Speakers for the forum
Glitz Africa Magazine, organisers of the Glitz Africa Fashion Week, have announced the distinguished speakers for this year’s Beauty Forum, set to lead conversations shaping the future of African beauty.
The speakers are Valerie Lawson, Professional makeup artist, educator, and brand consultant; Sandra Alexandrina Don-Arthur, Multiple award-winning Ghanaian professional makeup artist, entrepreneur, and creative director and Founder and CEO of Alexiglam Co. Ltd; Trudy Arnold Boateng (Tru Arnold), Founder, CEO, and Creative Director of Studio 7 Clinic & Med Spa; Jahara Osman, CEO of Premier Aesthetic Clinic; and Debbie Beeko, Fashion stylist and creative consultant.
The rest are Gilbert Asante, Ghanaian creative director, photographer, and multidisciplinary artist; Akai Kotei, Beauty and lifestyle content creator; Sasha Sahnoon, Beauty enthusiast and CEO of SlashBeauty; Nana Amobi Chambers, Ghanaian entrepreneur, co-founder and brand builder best known for co-founding Polish’d Beauty Bar; and Violet Amoabeng, Founder & CEO of Skin Gourmet.
The Forum opens the four-day Glitz Africa Fashion Week 2026, which runs from November 10 to 13, 2026 at The Underbridge, Accra, under the theme “Sustainable by Design: Shaping Africa’s Fashion Future.”
This year’s Beauty Forum holds today, Tuesday, November 10, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at W. Emporium, Accra, in partnership with Scentopia GH.
The speakers — industry experts, beauty entrepreneurs, and creative voices — will explore the theme: “Sustainable Beauty by Design: Can African Beauty Grow Without Compromising Its Future?”
According to the organisers, the Beauty Forum is a dedicated industry platform advancing Africa’s beauty, cosmetics, wellness, and personal care industries through innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and business development — convening entrepreneurs, manufacturers, wellness brands, retailers, investors, and SMEs.
Topics for discussion include Beauty as Business: Building Brands that Last, sustainability, local manufacturing, and brand development.
Claudia Lumor, Founder of Glitz Africa
The Beauty Forum brings together leading voices in the African beauty and aesthetics industry for conversations around growth, sustainability, innovation, and the future of African beauty.
Glitz Africa Fashion Week is a platform celebrating African fashion, creativity, beauty, and the people shaping the future of the industry.
This year’s edition, which brings together designers, textile producers, artisans, entrepreneurs, manufacturers, and creative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from across Ghana, Africa, and the world, will continue with the Young Design Talent Show on November 11, the main runway shows on November 12-13, and the Business of Fashion Seminar.
Designers to look out for this year include Christie Brown, Kenneth Tetteh, Bloom By Edzi, Meta Kay, Diwisah, Jermaine Bleu, Bakus Oraya and BOYEDOE, among others.
By Prince Fiifi Yorke