Across Afrika and the world, we are living through a time of profound social, economic, environmental and technological change.
Pan Afrikan Design Week 2026 creates a shared space to explore what thriving really looks like in an Afrikan context, and how we can design the conditions that make it possible to thrive across sectors, in government, in communities and through future-fit education.
đź“Ł Join this urgent agenda to help shape a thriving future for Afrika.
Pan Afrikan Design Week 2026
21-24 October
V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
“How Do We Design to Thrive?”
We explore one of the most pressing questions in the world of design today:
đź“Ť How do we build trust, tell our stories, cultivate future-fit skills and design the systems and solutions that truly help people, communities, cities and nature across Afrika to thrive?
Pan Afrikan Design Week 2026 is a hybrid Pan-Afrikan gathering that brings together designers, innovators, entrepreneurs, educators, students, young people, thought leaders, policymakers, business leaders, cultural practitioners, changemakers and future-builders from across Afrika and the diaspora.
Tickets and more information at https://www.quicket.co.za/events/386589-pan-afrikan-design-week-2026/#/.
Check also this PDF with the program overview and speaker line-up.
