Designers are brought into conversation with entrepreneurs, business leaders, architects, technologists, educators, policymakers, cultural practitioners, and other professionals whose work intersects with design.

These conversations explore the questions directing the future of the creative economy, including how design can strengthen businesses, improve products and services, influence the development of cities, preserve cultural identity, and create new opportunities for people and communities. Rather than presenting design as an isolated creative discipline, the talks position it as an important part of a wider conversation about innovation, entrepreneurship, culture, and the future of Africa’s economic development.