Event Schedule

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Time	Activity / Topic
6:30pm - 8:30pm	Family Business Succession Masterclass Topic: When Innovation Meets Tradition in Family Business Succession.

Time	Activity / Topic
8:30 am - 09:00 am	Welcome and Registration
9:00 am - 9:30 am	Breakfast
9:30 am - 9:45 am	Call to Order
9:45 am - 10:00 am	"Welcome to Ghana" Cultural Dance
10:00 am - 10:15 am	Welcome Address
10:15 am - 10:35 am	Presentation by AfCFTA Topic: Promoting Intra-Africa Trade with AfCFTA Agreement; the Distinctive Opportunities for African Family-Owned Businesses.
10:35 am - 10:45 am	Partners' Ads
10:45 am - 12:00 pm	Next Generation Panel Discussion Emmanuel Kojo Jones-Mensah Ashish Gokaldas Vako Ferguson Ayo Anibaba Topic: The next generation's perspective on how to maintain family tradition whiles innovating for continuity.
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm	Coffee Break
12:30 pm - 12:40 pm	Partners' Ads
12:40 pm - 12:50 pm	Partners' Comments
12:50 pm - 1:30 pm	Law & Legacy Lecture Topic: Conflict in families of business, a cause for growth or dissipation of wealth?
1:30pm - 3:00 pm	Lunch and Networking
3:00pm - 4:30pm	Breakout Session - CEOs (The position of proper governance structures in ensuring fit for innovation and tradition) - NexGen (Maintaining the solid rock of family tradition through Socio-emotional wealth (SEW))
4:30pm - 4:45pm	Plenary
4:45pm - 5:30pm	Keynote Address Topic: A case for prioritizing mental health when different generations of a family work together.
5:30pm - 6:00pm	Networking and closing.

Time	Activity / Topic
8:30am - 9:00am	Welcome and Registration
9:00am - 9:30am	Breakfast
9:30am - 9:45am	Call to Order
9:45am - 10:00am	\| Recap Video & Partners' Ad \|
10:00am - 11:30am	Family Business Succession Masterclass Topic: Managing Tradition and Innovation Conflict in Transitions.
11:30am - 12:00pm	Coffee Break
12:00pm - 1:30pm	Family Business Succession Masterclass Topic: Managing Tradition and Innovation Conflict in Transitions.
1:30pm - 3:00pm	Lunch and Networking
3:00pm - 3:10pm	Partners' Ad
3:10pm - 4:10pm	CEOs Segment Dr. Samuel Tobbin Mr. Samuel Ntim Topic: How CEOs can reinvent their businesses with the next generation's contributions.
4:10pm - 4:55pm	CEO Fireside Chat Cosmas Maduka CON Topic: Technology and Digital Transformation in Legacy Businesses.
4:55pm - 5:30pm	Keynote Address Topic: Raising the Baobab, African family businesses innovating through their distinct traditions.
5:30pm - 6:00pm	Networking and closing.

AFBS 2026 Registration