Beyond the Pitch
Candid Conversations. Actionable Insights. Real Innovation.
Africa’s innovation story deserves more than buzzwords. Beyond the Pitch is a quarterly fireside conversation series that brings together founders, investors, operators, and policymakers for honest, insight-driven discussions about the future of business and technology on the continent.
📍 Lagos | Hybrid (In-person + Livestream)
🗓️ Premiere Edition — Saturday, 29 November 2025
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🟡 About the Event
Over the past decade, Nigeria’s tech ecosystem has achieved remarkable milestones:
- 🌍 Produced multiple unicorns and attracted billions in global venture funding.
- ⚡ Inspired a new generation of innovators solving local and continental challenges.
- 🧠 Established Lagos as one of Africa’s most vibrant startup capitals.
Yet, beneath this growth lies a set of recurring gaps:
- 🚨 Startup pitches often resemble final-year projects more than investable businesses.
- 🌀 Overuse of jargon leaves solutions unclear to users and investors.
- 🧭 Sectors like legal tech and green energy remain underexplored despite their massive potential.
- 📚 Edtech faces oversaturation and sameness.
- 💳 Fintech has achieved mass adoption, but fresh opportunities are harder to spot.
- 🧪 Events often lack real-time feedback loops that help founders validate ideas.
Beyond the Pitch exists to address these gaps — by prioritising clarity over jargon, substance over buzzwords, and actionable insight over empty inspiration.
Through carefully curated conversations, we create a space where ideas are challenged, assumptions are tested, and authentic insights emerge to power Africa’s next decade of innovation.
🟡 Our Vision
To build Africa’s most respected platform for candid conversations on innovation — a space where ideas are interrogated, not idolised.
🟡 Objectives
- 🎙️ Create a stage for honest conversations with Africa’s leading innovators, investors, and policymakers.
- 🌿 Spotlight untapped sectors like legal tech, health tech, and green energy.
- 🌐 Build a reusable library of high-quality content for global audiences.
- 🤝 Attract sponsors seeking thought leadership positioning in Africa’s tech ecosystem.
- 🧠 Provide a live feedback platform for MVPs and emerging solutions to connect with experts and the public.
🟡 Event Format
- Frequency: Quarterly (4 editions per year)
- Style: Fireside conversations (1:1 or 2:1), moderated by an experienced host
- Audience: 100–200 curated participants (founders, investors, policymakers, professionals, students)
- Delivery: Hybrid — In-person + Livestream
- Content Lifecycle:
- Recorded & distributed via YouTube, podcasts, and social media
- Edited into short snackable clips
- Written summaries and articles published post-event
🟡 Premiere Edition – November 2025
🔥 Session I: Beyond Fintech – What’s Left to Solve?
Speakers: Ngozi Dozie (Carbon), Tosin Eniolorunda (Moniepoint), Odun Eweniyi (Piggyvest)
With fintech at mass adoption, what unique opportunities remain — and where is the next frontier?
⚖️ Session II: Legal Tech – The Sleeping Giant
Speakers: Funke Adekoya, SAN; Tokunboh Akinbiyi (LegalTech Nigeria); Osarumen Osamuyi
Why has legal tech lagged behind? From contract automation to online dispute resolution, the opportunity is massive — and untapped.
📚 Session III: Edtech Beyond Templates – Differentiation or Death
Speakers: Sim Shagaya (uLesson), Honey Ogundeyi (EduKoya), Kola Aina (Ventures Platform)
Edtech is crowded. Who will build products that truly differentiate and endure?
🌱 Session IV: Climate & Green Tech – Adaptation Before Adoption
Speakers: Damilola Ogunbiyi (SE4All), Habiba Ali (Sosai), Dr. Wiebe Boer (All On)
How can innovation in climate and renewable energy succeed in Nigeria’s infrastructural realities?
🚀 Special Feature: MVP in the Room
A live feedback session where an early-stage founder presents their solution to experts and the audience for real-time critique and insights.
🟡 Why Attend?
Whether you’re a founder, investor, operator, or student, Beyond the Pitch offers:
- 💬 Access to unfiltered insights from Africa’s top business minds.
- 🌍 A platform to connect with serious builders and decision-makers.
- 🎥 Access to rich, reusable conversations long after the event.
- 🧠 A chance to test your ideas against expert feedback — live.
🟡 Call for Partners & Sponsors
We’re seeking strategic partners who want to be part of reshaping the conversation around innovation in Africa.
As a partner, your brand will:
- 🌟 Be positioned at the centre of thought leadership in Africa’s tech ecosystem.
- 📡 Reach a highly targeted audience of founders, investors, operators, and students.
- 🧠 Align with a platform that prioritises substance, clarity, and impact.
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🟡 About the Convener — Ameh Ujah
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Ameh Ujah is a strategic marketing and growth leader with over a decade of experience driving acquisition, engagement, and revenue for some of Africa’s leading brands in tech, media, and non-profits.
His portfolio includes growth and communications leadership roles with organisations such as:
- 🟡 Sendy Fulfillment
- 🟡 Tony Elumelu Foundation
- 🟡 FAMFA Oil Group
- 🟡 Prospa (YC-backed fintech)
- 🟡 Group 8 / Soundcity Africa
Ameh has led teams, scaled digital campaigns, and built platforms that have reached millions. As a parent of two sickle cell champions, he brings a personal sense of urgency and purpose to building platforms that drive meaningful conversations and change.
Beyond the Pitch is born out of Ameh’s conviction that Africa’s innovation story must be told and challenged with clarity, rigour, and courage.
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