breakfastVOL. II Join the table
LAGOS, NIGERIA · 30 OCTOBER 2026
Two conversations worth a Friday morning.
A good breakfast. A small room. An honest conversation about what it takes to build in Africa.
Room for real conversation.
Friday, 30 October 2026
10:30 AM – 12:35 PM WAT
Ikoyi, Lagos
Venue shared on RSVPA SECOND HELPING
Same breakfast.
Two fresh perspectives.
Last year, we sat down with a VC investment lead for an unfiltered hour on raising capital in Nigeria. No pitch decks. No sugarcoating.
This time, we’re widening the lens: building real, physical scale against the odds, and understanding where Nigerian finance and trade are headed next. Same honesty. Just a little more to get into.
THE CONVERSATIONS
Two perspectives.
Plenty to take away.
Both conversations moderated
by Seye Bandele.
FIRESIDE ONE · 10:45 AM
Scaling in a Market
That Fights You Back
The real mechanics of building physical scale in Nigeria: infrastructure, financing, talent, and the operating discipline to keep going when every input works against you.
Foluso Ogunwale
Founder & CEO, iFitness
FIRESIDE TWO · 11:40 AM
Positioning for 2027,
Before the Market Moves
A forward look at Nigerian finance and trade: the shifts founders should be watching now, and how to position a business ahead of them rather than reacting after.
Samson Esemuede
Chief Investment Officer, Zrosk IML
THE MORNING, AT A GLANCE
Come for breakfast.
Stay for the
perspective.
Friday, 30 October 2026
All times West Africa Time (WAT).
A morning well spent.
- 15 min
Breakfast & welcome
Settle in. Meet the room. Seye opens the morning.
- 45 min
Scaling against the odds
A fireside conversation with Foluso Ogunwale.
- 10 min
Your questions, to Foluso
An open Q&A with the room.
- 45 min
Positioning for 2027
A fireside conversation with Samson Esemuede.
- 10 min
Your questions, to Samson
An open Q&A with the room.
One more coffee?
The programme ends. The conversation doesn’t have to.
THE ROOM MAKES THE MORNING
Small by design.
For seed-to-pre-Series A founders
building across Africa.
Founders, not an audience.
A room small enough to hear each other. People who know what building feels like.
Conversations, no decks.
Two live firesides. No slides, no rehearsed presentations. Just the substance.
Your questions count.
Direct access to each guest, with open Q&A immediately after their conversation.
Good ideas travel.
Photos, videos and posts are welcome. Nothing here is off the record.
PULL UP A CHAIR
Make room for
a good morning.
Building something across Africa?
We’d be glad to have you at the table.
Attendance is by invitation only. Register through Luma; venue details will be shared with confirmed guests.
This is designed to be worth your Friday morning. I’d be glad to have you as part of it.
Seye Bandele
YOUR HOST & MODERATOR
sb@seyebandele.com