SpeakersVoices shaping
Voices shaping
the continent
A roster of architects, scholars, urbanists and cultural figures from across Africa and the diaspora.
Event
28–30 October 2026
Accra, Ghana
Lesley
Keynote
Lesley Lokko
African Futures Institute
GH / UK
David
Keynote
David Adjaye
Adjaye Associates
GH / UK
Kunlé
Keynote
Kunlé Adeyemi
NLÉ
NG / NL
Mariam
Speaker
Mariam Issoufou
Atelier Masōmī
NE
Diébédo
Speaker
Diébédo Francis Kéré
Kéré Architecture
BF / DE
Tosin
Speaker
Tosin Oshinowo
Oshinowo Studio
NG
Mokena
Speaker
Mokena Makeka
Makeka Design Lab
ZA
Mphethi
Speaker
Mphethi Morojele
MMA Design
ZA
Joe
Panel
Joe Osae-Addo
ConstructLab
GH
Hannah
Academic
Hannah le Roux
Wits University
ZA
Tatiana
Speaker
Tatiana Bilbao
Tatiana Bilbao Estudio
MX
Lemn
Reading
Lemn Sissay
Poet, MBE
UK
LL
Keynote
Lesley Lokko
African Futures Institute
DA
Keynote
David Adjaye
Adjaye Associates
KA
Keynote
Kunlé Adeyemi
NLÉ