Moonshot 2026 Lagos Is Back Oct 28-29 At National Theatre: Inside The Big Africa Tech Event And Lagos Startup Conference Talk

Lagos go bubble again this month.

The 4th edition of Moonshot by TechCabal — one of Africa’s biggest tech conferences — don set return date: October 28 and 29, 2026 at the National Theatre, Lagos, according to https://techcabal.com. For 2026, theme na “Courage & Conviction — Building for a New World.”

For people wey don attend before, you know Moonshot no be small event. Last year alone, dem pull 6,000 attendees from 39 countries. Since 2023, over 12,650 people from 44 countries don pass through Moonshot.

Dates and place

Na simple: Two days — Tuesday Oct 28 and Wednesday Oct 29, 2026. Venue na National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos — the same place dem renovate wey now be hub for culture and tech.

Organisers say dem partner with Kenya Airways to give attendees 12 percent discount on flights to Lagos, so people from Nairobi, Accra, Johannesburg fit enter easily.

Big themes this year

For 2025, theme na “Building Momentum” — meaning ecosystem dey recover after funding drop of 2022-2023. For 2026, TechCabal say corner don turned. Now question be: Wetin African tech go look like when e decide to win?

So five pillars dem anchor this year:

• Build like winners — bold bets, hard pivots
• Own the value — stop just exporting talent, start owning infrastructure
• AI restructuring — how AI dey change fintech, health, logistics, creative industry
• Exits and execution — how startups go turn to real profitable institutions
• Compete globally, endure locally — build for Naija wahala but still meet global standard

There are nine content tracks — Emerging Tech (AI/ML), Government & Policy, FUEL: The Investors Conference, plus blockchain track with SiBAN partnership.

First speakers don drop: Olugbenga Agboola (Flutterwave), Emmanuel Lubanzadio (Africa Lead at OpenAI), Karl Toriola (MTN Nigeria), Dr Emomotimi Agama (DG, SEC Nigeria), Idorenyin Obong (Grey), Ashley Lewis (DPI Venture Capital) and others.

Why Lagos dey always host major Africa tech events

No be luck. Lagos na still Africa’s startup capital. Most unicorns, VCs, and developers dey here. Yaba na “Yabacon Valley”, Ikoyi and VI hold investors, National Theatre hold culture crowd. Add 109 million mobile connections and 20 million small businesses using Moniepoint and Flutterwave — na natural test market.

Moonshot no be just panel talk. Na where founder go meet investor for corridor, where policy man go meet builder. That proximity na why Lagos keeps winning.

If you be founder, creator, student or investor — Oct 28-29 for National Theatre na place to dey.