An Exclusive Forum for Executives, Policymakers, and Thought Leaders Driving Africa’s Future

Theme: Accelerating Growth, Human Security & Sustainability

August 4th-6th, 2025

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Daily

Lenana Hall, The Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC)

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About RIL 2025

Join top executives, policymakers, and thought leaders at the Resilience in Leadership (RIL 2025) Conference, an exclusive gathering designed to shape the future of governance and leadership in Africa.

This premier forum will explore strategies for navigating today’s global challenges while harnessing Africa’s potential for sustainable growth and development.

Why RIL 2025 Matters

The world faces complex, interwoven crises—climate change, economic shifts, security concerns, and governance failures. Yet history has shown that resilient leadership can turn adversity into progress. RIL 2025 is a call to action for leaders to collaborate, innovate, and drive Africa’s transformation in a rapidly changing world.


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Conference Objectives

Enhance leadership potential for national and continental transformation

Provide a platform for experience sharing and best practices in governance.

Explore future technologies for innovation, sustainability, and resilience.

Key Benefits of Attending

Gain insights into future growth and innovation trends.

Develop executive leadership skills.

Expand your professional network.

Discover opportunities aligned with your interests.

Learn governance indicators critical to resilience in Africa.

Join a community of impactful, results-driven leaders

Who Should Attend?

Senior Government Officials

Business & Industry Leaders

Policy Makers

Academics & Researchers

Entrepreneurs & Innovators

Think Tank Experts

Civil Society Leaders

Conference

Agenda

DAY 1: Leadership & Resilience

  • Transformative leadership in action
  • Building resilience in leadership
  • Leveraging human capital for Africa’s growth
  • Governance & leadership at the nexus of security & sustainability
  • Nurturing next-gen leaders in a changing world
  • Harnessing Africa’s demographic & energy advantages

DAY 2: Technology & Governance

  • Future technologies for governance & leadership
  • AI & leadership: Preparing for the future
  • Multi-level leadership analysis & business impact
  • Public-private partnerships for education, economy & human security

DAY 3:

Exclusive study tours



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SPEAKERS

Cecilia Idika-Kalu, PhD.

Cecilia Idika-Kalu (PhD) is the Founder of Dukes Transnational where she offers consulting and sustainability services. The focus of her work is on human capacity

building, human security, energy security, and development.

Over the last decade, she has contributed to good governance and leadership development, impacting leaders and leaders-in-training for government agencies, international organizations, and nonprofits in Africa and globally. She is a Boston Civic Action Policy Fellow, and a Senior Certified HR Professional (SHRM-SCP).

Cecilia is a Crises Response Unit consultant, Governance & Peacebuilding expert for the UNDP and UNFPA. She teaches courses in Human Security covering poverty, climate & environmental justice and International Development at the University of Massachusetts Boston’s McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies.

Cecilia Idika-Kalu, PhD.

(Founder, Dukes Transnational)

Debola Deji-Kurunmi

Debola Deji-Kurunmi is a polymath, best-selling author, keynote speaker, public

policy advisor, corporate trainer, and transformational coach for Visionary Leaders.

Through her work of coaching, consulting, and capacity building, Debola deploys her

extraordinary gi of unlocking potential in people, institutions, and nations.

She sits over a group of companies as well as non-denominational ministries.

including IMMERSE Coaching Company (a global personal transformation

coaching practice), Ideation Hub Africa (a public policy and impact advisory firm),

Kingdom Leaders Global Alliance and FIREBRAND Movement (both faith-based

organisations).

Debola is a Certified Visionary Leadership Coach by the Oleg Konovalov Global

Coaching Certification, a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, a Certified Masteries

Practitioner by the International Association of Coaching, USA, and renown for her

archetypical coaching frameworks as well as original assessments.

A highly sought corporate trainer for multinational corporations, SMES,

development agencies, and governments, Debola has delivered executive coaching,

team-building retreats, and senior leadership training for organisations, including

Philips Consulting, Lagos State Government, NLNG, SAMI, OANDO Foundation,

Chams Plc, Pernod Ricard, SEPLAT Energy, Axxela, VFD Bridge, Ventures Garden

Group, FSDH, Vetiva Capital, Luminate Africa (of Omidyar Network), amongst

others.

Debola has been severally recognized for her outstanding leadership impact, with

her transformational work featured on TV, international news, and media. She has

received several awards including The 2014 New Leader for Tomorrow of the

Crans Montana Forum, Geneva. 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow by US

Government, one of 100 Most Inspiring Nigerian Women 2019, Nigeria's Leading

Coach in 2021, 50 Most Inspiring Women in 2022, Nigeria's 50 Most Inspiring

Authors 2023, ABCD Africa's 50 Most Impactful Voices 2023, Peak Performing

Woman Of The Year 2023, Mentor of the Year 2023, and Top 5 Nigerian Women

Empowering Women, 2024 amongst others.

DDK, as she is fondly called, is an author of 26 books to date and has spoken across

three continents to emerging and established leaders. Over the last decade, she has

worked with corporate leaders, C-Suite Executives, ministry gis, high-growth

visionaries, and purpose-driven individuals, serious about building institutions,

amplifying influence, and scaling impact - without compromising their integrity

and faith.

She is masterful at high-tier coaching for crafting go-to-market strategy, rapid

execution techniques, visionary launch and mastery, personal reinvention, ministry

growth and wealth expansion.

Debola Deji-Kurumi

Founder, IMMERSE Coaching

Marlene J. Yeo

Marlene is a City leader, serial social entrepreneur and Executive Leadership Coach. She is the Executive Director at Somebody Cares New England, Co-founder & Lead Elder.

Renaissance City Church in Haverhill Massachusetts and Director at the Sentinel

Group where she leads New England regional leaders to host a Journey to Transformation on the Discovery Weekends hosted across cities.

Marlene J. Yeo

Transformational Leadership Coach

Prof. Adebayo Olukoshi

Distinguished Professor, Wits University

Chad Reyes

(Lions Pride Leadership)

Lions Pride has delivered expert leadership and business coaching tailored for innovative “future-proofing” to meet the needs of growth-minded organisations, chief executive officers, and corporate teams. Their flagship programs on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Executive Leadership have greatly impacted organisations across continents.

Lions Pride supports organisations ready to embark on the expansion of their professional development journey. Their offering includes digital courses, coaching products, and speaking engagements that are designed to transform leadership and business tactics, enhancing organisational culture, business metrics, and overall growth.

Chad Reyes

Lions Pride Leadership

Danielle Reyes

(Lions Pride Leadership)

Lions Pride has delivered expert leadership and business coaching tailored for innovative “future-proofing” to meet the needs of growth-minded organisations, chief executive officers, and corporate teams. Their flagship programs on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Executive Leadership have greatly impacted organisations across continents.

Lions Pride supports organisations ready to embark on the expansion of their professional development journey. Their offering includes digital courses, coaching products, and speaking engagements that are designed to transform leadership and business tactics, enhancing organisational culture, business metrics, and overall growth.

Danielle Reyes

Lions Pride Leadership

Professor Karuti Kanyinga

Director, Institute of Development Studies, University of Nairobi).

Prof. Karuti Kanyinga, a Research Professor of Development Studies, is the current Director of the Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi. He is an accomplished development consultant, researcher, and scholar with extensive national and international experience. He has published extensively and is renowned for his contributions to scholarships and knowledge in governance and development. Karuti’s research and publications include seminal work on ethnicity & development, devolution & development, and electoral politics & development. This is in addition to commissioned studies on governance, justice, and law and order sector reforms.

Prof. Karuti Kanyinga

Director, Institute of Development Studies, University of Nairobi

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Chad Reyes

(Lions Pride Leadership)

Lions Pride has delivered expert leadership and business coaching tailored for innovative “future-proofing” to meet the needs of growth-minded organisations, chief executive officers, and corporate teams. Their flagship programs on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Executive Leadership have greatly impacted organisations across continents.

Lions Pride supports organisations ready to embark on the expansion of their professional development journey. Their offering includes digital courses, coaching products, and speaking engagements that are designed to transform leadership and business tactics, enhancing organisational culture, business metrics, and overall growth.