November 2025
Main Stage
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
Panel: Funding Black Businesses
About: A panel on the investment landscape for Black founders/Black-owned businesses
Moderator:
Oyin Adebayo
Speaker:
Mandy Nyarko
Andy Davis
Rupert Lyle
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Keynote: The Future Workforce: How equity and DEIB will shape the way we build Teams
Speaker:
Karl George
11.50 AM - 12:20 PM
Keynote: The Evolution of Technology: From Inception to Innovation
About: Should include the role women have played in this inception
Speaker:
Vusi Thembekwayo
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
Fireside Chat: Things Business Women Need to Learn about Mindset and Wellness
Moderator:
Murielle Jean Michel
Speaker:
12.30 PM - 1:00 PM
Keynote: Catalysts of Change: How Women are Transforming Economic Landscapes
Speaker: Olori Atuwase III
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
Panel: Levelling the Playing Field: The Gender Finance Gap
Moderator:
Davies Okeowo
Speaker:
Aarish Shah
Tara Attfield-Tomes
Ayesha Ofori
1:10 PM - 1:40 PM
Fireside Chat: Building Credibility: How Startups Can Win Contracts with Big Corporations
About: Unlocking 6-7 figure contracts: How to do business with large corporations and the public sector
Moderator:
Oyin Adebayo
Speaker:
Adrian Betton
Michelle Raymond
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Interview: Hyper-growth: How Marketers Can Build and Sustain Momentum
Moderator:
Sydney Sam
Speaker:
Elfired Samba
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM
Keynote: Leveraging AI for Women’s Healthcare
About: Research findings and stories of women in the health sector
Speaker:
Dr Shammim Nabuuma
Tech Stage
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Keynote: Future-Proofing Our World: the Need for Cyber Tech
Speaker:
Confidence Staveley
1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
Panel: Operational Chaos: How Tech COO’s Orchestrate Start-up Success
About: Operational Mastery and Strategies that drive Growth, scale and change.
Moderator: Sidi Saccoh
Speakers:
Ifeoma Nwobu
Maria Dervenco
Rohan Inneh
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Keynote: Build and Scale Community for Tech Products
Speaker:
Blessing Abeng
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Keynote: Is building a Unicorn business overrated?
About:
Exploration of Camel and Rhino business archetypes and how to fund them in parallel – See Niyo experience for more details.
Speaker: Sidi Saccoh
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
Panel: The Evolving Landscape of Cyber Threats: Understanding emerging cyber threats and Strategies for staying ahead of cybercriminals
Moderator:
Yemurai Rabvukwa
Speaker:
Confidence Staveley
Stephanie Itimi
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM
Fireside Chat: Women and Web 3.0
Moderator:
Grace Ajagbe
Speaker:
Mabintou Kolley
Lauren Ingram
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Hackathon Pitching
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Fireside Chat: Are Smart Cities the Future for our civilisation?
Moderator:
Jeremiah Thoronka
Speaker:
Farouk Khailann
4:40 PM -5:00 PM
Workshop: The Six-Figure Formula: How to Build a Profitable Business
Speaker: Daniella Genas
Fashion & Beauty Stage
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
The Role of AI in Beauty and Fashion: How to utilise AI to support the customers of beauty and fashion business
Speaker:
Bolaji Olatoye
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM
Panel: The Impact of Personalisation on Consumer Experience with Fashion Brands
Speaker:
Ruby Okonigener
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
Keynote: Sonic Branding – how music can elevate your business brand
Speaker:
Maatin Adewunmi
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Keynote: About: Syndication and the Rise of Music Consumption
About: Syndication and the Rise of Audio: Podcasts, Audiobooks, and Their Influence on Music Consumption
Speaker:
Daniel Olaifa
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
Keynote: Strategies for Building Powerful Communities in collaboration with influencers
Speaker:
Josiah Hyacinth
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM
Panel: Tech upskilling for the Music industry:
How can music creatives prepare for the cross-over between
Moderator:
Kyellu Tsamdu
Speakers:
Ammo Talwar MBE
Nnamdi Okafor
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Panel: Beauty Icons: How Influencers are Shaping Beauty and Fashion Trends
Moderator:
Eryca Freemantle
Speaker:
Dabota lawson
Adeola Adeyemi
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
Interview: Prioritising the Global Majority: Success Stories from Brands Focusing on Black & PoC Markets in Fashion, a case study on The Folklore brand
Moderator:
Ife Alade
Speakers:
Amira Rasool
1:10 PM - 1:40 PM
Fireside Chat: Let’s Talk Media, Music Industry, and Creatives
Moderator:
Ameena Badley
Speakers:
Ashlee Clarke
Esta Rae
Jess Monroe
Jess Monroe
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop: Leveraging AI for Innovative Content Creation for Your Brand
Speaker:
Beverly Banahene
Music & Fitness Stage
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
1:10 PM - 1:40 PM
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
The
Venue
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