A high-level, deal-focused platform connecting UK investors with bankable opportunities in Gabon’s priority sectors — from agriculture and infrastructure to energy, mining, and industrial transformation.
Government Participation • Investor Matchmaking • B2B Meetings • Strategic Partnerships • Live Investment Opportunities
The UK–Gabon Trade & Investment Summit is a high-level platform designed to strengthen economic cooperation, facilitate investment partnerships, and unlock trade opportunities between the United Kingdom and Gabon.
The summit brings together government officials, investors, development finance institutions, corporates, entrepreneurs, and project owners to discuss strategic investment opportunities and accelerate private sector collaboration.
Unlike traditional conferences, this summit is built around execution — connecting decision-makers, investors, and industry leaders in one place to create measurable economic outcomes.
Gabon provides direct access to Central African markets and serves as a gateway for regional trade and industrial expansion.
The country possesses significant reserves of manganese, timber, oil, gas, iron ore, and other strategic minerals.
Gabon is accelerating industrial transformation through infrastructure development, manufacturing, local processing, and economic diversification.
With one of the world’s largest rainforest coverages, Gabon is recognised globally for environmental conservation and sustainable development initiatives.
Priority opportunities exist across agriculture, infrastructure, logistics, renewable energy, digital innovation, tourism, and industrial manufacturing.

Large-scale farming, food production, agro-processing, export opportunities, and agribusiness partnerships.

Hydropower projects, solar energy development, electricity infrastructure, and renewable energy expansion.

Investment opportunities in manganese, iron ore, strategic minerals, and value-added processing.

Roads, ports, railways, industrial corridors, logistics hubs, and urban infrastructure development.

Local manufacturing, timber processing, industrial parks, and special economic zones.

Digital transformation, fintech, telecommunications, and technology-enabled solutions.

Technical education, Vocational training, Digital skills development, Industry-academic partnerships, Youth employability, Leadership and entrepreneurship

A focused working day bringing senior government representatives, investors, businesses, experts and the diaspora together around Gabon’s priority investment opportunities.
The day will focus on:
Outcome:
Clear priorities • Project pathways • Owned Action Plans
Building on the work initiated in October, the full Summit brings together a wider Gabonese delegation with UK investors, DFIs, businesses and strategic partners.
The Summit will focus on:
Outcome:
Investment connections • Partnerships • Execution
Position your organisation at the centre of UK–Africa investment conversations.
Join government leaders, investors, industry executives, entrepreneurs, and strategic partners shaping the future of UK–Gabon trade and investment relations.
• Full summit access
• Investment sessions
• Networking events
• Matchmaking meetings
• Summit materials
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Following growing engagement from senior stakeholders, Gabon’s private sector and diaspora, we’re excited to introduce a two-stage programme leading to the March 2027 Summit.
6 October — Pre-Summit, London
March 2027 — Trade & Investment Summit, London
From priorities to projects.
From dialogue to investment