Events & Courses

2nd annual Aid & Development Africa Summit 2017 @ Nairobi | Nairobi County | Kenya
The 2nd annual Aid & Development Africa Summit will be held in Nairobi, Kenya. Once again uniting leading humanitarian aid and development experts to provide an outlook on how technological innovations and best practice can[...]
Online Master of Leadership in Development Finance + FSDF e-Campus
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, a top-ranked German business school, offers a broad range of executive education programmes. Cutting edge insights on leadership, strategy, banking and finance are available as high-level classroom training in[...]
Powering Africa Summit @ Marriott Marquis Washington
Mar 9 – Mar 10 all-day
Powering Africa Summit @ Marriott Marquis Washington | Washington | District of Columbia | United States
            Energy Ministers from South Africa, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Democratic Republic of Congo to address investors at the 3rd Powering Africa: Summit   Press release: for immediate release[...]
Mar 23 @ 4:00 pm
Demystifying Humanitarian Financing @ Online
Online learning stream aiming to demystify the complex humanitarian financing landscape. The stream specifically targets NGO staff, including field, policy and HQ staff. Short videos and briefing papers will help simplify complex topics. Webinars are[...]
6th East Africa Oil and Gas Summit 2017 @ Safari Park Hotel & Casino, Nairobi
Mar 27 – Mar 29 all-day
6th East Africa Oil and Gas Summit 2017 @ Safari Park Hotel & Casino, Nairobi
Interest in East Africa’s Oil & Gas market remains higher than ever, despite the current challenges in the world’s oil and gas market. The 6th East Africa Oil and Gas Week will explore the industry’s most[...]
Mar 30 – Apr 2 all-day
IDB-IIC Annual Meeting @ Asuncion | Paraguay
  The Fifty-eight Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank and the Thirty-second Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Investment Corporation will be held in Asuncion,[...]
World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund
Each spring, thousands of government officials, journalists, civil society organisations, and participants from the academia and private sectors, gather in Washington DC for the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary[...]
The Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Governors @ Pacifico Yokohama
The Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Governors is a premier forum to discuss economic and social development issues facing Asia and the Pacific and explore solutions to challenges. The meeting[...]
AFC Live 2017 @ Transcorp Hilton Abuja
May 15 – May 16 all-day
AFC Live 2017 @ Transcorp Hilton Abuja | Abuja | Federal Capital Territory | Nigeria
BUILDING TOMORROW’S AFRICA TODAY: Financing Infrastructure in the World’s Final Frontier Market’ As part of its 10th anniversary celebrations, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading public-private sector infrastructure finance institution, is bringing together[...]
May 17 – May 19 all-day
Renewable Energy World India @ Pragati Maidan  | New Delhi | Delhi | India
According to the recent Bloomberg New Energy Finance report, India is making strides in the clean energy targets and is on track to install 10GW of renewables per year from 2017. Tata Power has announced[...]
African Development Bank Annual Meetings @ Ahmedabad | Gujarat | India
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Government of India have pledged to make the Bank Group’s 2017 Annual Meetings a resounding success. The Meetings are scheduled to take place in Ahmedabad, the capital[...]
May 22 – May 26 all-day
World Health Assembly
The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. The main functions[...]
May 22 @ 12:52 pm – May 25 @ 1:52 pm
Innovate4Climate
About Innovate4Climate Finance and Markets Week The first “Innovate4Climate Finance and Markets Week” will take place at the Palau de Congressos in Barcelona, from May 22 to 25. The Conference is designed to be the[...]
May 23 – May 25 all-day
DES2017 – Digital Business World Congress @ IFEMA – Feria de Madrid | Madrid | Comunidad de Madrid | Spain
Digital Enterprise Show (DES2017) is the major event on Digital Transformation in the world. It is an annual exhibition and congress visited by over 18.000 C-level executives from 49 countries, over 450 speakers from all[...]
May 30 – May 31 all-day
Africa Construction Summit 2017 @ Munich | Bavaria | Germany
The Africa Construction Summit 2017 taking place on the May 30th & 31st at Sofitel, Munich. It provides a unique opportunity to meet in Europe with hundreds of construction leaders and ‘movers & shakers’ from across[...]
Jun 7 – Jun 8 all-day
16th Responsible Business Summit Europe @ Hilton Tower Bridge | England | United Kingdom
What to expect in 2017 The Responsible Business Summit is Europe’s leading CSR and Communications conference. It brings together the leading minds in responsible business to debate the key issues and opportunities in responsible and[...]
Jun 7 – Jun 9 all-day
Africa Energy Forum 2017 @ Copenhagen | Denmark
The Africa Energy Forum (AEF) is the global investment meeting for Africa’s power, energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors. Nineteen years in the running, AEF brings together senior-level representatives from governments, utilities, regulators, power developers, financial[...]
Jun 14 – Jun 15 all-day
3rd annual Aid & Development Asia Summit @ MICC2 | Naypyitaw | Naypyidaw Union Territory | Myanmar (Burma)
The 3rd annual Aid & Development Asia Summit will take place on 14-15 June 2017 in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital city of Myanmar (Burma).   Gathering 250+ humanitarian and development professionals, The Aid &[...]
Jul 11 – Jul 12 all-day
West AfricaCom @ Dakar | Dakar Region | Senegal
Bringing together the Francophone and Anglophone markets of West Africa, the event offers a VIP environment in the telecommunications, ICT, digital and enterprise sector. Uniting the West African Francophone and Anglophone telecoms, media and technology[...]
Jul 12 @ 3:34 pm – Jul 14 @ 4:34 pm
West Africa Power Summit @ Dakar | Dakar Region | Senegal
  “Cross Border Collaboration to Power West Africa’s Development” In July 2017, Dakar, Senegal will play host to West Africa’s No.1 Business to Business Green Power event, which will bring together the senior decision makers[...]
Africa Powergen @ Sandton Convention Centre
Jul 18 – Jul 20 all-day
Africa Powergen @ Sandton Convention Centre | Johannesburg | Gauteng | South Africa
End to End Power Technology and Knowledge POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa conference and exhibition is the platform for industry experts and key players to come together to exchange knowledge and encounter technology capable of creating[...]
9th annual Global Disaster Relief & Development Summit @ Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Centre
Sep 6 – Sep 7 all-day
9th annual Global Disaster Relief & Development Summit @ Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Centre | Washington | District of Columbia | United States
AIDF To Host Global Debate On Improving Disaster Relief And Development   More than 300 decision-makers from leading NGOs, UN and disaster relief agencies, global aid and development donors, heads of military and government emergency[...]
AidEx Africa @ Nairobi
Sep 13 – Sep 14 all-day
AidEx Africa @ Nairobi
AidEx Africa was launched in 2014 as a satellite event focussed on aid and development within Africa. It is a two-day high-profile conference attracting over 350 delegates. The theme for 2016 will be ‘Localisation’. Recognising[...]
Sustainable Investment Forum -  Financing Innovation for a Low Carbon Future @ New York, | New York | New York | United States
The Sustainable Investment Forum – the largest finance-focused event taking place during New York Climate Week- is back for its second edition on 19 September 2017. Organised in partnership with the UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI) and building on[...]
Sep 20 – Sep 21 all-day
NigeriaCom @ Lagos | Lagos | Nigeria
The 8th annual Nigeria Com will bring together exceptional minds in the telecoms and ICT sector to create discussion and deal flow around the digital transition of Africa’s largest and most populous economy. Central to[...]
Sep 25 – Sep 28 all-day
ITU Telecom World 2017 @ Busan | South Korea
ITU Telecom World 2017 takes place from 25-28 September in Busan, Republic of Korea, a pioneering smart city in one of the most technology advanced nations in the world. It’s the global event for tech[...]
Oct 9 – Oct 15 all-day
2017 Annual Meetings @ Washington | District of Columbia | United States
The Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, parliamentarians, private sector executives, representatives from[...]
Oct 9 – Oct 10 all-day
Mobile 360 MENA @ Dubai | Dubai | United Arab Emirates
Mobile is a transformative technology that has already had a significant economic and social impact upon the Middle East and North Africa. Identifying and addressing the key challenges and opportunities disruptive technologies is having across[...]
Developing Future African Cities @ Cape Town International Convention Centre.
Oct 25 – Oct 26 all-day
Developing Future African Cities @  Cape Town International Convention Centre. | Cape Town | South Africa
The African Real Estate & Infrastructure Summit is a high-level conference focussing on urban development, mobility & technology, finance and investment and housing on the African continent. Over the next 20 years, growth in Africa’s[...]
Nov 1 – Nov 3 all-day
Global SME Finance Forum 2017 @ Berlin | Berlin | Germany
Register today for Global SME Finance Forum 2017 and catch Early Bird special rates Join 400 leaders from banks, fintech companies and development finance institutions at the Global SME Finance Forum 2017. Taking place in[...]