The dEX Ghana Foundation has announced the speakers for the seventh dEX Design Conference (DDC26), a three-day event taking place at Accra’s National Theatre from Thursday, November 12, to Saturday, November 14, 2026.
This year’s conference will be held under the theme “Sustainable Design for People, Planet and Profit”, with each day focusing on one of those three areas.
Thursday’s programme, dedicated to “People”, begins at 12:00 pm. It will feature dEX Ghana Foundation founder and president Daniel Ampofo, alongside Christie Brown founder Aisha Ayensu. The announcement comes days after Black Star Fashion Week honoured seven Ghanaian fashion pioneers in Accra.
Design and Technology Institute founder Constance Swaniker, Author Digital Labs managing partner Rachael Tachie-Menson and Lokko House creative director Stefania Manfreda will also appear on the opening day.
Friday’s “Planet” sessions begin at 12:00 pm and will be led by DK Osseo-Asare, co-founding principal of Low Design Office and a professor of architecture at Penn State University.
He will be joined by Travis Obeng-Casper of Ajabeng, Ama Adi-Dako Seidu, Yayra Agbofah of The Revival and McKingtorch founder Makafui Awuku.
The final day, Saturday, will focus on “Profit” and starts at 10:00 am. Thirdway Capital co-founder Kwabena Owusu-Adjei will deliver the keynote, with the programme also including Kwasi Kyei Darkwah (KKD), Francis Osei-Owusu, Nana Kofi Asihene, Tekura’s Audrey Forson and Jambo Spaces founder Bernard Sokpe.
The conference takes place as the sector prepares for an annual Ghana Fashion Industry report, which is due to begin in 2027.
“We chose speakers our community already looks up to and wants to learn from directly,” Ampofo said in a statement announcing the line-up on Tuesday.
“Every one of them has built something real. Their work shows that design from this continent can be ethical, ambitious and commercially strong at the same time,” added the dEX Ghana Foundation president.
In addition to talks on the main stage, DDC26 will offer speed mentoring for students. Speakers will also conduct masterclasses in three breakout rooms during the conference.
Registration is available through the official DDC26 ticketing portal. Student and virtual-attendee passes cost GH¢150, while a day pass is priced at GH¢250.
Explorer access costs GH¢350, Pro passes are GH¢550 and Full Experience access is available for GH¢900.
