In the last eight years, Sedanic Group grew from one person with no office to a $10 million management consulting firm operating across 12 countries with 200 professionals. Its founder made a deliberate choice: leave a comfortable life in Russia and return to Nigeria to build. This keynote-style address makes the case that Africa’s future must be built by Africans working with the world — not waiting for the world.

WHAT THIS PANEL COVERS

• Why “the risk is not in the absence of opportunity — it is in the absence of understanding” and how local knowledge is the ultimate de-risking strategy
• How one scholarship to Russia became the foundation for a 12-country consulting practice headquartered in Nigeria
• Why intra-African trade is only 14-17% compared to intra-European trade at 65%, and how the African Continental Free Trade Area aims to close the gap
• The mindset shift from asking for aid to offering value: positioning Africa as a frontier for profitable, scalable investment
• Strive Masiyiwa’s insight: “Africa is not short on opportunity — it is short on partners willing to invest with patience and purpose”

PANELISTS

• Sidney Sampson — Founder & CEO, Sedanic Group

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