ACSIS 2025 Concludes in London with Strong Deal Flow, High-Level Participation, and a 2026 Global Roadshow London, UK
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ACSIS 2025 Concludes in London with Strong Deal Flow, High-Level Participation, and a 2026 Global Roadshow London, UK
The African Caribbean Sustainability & Investment Summit (ACSIS 2025) concluded in London with robust participation from investors, policymakers, project developers, entrepreneurs, academics, and diaspora leaders, advancing the mission to translate policy into projects and projects into performance.
Programme & Speakers
Key contributors included: H.E. Macenje “Che Che” Mazoka (Zambia High Commissioner), Dr. Ingrid Ann Buffonge (Minister of Education, Health & Social Services, Montserrat), Darwin Telemaque (Chair, PMAC), Dr. Lavern McFarlane (Chief Economist, CDF), Segun Ajayi-Kadir, mni (DG, MAN), Tsonam Akpeloo (Chair, AGI), Ngozi Oyewole (President, CBW Africa), Eric Phillips (Vice-Chair, CARICOM Reparations Commission), David Mullings(Founder & Chair, Blue Mahoe Capital), Dr. Damie Sinanan(Executive Director, Caribbean Export), Dr. Dianne DaSilva-Glasgow (University of Guyana), Dr. Nicole Lawrence(Healthy Haven Nutrition LLC), Ibukun Adebayo (Director, Restitution Group of Companies), Ola Wright (CEO, WATO), and more.
Executive Perspective
“Summits like this are important because at the end of the day when you bring business persons together then the magic happens,” said Dr. Damie Sinanan, Executive Director, Caribbean Export Development Agency.
The ACSIS Deal Room — Transactions in Focus
Managed by Oliver Scheidt, ACSIS Director, EMEA & Caribbean Investments, the Deal Room delivered curated pitches, moderated Q&A, and pre-scheduled 1:1s with post-event data-room handoffs.
Vendor Marketplace
Twelve vendors showcased solutions spanning fintech, export services, creative products, sustainability tech, professional advisory, destination marketing, and MSME enablement, reporting strong leads and multiple post-event meetings.
Outcomes & Momentum
ACSIS Goes Global — 2026 Roadshow
To deepen access and inclusion, ACSIS will meet the diaspora where they are through a multi-city series beginning in the Caribbean, then extending to Atlanta, Toronto, and other hubs across Europe and beyond. Each stop will feature:
Next Steps
Chairman’s Thank You Statement
“On behalf of the ACSIS Council, thank you to our sponsors—Afreximbank and the CARICOM Development Fund—our speakers who travelled from Nigeria, Ghana, the United States, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, and Montserrat, our partners including the High Commissions of Zambia and Ghana, and the investors, project developers, volunteers, and vendors who made ACSIS 2025 a success.
We set out to create a platform where ambition meets execution—and we saw that happen in the Deal Room, on our panels, and across the networking floor. As Dr. Sinanan reminded us, the magic happens when businesspeople come together. Now we carry that magic into delivery. We look forward to meeting our communities across the globe in 2026 and converting today’s relationships into tomorrow’s term sheets, jobs, and shared prosperity across Africa, the Caribbean, and the global diaspora.”
— David F. Roberts, Chairman, African Caribbean Sustainability & Investment Summit (ACSIS)
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