Africa Family Business Summit 2026

Overview

The business environment today is highly unpredictable, pushing companies to keep innovating to stay relevant. In African family businesses, the younger generation often educated abroad or in top local schools returns with fresh ideas, eager to modernize operations and improve efficiency.

The 5th Africa Family Business Summit will explore how both generations can align where tradition fuels innovation and innovation strengthens tradition to ensure continuity and growth.

Date
June 18-19, 2026
Time
9:00 AM Each Day
Location
The Palms By Eagles Hotel, Airport, Accra

Objectives

Meet your peers

To host speakers who have depth in family business topics especially family dynamics and innovation.

Meaningful connections

To breakdown the broader theme into relevant topics and name each session with a particular topic for discussion. The topics for discussion include; conflict management, transitions in family enterprises, innovation in a family business, how to maintain family tradition, mental health, technology and digital transformation, and how do different generations work together.

AI-powered meetups

To have adequate breaktimes during the summit to enhance networking.

Meaningful connections

To present models or tools that participant families can apply in their family businesses for results.

AI-powered meetups

To present cases of successful families who have been able to transition across generations.

Proposed Speakers

Meet the industry leaders and experts who will be sharing their insights

Dr. George Agyekum Nana Donkor
Dr. Samuel Amo Tobbin
Tsitsi Mutendi
Cosmas Maduka
Prof. Elmarie Venter
Peter Vogel
Charlotte Osei
Ashish Gokaldas
Vako Ferguson
Catherine Engman
Ayo Anibaba
Kojo Jones-Mensah
Samuel Ntim
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Event Schedule

Explore the full agenda for the Africa Family Business Summit 2026

Time Activity / Topic
6:30pm - 8:30pm Family Business Succession Masterclass

Topic: When Innovation Meets Tradition in Family Business Succession.

Time Activity / Topic
8:30 am - 09:00 am Welcome and Registration
9:00 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
9:30 am - 9:45 am Call to Order
9:45 am - 10:00 am "Welcome to Ghana" Cultural Dance
10:00 am - 10:15 am Welcome Address
10:15 am - 10:35 am Presentation by AfCFTA

Topic: Promoting Intra-Africa Trade with AfCFTA Agreement; the Distinctive Opportunities for African Family-Owned Businesses.
10:35 am - 10:45 am Partners' Ads
10:45 am - 12:00 pm Next Generation Panel Discussion
Emmanuel Kojo Jones-Mensah

Emmanuel Kojo
Jones-Mensah

Ashish Gokaldas

Ashish
Gokaldas

Vako Ferguson

Vako
Ferguson

Ayo Anibaba

Ayo
Anibaba

Topic: The next generation's perspective on how to maintain family tradition whiles innovating for continuity.
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Coffee Break
12:30 pm - 12:40 pm Partners' Ads
12:40 pm - 12:50 pm Partners' Comments
12:50 pm - 1:30 pm Law & Legacy Lecture

Topic: Conflict in families of business, a cause for growth or dissipation of wealth?
1:30pm - 3:00 pm Lunch and Networking
3:00pm - 4:30pm Breakout Session

- CEOs (The position of proper governance structures in ensuring fit for innovation and tradition)

- NexGen (Maintaining the solid rock of family tradition through Socio-emotional wealth (SEW))
4:30pm - 4:45pm Plenary
4:45pm - 5:30pm Keynote Address

Topic: A case for prioritizing mental health when different generations of a family work together.
5:30pm - 6:00pm Networking and closing.

Time Activity / Topic
8:30am - 9:00am Welcome and Registration
9:00am - 9:30am Breakfast
9:30am - 9:45am Call to Order
9:45am - 10:00am | Recap Video & Partners' Ad |
10:00am - 11:30am Family Business Succession Masterclass

Topic: Managing Tradition and Innovation Conflict in Transitions.
11:30am - 12:00pm Coffee Break
12:00pm - 1:30pm Family Business Succession Masterclass

Topic: Managing Tradition and Innovation Conflict in Transitions.
1:30pm - 3:00pm Lunch and Networking
3:00pm - 3:10pm Partners' Ad
3:10pm - 4:10pm CEOs Segment
Dr. Samuel Tobbin

Dr. Samuel
Tobbin

Mr. Samuel Ntim

Mr. Samuel
Ntim

Topic: How CEOs can reinvent their businesses with the next generation's contributions.
4:10pm - 4:55pm CEO Fireside Chat
Cosmas Maduka CON

Cosmas Maduka
CON

Topic: Technology and Digital Transformation in Legacy Businesses.
4:55pm - 5:30pm Keynote Address

Topic: Raising the Baobab, African family businesses innovating through their distinct traditions.
5:30pm - 6:00pm Networking and closing.

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