Past Engagement Highlights
September 22, 2025 • New York
We Have Launched
We are pleased to announce that 7 Generations Institute & 7 Generations Africa successfully launched alongside the United Nations General Assembly 2025. This event, co-hosted by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors with support from the African Philanthropy Forum and Knightsbridge Circle, marked the beginning of a transformative Pan-African movement.
Our mission is clear: transitioning family wealth into multigenerational family offices to create a timely new investor class and strategic partner to the traditional development ecosystem.
Special Thanks
To our exceptional fireside chat guests who are innovators and systemic change makers:
- Cuppy Otedola
- Valerie Rockefeller
- Kola Karim
November 3, 2025 • Nairobi, Kenya
Pan-Africa Engagement: Stop 1
"Catalyzing Impact Investing"
Nairobi, as East Africa’s financial hub, offered the ideal launch point for bringing the movement home. Hosted alongside the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), this convening explored a reimagined capital architecture.
Key Dialogue: Dr. Manish Shah
Chairman of Kingsway Group, Dr. Shah illustrated how a True Family Office™ acts as a crisis governance structure. He shared how his family’s values-aligned governance allowed them to retain all employees during COVID-19, proving that family offices are systems of stewardship, not just wealth.
Vested World Insights
The VP of Vested World highlighted the “Family Office Advantage,” noting that families often bring political and social capital to investees beyond just financial resources, allowing for flexible, patient capital deployment across the spectrum.
November 14, 2025 • Lagos, Nigeria
Pan-Africa Engagement: Stop 2
"Prosperity Coalitions for the NextGen"
Building on the momentum from Nairobi, the Lagos convening brought together nearly 100 invitees alongside the Africa Prosperity Summit. The dialogue centered on regulatory gaps and the critical need to stop wealth leakage to offshore centers.
Critical Inflection Points
- Structural Gaps: Participants identified regulatory ambiguity and a lack of conflict-free advisory ecosystems as key blockers to Family Office formation.
- NextGen Leadership: Young family members expressed a strong desire for leadership development that goes beyond financial literacy—focusing on stewardship, identity, and global fluency rooted in African heritage.
Development partners, including UNDP and Africa Finance Corporation, reaffirmed their commitment to partnering with African families to mobilize catalytic, blended capital.
Featured Events
Where 7GI has been invited to shape the global agenda.
17th October, 2025 • Lagos, Nigeria
ABAN Annual Congress 2025
"Accelerating Local Capital Participation to Power Africa’s Next Decade"
We are delighted to share that our Founder and Chairman, Barry Johnson, was featured at the African Business Angel Network (ABAN) Annual Congress 2025.
As ABAN celebrated its 10th anniversary, 7GI joined visionary leaders to explore how Family Offices are shaping the next wave of long-term wealth preservation and growth—supporting investment in inclusive entrepreneurship and legacy building across the continent.
Sincere appreciation to ABAN for the kind invitation.
The Fireside Chat
Moderated by the brilliant Lina Kacyem (CPCU, Launch Africa Ventures), the dialogue centered on the power of patient and purposeful capital—capital that delivers market-rate returns while strengthening people, communities, and systems designed to prosper for generations.
