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Starting time: 9:00 am Each Day

Date: June 18th-19th, 2026

Venue: Palms by Eagles - Airport City, Accra

Proposed Speakers

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Dr. George Agyekum Nana Donkor
Dr. Samuel Amo Tobbin
Tsitsi Mutendi
Prof. Elmarie Venter
Peter Vogel
Charlotte Osei
Ashish Gokaldas
Catherine Engman
Ayo Anibaba
Kojo Jones-Mensah
Samuel Ntim
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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

Emmanuel Kojo
Jones-Mensah

Ashish Gokaldas

Ashish
Gokaldas

Vako Ferguson

Vako
Ferguson

Ayo Anibaba

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

Dr. Samuel
Tobbin

Mr. Samuel Ntim

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

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.
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