Africa's leading
summit 2025
Every year, 400+ founders, executives, investors, and creative leaders gather at Atinuda to connect, collaborate, and elevate their craft. Lagos, October 2025.
Two days a year.
The right room.
The Local To Global Summit runs across two days each year in Lagos. Founders, executives, investors, and creative leaders come to hear from people who have built real businesses and can say something worth the room's time.
Since 2015, six editions have drawn 400+ delegates each year. The format holds: main-stage keynotes in the morning, workshop breakout tracks in the afternoon, the Spark the Future pitch finals, and the Executive Dinner Gala in the evening.
October 6–8, 2025
Lagos, Nigeria
Full-day conference
+ Executive Dinner Gala
Conference Pass from ₦295,000
Executive Pass from ₦650,000
Four ways
the summit works.
Keynotes & panels.
High-impact conversations with founders, executives, investors, and government leaders. Themes run across business strategy, creative industries, technology, and expansion from Africa.
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Workshop tracks.
Smaller groups, direct instruction, and practical tools. Choose one track for the afternoon — Finance, Events Scaling, Legal, Sustainability, or Luxury.
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The Executive Dinner Gala.
Black-tie seated dinner. Live performance, curated introductions, and an evening that consistently runs past midnight.
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Spark the Future.
Ten ventures on the main stage pitching to active investors. One of the highest-energy sessions of the day.
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Registration & National Anthem
Opening Remarks
Finance: Exit Strategies & Smart Money Moves
Preparing Your Business for Acquisition or Succession
Strategic Partnerships & Policy Frameworks
Event Economies & Government as Co-creators
Entrepreneurial Resilience
Lagos as Africa's Creative & Business Hub
Breakout Workshop Tracks
The Future of Money: Mastering Financial Intelligence
Cocktail Reception
Executive Dinner Gala
2025 speakers.
A selection of the 25+ speakers across the 2025 edition. Click any card to read more.
Become
a sponsor.
Sponsorship packages include main-stage visibility, delegate access, brand placement, and co-produced activations. A small number of partnerships are available each edition.
The audience is senior and pays to attend. Brand access here is not incidental.