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Diaspora Week Freetown 2026: Where Business Meets Culture

Agenda

Nine Days in Freetown: Business Meets Culture

  • Freetown, Sierra Leone - venues and meeting points vary by day
Presented by the Sierra Leone Diaspora Investment Conference, Diaspora Week connects diaspora investors, local entrepreneurs, policymakers, creatives and returnees through nine days of business, culture, practical learning, investment conversations and shared experiences.

DAY 1 - DECEMBER 28

Sierra Leone Diaspora Investment Conference & Welcome Cocktail

  • Freetown - venues to be confirmed

Opening keynotes, panels, an SME showcase and networking, followed by the Welcome Cocktail.

DAY 2 - DECEMBER 29

Sierra Leone Diaspora Investment Conference

  • Radisson Blu Mammy Yoko Hotel, Freetown

Private-sector linkages and mobilizing diaspora capital through investment-focused sessions and connections.

DAY 3 - DECEMBER 30

Diaspora Sports Day & Beach Bonfire

  • Freetown - venue to be confirmed

A day of sport and community, followed by an evening beach bonfire.

DAYS 4-6 - DECEMBER 31-JANUARY 2

Partner & Cultural Programme

  • Freetown - venues to be confirmed

December 31: partner-led New Year's Eve celebrations and activations. January 1: cultural immersion and partner activations. January 2: The Song of Njama, performed by Dori Turay.

DAYS 7-9 - JANUARY 3-5

Rest, Investment Bootcamp & Trade Tour

  • Freetown and tour locations - details to be confirmed

January 3: rest, recharge and optional partner events. January 4: Diaspora Investment Bootcamp. January 5: Trade, Agribusiness & Eco-Tourism Tour.

Welcome

00:00 – 00:00

  • Main Auditorium

Welcome Coffee & Networking

Opening ceremony

00:00– 00:00

  • Main Auditorium
Panel Discussion

00:00– 00:00

Multimedia spotlight

00:00 – 00:00

Keynote

00:00 – 00:00

  • Main Hall
PANEL DISCUSSION

00:00 – 00:00

  • Main Hall
LUNCH

00:00 – 00:00

Lunch & Networking

Keynote

00:00 – 00:00

  • Main Hall
panel discussion

00:00 – 00:00

  • Main Hall
fireside chat

00:00 – 00:00

  • Main Hall
panel discussion

00:00 – 00:00

  • Main Hall
Q&A

00:00 – 00:00

  • Main Hall

Q&A Time

Questions from the audience
The King jimmy landing pitch competition

00:00 – 00:00

  • Main Hall
Closing Remarks

00:00 – 00:00

  • Main Hall
networking

00:00 – 00:00

  • Main Hall

Networking

SPONSORS & PARTNERS

Partnership opportunities are available. Confirmed sponsors will be announced here.