Meet the global leaders transforming water systems in London on February 24-25, 2026.
Join 500 senior executives from water utilities, engineering firms, regulators, investors, and technology innovators for two days of curated networking, exclusive industry insight, and start-up discovery at the World Water-Tech Innovation Summit.
Connect Global Capital and African Projects
From entrepreneurial start-ups to national scale infrastructure projects, we connect project owners with a network of global investors who fund opportunities that will accelerate Africa’s journey to a just and inclusive Green Economy.
What to expect at AGES 2026
Explore the full green economy: Energy, transport, water, agriculture, waste, green buildings, blue economy & clean tech.
40+ investment-ready projects featured across two dedicated pitch stages: from early-stage to large-scale infrastructure.
Investor-driven format: Roundtables, deal rooms, and curated matchmaking with DFIs, VCs, banks, and asset managers.
Nature & biodiversity in focus: Discover emerging markets for biodiversity credits and nature-based finance.
Experience Cape Town’s green future: Site visits to pioneering projects plus exclusive networking in the vineyards.
We look forward to welcoming you in 2026
Future-Proof Your Sustainability Strategy (And Nail That CDP Score!)
Get ahead of climate rules and build resilience. This four‑part seminar series helps you enhance governance, engage your value chain, turn risks into opportunities, and develop credible transition plans aligned with top CDP performance.
Join ESG Today and SE Advisory Services by Schneider Electric for our 4-part seminar series that gives you the tools to create your ideal sustainability strategy and maximize your CDP results.
In this seminar, we’ll reveal how scenario analysis, financial impact assessment, and climate, water, and forest risk mapping turn uncertainty into resilience, strengthen strategy, and boost CDP results.
The future of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI)—the UK’s independent watchdog for foreign aid—is uncertain. Baroness Jenny Chapman, the UK Minister for International Development recently confirmed that she is weighing the options for UK aid scrutiny, including reviewing the funding and function of ICAI and the possibility of its closure.
This raises a fundamental question: is a dedicated, independent watchdog for UK aid still the best way to scrutinize UK aid—and is it a good use of resources at a time of significant budget cuts?
This panel discussion will bring together a variety of perspectives including Sarah Champion, Chair of the International Development Select Committee to debate whether ICAI remains necessary, what alternatives might look like, and how oversight of UK aid could be strengthened or redesigned—topics explored in a recently published CGD blog.
Time: 12:00—1:00 PM ET | 5:00—6:00 PM GMT
Circular economy conversations are everywhere but what does implementation actually look like on the ground?This session goes beyond theory to unpack real lessons emerging from Central and South Asia, with a spotlight on Pakistan and Tajikistan. Drawing from Accelerate Prosperity’s latest TL;DR (Too Long; Didn’t Read) insights and practitioner experience, the discussion will explore what’s working, what’s challenging, and what’s still missing when scaling circular solutions in complex, under-resourced ecosystems. Expect practical takeaways on finance, policy, ecosystem building, and the role of community innovation, gender, and youth engagement.
Time: 14:30–16:00 IST | 16:00–17:30 ICT
NextBillion’s events calendar includes conferences, webinars and other events, both in-person and virtual, related to development through enterprise. To submit an event for consideration on our calendar, fill out the form at the “Submit Calendar Event” button above.
| October | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| November | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | |||||
| December | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
| January | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | ||||||
| February | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | ||||||
| March | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |||
