ANDE Global Annual Conference 2026 will be held in Cape Town, South Africa. The gathering turns its gaze toward a bold undertaking: fulfilling our pledge to remain the network where business gets done, set against the backdrop of one of Africa’s most electric entrepreneurial capitals.
Cape Town has long distinguished itself as South Africa’s foremost innovation center, a major engine of national GDP, and the country’s most enterprising city. Even so, as in many corners of the Global South, small and growing businesses continue to wrestle with stubborn obstacles — constrained access to finance, elevated operating costs, and regulatory friction that can slow momentum at every turn.
We will come together once more to confront these pressures collectively and to keep shaping the ecosystems of tomorrow — places where entrepreneurs are not merely supported, but genuinely able to flourish.
What
Organised by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), ANDE Global Annual Conference 2026 convenes the decision-makers who influence industries, set strategic direction, and advance sustainable development. Its central agenda is to confront the most pressing constraints facing entrepreneurship, with particular attention to the realities of small and growing businesses.
Who
The event draws a distinguished mix of CEOs, policymakers, investors, and thought leaders from corporates, investment funds, development finance institutions, governments, and the wider ecosystem-building community.
Where
Cape Town, South Africa.
Set against the energy and ingenuity of Cape Town, ANDE Global Annual Conference 2026 offers more than a forum for discussion; it creates a meeting ground for decisive action, meaningful alliances, and practical solutions. By bringing together influential voices from across sectors, the conference aims to strengthen the conditions in which small and growing businesses can expand, endure, and generate lasting economic and social value.
