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By: Festus Osangbuwa
Iconic International Holdings, in collaboration with Kulture Afrika Ltd, said it is set to host the 2026 edition of Iconic Africa Diaspora Summit/Honors, in the United Kingdom.
The global event, with the theme: The Global Bridge; Consolidating Diaspora Capital For Continental Transformation, is scheduled to hold at White Diamond Events Centre, Coventry United Kingdom, on July 2026.
A statement by the organisers of the event said that the summit is expected to bring together distinguished guests, global leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries from across Africa for an evening of recognition, celebration, and inspiration.
The Chief Executive Officer of Iconic International Holdings, Tinotenda Michelle Chavundura, explained that the event would serve as a powerful platform that recognises excellence, celebrates transformational leadership, and promotes innovation, unity, and sustainable development across Africa and beyond.
Tinotenda added that the initiative has continued to reflect the organisation’s commitment to empowering individuals whose contributions drive meaningful change and progress within the society, and reaffirmed the organisation’s dedication to building a legacy of excellence and advancing global recognition of impactful leadership.
The President/Founder of the Iconic International Holdings Group, Amb. Dr. Temisan O. Louis noted that this year’s edition aims to celebrate and recognise Africans in Diaspora who are doing exceptionally well in their various fields of endeavours and contributing towards societal impacts and development, and to encourage them to channel Diaspora Investment Opportunities to their home countries in the African Continent.
Temisan said that the event also aims at recognised influential African leaders and entrepreneurs while fostering actionable strategies for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across Africa.
“The summit aims to transcend ceremony by positioning itself as a high-level forum for strategic dialogue and to mobilise the over 20 million Africans in the Diaspora to move beyond remittances toward direct investment and impact” he added.
Speaking during a press briefing, the Executive Director of Iconic International Holdings, Malaika Lobengula, highlighted that the summit will ignite conversations that would inform policy, empower youth and women-led enterprises, to reshape the African narrative.
Lobengula noted that the event would focus on two sessions; Morning Session (Summit) starting at 11:00 AM, which would feature a thought-provoking conference featuring global policymakers, industry titans, and development experts, and the Evening Session (Gala & Honors) which starts at 5:00 PM, featuring a prestigious black-tie dinner, where recognition awards are presented to 100 selected African icons for excellence in business, innovation, and community development.
“The evening will also feature Face Of Africa Beauty Pageant and Miss Africa West Midlands (1st Edition), where Africa’s beauty with brains will be crowned and empowered with prizes worth over £5000 as posited by Balogun Kabiru Abiodun
Director, Kulture Afrika Ltd (UK). It will be an evening of 100% display of African culture in the UK,” he explained.
Balogun also called on young African maidens, from age 18-25 years old, to take advantage of the event by registering for the summit, and to invite sponsors to support a worthy cause.
