Event Sponsor Rankings

Top Event Organizers in Lusaka

The 25 most sponsor-active event communities in Lusaka, ranked by our Event Leader Score and refreshed daily.

📊 25 ranked organizers 🔄 Updated October 1, 2026 🤖 Compiled by Sponsor Scout
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Leader Score 86

Lusaka-based technology and innovation hub running startup programmes, pitch days, workshops, ecosystem dialogues, AI events, hackathons and founder-support activities. It connects entrepreneurs with corporates, investors, development partn…

monthlyfounders, developers, investors, corporates and entrepreneursstartupinnovationfintech
🎪 Women in Tech Zambia Cohort 6 Networking Mixer🤝 22 known sponsors👥 ~150 reach📅 Last event: 2026-08-31
👤 Led by Maumo Mubila · Manager - Entrepreneurship✋ Verify you're the leader — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who leads it?
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Leader Score 86

A Zambian technology media and ecosystem platform that produces technology coverage and runs recurring industry platforms including the Techtrends Zambia Awards, Zambia Tech-Xpo/Africa Tech-Xpo, and Women in Digital Gathering.

quarterlytechnology companies, startups, investors, policymakers, corporates, and digital professionalstechnologystartupdigital transformation
🎪 Africa Tech-Xpo 2026🤝 15 known sponsors👥 ~2,000 reach📅 Last event: 2026-10-26
👤 Led by Sandi Chimpala · CEO✋ Verify you're the leader — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who leads it?
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Leader Score 83

Pan-African technology exhibition and conference connecting startups, technology companies, investors, policymakers, telecom operators and digital-economy stakeholders. The series evolved from Zambia Tech-Xpo and is anchored in Lusaka.

annualtechnology companies, startups, investors, policymakers and corporatesstartuptechnologyai
🎪 Africa Tech-Xpo 2026🤝 9 known sponsors👥 ~2,000 reach📅 Last event: 2026-10-27
👤 Led by Sandi Chimpala · Event Creator and CEO, Techtrends Zambia✋ Verify you're the leader — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who leads it?
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The flagship technology conference and professional development platform of Zambia's statutory ICT professional association. Its programme combines conference sessions, CPD training, an exhibition, and the association's annual general meeti…

annualICT professionals, technology companies, regulators, government, academics, and studentsicttechnologyconference
🎪 2026 ICTAZ Tech Conference, Training, Expo & 17th AGM🤝 9 known sponsors👥 ~500 reach📅 Last event: 2026-07-24
👤 Led by Chellah Silavwe · Registrar and Chief Executive Officer✋ Verify you're the leader — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who leads it?
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Google Developer Group chapter serving developers, students, entrepreneurs and technology enthusiasts in Lusaka. It runs recurring workshops, bootcamps, meetups and community conferences covering AI, cloud, cybersecurity, web, mobile and so…

monthlydevelopers, students, founders and technology enthusiastsdeveloperaicloud
🎪 Google IO Extended Lusaka🤝 5 known sponsors👥 ~150 reach📅 Last event: 2026-12-05
👤 Led by Alinase Nyirenda · GDG Organizer✋ Verify you're the leader — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who leads it?
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Leader Score 76

Professional cybersecurity, audit, governance, and risk community chapter in Lusaka that runs major conferences and related professional events. It attracts visible partner activity around cyber, GRC, and digital trust themes.

annualcybersecurity, audit, risk & governance professionalscybersecuritygovernancerisk
🎪 ISACA Lusaka Chapter Cybersecurity Conference 2026🤝 5 known sponsors👥 ~358 reach📅 Last event: 2026-07-25
👤 Led by Taonga Chisamanga · Chapter Leader✋ Verify you're the leader — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who leads it?
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Leader Score 75

Impact-investment platform supporting African businesses through capital facilitation, investment-readiness programmes, consulting and recurring investor-focused events. Its Zambia InvestFest brings together growth businesses, investors, fu…

annualimpact investors, entrepreneurs, fund managers and ecosystem enablersimpact investingventure capitalstartups
🎪 ICA Zambia InvestFest 2026🤝 6 known sponsors👥 ~250 reach📅 Last event: 2026-05-07
👤 Led by Jeffrey Scheidegger · Zambia Lead✋ Verify you're the leader — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who leads it?
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Annual multistakeholder conference on Zambia's digital transformation, digital rights, cybersecurity, internet governance, inclusion and emerging technology. It convenes government, civil society, business, academia, media and technology co…

annualpolicymakers, technology professionals, civil society, media, entrepreneurs and internet usersdigital rightsinternet governancecybersecurity
🎪 Lusaka Internet Meet-Up 2025🤝 7 known sponsors👥 ~200 reach📅 Last event: 2025-11-06
👤 Led by Richard Mulonga · Chief Executive Officer✋ Verify you're the leader — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who leads it?
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Zambia’s angel-investor network connecting early-stage businesses with private capital, mentorship and investor networks. ZBAN runs recurring pitch days, investor-readiness sessions and startup-investor showcases in Lusaka.

monthlyfounders, angel investors, SMEs, mentors and ecosystem partnersangel investingstartupinvestors
🎪 ZBAN Pitch Day🤝 8 known sponsors👥 ~80 reach📅 Last event: 2026-07-30
👤 Led by Ndita Mulimbeni · National Coordinator✋ Verify you're the leader — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who leads it?
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Zambian women’s entrepreneurship network that runs founder meetups, women-in-agribusiness conferences, business training, mentorship, and founder-focused summits. Its programs serve women entrepreneurs across Zambia, including Lusaka.

quarterlywomen founders, agribusiness entrepreneurs, and business ownerswomen entrepreneursagribusinessstartup
🎪 She Entrepreneur Founders Summit 2026🤝 15 known sponsors👥 ~500 reach📅 Last event: 2026-09-19
👤 Led by Natasha Lumpa · Project Officer✋ Verify you're the leader — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who leads it?
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An annual Zambian digital-commerce exhibition, conference, awards program, and startup platform connecting SMEs, e-commerce businesses, technology companies, policymakers, financial institutions, and enterprise buyers.

annualSME founders, e-commerce operators, digital leaders, fintechs, banks, telecoms, policymakers, and investorsecommercestartupai
🎪 eAfrica Expo & Conference 2026🤝 17 known sponsors👥 ~1,000 reach📅 Last event: 2026-10-09
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Leader Score 63

Recurring Zambia-based conference focused on insurtech, pension technology, financial services innovation and digital transformation. It brings together insurers, pension funds, technology companies, regulators, investors and development pa…

annualinsurers, pension funds, technology companies, regulators and investorsinsurtechpension-techfintech
🎪 Gralix Tech Conference 2026🤝 13 known sponsors👥 ~300 reach📅 Last event: 2026-11-13
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Leader Score 61

A leadership-convening platform connecting established African executives with emerging business leaders through summits, networking experiences, recognition, and executive community programming.

annualCEOs, executives, business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and next-generation professionalsleadershipbusiness networkingcorporate
🎪 C-Suite: The NextGen Leadership Summit 2026🤝 13 known sponsors👥 ~1,000 reach📅 Last event: 2026-05-24
👤 Led by Eva Pepala · Head of Event Operations✋ Verify you're the leader — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who leads it?
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Leader Score 60

Pan-African impact-investing summit connecting investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers, development partners and ecosystem leaders. Its Lusaka edition includes deal rooms, investor-connect sessions, capital-mobilisation discussions and ventu…

annualimpact investors, founders, fund managers, policymakers and development partnersimpact investingstartupsventure capital
🎪 Africa Impact Summit 2026🤝 19 known sponsors👥 ~300 reach📅 Last event: 2026-06-12
👤 Led by Peter Chintu · Programmes Manager, NABII Zambia✋ Verify you're the leader — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who leads it?
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Leader Score 57

Startup accelerator and recurring programme supporting women-led technology ventures in Zambia through bootcamps, pitch activities, acceleration, networking and demo-day exposure. The programme primarily serves Lusaka-based founders while d…

annualwomen founders, investors, corporates and technology ecosystem partnerswomen in techstartupsaccelerator
🎪 Women in Tech Zambia Cohort 6 Demo Day🤝 5 known sponsors👥 ~150 reach📅 Last event: 2026-09-24
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Local chapter of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Community that runs member meetups, panel discussions, mentorship, and youth-leadership programming in Lusaka.

quarterlyyoung professionals, entrepreneurs & community leadersyouth leadershipentrepreneurshipcommunity
🎪 First meeting of the year / orientation and Manifesto Live🤝 2 known sponsors👥 ~60 reach📅 Last event: 2026-02-01
👤 Led by Domisa S. Musonda · Incoming leadership team member✋ Verify you're the leader — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who leads it?
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Leader Score 54

A professional conference connecting audit, governance, risk, compliance, cybersecurity, AI-governance, and digital-transformation practitioners. It is jointly presented by ISACA Lusaka Chapter and IIA Zambia and includes sponsor-supported …

annualinternal auditors, risk managers, compliance officers, IT leaders, cybersecurity professionals, board members, and regulatorscybersecurityai-governancerisk
🎪 GRC 2026 Conference🤝 5 known sponsors👥 ~358 reach📅 Last event: 2026-07-17
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Leader Score 53

Entrepreneurship and enterprise-development platform in Zambia running public networking hubs, founder meetups, and leadership-oriented business programs in Lusaka.

monthlyfounders, SME owners & executivesentrepreneurshipbusiness networkingsme
🎪 Founders connnect🤝 4 known sponsors👥 ~100 reach📅 Last event: 2026-06-06
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Leader Score 49

Innovation hub and coworking-based community for entrepreneurs and social innovators in Lusaka, running training programs, workshops, business support activities and youth technology initiatives.

quarterlyentrepreneurs, social innovators, students & SME foundersstartupsocial innovationentrepreneurship
🎪 Financial Literacy Week at Impact Hub Lusaka🤝 3 known sponsors👥 ~80 reach📅 Last event: 2026-07-11
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Leader Score 49

Cafe Cursor Zambia is an emerging Lusaka AI/developer meetup brand centered on casual co-working, AI-assisted development, and builder networking for developers, founders, students, and creators.

one-offdevelopers, founders, students & AI buildersaideveloper-toolsstartup
🎪 Cafe Cursor Zambia🤝 1 known sponsor👥 ~162 reach📅 Last event: 2026-06-01
👤 Led by Lloyd · Host✋ Verify you're the leader — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who leads it?
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Girls in ICT and STEM
Leader Score 46

Student-led women-in-tech community in Lusaka focused on empowering girls and young women in ICT and STEM through conferences, panels, and innovation activities. Its 2026 EmpowerHer programme actively sold exhibition packages and sponsorshi…

annualfemale students, young innovators & STEM supporterswomen in techstemdigital inclusion
🎪 EmpowerHer Conference 2026🤝 5 known sponsors📅 Last event: 2026-04-24
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Annual Lusaka-centered game-development and creative-technology conference connecting game developers, artists, studios, educators, investors, and digital creators across Zambia and the wider SADC region.

annualgame developers, digital creators, studios, educators, and investorsgame developmentcreative technologyAI
🎪 Zambia Game Developers Connect 2026🤝 3 known sponsors👥 ~100 reach📅 Last event: 2026-07-25
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ZATEX is Zambia’s recurring tourism expo in Lusaka, convening hosted buyers, media, tourism operators, and public-sector stakeholders for B2B and B2C engagement around destination marketing and travel trade.

annualtourism operators, hosted buyers, media & travel tradetourismtravelexpo
🎪 ZATEX 2026📅 Last event: 2026-06-06
👤 Led by Collins Chilongoshi · MICE Lead✋ Verify you're the leader — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who leads it?
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Leader Score 43

Technical Bitcoin developer community in Lusaka running Socratic seminars, workshops, bootcamps, reading groups, and open-source collaboration sessions. The initiative is part of Bitcoin Zambia’s broader Bitcoin education and community-buil…

monthlyBitcoin developers, researchers, educators, and technically curious buildersBitcoinblockchainopen source
🎪 Bitcoin Zambia Community Leaders Meetup🤝 3 known sponsors👥 ~40 reach📅 Last event: 2026-05-19
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A Lusaka-based beauty and wellness expo platform focused on cosmetology, product showcases, masterclasses, competitions, networking, and MSME finance access for beauty-sector entrepreneurs and professionals.

annualbeauty professionals, brands, students & wellness entrepreneursbeautycosmetologywellness
🎪 Cosmetology Expo Zambia 2026🤝 3 known sponsors📅 Last event: 2026-07-16
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146 companies sponsor events in Lusaka

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First Capital BankPARIS21Ubuntu AIStandard Chartered BankU.S. Embassy ZambiaFAOUNITARUNESCOThe University Of ZambiaCBUEuropean UnionBarrick Lumwana Mining CompanyAUG10FORD TrainingUNDPStandard Chartered FoundationVillage CapitalBarrickSouthern Africa Innovation Support Programme+128 more
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How we rank — the Event Leader Score

Every organizer is scored 0–100 by Sponsor Scout as we search the open web daily. The score blends five weighted signals — it rewards groups that gather real audiences and consistently attract sponsors. These findings are updated each day.

Sponsor activityHighest weight
How many distinct companies actively sponsor their events — the strongest signal of a live, fundable program.
Event frequencyHigh weight
How regularly they run events. Weekly & monthly cadences earn more than one-offs.
AudienceMedium weight
Estimated reach and the quality of the crowd they convene (founders, operators, investors).
RecencyLower weight
How recently they last gathered people — active beats dormant.
ReachLower weight
Web, social, and community footprint that amplifies a sponsor's spend.
Verified leaderBonus
A confirmed organizer who has verified their listing with a one-click email check — verified groups rank higher and earn a badge.

How to be #1 in Lusaka

Your rank is a sponsor magnet. The higher you sit on this list, the more sponsors and partners discover you here — and the more credible you look when you pitch them. Here's how to climb.

Verify your listingInstant boost
Confirm you lead the group with a one-click email check. Verified leaders earn a badge and an instant score bump.
Land more sponsorsBiggest lever
Sponsor activity is the heaviest signal. Every distinct company that backs your events lifts your score — and your rank.
Run events consistentlyBig lever
A regular cadence beats one-offs. Weekly and monthly programs rank far above occasional gatherings.
Grow your audienceMeaningful lever
Bigger, higher-quality crowds (founders, operators, investors) make you a more attractive sponsor bet.

Why it matters: sponsors browse these rankings to decide who to back. A higher rank means more inbound sponsor interest, warmer intros, and a stronger negotiating position — a compounding flywheel where more sponsors lift your rank, and a higher rank attracts more sponsors.

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