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Join all keynote sessions, conversations, frameworks and strategic sessions at UPC in Ibadan on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
Why Beyond Competence?
Most professionals are taught to focus on becoming good at what they do. Work hard. Build expertise. Get results. Gain experience. Those things matter, but it does not take long before your life asks different questions.
Can you make your value understood?
Can you influence people who do not report to you?
Can you communicate an idea that changes a decision?
Can you lead when the answer isn’t obvious?
Can you navigate relationships without losing sight of the work?
Can you have the difficult conversation?
Can your expertise travel beyond the space where people already know you?
Your competence is expressed through what you can do, but your professional impact is also shaped by how you communicate, lead, connect, influence and make your value understood. Beyond Competence invites you to examine that space.
Who is UPC for?
UPC is for people who have already begun building something valuable and are thinking about what comes next.
Whether you are building a career, leading a business, creating your own path, or growing your professional reputation, UPC invites you to examine what happens when being good at what you do is no longer the whole story.
Career Professionals
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You are good at your work, but you are ready for greater responsibility, visibility or leadership.
Business Owners
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Your business can deliver. Now you need to communicate its value, lead people, build trust and navigate the relationships that determine how the business grows.
Entrepreneurs
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You have an idea, expertise or venture worth taking seriously. The next challenge may be communicating the idea, influencing people, building credibility and becoming known for what you bring.
Creatives
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Your work speaks for itself, but you also have to speak for your work. UPC explores what happens when creative excellence needs to be communicated, positioned and recognised beyond the work itself.
Freelancers
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You are already doing the work. Now think about what it takes to become trusted, remembered, referred, sought after and valued for the expertise you bring.
What will we explore?
At UPC, we will examine the professional questions that emerge when competence takes you as far as competence can.
Communicating Your Value
Being good at what you do does not automatically make your value understood. How do you communicate what you bring without constantly having to prove yourself?
Influencing Decisions
Expertise does not exist in isolation. How do you communicate ideas, recommendations and perspectives in ways that help you contribute to consequential decisions?
Leading People
Leadership changes the communication demands placed on you. How do you communicate when people are looking to you for direction, clarity and judgement?
Navigating Relationships
Work happens through relationships. How do you navigate people, expectations, power, disagreement and competing interests without losing sight of what you are trying to accomplish?
Articulating Ideas
A good idea can remain a good idea if nobody understands it. How do you communicate complex thinking clearly enough for other people to see, understand and engage with it?
Handling High-Stakes Conversations
Some conversations cannot be avoided because they are uncomfortable. How do you communicate when the relationship, decision or outcome matters?
Becoming Visible Beyond Your Immediate Role
There is a difference between being known for doing your job well and being recognised for the value you bring.
Meet Odunayo Sonde
Odunayo Sonde is a Leadership and Workplace Communication Strategist working at the intersection of organisational communication, leadership, professional identity and the workplace. Her work focuses on how communication shapes the way expertise is understood, relationships are navigated, leadership is experienced and professional value is recognised.
She is the founder of Vidahbit Global Ltd, a writing-led communication company, and the convener of the Unforgettable Professional Conference.
Her work is grounded in a simple idea: Being good at what you do is important, but competence has to travel.
UPC is an extension of that conversation by bringing professionals together to examine what happens when technical or professional competence meets the realities of communication, leadership, relationships, influence and visibility.
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What Your Ticket Covers
A Book of Your Choice
Take one of Odunayo Sonde's books home with you:
Don't Be the Best Employee
or
Leading by Example Is Not Enough
Certificate of Participation
Receive a certificate to mark your participation at the Unforgettable Professional Conference.
Refreshments
Enjoy refreshments throughout the conference so you can stay engaged and present.
Registration Process
- Make payment of ₦30,000 to Vidahbit Global Ltd via bank transfer or paystack.
- Fill out the registration details with your preferred publication choice.
- Upload your transfer receipt or screenshot for administrative verification.
- Receive your unique registration reference number and event updates.
Register for UPC 2026
- Direct Bank Transfer
Bank Name : ProvidusUnity Bank
Account Name : Vidahbit Global Ltd
Account Number : 1309463675
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Conference Logistics
Event Details
Essential schedule and location details for planning your attendance at the Unforgettable Professional Conference.
Saturday, 7th November, 2026
Ibadan, Nigeria
Exact venue to be communicated
FAQ
Frequency Asked Question
The Unforgettable Professional Conference (UPC) is a professional conference that explores what happens when competence is no longer the only thing determining professional growth.
The 2026 theme is Beyond Competence, with the question:
Competence got you here. What takes you further?
The conference explores communication, leadership, influence, professional relationships, visibility and other realities that become increasingly important as professionals grow.
UPC is for career professionals, business owners, entrepreneurs, creatives and freelancers who have developed competence in what they do and are thinking about what comes next.
You do not need to work in a corporate organisation to attend.
UPC will hold on Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The exact venue will be communicated to registered attendees.
Registration is ₦30,000 per person.
Your ₦30,000 registration includes:
- Full access to the conference
- Refreshments
- Certificate of participation
- One book of your choice by Odunayo Sonde:
- Don’t Be the Best Employee
- Leading by Example Is Not Enough
Your registration will be confirmed by email after your payment has been verified.
Please make sure you provide an active email address when completing the registration form.
Yes. UPC is not limited to corporate employees. Entrepreneurs, business owners, creatives, and freelancers are welcome.
The central conversation is about what takes you further when competence alone is no longer enough.
Please contact the UPC team before transferring your registration so we can update the attendee details.
unforgettableprofessional@gmail.com
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