The Experience

Project TEDxAfrica 2026
Experience

22–27 September 2026 | Abuja, Nigeria

Ideas. Culture. Leadership. Connection.

Six carefully curated days bringing together speakers, international guests, professionals, leaders and emerging voices.

Arrival

Arrival & African Welcome Experience

The experience begins with arrival in Abuja and a curated introduction to African culture, hospitality and community.

Participants receive programme orientation before joining the African Welcome Experience—an evening designed around culture, storytelling, connection and welcome.

Arrival and accommodation orientation

Official registration and programme briefing

Private VIP welcome dinner

Programme overview and coaching introductions

Mastermind Sessions

Speaker Development & Financial Preparation

Structured preparation sessions provide speakers with opportunities to refine idea clarity, narrative, delivery and stage readiness ahead of the licensed event.

Working in small cohorts with experienced coaches, each speaker works through their talk structure, narrative arc, and delivery. Speakers also observe and critically support each other — building the kind of honest, high-level peer review that elevates every participant's output.

Talk structure workshop with lead coaches

Peer review sessions and one-to-one coaching

Narrative and delivery refinement

Cultural Immersion

An independent Project TEDxAfrica experience designed to connect participants with the cultural, creative, and historical fabric of Abuja and Nigeria's capital territory.

Curated cultural experiences offer a deeper connection to place, people, heritage, and contemporary African life. These are not tourism activities, but thoughtfully selected experiences that encourage discovery, reflection, and a richer understanding of Nigeria and its cultural landscape

Nigerian arts, architecture, and heritage access

Curated cultural site visits and local context experiences

Institutional Engagement

Leadership & Institutional Engagement

Selected engagements provide participants with opportunities to encounter Abuja's institutional, professional and leadership ecosystem through curated conversations and visits.

Institutional visits and government engagement sessions

Speaker documentary session — professional photography and filmed profiles

Event Day

TEDxKubwa — The Next Chapter

26 September 2026

UBEC Digital Auditorium, Abuja

On 26 September, selected speakers and participants will join TEDxKubwa — The Next Chapter, an independently organised TEDx event operating under its TEDx licence.

The event brings together carefully developed ideas and a live audience for a day of thought-provoking conversations and perspectives.

Where talks are recorded for submission, any subsequent review and publication will remain subject to the applicable TEDx processes and requirements.

Final rehearsal on main stage with production team

Full-day main stage programme with live global broadcast

Professional recording for TEDx archive publication

Closing reception with all delegates and partners

Post-Event

Legacy & Continued Engagement

Project TEDxAfrica continues beyond September through community engagement, professional relationships, independent storytelling, alumni activities and opportunities for future collaboration.

Access to the Project TEDxAfrica community

Continued professional and strategic connections

Independent media and storytelling opportunities

Future community and partnership engagements