May 7-9, 2026

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

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CI

CC Interiors Studio

Studio Tour: Design House / Ile Eros

CC Interiors Studio
A—

Arpino — CIPRO Group

Project Tour, Angola

CIPRO Group
PS

PAID Summit Partners

Sponsors & Partners

PAID Summit
PB

Parallel Breakout Rooms

Zoom (parallel)

PAID Summit
SV

Surreal Vision Arts

Visual Performance Group

TBC
CA

Cef Ashanti

Live Musical Performer

TBC
FA

Favour Amubode

Spoken Word Artist · Lawyer · Narrative Disruptor

TBC
DU

DJ Uniflex

DJ · Artist · Event Visionary

TBC
RA

Roots and Rain Afro House Dance

Opening Performance Group

Roots and Rain
UE

Uduak Effiong Udoh

Partner & Managing Director, CCP Rwanda

TBC
AR

Ahmed Rabie

Founder EIDA · Founder & CEO, Atrium Design

TBC
BW

Bolanle Williams-Olley

CFO, Executive Operating Partner & Author

TBC
PR

Paula Rumm

Strategic Entrepreneur & Systems Builder

TBC
WM

Wangui Mwangi

Founder, African Biophilia Conference & Expo

TBC
GV

Garreth van Niekerk × Alan Hayward

Joint Executive Creative Directors, Decorex Africa

Decorex Africa · Inside Out Foundation
IA

Iselene Augusto

Creative Strategist & Program Architect, Cipro-Group

The Creative Hub by Cipro-Group
AH

Astrid Hebert

Co-Founder, 3C Group · Founder, AIDA Awards

3C Group GmbH · AIDA
OO

Olayinka Odejayi

Co-Founder, Triangle Limited

Triangle Limited
AF

Audrey Forson

Managing Director, TEKURA · President, IDDG

TEKURA
JM

Jamila Mohammed-Faniyi

Managing Director, M&E Kaiser Limited

M&E Kaiser Limited · Construction Kaiser Limited
TP

Thandeka Palai

President, Architects Association of Botswana · Founder, Lebone Architects

Lebone Architects
TO

Tinuke Odunfa

Founder & CEO, The 4th Place Company

The 4th Place Company
BS

Bunmi Sokenu-Salako

Director, Ave Maria Development Ltd

Independent
DF

Deise Forgiarini Smith

Founder, Deise Smith Studio

Deise Smith Studio
JO

Josephine Oshiafi

Business Development & Investor Relations Lead, Amber Hospitality

Amber Hospitality
CJ

Charrisse Johnston

President-Elect, CIDQ · Co-Founder, StudioSALT

StudioSALT
TO

Titi Ogufere

Founder, African Design Network · Founder, Design Week Lagos

Essential Interiors Consultancy · Essential Media Group
MO

Michael Osumo

AI Strategist · Program Manager, Instig Labs

Instig Labs · Gen AI Network (GAIN)
VI

Victoria Ikede

Senior BIM Manager & National AI Lead, Architecture49

Architecture49
IA

Inioluwa Aiyemomi

Spatial Designer · Visual Lead, Light Design Factory

Light Design Factory
AS

Abiodun Shonibare

Associate Partner, Studio Stoone Designs · Director, ShiftLag

Studio Stoone Designs · ShiftLag
NA

Neo Aizawa

AI & Design Futures Analyst, Light Design Factory

Light Design Factory
TM

Temilola Muyiwa-Ajayi

Associate Partner, Charles Renshaw & Abraham

Charles, Renshaw and Abraham
E(

Eileen (Kissi) Ninson

Head of Finance, Adjaye Associates

Sir David Adjaye & Associates Ltd
AG

Adedayo G. Adesina, SAN

Lead Partner, Oyewole & Adesina

Oyewole & Adesina
TF

Titi Fowora

Founder & Lead Interior Designer, Inu Design Ltd

Inu Design Ltd
DC

Divine Chukwubuihem

Architect · Founder, The Legacy Initiative

The Legacy Initiative
MA

Moriam Ajaga

Special Adviser to the President of Nigeria on Art & Culture

Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism
JT

Jack Travis, FAIA, NOMAC

Principal, Jack Travis Architect · Adjunct Professor, Pratt Institute

Studio for Afri-Culturalism in Architecture and Design
PD

Prof. Dolapo Amole

Professor of Architecture, Obafemi Awolowo University

Obafemi Awolowo University
AD

Amara Duarte

Design Educator, Light Design Lab

Light Design Factory
OA

Osaru Alile-Abraham

Creative Director, CC Interiors Studio · Convener, PAID Summit

CC Interiors Studio · Light Design Factory
AA

Adesola Adebiyi

Architect · Co-founder, Dezyn Cycle

Dezyn Cycle
TA

Tobi Ashiru

Founder, Poché Design Studio · Adjunct Professor, USC

Poché Design Studio
JW

Jackie Waacuka

Founder, Design Cafe · Head, ADKE Interior Design Chapter

Independent
OD

Omari DuPont

Architect · Social Impact Lead, Light Design Factory

Light Design Factory
VE

Victor Ehikhamenor

Multimedia Artist, Writer & Photographer

Angels and Muse
DD

Daniel De Lemos

Creative Director, The Creative Hub

The Creative Hub
OB

Olufisayo Bakare

Founder, The Yellow Lagos

The Yellow Lagos
JA

Joy Ayere

Editor-in-Chief, The Light Design Edit

Light Design Factory
DI

David Idibe

Founder & CEO, Dezyn Cycle Ltd

DezynCycle Ltd
TM

Tebogo Modisagape

Founder, Val Interiors

Val Interiors (Pty) Ltd
JA

Jacqueline Aki

Managing Partner, James Cubitt Interiors · President, IDAN

James Cubitt Interiors
CT

Cédrix Tsambang

Founder, Chorus Architecture

Chorus Architecture
EC

Eden Carter

Global Curator & Sustainability Lead, Light Design Factory

Light Design Factory
AB

Angelica Baccon

Principal, SHoP Architects

TBC

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