicated to investment, financing and the development of Africa’s real economy.
Over two days in Abidjan, the event will bring together investors, financial institutions, public decision-makers, entrepreneurs, project leaders and economic stakeholders for high-level discussions, professional networking and business opportunities.
🎯 SAPIF’S OBJECTIVES
SAPIF aims to bring together capital, investors and value-creating projects.
The event will facilitate:
- networking between investors and entrepreneurs;
- connections with financial institutions;
- access to financing for project leaders;
- public-private dialogue;
- partnerships and business opportunities;
- knowledge-sharing on financing mechanisms for the real economy.
📌 KEY FEATURES
🤝 Strategic Networking
Meet investors, entrepreneurs, institutions and decision-makers to develop concrete partnerships.
🎤 Panels & Conferences
High-level discussions with experts and decision-makers on investment and financing issues across Africa.
💡 Masterclasses
Practical sessions designed to help companies and project leaders strengthen their ability to access financing.
💰 Fundraising
A dedicated pathway enabling selected project leaders to present their businesses and projects to investors.
🏢 Exhibition Area
A dedicated space for companies and institutions to showcase their activities, products and solutions.
🚀 Pitch Desk
Project-pitching sessions in front of investment committees.
🤝 B2B Networking
Targeted business meetings designed to identify partners, clients, investors and commercial opportunities.
✨ Gala
A prestigious evening featuring awards, celebrations of achievements and high-level networking.
📊 SAPIF 2026 AT A GLANCE
2 days
of exchanges and business meetings
10+
panels & masterclasses announced
500+
expected participants
🇨🇲 Cameroon
guest country
🌍 FOCUS ON AFRICA’S REAL ECONOMY
SAPIF aims to create a platform for dialogue between the various stakeholders of Africa’s economic ecosystem, with a focus on directing capital towards businesses and projects that contribute to the real economy.
The event is intended for:
- investors;
- banks and financial institutions;
- entrepreneurs;
- project leaders;
- companies;
- public institutions;
- professional organizations;
- experts and consultants;
- economic partners.
🏆 LOOKING BACK AT SAPIF 2025
The inaugural edition of SAPIF took place on:
📅 MAY 8, 2025
📍 HÔTEL SANA — ABIDJAN, CÔTE D’IVOIRE
The first edition brought together entrepreneurs, investors, financial companies and project leaders for professional meetings and discussions focused on financing and economic development.
SAPIF 2026 builds on this first edition with an expanded focus on investment, financing and the real economy.
👤 THE FOUNDER
Alexia Bell
CEO — AB Coaching & Consulting
SAPIF General Commissioner
Business Coach & Author
Through SAPIF, Alexia Bell is developing a platform designed to foster connections between entrepreneurs, investors, institutions and economic stakeholders across Africa.
📍 KEY INFORMATION
SAPIF 2026
📅 October 23–24, 2026
📍 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
🇨🇲 Guest country: Cameroon
🎯 Theme: “Investment and Financing at the Service of the Real Economy”
A professional gathering dedicated to investment, financing, networking and the development of Africa’s real economy.
Organizer
AB Coaching & Consulting is an Ivorian company specializing in consulting, business support, and entrepreneurship development. Based in Abidjan, the company supports businesses, project leaders, and organizations in their structuring, growth, and development initiatives. Its activities notably include professional coaching, strategic consulting, entrepreneurial support, communication, and the organization of professional events. The company also contributes to connecting key stakeholders within the economic ecosystem, including entrepreneurs, investors, institutions, and private-sector partners. Through its initiatives, AB Coaching & Consulting aims to create platforms that foster dialogue, partnerships, and business opportunities. The company is notably behind the Professional Investment and Financing Fair (SAPIF), a platform dedicated to investment and financing issues in Africa. It operates at the intersection of entrepreneurial support, business development, and economic ecosystem engagement. More broadly, AB Coaching & Consulting is positioned as a contributor to entrepreneurship development and the growth of the real economy in Africa.
