Featured Speakers
Meet the distinguished leaders, experts, and visionaries who will share their insights and drive conversations at Creatives Connect Afrika 2025
Keynote Speakers
Leading voices shaping Africa's creative economy
Featured Speaker
H.E. John Dramani Mahama
President of the Republic of Ghana
H.E. Wamkele Keabetswe Mene
Secretary-General, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat
H.E. Jonas Claes
Deputy Head of Delegation / Head of Political Section, EU Delegation to Ghana
Hon. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare
Minister for Trade, Agribusiness & Industry, Republic of Ghana
Hon. Abla Dzifa Gomashie
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Republic of Ghana
Hon. Abdoulie Jobe
Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Republic of The Gambia
Marilyn Maame Efua Sekyi-Aidoo Houadjeto
Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Tourism Authority
Simon Madjie
Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre
Emily Njeri Mburu-Ndoria
Director, Trade in Services, Investment, IPR & Digital Trade, AfCFTA Secretariat
Kwakye Donkor
Chief Executive Officer, Africa Tourism Partners (ATP)
Osahon Akpata
Chief Executive Officer, CANEX Creations Inc., Afreximbank, Egypt
Rex Owusu Marfo (Rex Omar)
Coordinator, Black Star Experience Secretariat, Office of the President, Ghana
Theresa Oparebea Ayoade
CEO & Co-Founder, Charterhouse Productions Ltd | Founder, EMPAG
Khadijat El-Alawa
Head of Music & Talent, Culture Management Group & AfroFuture | Co-Founder, The Cheer Natives Ltd
Kefa Hussein Igilo
Award-Winning Tanzanian Filmmaker, Producer & Screenwriter
Johanna Kouzmine-Karavaïeff
International Expert in Creative Economy Policy & Governance
Joel 'Kachi Benson
Emmy Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker
Rita Ngenzi
Founding Director, Africa Creatives Alliance (ACA)
Taye Balogun
Film Director, Educator & International Development Practitioner
Boniface Mwalii
Chairman, Association of East African Journalists for Arts & Culture (EAJAC) | Project Management Consultant, British Council UK/Kenya
Munyaradzi 'Munya' Chidzonga
Actor, Filmmaker & Film Industry Entrepreneur
Obed Navele
Spoken Word Artist | Mental Health Advocate | M.C
Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa
CEO, Tourism Business Council of South Africa & Co-Chair, Africa Tourism Private Sector Alliance
Zodwa Msimang
Group Chairman & CEO, Ikhono Thrive Global | Entrepreneur
Margareth Geddy
Award-Winning Tanzanian Television Journalist & Wildlife Filmmaker
Keitumetse Setlang
CEO, Botswana Tourism Organisation
Olayiwola Awakan
Director-General, Nigerian Tourism Development Authority (NTDA)
Melchissedec Obiang
Award-Winning Filmmaker & Founder, Studios Montparnasse, Gabon
Maureen Fondo
Head, Copyright and Related Rights, ARIPO
Dr. Marielle Barrow Maignan
CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Caribbean InTransit | Creative Industries Strategist
Felix Chege
Founder & CEO, Real Sources Africa | Board Member, MSEA & AfCFTA Private Sector Platform
Ana Ballo
Producer, Director & CEO, BA Consulting | Former Director, RTI Distribution
JudySheila N. Mugo
Director of Content, Pulse East Africa
Otsetswe Koboyankwe
Acting Chief Executive Officer, National Arts Council of Botswana
Koki Chiepe
Designer & Creative Director, Koki Kamala
Chadzanso Justina Mwenda
Founder, Inthanda Film Distribution Limited | International Actress, Zambia
Mike Otieno
Co-Founder & President, Wowzi, Kenya
Laura Ekumbo
Multimedia Storyteller & Entrepreneur, Kenya
Makeba Nana Pokua Boateng, APR, USPAP-ISA
Public Relations Consultant, Independent Curator, Archivist & Personal Property Appraiser | Founder & Director, Fashion Forum Africa
Jermaine Besten
CEO, WWP Group
Frank Murangwa
Regional Director Africa, International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA)
Xavier Edwards (XAV)
Artist - The Sound of Conscious Evolution, Trinidad and Tobago
Ama Konadu
Project Manager & Producer, Ghana / USA
Ivan Quashigah
Chief Executive Officer, Farmhouse Productions Limited | Chairman, Governing Board, National Film Authority (2025 - Present)
Samlara Baah Koduah
Programs Lead, 24-Hour Economy Secretariat, Office of the President of Ghana
Professor Kobby Mensah
CEO, Ghana Tourism Development Company Limited | Professor of Marketing, University of Ghana Business School
Gideon Aryeequaye
Ag. Executive Secretary, Creative Arts Agency | Deputy CEO, Ghana Tourism Development Company | CEO, Ghana Tourism Authority
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