The Retreat Experience

What to Expect

Five days of strategy, connection, and celebration. This is why you must be there.

Shaping the next chapter of African leadership

Plenary Sessions

Opening and closing plenary sessions will bring the full cohort together to reflect on 20 years of the Tutu Fellowship, hear from leading voices, and collectively define the ambition for the Alumni Organisation going forward.

These are the sessions that set the tone and the direction.

Real work. Real outcomes.

Focus Group Working Sessions

Structured working groups will tackle the key pillars of the Alumni Organisation: governance, programming, peer support, and advocacy. This is where decisions get made and the architecture of the organisation takes shape.

You will leave having contributed directly to something that endures.

Historic Milestone

Alumni Organisation Launch

The formal establishment of the Tutu Fellows Alumni Organisation, a defining moment in the 20-year journey of the Fellowship. You will be part of history.

Beyond the Boardroom

Tours & Excursions


Guided tours of the Falls, optional adventure activities, and curated excursions that let the magic of the destination become part of the experience. Bring your camera.

Celebration

Gala Dinner & Boma Evening

A celebratory gala dinner and traditional boma evening to mark 20 extraordinary years, honouring the Fellows, the Fellowship, and the vision of Archbishop Tutu.

“This is more than a reunion. It is a strategy session, a celebration, and a launchpad. It is the moment where 20 years of individual excellence becomes collective power.”

Kunyalala Maphisa
CEO
African Leadership Institute

Full Schedule

Full programme schedule + breakout sessions to follow, here.....

 

About AFLI

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The African Leadership Institute (AFLI) focuses on building the capacity and capability of visionary and strategic leadership across the continent. Developing exceptional leaders representing all spheres of society, the Institute’s flagship programme is the prestigious Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship. Offering a multifaceted learning experience and run in partnership with Oxford University, it is awarded annually to 20-25 carefully chosen candidates, nominated from across Africa. Alumni of the African Leadership Institute form a dynamic network of Fellows passionately committed to the continent’s transformation, bridging the divide between nations and ensuring that Africa is set centre-stage in global affairs.