Convenings that put the right room together, then keep it.
Flagship summits, recurring series and specialist workshops, delivered live and online across Africa.
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21–24
Oct 2026
Hybrid / Leadership 2050
Leadership 2050 Summit 2026
Our flagship convening on leadership, policy and the future of Africa returns as a four day hybrid summit.
21 to 24 October 2026
Upcoming events[1]
More dates for our recurring series and workshops will be announced here. Subscribe to Gmac Insights at the bottom of this page to hear about registrations as they open.
Past events[2]
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2025
2024
Who has spoken
Past speakers.
Ambassadors, chief executives, economists and founders who have spoken across the NIS Webinar Series and the Leadership 2050 Summit since 2021.
Dr. Genevieve Duncan Obuobi
Lead Consultant, Tarragon Edge
Dr. Yaw Perbi
Global CEO, The HuD Group Global
H.E. Amb. Simone Giger
Swiss Ambassador to Ghana, Togo and Benin
Yaw Nsarko
Corporate Executive and Pan African Advocate
David Meltzer
Founder, David Meltzer Enterprises
Prof. Phoebe Koundouri
Chair, World Council of Environmental and Natural Resource Economists Associations; SDSN Global Climate Hub; AE4RIA
Emmaline Datey
Founder, ICS Africa
Kweku Awotwi
Board Chairman, UBA Group Ghana
Dr. Sam Ankrah
CEO, Africa Investment Group International
Raffaello Follieri
Chairman and CEO, Follieri Energy Group SA
Dr. Jamie Beaton
CEO and Co-Founder, Crimson Education
Dr. Priscilla Twumasi
Economist and Senior Lecturer, University of Ghana
Our calendar
Three tiers, one calendar.
Annual flagships open to anchor sponsorship, recurring series that build the audience, and specialist workshops delivered with partners.
Tier 1
Flagship annual events
Leadership 2050 Summit
A multi day hybrid convening on leadership, policy and the future of Africa. Our anchor sponsorship property, and the largest room we convene each year.
Annual
Business and Entrepreneurship Masterclass
Our premium executive event, built for a curated audience of founders, senior professionals and investors.
Annual
Gmac Quarterly Investment Pitch Series
A quarterly convening where vetted founders pitch to a curated room of investors. Applications open eight to ten weeks before each event.
Quarterly
Tier 2
Recurring series
Employability Series
Career Awareness Conference, Personal Branding Conference, and the Job Market Workshop Series.
Rolling through the year
Research and Analysis Series
The three day Research Methods and Certification Workshop, the Research Methods Training programme, AI for Research and Productivity, and Exploring Africa’s Emerging and Frontier Markets.
Workshops plus cohort intakes
Personal Brand and Professional Positioning Series
A monthly advisory series led by the founder, for professionals building visibility and authority in their field.
Monthly
Tier 3
Specialist workshops and partnerships
Professional LinkedIn Masterclass
AI Adoption and Challenge Workshop
Public Speaking Masterclass
Networking and Business Ads Bootcamp
Young Professionals Network
A mentorship programme in partnership with Tarragon Edge.
Cohort
Sponsorship and partnership
Put your organisation in the room.
Tiered packages across our flagship convenings and series: naming association, speaking slots, delegate access, branded deliverables and post event reporting.