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Made For More 2026
A physical gathering for vision, leadership, enterprise, and purposeful connections.
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About The Conference
A room for people who know they were built for more.
Made For More is the physical gathering that crowns the journey, bringing young Africans into one room for clarity, leadership, enterprise, recognition, and meaningful connections.
Previous editions
Real learning, real people, real transformation.
Conference Experience
Simple structure. Strong impact.
The conference is the main destination. The skill acquisition track supports the journey quietly, helping participants arrive prepared, confident, and ready to connect with purpose.
Meaningful Networking
Meet founders, students, professionals, creators, and leaders who are also building for the future.
Growth Conversations
Leave with stronger questions, clearer decisions, and a renewed sense of what is possible.
Skill Acquisition
A practical journey before the big room.
The skill acquisition track remains part of the movement, but it stays secondary. It prepares participants with practical ability before they gather physically for the conference experience.
13 practical tracksPersonal Finance
Business Development (Beginner)
Business Development (Advanced)
Public Speaking
Digital Marketing
Graphic Design
Social Media Management
Data Analysis
Project Management (Beginner)
Project Management (Advanced)
Generative AI
Career Mastery: Building Influence, Excellence and Lasting Success
Get a Skill
Choose your preferred practical track.
Select your preferred course. Each course appears as a checkbox from the UMERA Skill Hub plugin and submits instantly without redirect.
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Programme Timetable
Four preparation weeks. One powerful physical gathering.
The weekly structure keeps the programme clear and progressive. Each week builds practical capacity before participants gather physically at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan.
Orientation & Course Kickoff
Participants choose their track, meet the cohort, understand expectations, and begin their first live online learning sessions.
Deep Training & Project Work
Focused training with facilitators, guided assignments, practical exercises, and feedback that helps participants build useful portfolio-ready work.
Presentation & Confidence Building
Participants sharpen communication, presentation, and public speaking confidence so they can express their ideas with clarity.
Showcase Preparation
Final project polishing, presentation practice, and preparation for the physical conference experience.
African Made For More Conference 2026
The physical gathering at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, with keynotes, connections, recognition, and a room designed to move people forward.
Why Attend
Come for clarity. Leave with momentum.
This is not a crowded event page promise. It is a focused invitation to be in a room that makes growth feel practical, personal, and possible.
See beyond your current level.
Step into conversations that help you challenge limitations and think with stronger vision.
Meet people moving with intention.
Build valuable connections with attendees who care about purpose, enterprise, and impact.
Leave with clearer next steps.
The goal is not noise. The goal is direction, confidence, and a renewed push to act.
Previous Event Snapshots
A glimpse of the energy in the room.
Tap any tile to view the moment closer. The gallery gives new attendees a feel of the community, atmosphere, and experience.
Crested Merch
Wear Your Story.
Show up to the Made For More finale in your personalised UMÉRA Boost 5.0 crested vest. Your name. Your crest. Your community.
- Premium quality fabric and clean finishing
- UMÉRA Boost 5.0 crest and personalised identity
- Available sizes: Medium, Large, Extra Large
- Pickup before the Grand Finale
White VariantTap for black
Black VariantTap for white
Starting from₦14,999
Order Your Crested Vest
Venue
International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan.
The conference will hold physically in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Plan to arrive prepared to connect, learn, and fully participate.
Location
International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Commitment token
This is not the value of the conference and should not be treated as the conference fee. The experience is worth far more. The ₦1,999 token only helps confirm seriousness and reserve seats for people who are ready to show up.
₦1,999Pay Token
Convener
“Made For More is a call to rise above survival and step into purposeful growth.”
Led by Dr. Olamide Alao Akala and the UMÉRA community, the conference is created to help young people encounter ideas, people, and direction that can shape their next season.
Be In The Room
Your next level deserves a better room.
Step into a physical gathering built for clarity, courage, and meaningful connection.
Ibadan, Oyo State · ₦1,999 seriousness token
