18 - 19 SEPTEMBER 2025 | THE WESTIN, CAPE TOWN
THE SUMMIT will be held IN CAPE TOWN, SA again on the 18 & 19 September 2025
The 16th annual API Summit will occur in Cape Town on 18 & 19 September 2025. Established as Africa’s most influential gathering of property investors, developers, and leaders, this year’s forum including the Africa Proptech Forum and API Hospitality Forums will take place at the Westin Hotel on the 18th and 19th of September.
This is a unique opportunity to reconnect and establish networks with over 500+ investors, developers, and prominent figures in the property industry from over 30+ African and international countries. The event promises exclusive and impactful networking experiences that will leave a lasting impression, including the API Summit Cocktail Party and the API Networking & IFC EDGE Champions Dinner.
As the premier event that brings together regional and global participants from all facets of the real estate value chain, this year’s summit will serve as a platform for over 100 + speakers and attract more than 550 in-person attendees over two days.
Representatives from Africa’s leading banks, pioneering listed funds, institutional investors, developers, operators, and other key stakeholders will converge, shaping the agenda for the continent’s real estate landscape
- 18 & 19 September 2025
- API Summit Awards & IFC EDGE Champions Dinner
- API Summit Cocktail Function
- Format: In Person Event
- Attendees: 550+
- Companies: 150+
GROWTH THROUGH ADVENTURE
After years of global interest rates peaks & currency volatility; changing occupier demand, and subdued macro–economic conditions, we believe that 2025 presents the right time to invest in African real estate. The industry has matured substantially and alongside significant fresh capital (PE, Family, Institutional, and Sovereign) a new cycle is emerging for pro-active and players and platforms who continue to develop and grow and mitigate local and global headwinds.
In this new period, not all will rise with the new tide; as success will be a result of only proactive active asset management as well diverse operational expertise deployed across the sector across by leaders who can secure growth in a market where risk, rewards and those prepared to venture will ultimately win.
Join Africa’s only global real estate gathering, the API Summit under the theme, ‘Growth through Adventure” as we explore what investors want; and exploring why in a new Trumpian era of realpolitik, proven and resilient players will win.
2025 SPEAKERS
Michael Lenz
CEO
TransBridj
Guido R. Giachetti
Vice Chairman
RDC Property Group
Wayne Godwin
CEO
JLL Africa
Nnema Byrd
Managing Director
DFC
Lenore Cairncross
Green Building Lead
IFC EDGE
Wayne Troughton
CEO
HTI Consulting
Daniel Trappler
Senior Director Development
Radisson Hotel Group
Eleni Georgopoulou
Founder & CEO
Youhost
2025 SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
LEAD SPONSOR
SILVER SPONSORS
CHINA AFRICA PARTNER
PROPTECH LEAD SPONSOR
HOTEL LEAD SPONSOR
HOSPITALITY FOUNDING SPONSOR
GREEN BUILDING SPONSOR
Coffee Experience SPONSOR
INDUSTRY PARTNER
INDUSTRY SPONSORS
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
This year’s API Summit provides sponsors with unique sponsorship packages,
From Lead, Gold, Silver, Industry and sector, you can also sponsor roundtable discussions, sessions and more.
THE MAGIC OF IN-PERSON EVENTS: RECONNECT, SHARE INSIGHTS AND DO BUSINESS AGAIN
LEADING BRANDS THAT ATTEND
LEADING BRANDS & THE SPEAKERS WHO ATTEND
