PAID Summit 2026
Pan-African Interior and Intentional Design Summit
Pan-African Interior and Intentional Design Summit
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Pan-African Interior and Intentional Design Summit
- 40 sessions across 3 days
- 56 speakers on stage
- Free to attend
Register free
CC Interiors Studio
Studio Tour: Design House / Ile Eros
Arpino — CIPRO Group
Project Tour, Angola
PAID Summit Partners
Sponsors & Partners
Parallel Breakout Rooms
Zoom (parallel)
Surreal Vision Arts
Visual Performance Group
Cef Ashanti
Live Musical Performer
Favour Amubode
Spoken Word Artist · Lawyer · Narrative Disruptor
DJ Uniflex
DJ · Artist · Event Visionary
Roots and Rain Afro House Dance
Opening Performance Group
Uduak Effiong Udoh
Partner & Managing Director, CCP Rwanda
Ahmed Rabie
Founder EIDA · Founder & CEO, Atrium Design
Bolanle Williams-Olley
CFO, Executive Operating Partner & Author
Paula Rumm
Strategic Entrepreneur & Systems Builder
Wangui Mwangi
Founder, African Biophilia Conference & Expo
Garreth van Niekerk × Alan Hayward
Joint Executive Creative Directors, Decorex Africa
Iselene Augusto
Creative Strategist & Program Architect, Cipro-Group
Astrid Hebert
Co-Founder, 3C Group · Founder, AIDA Awards
Olayinka Odejayi
Co-Founder, Triangle Limited
Audrey Forson
Managing Director, TEKURA · President, IDDG
Jamila Mohammed-Faniyi
Managing Director, M&E Kaiser Limited
Thandeka Palai
President, Architects Association of Botswana · Founder, Lebone Architects
Tinuke Odunfa
Founder & CEO, The 4th Place Company
Bunmi Sokenu-Salako
Director, Ave Maria Development Ltd
Deise Forgiarini Smith
Founder, Deise Smith Studio
Josephine Oshiafi
Business Development & Investor Relations Lead, Amber Hospitality
Charrisse Johnston
President-Elect, CIDQ · Co-Founder, StudioSALT
Titi Ogufere
Founder, African Design Network · Founder, Design Week Lagos
Michael Osumo
AI Strategist · Program Manager, Instig Labs
Victoria Ikede
Senior BIM Manager & National AI Lead, Architecture49
Inioluwa Aiyemomi
Spatial Designer · Visual Lead, Light Design Factory
Abiodun Shonibare
Associate Partner, Studio Stoone Designs · Director, ShiftLag
Neo Aizawa
AI & Design Futures Analyst, Light Design Factory
Temilola Muyiwa-Ajayi
Associate Partner, Charles Renshaw & Abraham
Eileen (Kissi) Ninson
Head of Finance, Adjaye Associates
Adedayo G. Adesina, SAN
Lead Partner, Oyewole & Adesina
Titi Fowora
Founder & Lead Interior Designer, Inu Design Ltd
Divine Chukwubuihem
Architect · Founder, The Legacy Initiative
Moriam Ajaga
Special Adviser to the President of Nigeria on Art & Culture
Jack Travis, FAIA, NOMAC
Principal, Jack Travis Architect · Adjunct Professor, Pratt Institute
Prof. Dolapo Amole
Professor of Architecture, Obafemi Awolowo University
Amara Duarte
Design Educator, Light Design Lab
Osaru Alile-Abraham
Creative Director, CC Interiors Studio · Convener, PAID Summit
Adesola Adebiyi
Architect · Co-founder, Dezyn Cycle
Tobi Ashiru
Founder, Poché Design Studio · Adjunct Professor, USC
Jackie Waacuka
Founder, Design Cafe · Head, ADKE Interior Design Chapter
Omari DuPont
Architect · Social Impact Lead, Light Design Factory
Victor Ehikhamenor
Multimedia Artist, Writer & Photographer
Daniel De Lemos
Creative Director, The Creative Hub
Olufisayo Bakare
Founder, The Yellow Lagos
Joy Ayere
Editor-in-Chief, The Light Design Edit
David Idibe
Founder & CEO, Dezyn Cycle Ltd
Tebogo Modisagape
Founder, Val Interiors
Jacqueline Aki
Managing Partner, James Cubitt Interiors · President, IDAN
Cédrix Tsambang
Founder, Chorus Architecture
Eden Carter
Global Curator & Sustainability Lead, Light Design Factory
Angelica Baccon
Principal, SHoP Architects
Watch the sessions
Opening Address
Surreal Vision Arts — Opening Performance
Curating the Future: The Power of Intentional Design
Interiors That Sustain
Interiors That Sustain - Breakout Rooms
Afro DJ Mixes, Quizzes and Fun ft DJ Uniflex
Heritage & Horizons: Culture in Interior Design
Heritage & Horizons - Breakout Rooms
Studio Tour: Design House / Ile Eros
Spaces That Heal: Wellness & Emotional Design
Spaces That Heal - Breakout Rooms
Happy Spaces: Design for Dignity & Social Impact
Day 2 Opening
The Next Generation: Education, Career Pathways & Mentorship
The Next Generation - Breakout Rooms
Professional Practice 101: Legal, Finance & Ethics
Professional Practice 101 - Breakout Rooms
My Biophilia Journey: Where It All Began
Lunch Break
Cef Ashanti — Live Musical Performance
Tech Meets Design: AI & the New Interior Practice
Tech Meets Design - Breakout Rooms
The Preposterous Mind - Neurotechnology
Day 3 Opening
Aesthetics to Authority: Pricing, Profit & Value
Aesthetics to Authority - Breakout Rooms
Interior Design, Policy & Power
Policy & Power - Breakout Rooms
Lunch Break
Poetry by Favour Amubode
Designing Value: How Interior Design Justifies Investment
Designing Value - Breakout Rooms
Project Tour: CIPRO Group, Angola
Collaboration at Skill Level: Interiors × Architecture × Product
Collaboration at Skill Level - Breakout Rooms
Global Positioning: Telling African Interior Stories
Global Positioning - Breakout Rooms
Closing Remarks
PAID Summit 2026 — Partner Reel
After Party — Music, Gist, Games, Celebration