The seventh dEX Design Conference, the largest gathering of designers and founders in the country is slated for 12 to 14 November 2026 at the National Theatre of Ghana.
A statement from the organizers, dEX Ghana Foundation said, around one thousand designers, students, founders and policymakers are expected each day.
This year’s theme, “Sustainable Design for People, Planet and Profit”, is intended to give each day its own focus.
Rather than treating sustainability as an environmental add-on, the programme asks whether design in Africa can serve communities, protect the environment and still make commercial sense.
“Sustainability is usually discussed as a cost. We want to show it is a design decision, and one African designers are well placed to make,” said Daniel Ampofo, Founder and President of dEX Ghana Foundation. “Our communities have always designed with limited resources and real constraints. DDC26 is about turning that experience into an advantage.”
Programme Outline
Day 1 focus on People, and asks who design is really for. The main stage covers designing public systems that citizens trust and a panel titled Who Are We Designing For, Really? Workshops focus on digital products built for real literacy levels, devices and connectivity.
Day 2 is on the Planet. It looks at the environmental impact of design decisions. Sessions include a keynote on designing for a planet under pressure, a case study on moving from linear to circular design, and a workshop on reducing the carbon footprint of websites and apps.
Day 3 will discuss Profit, where the attention turns to the economics of design, opening with a Profit Day Brunch and covering pricing, creative business models and sustainable client relationships.
According to the statement, each day pairs a main stage of keynotes, panels, case studies and fireside conversations with workshops and masterclasses across three breakout rooms, adding that speed mentoring, an exhibition hall, a daily student plenary and evening experiences run throughout.
The organizers said a Virtual Pass will give audiences outside Accra and in the diaspora access to a live stream of the main stage during the conference.
“Passes are for sale at GHS150 and are available at ticket.dexghana.org,” it said, free media accreditation for journalists can be requested via theophilinemefa@gmail.com by 9th November.
About dEX Ghana Foundation
Founded in 2018, dEX Ghana Foundation is Ghana’s largest design community organisation, shaping the future of African creativity through design. It organises the dEX Design Conference, now in its seventh edition.
