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Austin, TX  ·  November 7, 2026

The world's leading conference for Africans in global

Founders, engineers, investors, and operators, together for one day in Austin. Where careers get made and companies find their next move.

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Transferable before Nov 7  ·  Secure Ticket Tailor checkout  ·  Student tickets from $108

Price goes to $250 on Oct 16 · …
1,000+
Expected
50+
Speakers
2
Stages
16,000+
Attended our past events
Nov 6
VIP dinner

Why you're here

Pick your reason. Leave with a result.

Founders

Raise capital, meet operators who've scaled in the US, and get in front of investors looking for diaspora deal flow.

Best fit: General Admission →

Professionals

Meet the people who do the hiring, learn the unwritten rules of corporate America, and get promoted faster.

Best fit: General Admission →

Investors

Deal flow you will not see anywhere else, across the diaspora and the continent, plus the private dinner and direct founder access.

Best fit: VIP Experience →

Students

Meet the people building the future you want, with the same full access as General Admission at the student price.

Best fit: Student ticket →

One day · November 7

The day, at a glance.

Keynotes, panels, firesides and workshops, plus a VIP dinner the night before.

  1. Fri · Nov 6VIP dinnerBy invitation
  2. MorningKeynotesMain stage
  3. All dayTwo-stage tracksTalks & panels
  4. AfternoonMasterclassesHands-on breakouts
  5. 10 PM to 4 AMAfter-partyComplimentary for all

Speakers

2026 Speakers

The speakers confirmed so far. More are being added across business, AI, capital, and global technology.

Headshot of Adewale Yusuf
Adewale Yusuf
Convener, Beyond Africa
Founder, Techpoint Africa & AltSchool Africa
Headshot of Nmachi Jidenma
Nmachi Jidenma
Managing Partner, Exanovo Capital
Formerly General Catalyst, Sequoia & WhatsApp
Headshot of Tade Oyerinde
Tade Oyerinde
Founder & Chancellor
Campus.edu
Headshot of Tayo Aina
Tayo Aina
YouTuber, 1.2M subscribers
Co-founder, Bricks and Condo
Headshot of Biodun Awojobi
Biodun Awojobi
Solutions Architect Leader
SpaceXAI
Headshot of Tonia Osadebe
Tonia Osadebe
Product Manager
OpenAI
Headshot of Tobi Oluwole
Tobi Oluwole
CEO
Magnate Ventures
Headshot of Brendah Njiru
Brendah Njiru
Founder & CEO, HOMY Robotics
Robotics & automation
Headshot of Geoffrey Fonga
Geoffrey Fonga
Global VP, AI Strategy
DataRobot
Headshot of Bunmi Akinyemiju
Bunmi Akinyemiju
CEO
Venture Garden Group
Headshot of Oluwatobi Oyinlola
Oluwatobi Oyinlola
Researcher, MIT
Guinness World Record for the tiniest GPS
Headshot of Akin Oyedele, PhD
Akin Oyedele, PhD
Partner, Boston Consulting Group
AI strategy & enterprise transformation
Headshot of Opeyemi Awoyemi
Opeyemi Awoyemi
Co-founder of Jobberman, Whogohost, Hello.cv
GP, Fast Forward Fund
Headshot of Ife Dare-Johnson
Ife Dare-Johnson
Founder & CEO, Healthtracka
Health-tech & diagnostics
Headshot of Chris Folayan
Chris Folayan
Founder, Luma Learn & OCFX Inc
EdTech & business strategy
Headshot of James Adeyemi Fowe
James Adeyemi Fowe
Sr. Principal Research Engineer, HERE Technologies
Inventor & location intelligence
Headshot of Omolara (Ajele) Awoyemi
Omolara (Ajele) Awoyemi
Product Leader, Amazon
Co-founder, Fast Forward Fund
Headshot of Winifred Awolope
Winifred Awolope
Private Client Advisor
Northwestern Mutual
Headshot of Stanley Agu
Stanley Agu
Co-convener, Beyond Africa
Founder, Luftsocial & Anproba
Headshot of N'nah Brieman
N'nah Brieman
AI Workforce Specialist
Microsoft
Headshot of Chidera Nwosu
Chidera Nwosu
Director, Software Engineering
Visa
Headshot of Paul Obanua
Paul Obanua
Founder
Texas Armored Direct
Headshot of Bernadette Ikhena
Bernadette Ikhena
Head of AI Transformation
Stout Strategy
Headshot of Hamad Kasoga
Hamad Kasoga
Corporate Partnership
Turkish Airlines
Headshot of Lola Adey
Lola Adey
CEO
VibeCode Africa
Headshot of Deji Adesola
Deji Adesola
Co-founder
Immigify
Headshot of Dr. Gideon For-Mukwai
Dr. Gideon For-Mukwai
MP
SWAN Academy
Headshot of David Owoyemi
David Owoyemi
CEO
Capstone Ventures

More speakers, investors, and operators will be announced soon.

Our speakers build, invest and lead at

  • Microsoft
  • Visa
  • Amazon
  • MIT
  • Boston Consulting Group
  • Turkish Airlines
  • HERE Technologies
  • Northwestern Mutual
  • Sequoia Capital
  • General Catalyst
  • WhatsApp
  • Techpoint Africa
  • AltSchool Africa
  • Exanovo Capital
  • Venture Garden Group
  • Fast Forward Fund
  • Magnate Ventures
  • Jobberman
  • Whogohost
  • Hello.cv
  • Healthtracka
  • Mymdoc
  • HOMY Robotics
  • Luma Learn
  • OCFX
  • Bricks and Condo
  • SpaceXAI
  • Luftsocial
  • Anproba
  • Stout Strategy
  • Texas Armored Direct

Tickets

Secure your seat.

Early Bird: 10% off all tickets through October 15. Full price from October 16.

Early Bird pricing ends in …

Every ticket includes complimentary After-party access. Add a hands-on workshop as an optional add-on at checkout.

Early Bird

VIP Experience

$675 $750

You save $75

  • Everything in General Admission
  • Private VIP dinner · Nov 6
  • Priority seating in all sessions
  • Speaker & investor access

Add a hands-on workshop as an add-on at checkout.

Early Bird

Student

$108 $120

You save $12

  • Full-day conference access
  • All keynotes & panels
  • Networking & After Hours
  • Complimentary After-party · 10 PM to 4 AM
  • Valid student ID required

Same full access as General Admission, at the student price.

Groups & teams

Bringing your team or community?

5+ seats from one company or community get a group rate, and we register everyone for you. Tell us how many and we'll send a code.

Get group rate
Media

Media & press

Media houses: reach out to hello@beyondafrica.org to request a media pass.

Request media pass
  • Secure checkout via Ticket Tailor. No card data on our servers.
  • Tickets are transferable. Change names anytime before Nov 7.
  • 1,000+ founders & operators expected. See who's coming.

Any booking fee is shown at checkout before you pay. Group & team rates are available, so get the group rate.

After dark

The After-party.

10 PM to 4 AM · November 7. When the sessions end, the night keeps going, with music, drinks, and the off-stage conversations where the real connections happen. Every conference attendee gets complimentary access.

Track record

Our past events.

The team behind BeyondAfrica has convened some of the largest tech gatherings in West Africa.

On the agenda

Five themes shaping the next decade.

Circuit board forming the shape of a brain
01

Artificial Intelligence

Frontier research to applied AI businesses.

Financial chart trending upward
02

Fintech & Wealth Building

Payments, markets, and generational wealth.

Founders working together around a boardroom table
03

Startups & Venture Capital

Funding, scaling, and selling to global markets.

Airport passport control signage
04

Careers & Immigration

O-1, EB-1, and the global mobility playbook.

Container port at dusk
05

Global Business Expansion

Companies, capital, and talent moving across borders.

Additional experiences

Beyond the main stage.

After Hours

Where deals are made.

Bar takeovers across Austin, with founder and investor speed-rooms and none of the badge politics.

VIP Dinner

An invitation-only dinner.

100 to 120 founders, investors, and select speakers, the night before the conference. The conversations that don't happen on stage.

Apply for VIP
Masterclasses

Practical, not theoretical.

Tactical breakouts on raising, hiring, scaling, and global mobility, led by operators who've done it.

By invitation · November 6, 2026

A private dinner for builders and decision-makers.

The night before the conference, a room of 100 to 120 founders, investors, and speakers. No stage, no audience, just the people who actually move capital and companies.

  • · November 6, 2026  ·  Austin, TX
  • · Limited to 100 to 120 invited guests
  • · Founders, investors, and select speakers
  • · Applications reviewed within 5 business days
Apply for VIP

Before you buy

Quick answers.

What happens on October 16?

Early Bird pricing ends at midnight Central on October 15. From October 16, prices return to full: General Admission $250 (from $225), VIP $750 (from $675) and the Student ticket $120 (from $108). The workshop add-on is priced separately at checkout. Buy before then to lock in the 10% discount.

Is the sold-out Early ticket coming back?

No. The Early ticket was our earliest, lowest-price allocation and has sold out. It won't be re-released. General Admission is now the entry tier, with identical conference access.

Can I get a refund?

Tickets are non-refundable and all sales are final. They are fully transferable though: if you can't make it, contact us and we'll update the attendee name before the event, so your ticket is never wasted.

How do workshops work?

Workshops are an optional add-on you can add to any ticket at checkout. Seats in each hands-on session are capped by room capacity and assigned first-come, first-served, so add yours early if a specific session matters to you.

What about the VIP dinner?

Limited to 100 to 120 invited guests on November 6 (the night before). VIP ticket holders are reviewed and admitted on a first-come, first-served basis with light suitability checks (founders, investors, operators). Apply early.

Team or group rates?

For 5+ seats from the same company we offer a 15% discount and we register the team for you. Reach out via the Partners form and we'll send a code.

What's the venue?

In the Greater Austin area (Pflugerville, TX). The exact venue is announced to ticket holders ~30 days before the event, with secure parking and an accessible entrance. Nearest airport: AUS (Austin-Bergstrom).

Partners

Put your brand in the room.

One day, 1,000+ founders, engineers, investors and operators, and a partner list short enough that people remember who was there.

  • 1,000+Attendees expected
  • 50+Speakers across two stages
  • 16,000+Attended our past events

Sponsorship, exhibition & advertising

Packages from a $750 outdoor activation to Platinum title sponsorship, plus remote advertising if you can't travel. Full options, deliverables and pricing are on the partners pages.

Location

Austin, TX. Why we picked it.

Austin has become a magnet for AI and capital, and it's where a lot of the African founders and operators in this room are already building.

  • AreaGreater Austin (Pflugerville, TX)
  • VenueExact address announced to ticket holders
  • DateNovember 7, 2026
  • VIP DinnerNovember 6, 2026
  • Nearest AirportAUS (Austin-Bergstrom)
La Quinta hotel, Austin, TX

Hotel Partner

La Quinta

Our official hotel partner for BeyondAfrica 2026 — book your stay near the action in Greater Austin.

106 W Canyon Ridge Dr, Austin, TX 78753

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