Beyond Africa · 7 November 2026 · Greater Austin, Texas

The Beyond Africa
Conference

The conference for Africans in global business, technology, artificial intelligence and career growth. Convened by Stanley Agu and Adewale Yusuf, the founding edition brought African founders, investors, engineers and creators together in Greater Austin.

One-minute recap. Beyond Africa, Pflugerville, Texas, 7 November 2026.

The day

What happened

  • 7 Nov 2026Founding edition
  • Greater AustinPflugerville, Texas
  • 6 pillarsMedia to Experience
  • One roomFounders, investors, engineers, creators

Beyond Africa describes itself as the operating system for Africans living beyond Africa, built on six connected pillars: Media, Chapter, Capital, Academy, Network and Experience. The conference is the Experience pillar in practice: one day where founders, investors, engineers and creators from the diaspora are in the same room.

Sessions ran from the opening address, Africa's Next Starts Here, through panels including The Operator Advantage on how African professionals rise and lead inside global organisations, fireside conversations on building between continents, and Beyond Africa Live, where founders pitched an idea in sixty seconds.

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The room

Snapshots

  • Main stage at the Beyond Africa conference reading Welcome to Beyond Africa, with a full audience
    Welcome to Beyond Africa
  • Banner listing the six Beyond Africa pillars: Media, Chapter, Capital, Academy, Network and Experience
    Your next chapter starts here
  • Panel titled The Operator Advantage on stage at the Beyond Africa conference
    Panel: The Operator Advantage
  • View from the stage of a full auditorium at the Beyond Africa conference
    From the stage
  • Beyond Africa feather flag outside the venue reading The operating system for Africans living beyond Africa
    Outside the venue
  • Fireside chat with three speakers on stage at the Beyond Africa conference
    Fireside conversation
  • Attendees networking under the Beyond Africa banner in the exhibition hall
    The hall
  • Beyond Africa Live backdrop inviting founders to pitch an idea in one minute
    Beyond Africa Live
  • Volunteers preparing lanyards at the Beyond Africa conference check-in desk
    Check-in
  • Auditorium before doors, screens showing the opening address Africa's Next Starts Here
    Before doors
  • Copies of the Beyond Africa founding issue magazine, Building Beyond Borders
    Building Beyond Borders
  • An attendee taking notes on a tablet during a session at the Beyond Africa conference
    Taking notes
  • Beyond Africa branded tote bags packed for conference attendees
    Delegate bags
  • Doors opening at the Beyond Africa conference with the check-in sign outside
    Doors open
  • The Beyond Africa team and volunteers on stage after the conference
    The team

What's next

The next edition

Beyond Africa runs year-round through its chapters, academy, capital and network pillars, with the conference as the annual gathering point. For partnership, sponsorship or speaking enquiries about the next edition, use the contact form or visit beyondafrica.org.