TWN Circle, the network’s private community for high-achieving African women, presents a conference built around home, work, and community.
Talented Women Network Africa opened a new chapter in community building for African women on Thursday, 3 July 2026, with the inaugural edition of its Beyond Talent corporate conference at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Presented under TWN Circle, the network’s private membership community for high-achieving African women, the conference brought together founders, executives, and creatives for a day centred around three defining themes, home, work, and community, marking the first edition of what organisers describe as a recurring monthly platform.
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“Talent opens the door, but it is discipline, character and community that keep a woman in the room. Beyond Talent is our reminder that a woman’s value does not end with what she can do,” said Dr. Mrs. Amarachi Chinweoke Okuwobi, Founder and Convener of Talented Women Network Africa, during her opening remarks.
The conference forms part of TWN Circle’s broader mission to build a structured support system for African women beyond individual achievement, with a focus on connection, mentorship, and long-term community building rather than a one-off event.
Organisers described the gathering as intentionally designed around dialogue rather than spectacle, with each session structured to draw out the perspectives of accomplished women on the realities shaping families, workplaces, and communities across Nigeria.
Speakers at the conference included Abiola Adediran, Family Business Advisor and Executive Coach; Dr. Princess Kelechi Oghene, Founder and Group CEO of GMYT Group; and Dr. Omobolaji Mogaji, Founder and Group CEO of Rubellite Beauty. Also featured was Toyin Bakare, COO and Executive Director of SAS Textiles.
A panel discussion followed, featuring Mojisola Oladapo, Chief Marketing Officer of Filmhouse Group and Head of Marketing, Growth and PR at KAVA, alongside Minister Anny, a music minister, life coach, and clothier.
The day combined a keynote address, speaker sessions, a moderated panel discussion, and structured networking, a format TWN Circle has adopted to move community building beyond a single day’s programming into sustained engagement among its members. Each session was anchored on one of the conference’s three themes, allowing speakers to draw not only from personal experiences but also from their professional expertise.
Closing the conference, Dr. Okuwobi returned to the message at the heart of the gathering.
“A woman’s value does not end with what she can do,” she said. “It extends to who she is at home, who she becomes at work, and what she gives back to her community. That is what Beyond Talent stands for, and it is what TWN Circle will keep building toward, one gathering at a time.”
TWN Circle is the private membership community of Talented Women Network Africa, designed for high-achieving African women seeking to build authority, visibility, and strategic relationships. Beyond Talent is TWN Circle’s corporate conference series. More information is available at community.talentedwomennetwork.com.
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