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The Fade Conference

Gold line map of Africa with city lights at Lagos, Accra, Nairobi and Johannesburg

FADECON AFRICA

Lagos · 30 April 2027

Precision. Swag. Enterprise.

189Days17Hours05Minutes35Seconds

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  • Main stage
  • Masterclasses
  • Owners’ summit
  • Championship
  • 30 APRIL 2027
  • Oriental Hotel, Lagos

Community outreach

Free haircuts in Ajah. All day.

Fri 30 Oct & Mon 30 Nov · Ajah, Lekki. FADECON barbers cut for the public, free, from morning till evening.

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Jimmy Ofuoyan, founder of 360Kuts, in a black suit holding clippers, lit against a dark background.
Jimmy Ofuoyan · 360Kuts

Fade Conference

Learn from the best chairs on the continent.

FADECON is the Fade Conference. Keynotes, live masterclasses and an owners’ summit for barbers, stylists and salon owners, with a championship on the main floor where the haircut is the trophy.

The programme

1

Day

4

Stages

4

Speakers

The programme

One conference. Four stages.

The FADECON main stage in a hotel ballroom, the screen reading Connect. Build. Elevate Africa., delegates at round tables.

Main stage

Keynotes and panels on the craft and the business of grooming in Africa.

Delegates facing the FADECON stage under purple and gold light.

Masterclasses

Live demos and hands-on labs. Fades, texture, colour, grooming.

Barbers and salon owners in FADECON tees talking in the networking lounge.

Owners’ summit

Pricing, people and capital. Built for the people who run the shops.

A crowd in black on the FADECON event floor, conference banners overhead.

Championship

The live competition on the main floor. The haircut is the trophy.

Speakers

People who still cut, teach and build.

All speakers
Pitch a session

Owners

Three tables. Real businesses.

No clippers on this page. Pricing, people and capital, decided at the table by the people who run the shops.

Portrait of Kufre Nnah, CEO of Kay’s Place, in a black turtleneck against a gold Africa graphic.
Kufre Nnah · CEO, Kay’s Place
Portrait of the CEO of Mastercut Unisex Salon in a grey blazer against a gold Africa graphic.
CEO · Mastercut Unisex Salon
Portrait of Smallest Barber, smiling, with locs and a gold chain, against a gold Africa graphic.
Smallest Barber
The owners’ track

The Circuit

Lagos first. The continent next.

  1. LagosNigeria · 2027 · Flagship
  2. AccraGhana · Dates TBA
  3. NairobiKenya · Dates TBA
  4. JohannesburgSouth Africa · Dates TBA
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