THE FORGE and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) confirm a partnership positioning financial knowledge, investment awareness and institutional access at the centre of Zambia’s largest gathering of emerging founders.
THE FORGE is honoured to welcome the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as the Official Title Partner of THE FOUNDERS’ CONFERENCE 2026 (TFC•26).
On 25 September 2026, more than 1,000 students, aspiring founders, entrepreneurs, innovators, young leaders and ecosystem stakeholders will convene at Mulungushi University in Kabwe for a single day dedicated to one critical question.
How do we prepare the next generation not only to seek opportunities, but to create, build and grow them?
Convened under the theme Shaping the Next Generation of Founders, Enterprise Leaders and Value Creators, TFC•26 establishes a deliberate meeting point between education and enterprise — bringing young people into the same room as founders, businesses, institutions, investors and the organisations that shape the environment in which enterprises are built.
The partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission adds a decisive dimension to that conversation. Entrepreneurship is not only the possession of an idea. It is the capacity to understand the environment in which that idea must survive: where to find credible information, which institutions to engage, how financial and investment opportunities work, what responsibilities accompany the building of an enterprise, and how sustainable businesses take their place within a wider economic system.
At TFC•26, SEC will engage participants directly through panel participation and a dedicated exhibition presence — a practical, open conversation designed for those at the beginning of the founder journey.
“This partnership brings young ambition closer to institutions, knowledge closer to opportunity, and emerging enterprise closer to the ecosystem it needs in order to grow.”
SEC will contribute to this plenary conversation alongside other ecosystem stakeholders, offering practical perspectives on the environment in which businesses are established, financed, developed and grown.
Delegates will engage the Commission directly at its exhibition stand — a point of interaction where young people can ask questions, access authoritative information, and better understand Zambia’s financial and investment ecosystem.
Grounding young founders in the fundamentals of capital, risk and financial decision-making.
Introducing the instruments, markets and pathways through which enterprises are funded.
Making regulatory and market information reachable to those building outside formal networks.
Moving participants from idea to structured, compliant and investable enterprise.
Placing institutions, founders and investors in one room, in direct conversation.
Anchoring entrepreneurship in long-term economic contribution, not short-term activity.
Media and institutional enquiries relating to this partnership may be directed to THE FORGE via the contact office.
Building the next generation of founders, enterprise leaders and value creators through knowledge, connection and access.
