2026 Summit
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The 2026 Edition
Strategic Shift: From Awareness to Execution
Building on the strong national foundation established in 2024 and the continental expansion achieved in 2025, the 2026 National Pre-Retirement Summit represents a strategic shift from awareness to execution. With the theme “Own Your Retirement: From Planning to Action,” the Summit focused on enabling participants to translate knowledge into concrete decisions, enterprises, investments, and lifestyle changes that support long-term security, purpose, and wellbeing.
The Summit brought together policymakers, labour unions, pension administrators, financial service providers, health and wellness experts, entrepreneurs, and prospective retirees to create a comprehensive ecosystem that supports the transition from active service into financially secure, healthy, and purpose-driven post-service lives.
Goals
Summit Objectives
- Promote early and structured retirement planning among workers with 0–10 years to retirement
- Equip participants with practical strategies for entrepreneurship, income diversification, wealth and legacy preservation
- Facilitate engagement between workers, policymakers, financial service providers, and retirement planning vendors
- Showcase emerging and future-facing post-retirement opportunities aligned with economic and technological trends
Who Should Attend
Target Audience
- Public and Private Sector employees with 0–10 years to retirement
- Policymakers and Stakeholders
- Labour Union members
- Pension Fund Administrators and Custodians (PFAs)
- Financial Institutions and Investment Advisory Firms
- Health, Wellness, and Lifestyle Service Providers
- Entrepreneurs, technology firms, and other retirement planning vendors
- Embassies and Foreign Missions
- Telecommunication Outfits (MTN, Airtel, etc)
- Government Agencies (EFCC, ICPC)
Curriculum
Key Technical Themes
- Health and Geriatrics: Preventive healthcare planning for retirement
- Financial Literacy: The new retirement math—inflation, risk, and income longevity
- Retirement Planning: Retirement as a transition project with timing, skills, and purpose
- Post-Retirement Income Strategies: Consulting, freelancing, and knowledge monetization
- Entrepreneurship and Agro-allied Industries: Smart entrepreneurship after 50
- SME Development and Export Promotion: Financing and export opportunities
- Cybersecurity for Retirees: Protecting digital assets and personal information
- AI, Automation, and Digital Tools: Leveraging technology for small businesses
- Legacy Planning: Estate planning, succession, and intergenerational wealth transfer
Structure
Summit Format
The 2026 Summit ran over two main days (September 24-25), combining policy dialogue, technical capacity-building sessions, exhibitions, and networking opportunities. An optional Day 3 extension will provide advanced sessions on legacy planning, entrepreneurship, and business pitching for participants seeking deeper engagement.
Summit Components
- Policy Dialogue: High-level sessions on retirement policy, pensions, and workforce transition
- Technical Sessions: Nine capacity-building sessions across health, finance, entrepreneurship, and digital skills
- Exhibitions: Interactive displays by financial service providers, health vendors, and retirement solution vendors
- Business Pitching & Ideation: Opportunities for participants to pitch retirement-focused businesses and ideas
- Networking: Extensive networking sessions connecting participants with solution providers and policymakers
Agenda
Event Schedule
Redesigning Retirement in a Changing World
- 8:00 – 9:30 - Arrival, Registration, and Networking
- 9:30 – 9:40 - National Anthem and Opening Reflection
- 9:40 – 9:55 - Welcome Address by the Summit Convener
- 9:55 – 10:25 - Keynote Address: Retirement Is No Longer an Exit but a Re-invention
- 10:25 – 11:25 - Technical Session I: Health & Geriatrics Preventive Healthcare Planning
- 11:40 – 12:40 - Panel Discussion: Re-thinking Retirement Policy, Pensions, and Workforce Exit Models
- 12:40 – 1:40 - Lunch
- 1:40 – 2:40 - Technical Session II: Financial Literacy - The New Retirement Math: Inflation, Risk, and Income Longevity
- 2:40 – 3:40 - Technical Session III: Retirement Planning - Retirement as a Transition Project: Timing, Skills, and Purpose
- 3:40 – 4:30 - Exhibition and Personal Retirement Advisory Booking
Wealth Creation, Entrepreneurship, and Skill Development
- 9:00 – 9:30 - Arrival and Networking
- 9:30 – 10:30 - Technical Session IV: Post Retirement Income Strategies - Consulting, Freelancing, and Knowledge Monetization
- 10:30 – 11:45 - Technical Session V: Entrepreneurship and Agro-allied Industries - Smart Entrepreneurship After 50
- 11:45 – 12:45 - Technical Session VI: SME development and Export Promotion - SME development, financing and export promotion
- 12:45 – 1:45 - Lunch
- 1:45 – 2:45 - Business Ideation Session
- 2:45 – 3:30 - Technical Session VII: Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity for Retirees
Retirement Planning and Legacy Systems
- 9:00 – 9:30 - Arrival
- 9:30 – 10:30 - Technical Session VIII: AI, Automation, and Digital Tools for Small Businesses
- 10:30 – 11:30 - Technical Session IX: Legacy Planning - Estate Planning, Succession, and Intergenerational Wealth Transfer
- 11:45 – 12:45 - Business Pitching Session
- 12:45 – 1:45 - Lunch/Closing Ceremony
Thank You for Joining Us
Thank you to everyone who joined the 2026 National Pre-Retirement Summit in Abuja. Explore the event photo gallery above to revisit the people and moments that made it memorable.