The 1st edition of the Sport Impact Summit on May 31, June 1 and 2, 2023 in Dakar (Senegal)

One year after the first edition of the inspiring Sport Impact Awards, Sport Impact is thinking big and helding the Sport Impact Summit, a federative event that will bring together several personalities and international decision-makers to address in a very concrete way issues at the core of sport development and development through sport in Africa.

This reference event will be held in Dakar under a new three-day format from May 31 to June 2, 2023. Several key sequences are expected:

• Conferences, round tables and conversations involving personalities and leaders of the sector
• Announcements / launch of new programs
• Visits to sports facilities in Dakar and Diamniadio
• Workshops and sports challenges involving young people and high-level athletes

The event will also host the second edition of the Sport Impact Awards which will reward the commitment of a new class of laureates for a replica of the best sport projects on the continent.

“The sports industry in Africa is attracting growing interest from public and private investors and decision-makers, both for its economic prospects and for its societal impacts. A craze that deserves special attention in order to maximize the financial and social return on investment of the initiatives deployed. This is the objective of the Sport Impact Summit: to unite the actors of the ecosystem around very concrete exchanges in order to accelerate the change of scale of the sports industry on the continent.” Nelson Camara, Executive Director of Sport Impact.

Nearly 500 participants including several distinguished guests are expected: sports ministers and delegations from several African and Western countries, presidents and representatives of sports organizations, representatives of donors and investors, leaders of the private sector, civil society and high-level athletes (Sport Impact Leaders).

The full programme is available on sport-impact.org