Cape Town Training Day
A full day of practitioner-led, hands-on learning.
Admission closes on 25 November 2026
Cape Town, 2 December 2026
Building on the energy from our Training Days in Oxford and Amsterdam, we're bringing the IFI community together for our first in-person Training Day in Cape Town. This is a day designed for people who are ready to go deep, not sit through panels, but work through the real questions shaping their practice alongside others doing the same.
Quick details
Date│Wednesday 2 December 2026
Location│Desmond Tutu Foundation - Cape Town, South Africa
Investment│Full Day ZAR 2000, Half Day ZAR 1500
Admission Closes│25 November 2026
How the day works
Choose your track
You have a choice in how you join us, a single deep-dive day, a combined morning and afternoon, or a focused half day. Session sizes are kept small to protect the quality of the conversation, so register early to secure your preferred combination.
| Ticket | What you attend | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Day, Option A | 101 Fundamentals, one topic, all day | Anyone working to make capital better serve people and the planet, at deal, vehicle or portfolio level | ZAR 2000 |
| Full Day, Option B | One Morning session plus one Afternoon session | Those who want to cover two areas of practice in one day | ZAR 2000 |
| Half Day, Morning | One session from the Morning track | A focused half day on fund design or impact exits | ZAR 1500 |
| Half Day, Afternoon | One session from the Afternoon track | A focused half day on risk capital or patient capital | ZAR 1500 |
What's on
The sessions
Full Day Session, Option A
Led by Esme Verity
101 Fundamentals
Across the session, we will work through IFI's three levers:
- Structures: how we aggregate and allocate capital
- Processes: how decisions are made
- Incentives: what drives behaviour inside structures and processes
Each session uses real, named examples and a small-group breakout where you apply that session's question to your own work. The course is for anyone working to make capital better serve people and the planet, whether at deal, vehicle or portfolio level. No prior innovative finance training is required.
Morning Sessions (Morning Track and Full Day Option B)
Led by Natasha Dinham and Steve McCallum (Roots of Impact)
Building Fit for Purpose Funds
Built for fund managers, this is a session to go deep on the real decisions behind fund design. Come with a challenge you're working through right now. You'll see actual design decisions and trade-offs walked through using live examples, and work through your own alongside them. By the end, you'll have a decision-making framework you can apply immediately to your own fund design questions and a concrete understanding of how innovative deal structures work in practice.
Led by Aunnie Patton Power
Impact Exits
What if the exit wasn't the end of the value you've created, but the act that embedded it forever? This session brings the Impact Exits framework to life through real cases and live working sessions. Built for fund managers, investment officers, financial advisors, and practitioners working at the intersection of capital and impact, whether inside an impact fund, a family office, a foundation, a DFI, or an advisory firm.
Afternoon Sessions (Afternoon Track and Full Day Option B)
Led by Natasha Dinham and Steve McCallum (Roots of Impact)
Building Fit for Purpose Deals
A hands-on session on designing risk capital that is genuinely fit for purpose, from redeemable equity and revenue-based finance to SME mezzanine structures, and the levers within each that make capital work for the ventures closest to the problems.
Led by Aunnie Patton Power
Patient Capital
Exploring the structures and incentives behind truly patient capital deployment, what it takes, what it looks like in practice, and how to build it into your own work.
Who is this for?
This day is for fund managers, asset owners, investors, advisors, founders, and intermediaries who are ready to go beyond frameworks and into the real decisions shaping their practice.
New to innovative finance? The full day 101 Fundamentals track is built for beginners, with no prior training required.
This isn't a day of sitting and listening, you'll be getting stuck in, working through real documents and live challenges with people who are grappling with the same things as you.
Come ready to:
- Bring a live challenge you're working through
- Work through real design decisions and trade-offs
- Contribute, question, and engage, not just observe
- Meet fellow practitioners before, during, and after the day
Pricing and registration
Reserve your place
Spots are limited and allocated on a first-registered basis.
Places are limited. Door closes 25 November 2026
Fees, invoicing and scholarships
Good to know
If your organisation requires an invoice, reach out to academy@innovative.finance and we'll sort it out for you.
A limited number of needs-based scholarships are available for this day. Please note the scholarships only include the working sessions, not the travel or accommodation. Apply for a scholarship.
Enrolling in more than one IFI Academy course or event? You're entitled to 10% off each additional course, just email academy@innovative.finance.
Applying as a group? A multi-participant discount is available, so get in touch at academy@innovative.finance before you apply.
We hope to see you in Cape Town
With warmth, Esme and the IFI Academy Team
Register for your sessionsAny questions? Reach out anytime at academy@innovative.finance