The unique event brought together 180 senior leaders from 22 countries, including seven African nations, from a diverse range of institutions including global, long-term investors and sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions and corporates.
With their long-term outlooks, sovereign wealth funds and other long-term asset owners make ideal investment partners for African organisations seeking stable, patient investment.
By engaging in open and transparent debate, the delegates were able to build a more detailed understanding of the African opportunity and develop actionable strategies for the continent. This included identifying a range of investment opportunities in Africa driven by the urgent requirement to meet the needs of young and rapidly growing populations and the emergence of a middle class. Key sectors in focus included energy, renewables, healthcare, and education.
As a responsible global investor, ADIA is committed to promoting the stability and development of international financial markets through its participation in important initiatives, of which the AIS is just the latest example.
ADIA is also currently chair of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) and a founding member of the One Planet Sovereign Wealth Fund Working Group.
