Strategic Leadership Training · Abuja, Nigeria · 2026

African
Growth
Strategy

Masterclass Series
This Session
The ASCENDS Framework for Strategic Leadership
Saturday, 27 June 2026
Abuja, Nigeria
Full Day · In-Person
Limited Seats
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Investment
$100
Per seat · Limited capacity
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What This Masterclass Is

Not a conference.
Not a workshop.
A working room.

Africa does not lack entrepreneurs. What many lack is a structured intelligence for navigating the African business environment — its volatility, its relational complexity, its spiritual depth, and its continental opportunity.

This masterclass delivers a practical, contextualised framework for strategic leadership built specifically for the African context. Not borrowed from Western business schools. Not dressed-up motivation. A working playbook for intentional builders.

"A builder who ASCENDS doesn't just rise. They lift the ground beneath others as they go."

Through the ASCENDS Framework, participants will develop the mindset, tools, and relational architecture to build businesses that don't just survive — but contribute meaningfully to the economic transformation of the continent.

This is a curated room. Seats are limited by design. Every participant is here because they have made a deliberate decision to build beyond themselves — beyond their city, beyond their current season, toward a continental vision.

You will leave with a completed 90-Day ASCENDS Action Plan — not notes from a talk, but a strategic document you can execute from the following Monday.

The Framework
Core Curriculum

The ASCENDS Framework
7 Pillars of Strategic Leadership

A
Awareness
Reading your economic season before you act
S
Systems
Build infrastructure, not signals
C
Continental Consciousness
Designing for the continent from day one
E
Experience Intelligence
Standing on the shoulders of proven playbooks
N
Networked Relational Capital
Architecture of the right relationships
D
Disciplined Approach
Growth-driven character of impact and precision
S
Spiritual Intelligence
The internal anchor that sustains the builder
What You Walk Away With
01
ASCENDS Self-Assessment
A scored diagnostic across all 7 pillars — you leave knowing exactly where your strategic gaps are and what to address first.
02
90-Day Sprint Plan
Three primary objectives with nine key results — a full quarter of directional clarity mapped before you leave the room.
03
Relational Portfolio Map
Your top 10 strategic relationships identified, assessed, and prioritised — with a clear investment plan for each.
04
Continental Solution Map
Your product or service plotted against five African markets — the beginning of your continental growth strategy.
05
Purpose Statement Draft
A first articulation of why you are building and what you are stewarding — the document you return to in every hard season.
06
Builder's Commitment Card
Seven commitments — one per pillar — signed and dated. The accountability document that turns the day into a practice.
Facilitated By
Able Ejiofor
Your Facilitator

Able Ejiofor

African Growth Strategist
Founder & MD, Honvia Limited
Convener, The Funding Summit 2026

Able Ejiofor is a capital architect, strategic leadership authority, and the foremost builder of Africa's growth intelligence ecosystem. Through Honvia Limited, he operates across 12+ African markets, connecting high-growth enterprises to institutional capital and DFI partners. His intellectual frameworks — ASCENDS and AGA-CI — represent the most contextualised body of strategic leadership knowledge built specifically for African builders. The African Growth Strategy Masterclass is the live expression of that knowledge — practical, honest, and built for builders who are serious about the work.

Date
27 June
Saturday, 2026
Location
Abuja
Nigeria · Venue confirmed upon application
Format
Full Day
9:00 AM – 5:30 PM · Immersive in-person
Secure Your Seat

This room is built
for intentional builders.

Seats are limited and allocated on a first-approved basis. Applications are reviewed within 48 hours. Payment of $100 confirms your place.

Seat Investment
Per participant
$100
Limited Capacity
Curated room
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