3-Day Retreat — Q4 2026 | Kigali
Three focused days to review your business, work through strategic decisions and build a practical 90-day action plan with other founders. Explore the Kigali retreat programme and ticket options.
The Kigali room — three days, fully yours.
Three focused days to review your business, work through strategic decisions and build a practical 90-day action plan with other founders. Explore the Kigali retreat programme and ticket options.
The Details
The venue
Each retreat is hosted at an LEC hub chosen for calm, focus and a sense of occasion — spaces that feel like a reset the moment you arrive.
Calm, luxe, focused
A private villa setting with a sun‑drenched terrace, pool, and dedicated workshop space minutes from the marina.
View the space →Warm, vibrant, grounding
A beautiful West‑African retreat house with lush gardens, golden light and spaces designed for connection.
View the space →Anywhere, together
A produced online experience — small breakout rooms, live facilitation and a workbook posted to your door beforehand.
View the format →
Kigali
Kigali, Kigali, Kigali
Accommodation is an optional add‑on for in‑person retreats. Choose the room that suits you — tap for details.
Private Room
Your own room and space to recharge between sessions.
Room details →Twin Share
Share with a fellow founder — the friendships often start here.
Room details →Day Pass
Staying with family or your own hotel? Join as a day attendee.
Details →Travel & practicalities
Getting there, what's included, and what to bring — everything you need before Day 1.
Fly into Dubai
Dubai International (DXB), ~30 min to the hub. Most nationalities get visa‑on‑arrival or e‑visa.
Full travel brief →Fly into Accra
Kotoka International (ACC), ~40 min to the hub. e‑Visa required for most — apply early.
Full travel brief →No travel needed
Join from anywhere. Your retreat box arrives by post; we send the schedule in your timezone.
How it works →In your place
All sessions & facilitation · all meals and refreshments during the programme · the retreat workbook and materials · group transfers (in‑person retreats) · evening gatherings.
Before you come
Dietary needs & accessibility: tell us on booking and we'll arrange it. Dress is relaxed and comfortable. Bring a laptop for the build sessions. A deposit secures your seat; balance due 30 days before.
| Cohort size | Capped at 24 founders |
| Dates | 18th–20th Dec 2026 |
| Arrival | Afternoon of Day 1 (in‑person) |
| Departure | After lunch on Day 3 |
| Deposit | Secures your place · balance 30 days prior |
| Accommodation | Optional add‑on (see Venue & Stays) |
- Your laptop + charger (build sessions)
- A notebook you love
- Comfortable, relaxed clothing
- One smart outfit for dinner
- Any medication + essentials
- Travel docs + visa (in‑person)
- An open mind and your real questions
The three days
A rhythm of deep work and real rest. Expand each day for the full run of show — click any session for details.
Day 1: Arrival & Foundation
Unstructured evening meal — often where the deepest peer conversations begin.
Day 2: Deep Work & Strategy
Pause the work and celebrate progress with the room.
Day 3: Integration & Launch
Each participant shares their biggest breakthrough and primary commitment going forward.
Expert-led workshop
Deep dive on a growth topic relevant to the cohort — investment…
Deep dive on a growth topic relevant to the cohort — investment readiness, brand, pricing, or systems for scale.
Peer advisory circles
Small groups give each founder focused advisory input on their live business…
Small groups give each founder focused advisory input on their live business challenge.
Lunch
Catered lunch.
Catered lunch.
One-to-one strategy sessions
Scheduled private sessions with the LEC facilitation team (VIP passes receive extended…
Scheduled private sessions with the LEC facilitation team (VIP passes receive extended time).
Breakthrough session
Group session to surface and address the blockers most commonly holding growth…
Group session to surface and address the blockers most commonly holding growth back at this stage.
Celebration dinner
Pause the work and celebrate progress with the room.
Pause the work and celebrate progress with the room.
90-day plan workshop
Build a specific, time-bound action plan — not goals, but projects with…
Build a specific, time-bound action plan — not goals, but projects with owners and deadlines.
Accountability partnerships
Pair up with a structured check-in framework for the next 90 days.
Pair up with a structured check-in framework for the next 90 days.
Lunch & close
Final meal together before departures.
Final meal together before departures.
Closing circle
Each participant shares their biggest breakthrough and primary commitment going forward.
Each participant shares their biggest breakthrough and primary commitment going forward.
Register
One inclusive price for the programme. Deposit secures your seat; balance due 30 days before the retreat. Accommodation and travel are arranged separately for in‑person retreats.
- 20 spots
- All three retreat days: a business audit, facilitated strategy workshops with peer advisory, and building your 90-day action plan with other founders.
- Full 3‑day programme
- All sessions + 1:1 time
- Meals during sessions
- Workbook + materials
- 5 spots
- Everything in the full retreat pass, plus an extended 60-minute private strategy session and priority seating.
- Full 3‑day programme
- All sessions + 1:1 time
- Meals during sessions
- Workbook + materials
- Member rates on every retreat
- Priority on capped cohorts
- Payment plans available
- Deposit secures your seat
Work with us
Apply to sponsor, advertise, or partner on this retreat — same enquiry flow as our flagship SOFE events.
Become a Sponsor
Premium brand visibility with a curated cohort of founders.
Advertise with us
Put your offer in front of members during the retreat and in follow-up.
Become a Partner
Co-create value — venues, tools, services, and strategic alliances welcome.
Sponsors
Downloads & gallery
Travel briefs, workbooks, and venue photography — uploaded in APH appear here.
Upload documents and gallery images in the APH event admin.
Questions
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