Loveworld trade and investment forum returns to Accra for a second edition on 6 and 7 October

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Accra will host the second Loveworld Trade & Investment Forum (LTIF) on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 October 2026. Sessions are scheduled for the Ohene Konadu Auditorium at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA). The inaugural gathering took place in Lagos, Nigeria, in November 2025.

What we know

• The two-day forum is set for 6 and 7 October 2026 at the Ohene Konadu Auditorium on the UPSA campus in Accra, and is meant to gather entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers and business executives to discuss trade and investment in Africa.
• The opening edition was staged in Lagos in November 2025. Over 1,500 company heads, financiers and start-up founders turned up there, and more than 20 people addressed them.
• Organisers have lined up keynote addresses, policy conversations, discussions centred on investment, and an exhibition and trade fair.
• Stephanie Oforka, who heads Commerce in Loveworld's Department of Commerce, spoke at the first edition about the platform's purpose, which she tied to building partnerships that can change industries, communities and national economies.
• Entry is free, though participants have to register at ltifevent.com. On both days registration and exhibition tours open at 9am, and the sessions begin at 10am.
• The Ministry of Commerce, Loveworld Kingdom, is named as convener.

What's disputed / unconfirmed

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  Organisers told MyJoyOnline they expect about 2,500 participants from Ghana and the ECOWAS region, and that Accra was picked because Ghana is a gateway to the West African market and hosts the AfCFTA Secretariat.
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  According to MyJoyOnline, the programme also features business-to-business meetings, matchmaking and investment pitch sessions for selected ventures, along with the Ministry of Commerce's Business Expansion Growth INitiative (BEGIN), which seeks to make firms more structured, fundable and investment-ready.
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  Organisers, as cited by Citi Newsroom, argued that selling to more buyers is not the whole challenge for African trade, and that firms must also produce steadily, price correctly, handle cash flow and stock, meet standards and earn credibility with investors.

Why it matters for Ghana

Ghanaian small and medium businesses looking for buyers, partners or funding get a free, open-door event in the capital. The organisers' stress on production, pricing and credibility speaks to firms that struggle to scale beyond local markets. Accra's role as home of the AfCFTA Secretariat is part of the reason organisers gave for the choice of venue.