The Legacy Leadership Africa Institute, a Ghanaian executive education institution, will host a two-day Boardroom Women Leadership Programme in Accra on October 7 and 8, 2026. The event is aimed at equipping senior women professionals for board-level roles and strengthening their capacity to function effectively once they get there — an important distinction from programmes that focus narrowly on securing appointments without preparing candidates for the governance demands that follow.
The programme will be held at Dynaspace within Signature Apartments in East Legon, and targets accomplished women already operating in senior positions: directors, executives, entrepreneurs, public sector leaders, and NGO executives who are either preparing for board appointments or seeking to sharpen their strategic leadership in existing roles. It is not a networking event with leadership branding — it is structured around substantive governance education.
The curriculum covers corporate governance frameworks and board roles, strategic thinking, executive presence, boardroom communication, risk oversight, and ethics and integrity. These are not abstract themes. They represent the actual demands that board membership places on individuals, and the gap between having a seat in the room and being equipped to use it effectively is one that many high-achieving women have described as larger than they expected.
Facilitators include Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee, Board Chair of the Corporate Governance Authority; Pearl Esua-Mensah; and Renee Q. Boateng, among other experienced practitioners. The presence of sitting governance authority figures rather than motivational speakers signals the programme's practical orientation.
The Legacy Leadership Africa Institute describes its mission as forming leaders of integrity across Africa, with a particular focus on building the institutional capacity that sustainable development requires. The boardroom programme fits within a broader argument that Africa's governance deficit is partly a pipeline problem — there are talented women who could serve effectively on boards but who have not had access to the preparation that builds genuine confidence and competence at that level.
Applications and inquiries are open. For women in Ghana's professional community who have been moving toward board-level roles, this programme offers a structured and credentialed pathway to get there ready.
