Lucy Quist
Founder, Host & Keynote Speaker
A movement that refuses the old story about Africa.
The bold new normal is a simple, radical idea: Africans everywhere on the continent and across the diaspora building, leading and scaling the solutions Africa needs. Not waiting for change. Creating it, sector by sector, enterprise by enterprise.
Our storyFour doors into your bold era
Whether you need a stage, a strategy or a story that reminds you who you are — there is a way in.
Moments worth revisiting
The conversations, voices and people moving us forward.
The movement, on record
Keynotes, panels and podcast conversations from TBNN's conferences and communities.
Start where the movement started.
The Bold New Normal, authored by Lucy Quist, is the foundational work that inspired the wider TBNN platform. Its ideas underpin TBNN's call for Africans to reject survival thinking and inherited limitations, and to intentionally create the institutions, enterprises, leadership cultures and opportunities required for shared prosperity.
Where the movement is heading.
Key phases and milestones on the road to the bold new normal.
Phase 1
2016-2022
Inspire
Lay the foundation for a bold new Africa through thought leadership, the book, and the launch of The Bold New Normal Conference.
Phase 2
2023-2026
Expand
Grow the movement through conferences, conversations, partnerships and a community committed to Africa’s transformation.
Phase 3
2027
Governance & Leadership
A year focused on developing transformative leadership, strengthening institutions and advancing good governance to drive accountability, innovation and sustainable progress across Africa.
Phase 4
2028+
Scale
Back community-built solutions to scale across the continent.
In partnership with
The invitationYour bold era starts in the room.
Join thousands of African professionals, founders and creatives redefining what success looks like — on our stages, in our cohorts and on the podcast.