Tracks
Choose a track the way you'd choose a job.
Because that's what it is. You'll ship deliverables, be measured against KPIs, and answer to a Track Lead.
How tracks work
You join a track in Week 2, after a track fair and a conversation about where you're heading. Track work is about 55% of your time.
Tracks are functionally distinct and operationally interdependent, deliberately, because that's how institutions actually work. Research sets the session agenda. Partnerships secure the speakers before production can plan. Sessions generate the content the community runs on. Strategy integrates all of it.
There are weekly cross-track standups and a fortnightly integrated review. You will experience the coordination costs of a real organisation. That is itself a learning objective.
Track 1
~10 places
Policy & Regulatory Intelligence
What you'll build
A continental regulatory intelligence capability, and publication-standard research on African digital asset governance.
What you'll ship
- A Digital Asset Policy Tracker covering 20+ African jurisdictions
- Four to six national country studies
- The research foundation for the African Stablecoin Regulatory Report
- Consultation responses filed into at least two live regulatory processes
- Four policy briefs
What you'll learn
Comparative regulatory analysis, policy drafting, research methodology, source verification, horizon scanning, publication-standard writing.
Where it leads
Regulatory affairs manager · policy analyst at a central bank or supervisor · think tank researcher · regulatory intelligence lead · academic pathway.
How you're measured
Jurisdictions tracked · tracker accuracy on audit · country studies completed · consultation submissions filed · publications released · external citations.
Track 2
~6 places
Partnerships & Ecosystem Development
What you'll build
The Dialogue's institutional and commercial partner base, and the architecture that sustains it.
What you'll ship
- A qualified partner pipeline of 200+ organisations
- The sponsorship prospectus and tier structure
- At least three signed partnership or endorsement agreements
- The regulator and government engagement strategy
- A speaker pipeline of 60+ qualified prospects
What you'll learn
Business development, proposition design, negotiation, stakeholder management, CRM discipline, commercial writing.
Where it leads
Partnerships manager · business development · government and regulatory affairs · sponsorship and development · ecosystem lead at a fintech or exchange.
How you're measured
Pipeline volume · meetings secured · conversion rate · agreements signed · sponsorship value committed · speaker acceptance rate.
Track 3
~7 places
Programme Production & Operations
What you'll build
The Dialogue itself: produced to professional standard, and the operating infrastructure that makes it repeatable.
What you'll ship
- Four or more produced Dialogue sessions with full run-of-show documentation
- The production playbook and SOP library
- Registration, audience and CRM operations
- The Demo Day and Graduation Summit
- The knowledge management system and session archive
What you'll learn
Programme management, event production, operational design, vendor coordination, documentation discipline, delivery under deadline.
Where it leads
Programme manager · operations manager · convening lead · chief of staff functions · delivery lead at an institute or association.
How you're measured
Sessions delivered on schedule · attendance and completion · speaker satisfaction · audience satisfaction · SOPs adopted · rework rate.
Track 4
~7 places
Marketing, Media & Community
What you'll build
The Dialogue's audience, voice and community, and Legum's presence as a leading African compliance media platform.
What you'll ship
- The brand and content strategy, with an editorial calendar
- A live newsletter against a subscriber target
- Campaigns across LinkedIn, X, YouTube and Instagram, with performance reporting
- The community platform and its engagement rituals
- Media placements: press, podcasts, op-eds
- The recruitment campaign for the cohort after yours
What you'll learn
Content strategy, copywriting, campaign management, community design, analytics, media relations, brand stewardship.
Where it leads
Communications manager · content lead · community manager · marketing at a fintech or exchange · media and public affairs.
How you're measured
Subscribers and open rate · engagement growth · community weekly active rate · media placements · applications generated · cost per qualified application.
Track 5
~5 places
Strategy & Programme Leadership
What you'll build
The Dialogue's strategy, commercial model and governance, and your own capacity to lead an institution.
What you'll ship
- The three-year strategy
- The commercial and financial model, with scenarios
- The governance framework and terms of reference
- Cross-track integration and programme-level delivery management
- The impact measurement framework and the Annual Report
What you'll learn
Strategic analysis, financial modelling, governance design, cross-functional leadership, executive reporting, prioritisation under constraint.
Where it leads
Chief of staff · strategy manager · programme director · management consulting · founder and co-founder roles · institutional leadership.
How you're measured
Strategy approved by governance · model accuracy against actuals · governance framework adopted · delivery on schedule · Annual Report published · leadership assessment.
Rank all five when you apply.
Your preference isn't binding: we'll discuss it with you in Week 2, after the track fair.
Founding Cohort
Pick the career you want to build.
You will rank your track preferences in the application and confirm in Week 2, after the track fair.
Applications close 30th November, 2026.