After making its mark in London, the Elite Pro Summit is coming home to Lagos. It will bring together ambitious women in the corporate sector for a day-long conversation on how to build careers that do not merely rise, but endure.

Organised by Visible Strengths Co., the inaugural Lagos edition of the summit will hold on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at The Hub, Lekki, Lagos, from 9am to 6pm.

The summit, designed for women in the early stages of their corporate careers, will focus on the theme “Built to Last”—a theme that challenges the conventional approach to career advancement by asking women to look beyond promotion, visibility and professional performance to the often-overlooked foundations required to sustain long-term success.

The event will be led by Mary Mosope Adeyemi, a Nigerian-born, ICF-accredited career coach who spent 16 years in investment banking with Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank before founding Visible Strengths Co. Her professional experience across international financial institutions and career development gives the summit a distinctive blend of corporate experience, leadership insight and practical career strategy.

According to the organisers, career development has two distinct halves: rising and lasting.

While considerable attention is given to positioning, performance and visibility, less emphasis is placed on the health, financial security, relationships, networks and personal resources required to sustain professional success over time.

The Lagos summit will address both dimensions through four core pillars: Position, Perform, Platform and Protection.

Adeyemi will be joined by a distinguished line-up of Nigerian business and professional leaders, including Mrs Rolake Akinkugbe-Filani, Founding CEO of EnergyInc Advisors; Engr. Peter Bamkole, Director, Enterprise Development Centre, Pan-Atlantic University; Mrs Feyisayo Alayande, Executive Secretary, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund; Ms Ifedayo Durosinmi-Etti, Founder and CEO of Herconomy; and Dr Glory Edozien, Founder of Inspired by Glory Academy, among others.

Explaining the decision to bring the summit to Lagos, Adeyemi said the Nigerian edition represents a homecoming as much as it does an expansion of the platform.

«“I built this in London, but Lagos is home, and the women here have always been on my mind. Nigerian women in corporate are some of the most capable I have ever worked with, and too many are rising on talent alone and wondering why it does not hold. This is the room I wish I had walked into earlier in my own career, and I am bringing it home.”»

The summit follows successful editions in London, where participants were challenged to take a more strategic view of their careers and translate ambition into practical action.

One London delegate, Eunice, a Product Manager, described the experience as transformative, saying the summit challenged her to think seriously about her 10-year vision and focus on increasing her value through measurable impact rather than simply seeking recognition.

The organisers say this practical orientation will remain central to the Lagos edition, with participants expected to leave with greater clarity about their career direction, stronger strategies for navigating the corporate environment and practical tools that can be applied immediately.

Beyond conventional career advancement, the summit is positioned as a platform for women to rethink what professional success means—and what it takes to sustain it.