HerSphere Global Summit 2026 convenes top African women leaders in Lagos to unlock growth capital

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Despite owning and operating a substantial share of small and growing enterprises across the continent, African female entrepreneurs remain largely ...

Despite owning and operating a substantial share of small and growing enterprises across the continent, African female entrepreneurs remain largely under-capitalised and underrepresented in the boardrooms where capital, markets, and policies are shaped.

To bridge this divide between mere economic participation and true institutional power, leading voices across law, finance, government, and enterprise will converge at the Wole Soyinka Centre in Lagos on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, for the HerSphere Global Summit 2026.

Themed “Her Enterprise, Africa’s Advantage: Moving Women-Led Businesses Beyond Participation to Economic Power,” the summit, which kicks off at 9:00 a.m. aims to shift the conversation from motivational rhetoric to actionable commercial strategy. Discussions will centre on how female founders can unlock growth financing, integrate into regional and global value chains, and leverage public-private capital partnerships to build enduring market leaders.

High-Profile Multi-Sectoral Line-Up The 2026 edition brings together an influential roster of figures who have shaped Nigeria’s and Africa’s judicial, public, investment, media, and creative landscapes.

Confirmed speakers and leaders include Justice Amina Adamu Augie, retired Supreme Court Justice; Dolapo Osinbajo, wife to the former vice president Lady; Hannatu Musa Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy; and Godfrey Ogbechie, Rainoil Group Managing Director.

Also featured on the line-up are prominent voices across finance, venture capital, media, and the creative economy, including Bolanle Austen-Peters, Uche Pedro, Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes, Arese Ugwu, Ifeoma Uddoh, Chioma Ude, Maisie Dunbar, Jumoke Olaniyan, Monisola Olufunke Alabi, Brenda Nwagwu, Temilade Aduroja, and Lehle Balde.

Underscoring the growing consensus that backing female-led enterprises is a core macroeconomic imperative rather than a social side-project, the summit is supported by a coalition of key institutions.

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