AFRO FUTURISTIC CONVENTION 2026
THE GLOBAL POWER SHIFT – TRUST IN MOTION
PROGRAM
Thursday, 17 September 2026
15:00–20:00
Hotel EAST & Arts Village, Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg
A CURATED JOURNEY
The Afro Futuristic Convention is designed as a journey. Each session builds on the previous one, moving from reflection to responsibility, from dialogue to action, and from ideas to lived experience.
15:00–15:30
FOYER GATHERING
Arrive. Connect. Begin.
Guests arrive, meet fellow participants and begin conversations before the Convention opens.
15:30–16:05
SESSION I
- TRUST IN MOTION
Opening Performance, Welcome & Fireside Conversation
Opening Performance
Welcome
Onejiru Arfmann
Founder & Creative Director,
FUTURE FEMALE AFRICA
Fireside Conversation
Trust is becoming one of the most valuable resources in a changing world. The opening conversation explores how culture, leadership and human connection create the conditions for meaningful collaboration across sectors and continents.
16:15–16:55
SESSION II
- WHO GETS SEEN?
Visibility, Access, Legitimacy & Power
Facilitated by
Lucy Larbi
Visibility is not equally distributed. It shapes recognition, access to opportunities and whose expertise is trusted. This session explores how more inclusive systems of visibility and legitimacy can strengthen leadership and unlock new perspectives.
17:05–17:45
SESSION III
— WHO DECIDES?
Building Institutions Worthy of Trust
Facilitated by
Lucy Larbi
Trust is sustained by the institutions we build. This conversation explores what makes institutions credible, inclusive and responsive—and how leadership can create systems that earn public trust.
17:50–18:05
THE SHIFT
- What Will We Build?
Facilitated by
Lucy Larbi
The Convention moves from discussion to commitment. Speakers and participants are invited to identify the partnerships, ideas and actions they will take forward beyond the event.
18:05–18:30
FROM STAGE TO SYSTEM
Introducing YUNOMI
Presented by
Onejiru Arfmann
Krysteen Savane
YUNOMI is a Cultural Water Prototype developed in collaboration with FUTURE FEMALE AFRICA, Viva con Agua, Grünbeck Stiftung and Anno's One Fine Day.
The session introduces the thinking behind YUNOMI and explores how essential infrastructure can also create connection, cultural exchange and community participation.
Followed by
Streams of Hope – Short Film
18:45–20:00
YUNOMI
A Prototype for Collective Futures
Arts Village, Heiligengeistfeld
The Convention concludes with the public launch of YUNOMI. Through music, movement, visual art and shared participation, guests experience how a water container can become a catalyst for dialogue, creativity and community.
Featuring
Bodies in Motion
Live Painting
Performance — Shingai
Community Gathering
AFC
Hosted by
FUTURE FEMALE AFRICA
In Partnership with
Reeperbahn Festival
Supported by
Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft
YUNOMI
A Cultural Water Prototype
Developed in collaboration with