Illinois Bamileke Association

09/05/2026

08/23/2026

Vous avez donné le meilleur.
Nous sommes fiers de vous. 🦁🇨🇲

08/23/2026

🎧✨ NEW PODCAST EPISODE | ABC CHICAGO 2026 — SPONSORSHIP EXPLAINED

Curious about why sponsoring ABC Chicago 2026 matters and how it creates real impact?
We break it all down in our latest podcast episode 🎙️👇

🌍 Learn how ABC Chicago 2026 connects:
🤝 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
🌱 DEI & inclusive leadership
🚀 Youth recruitment & workforce pipelines
🧠 AI, STEM & future-ready skills
💼 Leadership visibility & community trust

Hosted by the Illinois Bamileke Association (IBA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, ABC Chicago 2026 is more than an event — it’s a platform for purpose-driven partnerships.

🎧 Listen now and discover how your organization can align with a high-impact, community-driven convening in Chicago.

📍 Chicago | Sept 4–6, 2026
📩 Sponsorship inquiries:
Edwige Ngouen
Director of Marketing & Sponsorship
[email protected]
[email protected]

08/23/2026

🎭✨ DEVINEZ QUI SERA À CHICAGO ?! 🇨🇲🔥

Ouiiii… SELAVIE NEWWAY PRO sera des nôtres à la All Bamileke Convention Chicago 2026 - 6e Édition! 💙

Première femme humoriste du Cameroun et première femme à remporter le Canal d’Or de la meilleure comédienne, Sélavie, c’est près de 30 ans de scène, de télévision, de radio et de création entre l’Afrique et l’Europe.

🎬 Actrice • Humoriste • Autrice • Réalisatrice • Présentatrice TV/Radio • Entrepreneure
✨ CEO de Sélavie New Dream Prod

Du Cameroun à la France, du Jamel Comedy Club au Festival d’Avignon, en passant par les Folies Bergère, son parcours raconte une chose : la résilience. Recommencer, se réinventer, créer et continuer à avancer. 🔥

Et maintenant… direction CHICAGO! 🇺🇸✈️

Nous sommes très heureux de l’accueillir parmi les invitées d’honneur de la 6e All Bamiléké Convention of North America.

📅 4–6 septembre 2026
📍 Tinley Park Convention Center | Chicago

🎟️ Prenez vos tickets :
https://abcnorthamerica.org/home/2026

👏🏾 La famille, faites du bruit pour Sélavie Newway ! Likez, commentez, partagez… et surtout dites-lui : BIENVENUE À CHICAGO ! 💙🔥🇨🇲

08/22/2026

🩺🔥 WE CAN’T TALK BUSINESS IF WE’RE NOT HEALTHY — BECAUSE YOUR FAMILY MATTERS TO US! 💙

What a Friday it will be at ABC Chicago 2026!

We’ve talked business, wealth, entrepreneurship, technology and legacy… now, let’s hear from our HEALTH EXPERTS.

🩺 HEALTHCARE PLENARY

Navigating the U.S. Healthcare System: What Every Family Should Know

🎤 Dr. Carmen Fotso
🎤 Dr. Rodrigue Tinfang
🎤 Christiane Sokoundjou
🎤 Dr. Koumani Ntowe

And this is not just another presentation — it’s INTERACTIVE!

🔥 YOU PICK A TOPIC. WE DISCUSS.

Bring your questions. Hear directly from healthcare professionals. Learn something that could make a difference for you and your family.

📅 Friday, September 4, 2026 | Starting at 9 AM
📍 Tinley Park Convention Center
✨ ADMISSION IS FREE!

🤝 PRE-REGISTER NOW:
Business Expo & Networking Pre-Registration
https://forms.gle/VwX3WDGzdaba1EBs6

Your business matters. Your wealth matters. But above all, YOUR HEALTH MATTERS. 💙🩺

And we’re still not done… 👀🔥 more announcements coming!

08/14/2026

SELAVIE NEWWAY PRO sera bel et bien là à la ALL BAMILEKE CONVENTION, 6e édition — ! 💙🔥

👑 La Princesse de l’Humour arrive à Chicago pour partager avec nous son énergie, son aura et sa bonne humeur!

Selavie, we appreciate you! 💙☺️

📍 Chicago | September 3–6, 2026
✨ The Greatness From Our Roots

08/14/2026

🚀 MEET OUR NEXT GEN BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: ORNELLA TCHOUMIE — FOUNDER & CEO OF ALMA

She once came to the All Bamiléké Convention as a child with her parents. This year, she returns as a founder, innovator and entrepreneur. 💙🌍

That is the future we want to build.

Meet Ornella Tchoumie, Founder & CEO of ALMA — a data-driven hair intelligence app making personalized hair care smarter and taking the guesswork out of finding the right products and routines.
Joinalma.app

A UC Berkeley Master of Information Management alumna and Security Product Manager at Workday, Ornella, a rising star, is combining her expertise in technology and data privacy with a mission rooted in something deeply personal to millions of us: our hair.

And on Friday, September 4, she is going ALL IN at ABC Chicago 2026:

🤖 Leading an AI Workshop
🚀 Showcasing ALMA at her Business Expo booth
🏆 Participating in our Business Pitch Growth Track

Three experiences. One day. One Next Gen entrepreneur.

Whether you’re a consumer struggling to find what works or a hair professional looking for better insights — woman or man, wherever you are, whatever your hair texture — your journey can begin with ALMA.

✨ Our Hair. Our Heritage. Our Innovation.✨

ABC Chicago 2026 is committed to doing more than talking about supporting our entrepreneurs. We are creating the platform for them to be seen, discovered and supported.

Now, our community has a role to play.

📲 DOWNLOAD ALMA TODAY. Explore it. Use it. Share it. Give feedback. (Scan the QR CODE on the next image)

I downloaded ALMA. Have you? 👀

Then come SHOW UP for Ornella and our Next Gen at the ABC Chicago 2026 Business Expo & Networking Experience!

📅 Friday, September 4, 2026 | ⏰ 9:00 AM
📍 Tinley Park Convention Center
🎟️ ADMISSION IS FREE

When our children grow up in this community and come back to build, we SHOW UP for them. 💙🌍

✨ABC Chicago 2026 — The Greatness From Our Roots.

08/14/2026

🚀 THE WORKSHOP SERIES IS HERE! 🔥

We told you the ABC Chicago 2026 Business Expo & Networking Experience was going to be different… and after announcing Stéphanie Mbida of Parlons De Business as our Business Networking Keynote Speaker, we’re keeping the momentum going! 💙🌍

Introducing Workshop Series 1: Leadership & Career Success — three powerful conversations designed to give you practical tools to communicate, pivot, lead, and build a lasting legacy.

🎤 ELVIS TOGNIA
YOUR VOICE, YOUR INFLUENCE
Communicate with Confidence, Lead with Impact
Leadership Strategist • Communication Expert • Author

🎤 NOUMBISSI TENKU
REINVENTING YOURSELF
Successfully Pivoting Your Career at Any Age
Corporate Finance Project Manager • Founder, Eco Relief

🎤 SERGE NAMENI
BUILDING YOUR LEGACY
Career, Business & Culture for Lasting Impact
Founder & CEO of Layer 1 Technologies

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, professional, emerging leader, student, or simply ready for your next chapter — there is something here for YOU.

📅 Friday, September 4, 2026
🕘 Starting at 9:00 AM
📍 Tinley Park Convention Center
18451 Convention Center Dr., Tinley Park, IL

✨ WORKSHOP ADMISSION IS FREE!

Come ready to learn, connect, grow, and leave with something you can actually use.

And this is only Series 1… 👀🔥
More workshops. More experts. More announcements coming!

🎟️ Discover the full ABC Chicago 2026 experience & secure your convention ticket:
https://abcnorthamerica.org/home/2026

👏🏾 Help us welcome Elvis Tognia, Noumbissi Tenku & Serge Nameni to the ABC Chicago 2026 Workshop Series!

Tag someone who needs to be in the room. 💙🇨🇲🌍

08/11/2026

🚀 The ABC Chicago 2026 Business Expo & Networking is HERE!

🎟️ FREE Admission!

Ready to grow your business, expand your network, discover new opportunities, or launch your next big idea?

Join one of the largest African Diaspora Business Expos in North America!

✨ 40+ Vendors Expo (Fri. & Sat.)
🎤 10+ Business Workshops (Friday)
🤝 2 Networking Sessions (Friday)
🚀 Live Pitch Sessions (Friday)

📅 September 4–5, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Tinley Park Convention Center, Chicago Area

Bring your business cards, your ideas, and your ambition. Meet entrepreneurs, professionals, investors, community leaders, and innovators from across North America and beyond.

👉 Scan the QR code on the flyer to register for the Business Networking segment, or click the link below.
https://forms.gle/Y52KL3KJQW8y5tD47

See you in Chicago! 🇨🇲🌍