About the Conference
Africa's Annual
Creative Convening.
About dEX
An annual celebration of creativity, collaboration, and innovation for African creatives.
A space to showcase talent, inspire ideas, and connect emerging designers with industry experts. Whether you’re a creative, director, entrepreneur, or student — this is your industry home.
DDC26
6th
Edition of the dEX Design Conference
Growing from a local meetup to Ghana’s most significant annual creative gathering.
Attendees
1,500+
Expected in 2026
Speakers
30+
Practitioners, educators, founders
Days
3
People · Planet · Profit
Experiences
11
Types across all three days
The 2026 Theme
Sustainable Design for People, Planet & Profit.
In Africa, design has always been bigger than visuals. It is how we solve problems, shape systems, and build for the future.
A teacher designing a curriculum, a community designing ways to share resources, an innovator designing a health service — all of these are design. At DDC26, we explore how design can balance people, planet, and profit simultaneously.
People
Design for equity, inclusion, and dignity
Planet
Design with ecological awareness and resilience
Profit
Design for sustainable business that scales
Three Dimensions
Each day has its own focus.
All three in conversation.
Each day has its own focus. All three in conversation.
Day 1 · People
People
Day 2 · Planet
Planet
Day 3 · Profit
Profit
The Programme
DDC26 expands the room in 2026.
Sustainable design affects every layer of society. Our 2026 audience is intentionally broader than ever.
Audience 01
JHS & SHS Students
The next generation of thinkers. Early exposure to sustainability shapes the future.
Audience 02
University & Academia
Bridging research, innovation, and design education with industry application.
Audience 03
Creative Professionals
Designers and agencies shaping culture, products, and communication across Africa.
Audience 04
Corporate & NGOs
Implementing sustainability at scale — from production to community initiatives.
Audience 05
Government & Policy
Embedding sustainable design in national frameworks, education, and economic policy.
Our Mission
A platform, a community, and a catalyst for the African creative economy.
Every edition of dEX advances the conversation about what design means, what it can do, and who gets to shape it. We believe African creatives deserve a world-class industry home.
Platform
Showcase talent and connect creatives with industry
Community
Built around mutual growth and shared ambition
Education
Resources, mentorship, and skills for every level
Open to All
Students, directors, founders, policymakers — all welcome
Ready to be part of DDC26?
Passes start at GHC 150. Three days, one community, unlimited possibility.