Where Africa’s Creative Economy Meets
The Learnstar Creative Summit is Africa’s most credible platform for the creative economy. Now in its third edition, LCS convenes 3,000+ creators, founders, investors, and policymakers at Lagos Oriental Hotel on Feb 6, 2027.
Born from Learnstar’s mission to teach creative skills at scale, the Summit bridges the gap between creative expression and commercial success. Every panel, exhibition, competition, and connection is built around four tracks that map to the real shape of the African creative economy.
Edition 3.0 adds three platforms launching together for the first time: The Creative Exchange exhibition floor, The Creative Capital Forum for decision-makers, and the inaugural State of Africa’s Creative Economy Report.
The Summit is two days. Learnstar is the other 363 — a platform teaching music, fashion, culinary arts, AI, and creative technology, taught by the continent’s most influential voices. Every partnership funds a Skills for All scholarship for a young African creative.
4 Focus Areas
Four pillars driving the conversations, connections, and prize money on the main stage.
Four focus areas
Capital, Data & Data Privacy, Policy Framework, Education. Each one runs through the panels, the Exchange floor and the prize money.
Capital
Where the deals get made. Investor matchmaking sessions, the Startup Challenge pitch competition, and brand partnership conversations turn the Summit into a deal room — this is where funding gets discussed, not just presented.
Data & Data Privacy
Where creative technology meets the people building it. Panels and demos from builders at the intersection of technology and creativity, plus the regulators in the room to talk about what responsible growth looks like — showing what’s possible right now on the continent.
Policy Framework
Where government and industry sit at the same table. Policy panels and a government address bring regulation and IP protection into the same conversation as capital — building the framework creative businesses need to scale with confidence.
Education
Where emerging talent meets the people who can open doors. Creator masterclasses, mentorship circles, and portfolio reviews connect the next generation with the industry voices that can change their trajectory — the engine room of the Summit.
MENA course launches live on stage with Anand Raman and Dr. Suaad Al Shamsi, headlining Learnstar’s expansion beyond Africa.