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The Learnstar Creative Summit is Africa’s most credible platform for the creative economy. Now in its third edition, LCS convenes 3,000+ creators, founders, investors, and policymakers at Lagos Oriental Hotel on Feb 20, 2027.

Born from Learnstar’s mission to teach creative skills at scale, the Summit bridges the gap between creative expression and commercial success. Every panel, exhibition, competition, and connection is built around four tracks that map to the real shape of the African creative economy.

Edition 3.0 adds three platforms launching together for the first time: The Creative Exchange exhibition floor, The Creative Capital Forum for decision-makers, and the inaugural State of Africa’s Creative Economy Report.

The Summit is two days. Learnstar is the other 363 — a platform teaching music, fashion, culinary arts, AI, and creative technology, taught by the continent’s most influential voices. Every partnership funds a Skills for All scholarship for a young African creative.