Join our global community of trend setters, change makers and innovators for an incredible two day experience:
CONTROLLING THE MONEY
PUSHING THE CULTURE
ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE
ANGELIQUE KIDJO
Four-time Grammy Award musician Angélique Kidjo will join us as a Keynote Speaker.
Her 1-on-1 interview will walk us through her illustrious career, rise to global prominence and advice for young activists who want to use their talents to fight for change.
LAILA JOHNSON-SALAMI
Global journalist and media personality serving as an anchor on Arise News' daily 'News Day' show, a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation #GoalKeeper and a contributor to the Financial Times and Commonwealth Secretariat.
BEVERLY NAYA
British Nigerian actress and producer of the documentary, Skin.
CHEYENNE MCDONALD
16 year old activist and co-founder of My body; My story, a non-profit organization fighting against gender based violence and advocating women empowerment, self love and mental health in East London, South Africa.
DR. ALERO ANN ROBERTS
Senior lecturer and consultant to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital and Vice President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa – a non-governmental organisation that works to improve maternal health, newborn and child health.
ADERONKE ONIPEDE
Aderonke Onipede is an author of a non-fictional collection called BEAUTIFUL MEMOIRS. In March 2020 during the COVID lockdown she and her team supported around 450 families.
In June 2020, after the COVID lockdown was eased, she and her team, raised funds for palliatives for low-income communities and over 1,000 women and children were reached.
TEMI ADENIJI
Temi Adeniji is SVP, International Strategy & Operations at Warner Music Group. Prior to WMG, Temi was an associate in the Debt Finance Group at Kirkland & Ellis LLP working primarily on sponsor-side acquisition finance transactions. Temi holds a BA degree from Princeton University, a JD from Columbia Law School and an LLM from University College London.
HILDA KABUSHENGA KRAGHA
Hilda Kragha is an executive with almost a decade worth of experience in consulting and Human capital development across EMEA. She is the current MD of Roam Africa Jobs, leading the jobs brands in six countries including Jobberman Nigeria- Nigeria’s biggest jobs platform with over 2 million job seekers and 60,000 employers.
ANDREA IYAMAH
Andrea Iyamah is a fashion designer born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. She is the founder and CEO of the fashion label, ANDREA IYAMAH. Catering to bridal, swimwear and ready-to-wear lines, Andrea is well known for her unique take on women’s fashion and is widely respected for revolutionizing swimwear.
MORE SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED SOON!
ELELWANI NETSHIFHIRE
Elelwani Netshifhire is a filmmaker; writer & director. She is the founder of Thase Media. Her latest available short film A Story Of A Baked Brownie won various awards during its festival runs and was later featured on CNN INSIDE AFRICA.
KEMIYONDO COUTINHO
Forbes Africa 30 under 30 recipient, Kemiyondo Coutinho has been writing and acting for the African woman since age 17. Her short film, Kyenvu won the Oscar Qualifying award Best Short Film at the Pan African Film Festival in 2018 making it the first Ugandan film to ever qualify for an Oscar.
PALESA MASHAO
Palesa Mashao is a storyteller, filmmaker, and activist against female gender mutilation. Her debut film, Lebollo, won the title for Best Documentary at the 2019 University of Witwatersrand Film and TV Awards. When she is not making films, she dedicates her time to working as a Saleema Youth Victorious Ambassador.
LOUIZA KADRI
Louiza Kadri is an Algerian film director and producer living with 12 years of experience in media and journalism.
Louiza has produced more than 15 films as well worked on several documentaries and TV programs. Her films have been nominated in more than 50 international festivals and have won international awards in film and photography.
NQOBILÉ
JUSTINA
OLUBUNMI
IZZY ODIGIE
(West-African Time)
FRIDAY, 4th of December
Arami Essentials (7PM - 7:15PM )
Mandinka Style (7:15PM - 7:30PM)
Pure Persona (7:30PM - 7:45PM)
Flicker Wick Limited (7:45PM - 8PM)
Dope Haus Co. (8PM - 8:15PM)
Batiqua (8:15PM - 8:30PM)
BLK GRL (8:30PM - 8:45PM)
LozaTam (8:45PM - 9PM WAT)
SATURDAY, 5th of December
Nokware Skin Care (8PM -8:15PM)
Shekudo (8:15PM -8:30PM)
Wazawazi (8:30PM -8:45PM)
Sava Organics (8:45PM -9PM)
YTP (9 PM -9:15PM)
KAZMALEJE (9:15 PM -9:30PM)
The Lounge Style (9:30PM -9:45PM)
Nubian Hueman (9:45PM -10PM)