INSPIRE AFRICA CONFERENCE
Conference: october 15, 2024
SVPG Product masterclass: october 16-17, 2024
SVPG coach the coaches: october 18, 2024
1-Day Conference followed by 3 days of workshops
Eko Convention Centre - Lagos, Nigeria
EMPOWERING THE PRODUCT COMMUNITY
IN AFRICA, FOR AFRICA
It’s for the product curious…the people who are interested in the discipline of product creation and understanding the growing field of using technology to solve problems.
It’s for product practitioners … the people with experience working in product teams and people that have built technology-enabled products around the world.
It’s for product leaders… the people responsible for building and coaching product teams and providing them with context.
Product curious, product practitioners, product leaders and founders in africa should attend!
Inspire Africa Conference is for product people.
It’s for all the people called product managers, product owners, designers, engineers, developers, and for the leaders and managers of those teams.
It’s for founders who have dedicated themselves to building companies to solve problems in Africa and around the world.
It’s for entrepreneurs…the people looking to leverage technology to solve problems in a meaningful way.
We invite all of you to attend our 1-day conference, but encourage you to also explore our workshops as well!
1-Day Inspire Africa Conference Ticket: Coming Soon!
Which ticket is for you?
-
CONFERENCE TICKETS
Attendees looking to explore the teachings of SVPG, the essense of product and the trends and key concepts in tech are welcome to attend on high-impact one-day Inspire Africa Conference. Through a variety of keynote speakers, panels and fireside chats, we will bring together the best and brightest in tech to share key learnings with the audience. We host global thought leaders who will explain how product and tech can impact innovate and opportunity in Africa. Networking opportunities and tech exhibitions are included.
This is a 1-day Experience
45,000 25,000 NGN Earlybird
-
SVPG PRODUCT MASTERCLASS FOR PRODUCT PRACTITIONERS & PRODUCT LEADERS
After attending the 1-day Conference, product practitioners and leaders will have an opportunity to go through SVPG's two-day Product Masterclass, which is SVPG's newest offering. This new workshop covers the principles and concepts described in their three books: INSPIRED, EMPOWERED and the upcoming TRANSFORMED. The Product Masterclass offering will help product managers and leaders hone in on the concepts that enable the best tech-powered product companies in the world
This is a 3-day Experience
200,000 100,000 NGN Earlybird
-
SVPG COACH THE COACHES
SVPG will host their Coach the Coaches training on October 18th. We are looking for people with hands-on experience in product management, product design, engineering, and/or product leadership, that want to make a career out of helping others to reach their potential, and create world-class tech-powered products. Please note that this is not a session for actual practitioners (e.g. the current head of product at a company) or for in-house company coaches. This is for those people that help coach and teach many practitioners at many companies.
This is a 4-day Experience. All attendees must attend the conference, 2-day Masterclass and Coach the Coaches
Free - Strict Application Required
one ticket purchased = one ticket donated
Innovate Africa Foundation has partnered with Inspire Africa Conference to offer scholarships to qualified applicants for every ticket purchased.
powered by Silicon valley product group
We are thrilled to have Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG) partners will coaching, training, and advising the incredible product community in Africa.
The authors of LOVED, INSPIRED, and EMPOWERED - the SVPG partners - have championed the techniques that the best companies in the world use to build products customers love.
coaches
Meet the Speakers
-
Bayo "Lion" Adedeji
GROUP CEO, WAKANOW.COM
-
Kamal Budhabhatti
FOUNDER, CRAFT SILICON
-
Amanda ETUK
CO-FOUNDER, MESSENGER
-
Deji balogun
CTO & CO-FOUNDER, TERRAGON GROUP
-
Princess Edo-Osagie
PRODUCT LEADER, INTERSWITCH GROUP
-
ANTHONY ISICHEI
SR. PRODUCT MANAGER, PAGATECH LIMITED
-
TEMI GIWA
PRODUCT LEAD, PAYSTACK NIGERIA
-
ZAINAB ARILESERE
PRODUCT LEADER, OMNIBIZ AFRICA
-
lavanya anand
SR. INVESTMENT MANAGER, AFRICINVEST GROUP
-
Franklin Olakunle Amoo
MANAGING PARTNER, BAYLIS EMERGING MARKETS
-
Kristin h. wilson
STRATEGY LEAD, SPURT!
-
Fara Ashiru
FOUNDER & CEO of OKRA
What You will Gain
-
Upskilling by World-Renowned Product Experts
Learn product from the best coaches and professionals in the business. Join one of our three workshops to gain tremendous knowledge in a short time.
-
Job Readiness Training
WorkNigeria and other employment partners will be on-site to help you with your resume, free headshots, interview skills and more!
-
Network with the Best!
Product professionals from around Africa and the world will be in attendance. Grow your network in order to gain resources now and in the future.
-
Paths to Funding for Founders
Our team is bringing Venture Capitalists and experienced advisors from around the world to help you chart the path to product-market fit and funding.
Who We Are
We’ve brought together local and international product and training leaders to drive impact in the African product community. The Inspire Africa Conference is brought together by a few amazing companies, all working together to upskill African product experts.
Innovate Africa Foundation’s mission is to create opportunities for meaningful solutions to some of the hardest problems in Africa through enabling technology. We provide tactical community enabling solutions in vulnerable social and economic communities with an aim to tackle unemployment, poverty, poor healthcare, insecurity, and financial exclusion.
Silicon Valley Product Group is a team of industry veterans who have each held executive level positions at major Silicon Valley companies where they have been instrumental in the development of leading products. They know how great products are built and are eager to help the product community in Africa build them too.
WorkNigeria was established with a singular vision - to help the vast Nigerian workforce find meaningful jobs. We are also on a mission to upskill them in the best ways possible and help them grow with and within their careers.
We have lofty goals - to put Nigeria back to work!
Innovate Africa Fund an investment fund that is supporting African founders in funding life-changing ideas, taking startups from conception to product, and financing innovative ventures. Our mission is to empower startups with the tools and resources needed to thrive in the ever-evolving tech landscape.
What to Expect
-
Meaningful Agenda
Every session and speaker was thought through very carefully to ensure you get the most relevant knowledge that you can apply immediately in any product role.
-
World-Renowned Speakers
Our speakers are THE BEST in the industry and you won’t find them all in once place, at one time, anywhere else in the world
-
Qualified Attendees
The audience and speakers are all real product people. We are here to establish and grow the African product community even bigger and stronger than ever!
-
Time to Chat
We’ve intentionally made time for you to network and get to know other product pros from around the world
-
Good Chops
It’s going to be a great week of learning so we will make sure you are refreshed. You will be provided with light refreshments for breakfast and an international buffet for lunch each day.
-
Hands-On coaching & Training
Through our workshops you will gain valuable insights, coaching and training from SVPG Partners
Who’s Coming
